The theme song from Mahogany asks: "Do you know where you're going to/ Do you like the things that life is showing you/ Where are you going to/ Do you know?"
Do you know?...
I think that this somewhat sums up the dilemma facing our educational system today. We are trying to prepare students for life in a future world that is difficult to imagine and for careers that don't even exist yet!
Don't believe me? Check out this list of "hot jobs" for the next 10 years:
- Augmented Reality Designer,
- Chief Drone Experience Designer,
- Human Organ Designer,
- Interventionist (what the blue-blazes is an "interventionist?!!")
So what do we do to prepare our kids??
The folks over at the Startup Incubator (Si) at the Adelson Campus in Los Vegas have created a great solution that involves STEAM/STEM. In a previous post, I told you about a very cool curriculum that the Si was running and now, I can give you all a full tour, LIVE, on the Technology: In Plain English webcast!
Please join me on
Thursday,
February 9th at 4PM PST
We will get to speak with Leon Wilde and Dr Yvonne Houy, two of the "shakers and movers" from the Si and, as long you are watching LIVE, you get to ask REALTIME questions! I will also be taking you on a tour of this fantastic facility concluding with Adelson students showing us CIJE's STEM based CIJE Bytes program. (CIJE Bytes are a synthesis of Arduino programming with external "bytes" that integrate electronics and Internet of Things concepts. This program is specially designed for middle school students).
So grab your popcorn and bunny slippers and see you on Thursday!
Regards,
Yossie
PS... As always, I would love to see your comments on the blogsite!
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