Changing Education Paradigms
“The term pedagogy is commonly used in one of two ways. in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, pedagogy is often used as a synonym for teaching. However, as has been noted a number of times in literature, when described in terms of its European traditions pedagogy entails more than just teaching. Van Manen (1999) described pedagogy as the art and science of educating teaching – based on its Greek roots (to lead a child). When viewed from this perspective, pedagogy is concerned with the relationship between learning and teaching. Understanding this interplay between teaching and learning and learning and teaching is an important shift in focus from teaching alone because it really means that the two exist together. The fact that teaching influences learning and learning influences teaching, and the way that is done, offers insights into the science of educating.” – John Loughran (2010)
There has been significant research and discussion around education reform and preparing students for 21st Century careers and citizenship. Below are some of the world’s leading educational experts in this area with links to their websites, talks and documentaion.
SIR KEN ROBINSON
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence. He makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Click the link below to listen to his 2006 TED talk:
Schools Kill Creativity
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish. Click the link below to listen to his 2010 TED talk:
Bring On the Learning Revolution
http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html
In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools’ dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. An important, timely talk for parents and teachers. Click the link below to listen to his TED talk:
Changing Education Paradigms
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html
Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational “death valley” we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.
How to Escape Educations Death Valley
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley.html
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world’s leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries. Click the link below to access his blog:
http://sirkenrobinson.com/skr/
PASI SAHLBERG
Pasi Sahlberg is Director General of CIMO (Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation) in Helsinki, Finland. He has global expertise in educational reforms, training teachers, coaching schools and advising policy-makers. He has worked as teacher, teacher-educator, policy advisor and director in Finland and served the World Bank (Washington, DC) and the European Commission (Torino, Italy) as education expert. His fields of interest include educational change, school improvement, cooperative learning and international education policy. His forthcoming book is titled “Finnish Lessons: What can the world learn about educational change in Finland”. He has PhD from the University of Jyväskylä and is Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Helsinki and Oulu.
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2010 — Listen in as Pasi Sahlberg describes how Finland created the highest-ranking education system in the world. Click link below:
http://asiasociety.org/video/education/ingredients-worlds-best-education-system
Finnish Education expert, Pasi Sahlberg, talks about what other countries can learn from Finland’s renowned education system at the 2011 People for Education Conference. Click link below:
http://tvoparents.tvo.org/video/168282/pasi-sahlberg-speaks-people-education-conference
Below are links to Pasi Sahlburg’s website and blog. These contain many downloadable articles.
http://www.pasisahlberg.com/index.php?group=1
http://www.pasisahlberg.com/blog/
TONY WAGNER
Tony Wagner was the founder and co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for more than a decade. Tony consults widely to schools, districts, and foundations around the country and internationally. His previous work experience includes twelve years as a high school teacher, K-8 principal, university professor in teacher education, and founding executive director of Educators for Social Responsibility. Tony is also a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and a widely published author. His work includes numerous articles and four books, including his latest, The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—and What We Can do About It.
View two of Tony’s talks about his book ‘The Global Achievement Gap’ that describes the 7 Skills students need for their future:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS2PqTTxFFc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3gpjjIOqHA
Creating Innovators Lecture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYTwLysgx5w
Ted Talk April 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDjh4l-VHo
Also view the PowerPoint that was used for this talk on slideshare. Click link below:
http://www.slideshare.net/internationaled/the-global-achievement-gap
You can register on his website for free to access further video and articles that he has written.
Click this link to view Tony Wagner’s website: http://www.tonywagner.com/
MARK TREADWELL
Mark is an independent education consultant. Mark has presented keynote addresses to over 250 national and international conferences in the last 4 years including The International Confederation of Principals; the 21st Century Learning Conference in Hong Kong; the Irish Principals Association ; Australasian Distance Education conference; the International Thinking Conference; British Schools Conference; NSW Secondary Principals conference; the International Science & Technology Educators Conference. Mark was chosen as the ACEL Australian Travelling Scholar for 2008.
“The Global Transformation in Education” addresses the forces of change that are causing educators globally to rethink what education for today’s students should involve.
Mark Treadwell author of “The Perfect Storm” discusses the collision of three “storms” that are now rocking the world.
1: The arrival of new technologies and a shift to the internet.
2: Changes to how we learn, and how do we know we learn best?
3: Ability for people to use their own creativity to do their own learning.
In a world where we can’t predict what what will come next, people need to become life long learners – and teachers need to make changes in the classroom to prepare their students for this. View Mark discuss this on hisd You Tube talk below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVimSxAQGYQ
Below are links to Mark’s website and blog. They contain downloadable resources.
http://mtreadwell.wordpress.com/
HEIDI HAYES JACOBS
As Executive Director of the Curriculum Mapping Institute and President of Curriculum Designers, Inc., Dr. Jacobs is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum and instruction. She has served as an education consultant to schools nationally and internationally on issues and practices pertaining to: curriculum mapping, dynamic instruction, and 21st century strategic planning. She is also the author of the ASCD book ‘Curriculum 21′. View her TED talk in March 2011 below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsUgj9_ltN8
Below is her ASCD video on ‘Curriculum 21′ below:
http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Heidi-Hayes-Jacobs.aspx?id=62618361001
Below is Heidi’s website, ‘Curriculum 21.com’:
Also visit Curriculum 21 Podcasts on iTunes & ASCD Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World on iTunes U
ROBERT MAZARNO
Dr. Robert Marzano is the CEO of Marzano Research Laboratory in Centennial, Colo. He is the author of 30 books, 150 articles and chapters in books, and 100 sets of curriculum materials for teachers and students in grades K–12. He is the author of ‘The Art and Science of Teaching’.
View his ASCD video on his book below:
http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Robert-Marzano.aspx?id=29761772001&nvid=a20b1
Below is a link to his Mazarno Research Laboratory website:
http://www.marzanoresearch.com/site/default.aspx
HOWARD GARDNER
Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also holds positions as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero.
Below is his website that contains many of his articles over the years.
http://www.howardgardner.com/index.html
Over the past 15 years Howard Gardner has been working with other psychologists such as Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and William Damon on the ‘Good Work Project’. See link below to their work:
http://www.goodworkproject.org/
Also visit Howard Gardner’s Video Podcasts ‘Five Minds of the Future’ & ‘Excellence in Education – the Good Work Project’ on iTunes.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND – IDEAS PROJECT
IDEAS (Innovative Designs for Enhancing Achievements in Schools) is a comprehensive approach to school revitalisation that recognises the extraordinary complexity and subtlety of teaching. It provides ways of illuminating teachers’ successful practices and creating new levels of meaning.
A comprehensive background and explanation is presented in the IDEASPowerPoint presentation.
The IDEAS website link is below:
http://ideas.usq.edu.au/Home/tabid/52/language/en-AU/Default.aspx
JAY McTIGHE
An experienced educator and noted author, Jay McTighe provides consulting services to schools, districts, regional service agencies and state departments of education. Jay’s professional efforts are devoted to five inter-related educational goals:
- Improving the quality of student thinking
- Mapping the curriculum around “big ideas” and essential questions
- Creating performance assessments for measuring what matters most
- Engaging students in meaningful learning around authentic tasks
- Teaching for understanding and transfer
Below is his ASCD video on ‘Understanding by Design’:
http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Jay-McTighe.aspx?id=41486060001&nvid=a19b1
Click the link to visit his website: http://jaymctighe.com/
MICHAEL FULLAN
Michael Fullan is Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Recognized as a worldwide authority on educational reform, Michael is engaged in advising policymakers and local leaders around the world in helping to achieve the moral purpose of all children learning. Click link below to access his website:
http://www.michaelfullan.ca/index.htm
ANDY HARGREAVES
Andy Hargreaves is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. The mission of the Chair is to promote social justice and connect theory and practice in education. The author of The Fourth Way: The Inspiring Future for Educational Change.
View his website which contain video presentations, articles and papers he has written: http://www.andyhargreaves.com/
View his talk on Systems Thinking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8HmCZ3BH4s
JOHN HATTIE
Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute, University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Professor of Education in the School of Teaching, Learning and Development, Faculty of Education, Director of Visible Learning Laboratories and asTTle
Visit the ‘Influences on Student Learning’ website to access his papers and downloads: http://growthmindseteaz.org/johnhattie.html
Click links below to view some of his presentations on You Tube:
Visible Learning Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sng4p3Vsu7Y
Visible Learning Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pD1DFTNQf4&feature=related
WILLIAM DAMON
One of the world’s leading scholars of human development, William Damon is Professor of Education at Stanford University and the Director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence. Prior to joining Stanford in 1997, he was University Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Human Development at Brown University.
By focusing his work on the positive aspects of “growing up” rather than on the severe behavioral problems of adolescents, Damon has put himself on the forefront of the emerging positive psychology movement in the United States.
His current research explores how people develop character and a sense of purpose in their work, family, and community relationships. He examines how young people can approach their careers with a focus on purpose, imagination, and high standards of excellence. Click link below to access his website:
RON RITCHHART
Ron Ritchhart has been a researcher at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education since 1994. His research focuses on understanding how to develop, nurture, and sustain thoughtful learning environments for both students and teachers. His interest in “cultures of thinking” has lead him to conduct research in such areas as intellectual character, mindfulness, thinking dispositions, teaching for understanding, creativity in teaching, and the development of communities of practice.
Below is a link to Ron’s website. It contains video talks and downloadable articles:http://ronritchhart.com/Welcome.html
Also check his work on the Project Zero website:http://pzweb.harvard.edu/pis/RR.htm
View his talk – ‘Creating Powerful Learning Opportunities’ given at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in August 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da0VFJzlIfw
DENNIS SHIRLEY
Dr. Dennis Shirley’s work in education spans from the microlevel of assisting beginning teachers to the macrolevel of designing and guiding large-scale research and intervention projects for school districts, states and provinces, and nations.
Below is a link to his website. It contains a video talk and downloadable articles:
http://www.dennisshirley.com/#!
MARTIN SELIGMAN
Martin Seligman is a pioneer of “happiology,” not simply because he has a systematic theory about why happy people are happy, but because he uses the scientific method to explore it. Through the use of exhaustive questionnaires, Seligman found that the most satisfied, upbeat people were those who had discovered and exploited their unique combination of “signature strengths,” such as humanity, temperance and persistence. This vision of happiness combines the virtue ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Aristotle with modern psychological theories of motivation. Seligman’s conclusion is that happiness has three dimensions that can be cultivated: the Pleasant Life, the Good Life, and the Meaningful Life.
Visit websites below that Martin Seligman has contributed too:
http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/martin-seligman/
http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/seligman.aspx
See his TED Talk on Positive Psychology:http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/martin_seligman_on_the_state_of_psychology.html
PARTNERSHIP FOR 21st CENTURY SKILLS
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the 3Rs and 4Cs (Critical thinking and problem solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and innovation). While leading districts and schools are already doing this, P21 advocates for local, state and federal policies that support this approach for every school.
View their website: http://www.p21.org/index.php
21st Century Fluency Project
An innovative resource designed to cultivate 21st century fluencies, while fostering engagement and adventure in the learning experience. This resource is the collaborative effort of a group of experienced educators and entrepreneurs who have united to share their experience and ideas, and create a project geared toward making learning relevant to life in our new digital age. Our purpose is to develop exceptional resources to assist in transforming learning to be relevant to life in the 21st Century.
Visit their website: http://www.fluency21.com/
DIANNE RAVITCH
Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. In addition, she is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
She shares a blog called Bridging Differences with Deborah Meier, hosted byEducation Week. She also blogs for Politico.com/arena and the Huffington Post. Her articles have appeared in many newspapers and magazines.
View their website that contains many of her articles and video talks:http://www.dianeravitch.com/index.html
DANIEL GOLEMAN
Daniel Goleman is an internationally known psychologist who lectures frequently to professional groups, business audiences, and on college campuses. As a science journalist Goleman reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times for many years. His 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence was on The New York Times bestseller list for a year-and-a-half, with more than 5,000,000 copies in print worldwide in 40 languages, and has been a best seller in many countries. Apart from his books on emotional intelligence, Goleman has written books on topics including self-deception, creativity, transparency, meditation, social and emotional learning, ecoliteracy and the ecological crisis.
View his TED Talk ‘Why aren’t we all Good Samaritans?’:http://blog.ted.com/2007/12/18/daniel_goleman/
View his website that contains other video talks and papers in relation to emotional intelligence: http://danielgoleman.info/
BARRY SCHWARTZ
Barry Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering startling insights into modern life. Lately, working with Ken Sharpe, he’s studying wisdom. In his 2004 book The Paradox of Choice , Barry Schwartz tackles one of the great mysteries of modern life: Why is it that societies of great abundance — where individuals are offered more freedom and choice (personal, professional, material) than ever before — are now witnessing a near-epidemic of depression?Conventional wisdom tells us that greater choice is for the greater good, but Schwartz argues the opposite: He makes a compelling case that the abundance of choice in today’s western world is actually making us miserable.
View his TED talks below:
The paradox of choice:http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html
Our Loss of Wisdom:http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/barry_schwartz_on_our_loss_of_wisdom.html
Using Our Practical Wisdom:http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/barry_schwartz_using_our_practical_wisdom.html
Why Justice Isn’t Enough: http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxSwarthmore-Barry-Schwartz-W;search%3ATEDxSwarthmore
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