Susan Wojcicki
Susan Wojcicki Janet Wojcicki University of California Medical - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Susan Wojcicki Janet Wojcicki University of California Medical Center Professor of Pediatrics Anne Wojcicki 23andMe Founder CREATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT EMPOWER Moonshots in Education 4 Digital skills for the future
Janet Wojcicki University of California Medical Center Professor of Pediatrics
Anne Wojcicki 23andMe Founder
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CREATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT EMPOWER
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President Kennedy, 1961
"The world needs a moonshot not because it is easy but because it is hard and because it is one we cannot afford to postpone and one we intend to win.”
– JF Kennedy, 1961
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FROM “a sage on the stage” to a “guide on the side”
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We Need to Change the Mindset of Teachers
Not just Personalized Learning but REAL WORLD LEARNING involving their PASSION
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Students Need Real World Learning
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THE FOCUS WAS MEMORIZATION
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In the 20th Century
Is Memorization Learning? We Still Need It...But?
Do students understand the material,
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just memorize and forget?
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What is Learning?
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ––– Ben Franklin “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.” ––– Winston Churchill
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- Test taking promotes memorization
not learning, not thinking
- Two weeks after a test, students
remember only 32%
- A year later students remember less
than 10%
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Famous Harvard Professor Eric Mazur
Inverse Relationship Between GPA & Innovative Orientation
"One of the things we’ve seen from all our data crunching is that GPA’s are worthless as a criteria for hiring...We found that they don’t predict anything.”
– Laszlo Bock, Senior VP of People Operations at Google
The more students focus on test scores, the less creative they become.
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–Matthew J. Mayhew et al. (2012). Exploring Innovative Entrepreneurship and Its Ties to Higher Educational Experiences Res High Educ 53:831–859._ –Gray, Peter. “Inverse Relationship Between GPA and Innovative Orientation.” Medium, The Mission, 6 Dec. 2017, medium.com/the-mission/inverse-relationship-between-gpa-and-innovative-orientation-57e604e7112
Inverse Relationship Between GPA & Innovative Orientation
How to Change the System
THE TEACHER IS THE KEY
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KIDS NEED SOME FREEDOM TO EXPLORE THEIR WORLD FIND THEIR PASSION
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CHANGING THE CULTURE OF TEACHING IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO
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60 HOURS OF TEACHING TRAINING---STAFF DEVELOPMENT
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WHAT WE NEED TO TEACH HAS CHANGED
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CREATIVE THINKING
PROBLEM SOLVING
TECHNICAL SKILLS
AESTHETICS & ART
DECISION MAKING
(with data)
LEADERSHIP & FOLLOWERSHIP
RESILIENCE & GRIT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
INNOVATION
RISK TAKING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
DESIGN THINKING
TOLERANCE
ETHICS
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CURIOSITY & QUESTIONING
NETWORKING
Improving Teacher Competency
Schools of education should teach the way they expect teachers to teach
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Train teachers to use ADAPTIVE LEARNING by letting them use it in professional development Train teachers to see that ADAPTIVE LEARNING supports teaching (does not replace)
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Improving Teacher Competency
Computers adapt the materials according to students' learning needs,
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Adaptive Learning
Artificial Intelligence Supports Teachers
- Can automate basic activities like grading.
- Software can be adapted to student needs.
- It can point out where courses need to improve.
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Teach teachers how to support their personalized teaching with “playlists” for their students.
*an individualized digital assignment chart that students work through at their own pace.
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Improving Teacher Competency
Give teachers time to work together on a weekly basis to learn from each other
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Improving Teacher Competency
Make it clear to teachers, that when students learn skills, they need to provide real world experiences to keep those skills
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WHAT DO GOOD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS LOOK LIKE?
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REAL WORLD PROJECT BASED LEARNING FOR 20% OF THE TIME
Moonshot Ideas From “Design as Discovery” Class
The Process
Identifies the problem/issue/passion Brainstorms ideas for solution through rapid-prototyping and designing skills Improves/refines ideas through group collaboration
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Example by a Student
PROBLEM: Misogynic violence/crime against women using hidden cameras in Korea. Photos and videos taken by those hidden cameras are posted on websites and shared freely. SOLUTION: Create an app where users can report/search potential locations where the hidden cams might be and shows those locations on a map.
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Presentation App Proposal
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Camp MAC
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Chaos = Creativity
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What the kids produce in one week in groups
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Using Media Studies
As a platform to teach students 21st century skills
PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Journalists learn valuable skills for lifelong learning
- 1. Gather information from multiple sources
- 2. Analyze information
- 3. Analyze what is most important
- 4. Write it up in a succinct way
- 5. Learn to publish online
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Today 2017
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Palo Alto High Media Arts Center
- 600 + students
- 10 publications
–Newspaper, magazines, websites, TV, radio, video production, graphic design
- 6 media arts teachers
–Largest media program in the US
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ASSESSMENT (NO TESTING)
THE STUDENT WORK, THE MEDIA
Top Awards in the US Columbia Scholastic Press GOLD CROWN AWARD
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SELF- SUPPORTING STUDENTS SELL ADVERTISING
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WHO PAYS FOR IT?
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STUDENTS LEARN ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
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PEER PRESSURE KEEPS STUDENTS MOTIVATED THEY CONTROL THE PUBLICATION
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How They Do It: Google Docs for Content
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Google Groups for Communication
Google Sheets for Managing the Publication
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Students Learn Skills for Life
4 C’S ➔ COLLABORATION ➔ COMMUNICATION ➔ CRITICAL THINKING ➔ CREATIVITY
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TRICK2 ➔ Trust and Timeliness ➔ Respect and Responsibility ➔ Independence and Integrity ➔ Communication and Collaboration ➔ Kindness and Kudos
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A few of the graduates...
Jeremy Lin
LA Lakers
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Gady Epstein
Economist MEDIA reporter
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Brian Wong
Vice President Alibaba Group
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Liz Gannes
Journalist for
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Noah Sneider
New York Times Lead Reporter in Ukraine
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James Franco
Actor
Eat, Pray, Love 127 Hours The Interview Spiderman
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Every Student Needs Support
“She showed me I could take my dreams as seriously as I wanted.”
––– James Franco
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EVERY STUDENT NEEDS A CHAMPION
EMPOWER THEM
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING TRAINING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
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Blended Learning Works
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Students Express Their Interests
If-Then Adventure Story
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Teachers Provide Guidance
Plan an Event
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Designed for Teachers
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g.co/AppliedDigitalSkills
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LET’S GIVE KIDS SOME FREEDOM TO FIND THEIR PASSION And be prepared for the future
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