GenWise Talentdev Programs Parent Session - Oct 2017 @Inventure
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The document discusses the importance of nurturing gifted students through enrichment programs that equip them for future challenges in a rapidly evolving world. It emphasizes the need for a contemporary and integrated curriculum that fosters critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning in order to address issues such as climate change and technological advancement. The document outlines various enrichment models and programs designed to support gifted learners in adapting to and shaping their futures.
GenWise Talentdev Programs Parent Session - Oct 2017 @Inventure
- 1. TalentED Nurturing talent to be future-wise
- 2. Who We Are Ramjee- IIT Madras; Entrepreneur; Technologist; Tinkerer; Writer Rajesh- IIT Madras, Caltech, IIM L; Consulting; HR Head- Accenture Theenrichmentmodel Jayasree- IIT Madras; Math Expert; PhD Student- HBCSE Vishnu- IIT Madras; Educationist; Consulting; Leadership Coach Utpal- PhD, Stony Brook; Bell Labs; Motorola; Indian Statistical Inst. Radha- PhD, IIT Bombay; Environment work- US, UAE, India, Teacher (Rishi Valley) Pankhuri – Duke Talent Identification Program, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
- 3. Highly Qualified Disciplinary Expertise Experience with Gifted Learners Equipping the brightest minds to solve the biggest problems
- 4. Our Thesis World in Crisis Uncertain Future of Work • Will our children be able to adapt? • Will they be equipped to reach their potential and thrive? • Will they be able to think in new ways to create a new world? • Will the brightest minds be equipped to solve the biggest issues? Questions for Us • Contemporary and Relevant Curriculum • Specialized Learning Opportunities for Gifted Students • Enabling self-driven lifelong learning Reshaping Learning & Learners A sensitive, self-driven Versatilist
- 5. “ If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow -John Dewey Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 6. Agenda • The future of work and education • Why enrichment programs for gifted? • The enrichment model • Next steps
- 7. 65% of children entering school today will work in new job types and functions that don’t exist today “The Future of Jobs”, Jan 2016, World Economic Forum Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 8. They will have to cope with the future as well as create it…. • Already- Rising geopolitical volatility, Crowdsourcing- P2P platforms, Climate change- transition to greener economy.. • Happening Now- Internet of Things, Advanced Manufacturing & 3D printing, Longevity and Ageing societies, Women’s Rising Aspirations & Economic Power.. • Coming Soon- Advanced Robotics & Autonomous Transport, AI & Machine Learning, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Genomics.. Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 9. Climate Change- The time is past when humankind thought it could selfishly draw on exhaustible resources- Francoise Holland AI- Society transforming 10 times faster and at 300 times the scale- roughly 3000 times the impact of the Industrial Revolution- McKinsey Global Institute Aging Population- The aging and declining population will have far reaching impacts. The structure of family and society will inevitably change.- Toshihiko Fukui
- 10. The future of skilling and education Content and Technical Skills Premium for certified tertiary education Education followed by work Narrow specialist Complex Problem Solving & Social Skills Actual content of learning Lifelong learning- early work & apprenticeship Specialist with wider awareness & understanding Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 11. Prukalpa Sankar Co-Founder Social Cops Chemical and Biomolecular Engineer From NTU, Singapore Forbes 30 under 30 Data-driven solutions for social change; Wide recognition from governments, funder community Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 12. 12 Prukalpa Sankar… the journey College Years School Years Idea for Social Cops Making Social Cops Happen -Hyderabad; hardcoded html website for Harry Potter fans at age 10 -Initiative; Creativity -Engineering & Entrepreneurship at NTU; Internship at Exxon Mobil; Organizing events; Jagriti Yatra- 12 cities; 15 days -Organization skills; Knowledge of entrepreneurship; Leadership -Enable communities to solve problems on their own; Lack of actionable data; -’Seeing’ Problems; Complex Problem Solving - Business Plan Competitions- initial funding; Hiring the best passion; Data visualization expertise -Risk-taking; Belief in self; Networking; Storytelling; Creating Culture Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 13. Katelyn Gleason Founder- Eligible Acting Major from Stony Brook University Forbes 30 under 30 Founder of Health Claims technology start-up, funded by Y Combinator Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 14. 14 Katelyn Gleason… the journey Sales for Health Tech Company Acting Idea for Eligible Making Eligible Happen -Shakespeare Actor in NYC -Persuasion; Persistence through rejection -Sales at Dr. Chrono -Interest in business Innovation; Knowledge of healthcare domain -Inefficiencies in Insurance checks at Dr. Chrono -’Seeing’ Problems; Complex Problem Solving -Developing and pitching the solution to investors -Risk-taking; Belief in self; Self-learning technology (MOOCs, Stack Overflow); Storytelling Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 15. The Future belongs to the Versatilist The Great Tit (Parus major) -high chance of long-term survival, even with drastic changes in its environment. -behaviourally versatile, lay eggs at the optimal moment based on the conditions around them -evolve rapidly, keeping pace with environmental changes on a collective level Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 16. The Future belongs to the Versatilist.. “If we spend our whole life in a silo of a single discipline, we will not gain the imaginative skills to connect the dots where the next invention will come from.”- Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD “We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.”- EO Wilson, Leading Scientist Thefutureofworkandeducation
- 17. Agenda • The future of work and education • Why enrichment programs for gifted? • The enrichment model • Next steps
- 18. Katelyn Gleason looks back.. Whyenrichmentprogramsforgifted? What do you wish someone had told you when you were 15? That I was a nerd. All throughout college and high school I was a straight A student in all honors and "gifted and talented" classes. But all my best best friends were the jocks and cool kids and they were never in any of my classes. I think I always knew I was different in that I excelled in learning and they excelled in sports. But instead of embracing that, I spent an awful lot of time trying to cover it up.
- 19. Joseph Bates looks back at 60 Whyenrichmentprogramsforgifted? Joseph Bates, President, Singular Computing; PhD from Cornell at the age of 17 One of the first gifted students to be accelerated “I was shy and the social pressures of high school wouldn't have made it a good fit for me,” says Bates, now 60. “But at college, with the other science and math nerds, I fit right in, even though I was much younger. I could grow up on the social side at my own rate and also on the intellectual side, because the faster pace kept me interested in the content.”
- 20. Whyenrichmentprogramsforgifted? Comment from the parent of a gifted child in the US “You could be the most gifted pianist in the world, but if no one sits you in front of a piano . . .This is the state of gifted education in our state. Everyone assumes these kids carry around their own pianos!.”
- 21. The Gifted Child- Difficulties and Risks Whyenrichmentprogramsforgifted? • Lack appropriate challenge- may lead to lack of motivation and even underachievement • Little opportunity to learn from failure- may lead to ‘fixed mindset’/ Perfectionism • Struggle with fitting in socially • Impatience- lack of persistence • Issues with attention and organization
- 22. The Gifted Child- Opportunities…. Whyenrichmentprogramsforgifted? • Extraordinary economies are created by extraordinary minds (Makel et. al., 2016) • More than ever, the strength of countries and their competitiveness depends on exceptional human capital (Friedman, 2007; National Science Board, 2010).
- 23. “ Talent is an accident of genes, and a responsibility -Alan Rickman Whyenrichmentprogramsforgifted?
- 24. Agenda • The future of work and education • Why enrichment programs for gifted? • The enrichment model • Next steps
- 25. Contemporary Integrated Curriculum Expert Mentors Gainexposureto diversedisciplines Engagethroughchallenge Developrigour Identify&pursue interests Theenrichmentmodel
- 26. GenWise ProgramsTheenrichmentmodel • Round-the-Year Program (start June 2018) -120 hours through the year; 60% Core; 40% Elective • GenWise BiteSize (start Oct 2017) -12 hours over a weekend
- 27. Science & Scientific Enquiry Mathematical & Computational Thinking The Planetary Web- Nature, Society and the Individual Technology, Design and Making Tools for Thinking and Communication Contemporary Integrated Curriculum- 5 Tracks Theenrichmentmodel
- 28. The Journey of Our Budding Versatilist- Example Computational Modelling of Genetics and EvolutionGenWiz Residential Y1 • Core across 5 tracks- mathematical thinking across disciplines; justice, fairness and identity; psychology & neuroscience etc. • Elective 1- Science of Everyday Thinking • Elective 2- Digital Storytelling Round the Year Level 2 Global Politics and Foreign PolicyGenWiz Residential Y2 • Core across 5 tracks- using experiments to answer questions; puzzles & mathematics; evaluating good & bad arguments; learning from engineering failures; design thinking etc. • Elective- Design of Robotic Mechanisms Round the Year Level 1 Theenrichmentmodel
- 29. Agenda • The future of work and education • Why enrichment programs for gifted? • The enrichment model • Next steps
- 30. Next Steps • Fill in Interest Form (Flyer has session details) • Students of Grades 7, 8 and 9 can register for one or both GenWise BiteSize Programs at Inventure -Oct 28-29, 2017 (Details in Flyer) -Nov 25-26, 2017 (Details in Flyer) -Other dates on our website • Attend Parent Session on Day 2 of Bite-Size program • Be in touch with us for registrations for Round-the-Year and Summer Programs GenWise BiteSize Cost- INR 4990 per program inclusive of GST
- 31. GenWise Bite-Size Schedule • Timings on both days- 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM • Day 1 - Reach with Child by 8:30 AM; Session will start by 8:45 AM - Reach by 4:30 PM to pick up child • Day 2 - Reach with Child by 8:20 AM; Session will start by 8:30 AM - Reach by 3 PM to attend parent session - Pick up child and leave by 4:30 PM
- 32. Contact Details gifted@GenWise.in +91 99043 79367 https://GenWise.in https://www.facebook.com/GenWise.in/ https://twitter.com/GenWise_
- 33. More Details
- 34. #1- Science and Scientific EnquiryTheenrichmentmodel • Appreciate what scientific thinking is and recognize the possibility of transferring this way of thinking to other disciplines. • Example Session- Pleasure of finding things out in Science We may read about something, learn a definition or an equation and imagine that we know the thing, but nothing is so simple that it yields its mysteries to us so easily! The brightest scientists achieve this with curiosity, coupled with relentless exploration. We take a deep dive into something as commonplace as water, specifically its property of surface tension, to demonstrate this "bliss" of finding things out!
- 35. #2-Mathematical and Computational ThinkingTheenrichmentmodel • Appreciate the nature of mathematical and computational thinking and its relevance to problem-solving for society. • Example Session- Audioactive Chemistry Students don the hats of mathematicians, exploring sequences, finding patterns, proving theorems and making connections - including the physical sciences (we won't tell you where the Chemistry comes in, yet!) – essentially ‘doing’ and ‘creating’ mathematics!
- 36. #3-The Planetary Web: Nature, Society and the Individual Theenrichmentmodel • Develop an awareness of interconnectedness of things across space and time, major problems faced in society and approaches to solving them • Example Session- From Farm to Home- The Hidden Connections Understand the interconnections of the complex web that feeds and nourishes us. Trace the journey of milk from farm to home, in the Indian context. Get a glimpse of how to understand complex systems, what questions to pose, how to unearth interconnections, nuances, etc. Learn aspects of Critical Thinking that can be applied across similar domains - water scarcity, energy challenges, global warming, etc.
- 37. #4-Technology, Design and MakingTheenrichmentmodel • Experience the joy of building things, develop some hands-on skills and learn engineering and design thinking skills to solve problems • Example Session- Extreme Balancing Move beyond bookish understanding, and delve deeper into the art and science of balancing! Kindle the inventor in you - balancing creativity and daring, with solid planning, thought and reflection.
- 38. #5-Tools for Thinking and CommunicationTheenrichmentmodel • Understand how thinking works and learn to use different tools to think better and communicate your ideas • Example Session- Ecosystem Detective A disaster befalls an ecosystem- students investigate the causes in a virtual environment, learning about different organisms, biological and chemical processes, interpreting data tables and graphs. Most importantly they learn how to inquire into problems, thinking for themselves and exploring how things are connected with each other. They learn to think about causes and effects in a more sophisticated manner and learn about different patterns of causality that operate around us.
- 39. Theenrichmentmodel Round the Year Program • Grade 7-9 Students • Core and Elective Courses across 5 tracks -80 hours (approx.)- Core -40 hours (approx.)- Elective • 120 hours (20 calendar days) • 2 days in a month x 7 months + 6 days during vacation time • Engagement with students and parents in an online community
- 40. Theenrichmentmodel Round the Year Program…. • Level 1 & Level 2 (each is 1 year). Level 2 admission only on completion of Level 1. • Optional add-on sessions e.g. learning from nature, organizational visits, brain museum, community service
- 41. Sample Electives• Global Politics & Foreign Policy • Neuroscience- Unravelling the Brain & Behaviour • Essence of Engineering • Cryptography • Digital Storytelling • Robotics and Internet of Things • New Thinking for a New World • Creative Writing • Work like a Scientist • Chemistry of Cooking • Science of Everyday Thinking • Bringing Change: Psychology of Influence • Evolution of Scientific Thought • Architectural Design: Ways of Seeing & Making Theenrichmentmodel Round the Year Program….
- 42. Theenrichmentmodel Round the Year Program…. • Registrations will open Dec 2017 mid • Price in the range of INR 40- 45,000 per year
- 43. CREDITS Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: ╺ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival ╺ Photographs by Unsplash