1. The Mission
Jennifer S. Groff

2. What should students
learn in the 21st
Century?

3. Yet$Curriculum$has$evolved$slowly
Greek,)Latin
Contemporary)Languages)incl.)2nd)language
Language
Reading,)Writing
Literature
Oratory
Rhetoric
Grammar,)Handwriting,)Spelling
Music
Humanities
Art
Philosophy)&)Ethics
History
Arithmetic
Geometry
Astronomy
STEM
Algebra,)Trigonometry,)
Calculus)
Biology,)Chemistry,)Physics
Renaissance(
Ancient( Early(
&( Modern(
Greece(&( Christianity(&(
Enlightenme Industrial(Era
Rome( Middle(Ages
nt

4. With$a$special$“Thank$You”$to$the$
Founda<on$Henri$Moser
for$its$founding$support$and$trust,
and$our$exis<ng$partners

5. And$thrown$into
Vola<lity
$ Uncertainty
$ $ Complexity
$ $ $ Ambiguity
Source:$US$Army$War$College,$2001
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6. Accelerating Change Demands Different Skills
e.g. consultants
e.g. engineers
e.g. assembly work
e.g. paperwork
e.g. plumbing
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7. Source:$$“Tough$Choices$or$Tough$Times”$
2007,$Na<onal$center$on$educa<on$and$
the$economy
IN#MORE#DEVELOPED#COUNTRIES
Race%up%the%Value%Chain
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8. Students$beg$for$relevance
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9. Relevance$is$a$choice
Applied Discrete Numbers & Statistics & Topology &
Discipline (below) Algebra Maths Calculus Mathematics Foundations Geometry Operations Probability Recreational
Complex Analysis, Automata, Curves, Arithmetic
Matrices, Distributions, Knots, Figures,
systems, Transforms, Graphs, Dimensions, operations,
Operations, Sets, Logic etc Analysis, Folding, Spaces,
Control, Game Polynomials, Computational Trans-formations, Fractions,
Vectors etc Estimation, etc etc
X represents theory, etc etc maths etc Trigonometry, etc Sequences, etc
significant usage in
Anthropology X X
Architecture X X X X X
Art/Design X X X
Biology (genetics, zoology, etc) X X X X X X X X
Business X X X X X X
Civil engineering X X X X X X X X
Computer science X X X X X X X X X
Economics X X X X X X X X
Electrical engineering X X X X X X X
Geology/Geography X X X X
History X X
Law X X
Linguistics X X X
Mechanical engineering X X X X X X X X
Medicine/Pharmacy X X X
Music X X
Neuroscience X X X X X X X
Philosophy X X X
Physics X X X X X X X X X
Psychology X X X X X X
Sociology X X

10. Versatility as a strategy
Broad Knowledge
T m
Single vs Multiple
Deep Expertise
m-shaped Individual, not just T-shaped

11. Expanding the Mindset
Courtesy of Olin President Richard Miller
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12. “Event Horizon”: What if formal education cannot catch up ?

13. …deeply$embedding$realPworld$needs$(Math&as&example&here)
Board&of&Advisors
(Incl.&Jurisdic<ons)
5&full><me&CCR&team:&synthesis
5#Math#Curriculum#
Experts#(3x,#1#reporCng):
Math#SME#organizaCons:
•Algebra
• IMU
•Arithme<c
• NCTM
•Calculus
• MAA
•Geometry Curriculum
• AMS
•Stats$&$Probs SMEs • EMS
5#Star#Math#Teachers: 20##Successful#PracCConers:
•Algebra •Art/Design
•Arithme<c •Art/Performing
Teacher Subject&
•Calculus •Business$(entrepreneur)
•Geometry SMEs SMEs •Communica<ons/Media
•Stats$&$Probs •Construc<on/Architecture
5#Star#Academics:#(will# •Engineering$(EE$or$ME)
represent#disciplines# •Farming/Fishing/Forestry
broadly) •Finance
•Biology/Biotech/Chemistry Academics Prac%%oners •Law
•Economics/Business •Manufacturing
•Philosophy/Literature •Medicine/Nursing
•Physics/Engineering •Retail$(owner)
•Psychology/Sociology •Transporta<on/Logis<cs
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14. …gathering$global$views$&$socializing
• 200&essays
Publish&online&
and&as&book
Luminaries
Teachers • 20,000&&teachers
• 200,000&students
Students • 2&Million&parents
Web>based&surveys,&
publish&online
Public
• 2&Billion&items
Webcha]er Analysis&of&tweets,&
blogs,&searches&etc.
Publish&online
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15. Tes<monial$from$our$24PyearPold$webmaster
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16. Formal(Learning Informal(Learning
digital
technologies
improving supplemen%ng
Exis%ng(Providers
Our&Locus&?
learner#
ownership
New((Entrants
reinven%ng New3paradigm
Source:$Innova<on$Unit © Charles Fadel – All Rights Reserved

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20. Timeline
Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015
Math
Science / STEM
FUTURISTS
NEUROSCIENCE
CHARACTER