Educators find thems

1. Between a
Rock and a
Hard Place
Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D.
busynessgirl.com
@busynessgirl

2. What K-12 was teaching
Me
What 4-year
colleges wanted

3. NCLB
State Testing
You
What Common Core
wants

4. Common Core
NCLB
State Testing
You
What colleges
want

5. What NCLB wants
You
What Parents want

6. But the problem
is much bigger

7. 10 years ago these
technologies did not exist
for the general public
GPS
Google Search
Text Messaging
Hybrid Cars
Wikipedia
iPad & iPhone
Facebook
Android
Twitter

8. 10 years ago these jobs
did not exist
App Developer
Data Miner
Social Media Manager
Sustainability Expert
User Experience
Designer
SEO Specialist

9. In ONE decade, the world has been
transformed …

10. In ONE decade, the world has been
transformed …

11. In ONE decade,
education has been transformed …

12. 2005

13. 2013

14. (yes, that was me
being snarky)

15. “Technology will
zap our
problems away.”

17. The real rock
and the hard
place?

18. NCLB / State Testing
What colleges want
Educators
What the real world
wants

19. What does the world
want?

20. Practical Math
Percents & Ratios
Everyday Geometry

21. Logic
Logical Reasoning
Defining Rules
Application of Rules
Programming

22. Number Sense
Operation Sense
Estimation
Groking Magnitude
Statistical Analysis

23. Data Literacy
Ability to Find Data
Reasonableness of Data
Scrubbing Data
Data Visualization
Explanation of Data

24. Curiosity
Explore the boundaries
Think for yourself
Question Others
Brainstorm
Ideate

25. NCLB / State Testing
What colleges want
Educators
What the real world
wants

26. Bravo Common Core Math!
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique
the reasoning of others.

27. But then again …

28. and …

29. Politicians and International
Testing
Common Core
What educators and
the world wants?

30. So what’s a
teacher to do?

31. You have no
superpowers
(that I know of)

32. But you are
getting some
new tech …

33. Let’s figure out some interesting
things to do with this
technology.

34. Besides this …

35. You’ve heard of
Geocaching?

36. Data Sleuthing:
Apples and Apple

37. Who grows the most
apples?

38. Who has increased their apple
production the most?

39. When do we crave
apples?
When do we crave
Apple?

40. Is Apple the most powerful software
company in the world?

41. Does an apple a day keep
the doctor away?

42. How are apples and
Apple related?

43. Sleuthing Resources:
WolframAlpha
Google Trends
GapMinder
ManyEyes
Visual.ly

44. Geeky Sleuthing Resources:
Google Public Data
Google Fusion Tables

45. Homework:
FlowingData
InformationIsBeautiful
TED Talks: Hans Rosling
Guardian DataBlog
CoolInfographics
Edward Tufte
WolframAlpha: Facebook Report

46. Data Sleuthing
Show & Tell
Digital Literacy
Data Literacy
Curiosity
Art

47. Technology will not
zap our problems
away
Teachers
Will.

48. Please
teach
well.

49. Maria H. Andersen
busynessgirl.com