October 31, 2008

ESUSD In‐Service El Segundo High School Auditorium 7:30 a m – 3:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m.  3:00 p m

YOUR VOICE  YOUR CHOICE

A Shout Out To our PLC Planning  Team!!! Alisa Lister   Ann Leonard Branka Cvejic Carley Eder Dana Lund Daphne Moote Dickie Van Breene Jessica Kwek

Kim Jones Lisa Haun (in absentia;  it’s a GIRL!) Lori Klein Nancy Cobb Renee DeVore Scott Garinger Stacy Butler Tracy Churchill

Alvin Toffler – Futurist Alvin Toffler  “The The illiterate illiterate of the 21 of the 21st Century  Century will not be those who cannot  read and write, but those who  cannot learn unlearn and cannot learn, unlearn, and  relearn.” Hence Millennials: 10 ‐ 14 jobs  b f before the age of 38 th f 38

Shift Happened… Shift Happened 2006 2007 2006‐2007 Emphasis on differentiating between  groups of  learners: Special Education Gifted & Talented U Unmotivated ti t d English Language Learners

And happened some more And happened some more… 2007 2008 2007‐2008 The Millennials Who ARE these people? p p Are they truly different as learners? What does that mean for does that mean for us, the practitioners  us the practitioners responsible for teaching them?

And continues to happen… And continues to happen… 2008‐2009

Our Mission How can we inspire Millennials to  di discover  the value h l of their  f h i learning as we work to connect learning as we work to connect them with our local and global communities?

Avenues of Engagement Avenues of Engagement • Incorporate Incorporate arts/music arts/music into curriculum into curriculum • Challenge advanced learners • Explore challenges of special needs  students • Understand how the brain learns • Inspire creativity & critical thinking • Research social/emotional Research social/emotional issues as  issues as roadblocks to learning

Creativity Is Serious Business Creativity Is Serious CREATIVE (Adjective) CREATIVE (Adjective) 1. Marked by the ability or power to create 2 2. Having the quality of something created    i h li f hi d rather than imitated: imaginative 3. Promoting construction or creation 4. Having the ability or power to create 4. Having the ability or power to create 5. Having the power to bring into being

“Too often, people dismiss creative  activities ti iti as a frill.” f ill ” ‐‐ 2008 Report on the  Creative Economy of              the Los Angeles Region g g ‐‐Otis Art Institute Were Orville & Wilbur frivolous? Were Orville & Wilbur frivolous? Was Henry Ford frivolous? Is Bill Gates frivolous?  Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, Richard Branson, are they frivolous?

…The Olsen The Olsen Twins?!? It’ss Halloween, go ahead ‐‐ It Halloween go ahead laugh!

(Only not toooooo (Only not toooooo hard, the twins   hard the twins head a one billion dollar  conglomerate…)

More Otis findings… More Otis • The The creative industries are among the  creative industries are among the top employees in the Los Angeles region.  • The creative talent pool in the region  isn’t that vulnerable to going “offshore.” Direct Jobs                 Total Jobs*

2007               2007 • LA County                      344,600  LA County 344,600 885,800

Bottom Line Reality Bottom Line Reality… 1 of 5 jobs of 5 jobs in Los Angeles  in Los Angeles exists due to the creative due to the creative community…

Potential Employers in Creative  I d Industries i • • • • • • •

Fashion Toys Digital Media Video Game Firms (including US Military) ( g y) Product & Industrial Design Auto Design Architecture and Interior Design

More opportunities for our students: More opportunities for our students: • • • • • •

Communication Arts Art Galleries Fine & Performing Arts Furniture & Home Furnishings Furniture & Home Furnishings Entertainment Ancillary Industries that support all of  the above industries the above

What does it mean…? What does it mean…? • Get Get students excited about the real‐ students excited about the real‐ world opportunities that await them • Embed 21st Century skills into the  curriculum • Connect students to larger societies,  both global and local both global and local • Tie student learning to their future  careers

And Start With And Start With…

Their brains Their brains…