By Sam Piha
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| Dale Dougherty |
"1. With the mission of creating more
opportunities for young people to develop confidence, creativity, and spark an
interest in science, technology, engineering, math and the arts, the 'maker
movement' and afterschool are natural allies in promoting learning thru
making." - How Kids Learn III
featured a keynote address from Dale Dougherty, Founder of the Maker Movement,
and a hands-on workshop from MakerEd. Temescal Associates will look to expand
our efforts to promote "maker spaces" in afterschool programs.
"2. While STEM will continue to be a focus for
the afterschool field, I predict 2014 will be a year when we go deeper on STEM
instructional training for the afterschool workforce." - The LIAS project promoted five important
learning principles that STEM programs should draw upon to ensure that they
truly engage young people.
"3. Until recently, it's often been difficult
to get recognition for skills and achievements gained outside of school.
Digital badges provide a way for young people to get recognition for the skills
and experiences they gain in afterschool programs. Potential employers,
community members, and even college admissions staff can go to a student's
online profile to see their portfolio of badges—linked to the work and projects
done to achieve the badges—to get a holistic understanding of the student that
goes beyond the classroom and beyond grades." - LIAS and Temescal Associates, in partnership with
Public Profit and Youtopia, launched a major badging effort with afterschool
groups across California. Badges will be awarded to exemplar programs, staff
who receive certain professional development training, and youth who
participate in and gain skills through their afterschool programs. We have been
a leader in this area and will share more information soon.
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| Joseph Durlak |
"6. Because conventional schooling in most
places has not been able to focus productively on social and emotional learning
and development, and because its benefits are so well demonstrated and wide-ranging,
the afterschool field has a huge opportunity to fill a crucial need. I predict
much attention will be given to the role of afterschool programs in promoting
the skills necessary for success in school and in life." - LIAS and Temescal Associates has been promoting
the importance of social emotional skills for several years through their
blogs, including an interview with Joseph Durlak, and speakers at the How Kids
Learn II and III conferences.
Dr. Jeff Borden, Vice
President of Academic Strategy & Instruction in Pearson's Research and
Innovation Network, published a similar article in eSchool News entitled Are these 8 trends the future of K-12?.
Below, we quote from this article and share the work of LIAS and Temescal
Associates.
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| Judy Willis |
"6. Neuroscience & Learning Design: 2014
will see more and more assimilation of brain science into the culture of
teaching. With liaisons like Judy Willis, neuroscientist and elementary school
teacher, or even brain-science ‘navigators’ whose job it is to report on findings
from the cognitive science world, it is becoming easier to digest information
that used to be overly scientific and jargon-based. Soon, what we know about the
brain will finally start to ‘move the needle’ in education. Imagine a learning
ecosystem that enables the best memory techniques while boosting processing
power, all the while controlling for variables like sleep, exercise, and food.
That is what happens when teachers invite neuroscientists to conferences." - The LIAS project featured relevant findings from
neuroscience and brain-based learning in our How Kids Learn I conference with
our keynote by Dr. Michael Merzenich (UCSF), from Judy Willis, a video address,
blog interviews, video interviews for training purposes, and resources posted
on our website.
"8. Constructivism Will Flourish: Along with
neuroscience and learning design above, more and more 'movements' have emerged
out of and around constructivist teaching and learning. From the veteran
project-based learning to up-and-comers like the Maker Movement, flipped
learning, challenge-based learning, entrepreneurial linked education, etc.,
people are realizing that the old apprenticeship model is again possible, at
scale, thanks to technology. Learning by creating is fostering connections
between the learner and real products, services, or ideas and is, to many, a
fundamental 'missing link' with most education today." - The LIAS project promoted these ideas in our
project position statement and through our training offerings and speakers
featured at our How Kids Learn I, II, and III conferences.
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