Slide 1:Cheryl Carrier, Ford Motor Company Fund Rick Delano, Social Marketing Services LLC Next Generation Learning


Presentation “CliffsNotes” :Presentation “CliffsNotes” Re-assessing Our Approach to Education What Happened? Where We Are Headed: Next Generation Learning Gen X Parents and Millennial Students


Re-Assessing Our Approach :Re-Assessing Our Approach Ford Has Long History of Work In Education, Going Back to Henry Ford Taking “Learning By Doing” Approach and Linking Rigor and Relevance Plenty of Success


WHAT HAPPENED? :WHAT HAPPENED? We Have Moved From an Industrial Economy to a Knowledge Economy to a Conceptual Economy It is Not a Trend – No Waiting it Out Success in the New Economy Requires a Different Set of Skills Daniel Pink is Right: It Takes a Whole New Mind!


Where We are Heading:Next Generation Learning :Where We are Heading:Next Generation Learning Critical and Central Importance of Innovation and Creativity Building Next Generation Skills Focus on Building Sustainable Learning Environments Focus on Building Sustainable Learning Communities Building a Movement, Not a Monument


Critical Importance of InnovationThree Trends That are Shaping and are Shaped by The Conceptual Economy :Critical Importance of InnovationThree Trends That are Shaping and are Shaped by The Conceptual Economy


THE SINGULAR IMPORTANCE OF INNOVATION“Innovation is now recognized as the single most important ingredient in any modern economy”The Economist :THE SINGULAR IMPORTANCE OF INNOVATION“Innovation is now recognized as the single most important ingredient in any modern economy”The Economist


SEEING WHAT CUSTOMERS HAVE NOT YET IMAGINED BUT WILL INSTANTLY DESIRE“If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said a faster horse.”Henry Ford :SEEING WHAT CUSTOMERS HAVE NOT YET IMAGINED BUT WILL INSTANTLY DESIRE“If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said a faster horse.”Henry Ford


FLATTENING THE INNOVATION HIRARCHY“Companies that want to succeed in today’s competitive environment need innovation at every point of the compass, in all aspects of the business, and among every team member.”Tom Kelley, IDEO :FLATTENING THE INNOVATION HIRARCHY“Companies that want to succeed in today’s competitive environment need innovation at every point of the compass, in all aspects of the business, and among every team member.”Tom Kelley, IDEO


Moving From: Riding the Innovation Waveto Continuous Improvementto Continuous Innovation :Moving From: Riding the Innovation Waveto Continuous Improvementto Continuous Innovation


What Do We Mean By “Innovation?” :What Do We Mean By “Innovation?” Working Definition: Focused Creativity Often Employs “Strategic Intuition” – a Combining of Many Ideas. Often Team Based Often Paradigm-Shifting, Creating a Tipping Point Requires Different Skill Mix, Higher Level Skills Than in An Industrial or Even a Knowledge Economy Right and Left Brain: Creativity and Out of the Box Thinking + Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Analytical Thinking


Fostering Innovation & Creativity :Fostering Innovation & Creativity Relies on the Connection Between WHAT We Teach HOW We Teach It WHAT School Looks Like Focusing Only On Core Academics Side of Equation Is Sure to Drive Innovation and Creativity Out. From a Systems/Process Perspective, It’s Saying “The System Doesn’t Work, So Let’s Do More of the Same”


II. Building Next Generation Skills :II. Building Next Generation Skills


Moving to a 21st Century Skills Framework :Moving to a 21st Century Skills Framework


Slide 15:Partnership for 21st Century Skills


21st Century Skills – P-21 Definition :21st Century Skills – P-21 Definition Emphasis on Academically Rigorous Core Subjects for All Student 21st Century Context and Content (Relevance) Global Awareness, Financial, Business, Economic, and Entrepreneurship Literacy Higher-Order Thinking and Learning Skills – “Learning and Innovation Skills” Life and Career Skills Flexibility and Adaptability Taking Initiative Leadership and Personal Responsibility 21st Century Tools -- Information, Media, and Technology Skills ICT Literacy – Becoming Critical Consumers of Information


III. Sustainable Learning Environments :III. Sustainable Learning Environments


Defining Sustainable Learning Environments :Defining Sustainable Learning Environments Educational Environments Where Teaching and Learning are Intimately Connected With the Wider Community Where Educators Work With Leaders From Across The Community To Link Rigor And Relevance In Meaningful And Ongoing Ways. Linking Rigor and Relevance Must Drive Content, Structure, and Pedagogy (not the other way around)


The Ford PAS Curriculum :The Ford PAS Curriculum


Ford PAS Course 1: Building Foundations :Ford PAS Course 1: Building Foundations From Concept to Consumer:Building a Foundation in Problem-Solving Media and Messages: Building a Foundation of Communication Skills People at Work: Building a Foundation of Research Skills


Ford PAS Courses 2–5 :Ford PAS Courses 2–5 Course 2: Adapting to Change Careers, Companies, and Communities Closing the Environmental Loop Planning for Efficiency Course 3: Managing and Marketing with Data Planning for Business Success Ensuring Quality From Data to Knowledge Course 4: Designing for Tomorrow Reverse Engineering Different by Design Energy for the Future Course 5: Understanding a Global Economy The Wealth of Nations Markets Without Borders Global Citizens


IV. Building Sustainable Learning Communities :IV. Building Sustainable Learning Communities


Defining Sustainable Learning Communities :Defining Sustainable Learning Communities “Making Public Schools Truly Public Endeavors,” No Longer Isolated Places Where the Business Community is a Vital and Ongoing Part of the Local Education Conversation.


Ford PAS Next Generation Learning Communities (Ford NGLC) Key Points :Ford PAS Next Generation Learning Communities (Ford NGLC) Key Points Ford NGLC provides roadmap for community leaders to follow to scale up their own career academy network Designed around 12 best practices identified in successful communities with such networks In Ford NGLC, businesses have an easy-to-follow engagement model that allows them to play a meaningful role in high school redesign Both business and education are subordinate to the larger objective of workforce development and community prosperity Currently in 8 communities – many more on the way


V. It Takes a Movement, Not a Monument :V. It Takes a Movement, Not a Monument


Cheryl Carrier, Director21st Century Education Programs :Cheryl Carrier, Director21st Century Education Programs ccarrier@ford.com