AlleganFebruary 2014Linda L. Jordan

AgendaWelcome

Closing

SuccessesChallengesSomething New

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Learning Outcomes

Update you on generational learning and the impact on lesson planning.

Work time to create performance tasks.

POLAR

VORTEX

What is YOUR Polar Vortex Story?

Successes & Challenges

Experiences by GenerationBrain Wiring

Neuroscience

The Human Brain is NOT fixed(Plasticity)

Experience shapes the brain

GenerationsDigital Immigrants

Digital Natives

Old technology (Baby Boomers)Both worlds(Generation X)New technology (Generation Y)All technology (Generation Z-Our Students)

Baby Boomers1946-1964 (age 49-67)80 million strongRaised by traditionalists who wanted them to have a better lifeTend to idealistsOptimisticCompetitiveThe “Me” Generation

Work Characteristics• Loyal workaholics

Job Satisfaction Need• Make a difference

Work Method• Discussion & Consensus

Affected by• Cold war

They want advancement, titles, tangibles, office furniture, parking spaces

Generation X

1965-1980 (age 33-48)46 MillionLatchkey generationTake care of number oneSkepticalThe world is not as safe as it once wasBe ready for change

Work Characteristics:• Bottom line oriented

Job Satisfaction Need:• Balance work & home

Work Method:• Efficient, ignore chain of

command

Affected by:• Economic war

They want to achieve a work/life balance.

Gen Y (Millennials)

1980-2000 (age 13-32)76 MillionMillennial, Baby Busters, Net generation1/3 born to single mothers“Baby on Board”-child focused livesTechno-savyMotto: Technology rules

Work Characteristics:• Team oriented

Job Satisfaction Need:• To make a difference

Work Method:• Use technology

Affected by:• War on terrorism

They want to feel valued and wanted..

Gen Z, (Digital Generation, i-gen, Gamers)2000-? (age 0-13)Highly connected

WWW, instant messaging, textingHighly diverse

54% are Caucasian, 24% are Hispanic, 14% are African-

American, 4% are Asian, and 4% are mixed race or other.

See technology as a vital part of their future Report spending almost every waking hour online About half (46%) are connected 10+ hours per day. Nearly half (47%) say they are more actively connected now than they were three months ago.

Wikia Inc. 2013

10 ways the Gen Z Generation is Different1. Twitch speed vs. conventional speed2. Parallel processing vs. linear processing3. Graphics first vs. text first4. Random access vs. step-by-step5. Connected vs. standalone6. Active vs. passive7. Play vs. work8. Payoff vs. patience9. Fantasy vs. reality10. Technology-as-friend vs. technology-as-foe

Brain Differences in the Generations

The Teachers are …Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y

The Students are …Gen X & Gen Z

Teaching and Working With the Generations

Baby Boomers, Gen X, Y, ZWhich generation are you?

Which generation is the person your working with from?

Would their generation impact what you say and what they hear?

How does this impact how and what you teach?

“I never lived in a house without a computer.” -Michelle Reed, age 25

“Electronic toys were my first playmates.” -David Bennehum, age 33

“I’m from the PacMan generation.” - a Corporate Worker

“I got into what was supposedly one of the best colleges in the country for technology. The professors were all from MIT. But in class all they did was read to us from their textbooks. I quit.” -A Former College Student

“We learn more from a three-minute record, baby, than we ever learned in school.” -Bruce Springsteen, “No Surrender”

“What does the average employee get out of training? Frequent flyer miles” –A corporate Training Executive

“90% of households with children have at least one game machine”

Digital tools and technologies are now used fruitfully in every walk of life and can not be

rejected, but must be rather embraced. We all need to get comfortable with our

lives being enhanced by them.

Brain Gain

The GenerationsBaby Boomers Gen X Gen Y Gen Z

Current Age 49-67 33-48 13-32 0-13

Work LoyalWorkaholics

Bottom LineOriented

TeamOriented

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Job SatisfactionNeed

Make a Difference

Balance Work & Home

Make a Difference

Play Vs.Work

Work Method Discussion &Consensus

Efficient,Ignore Chain of Command

Use Technology UseTechnology

Affected By Cold War Economic War War on Terrorism

World has always been unsafe

Smarter Balance New Practice and Training Test

http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/

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Last Session

March 17,18, 2014