A Presentation...
NetGeneration of Youth:
A Catalyst for Education Transformation
in the Global –Digital Age
November 18, 2011
Presented by:
Mr. Emilio Garza, Administrator, Foshay Learning Center, LAUSD, California
Dr. Ronnie Lowenstein, President, Lowenstein & Associates, Inc.
Mrs. Ingrid Graham, Partnership Consultant, Cape Town, South Africa
A Message to Attendees of Global Education Conference
If you share a Commitment to Catalyzing Change and
Creating Opportunity -Rich Learning Environments;
If you share a Conviction that our
Future on Earth depends on Leaders capable of Designing
Global solutions to the Global Challenges;
We hope you will join us in November at the
Global Education Conference.
Mr Emilio Garza, Dr Ronnie Lowenstein, & Ms Ingrid Graham
will share how members of the NetGeneration of Youth
Global Community of Practice are serving as 21st Century
Pioneers …
Shaping the Contours of an Emerging Cybercivilization;
Harnessing Technology as Tools of Communication
and Collaboration;
Establishing a Global Community of Practice to
Build Bridges of Mutual Understanding in an
Increasingly Digital World without Borders;
Conducting Virtual Visits with Role Models who
Inspire Students to Inquire, Aspire, Academically
Achieve, and Pursue Career Paths of Success and
Service on a Global Stage.
Embracing partnerships that
Forge an Ubuntu spirit to expand collaborations;
Foster restructuring of learning environments;
Create synergies to enable Global Project Partners
To achieve together what no one can do alone!
Going Forward:
We invite you to join NGY Global Community of Practice
We will applaud your Determination to
Pioneer curricular & instructional innovations that
Inspire students as Leaders who are
Civically -Engaged, Culturally - Aware ,
Empowered with Global Competencies and
Dedicated to Shaping a Positive Global Future!
Going forward:
We will Honor you as 21st Century Champions
Helping to Transform Teaching & Learning!
Presentation Outline
Part One: NGY as a Response to our 21st Century Reality
• Living in Tumultuous Times of Change
• Shared Visions: Transforming Education for an increasingly Connected World without Borders
• Legacy of NGY Model as a Catalyst for Transformation
• Two demonstration programs:
• Global NetGeneration of Youth (NGY) Cyberjournalists Investigating Careers of NASA
International Space Station Leaders Shaping the Future
• Global Connections & Exchange-Africa, sponsored by US Department of State
“Cultivating NetGeneration of Youth as Global Citizens and
Media Literate Leaders in a Digital Age”
Part Two: Administrator’s Perspective:
NGY as a Catalyst for Culture Change
Part Three: Partnership Advisor dialogues with
attendees “Embracing a Partnership Strategy to
Introduce & Sustain Innovation”
Part One: NGY as a Response to our Reality
21st Century Reality ..Times of Tumultuous Change;
Media-Saturated, Evolving CyberCivilization
Technology and Globalization have generated…
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Future Shock (Alvin Toffler)
State of Hyperturbulence (Harold Shane)
Living Between the Parentheses (John Naisbitt)
Living in a ‘Liminal Moment’ (Sherry Turkle)
Multidimensional, Global Challenges that threaten peace,
progress and prosperity.
Part One: NGY as a Response to our Reality
21st Century Reality ..Times of Tumultuous Change;
Media-Saturated, Evolving CyberCivilization
Stakeholders in Education Increasingly Recognize...
• Global Challenges need Global Solutions
• Youth around the world represent our hope for the future
Stakeholders in Education Share…
• a Vision of youth prepared as Leaders for a Global Age, possessing global
understandings and global competencies, including media literacy
skills
• a Belief that ‘world class education’ requires Transformational Innovation
Part One: NGY as a Response to our 21st Century Reality
It is time to .... Transform Education for the Global- Digital Age
o Relinguish the traditional factory – broadcast model of education;
o Adopt 21st Century paradigms in pedagogy, content, collaborative
technologies and organizational structures & partnerships;
o Develop World Class Education by Embedding the World in Education ;
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Redesign Schools as Active Communities of Inquiry with the
World as the Classroom;
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Empower educators as Innovators, unafraid to challenge
the status quo and willing to pioneer teaching & learning;
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Inspire youth to participate on the world stage and cultivate their
global competencies .
Part One: Why Media Literacy Education is Vital
Legacy of NetGeneration of Youth (NGY) Model
A Catalyst for Transformation
Launched in 1999 with ...
Vision
Expanding the Capacity of Youth as
Leaders in the 21st Century
Mission
To inform and inspire youth
To inquire, imagine, & invent empowering futures
By learning from and sharing with community,
Using emerging media.
NGY Programs Evolved...
Linking students to real world & civic activities, enabling them to serve as Cyberjournalists
investigating significant issues , to communicate with inspiring role models, and to practice
applying 21st Century global competencies they need to invent the future.
Whether in school and out of school programs, across the US or internationally.
NGY programs
• Use A Best Practice -Inquiry and Project Based Learning Model
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Leverage Private Public Partnerships
Harness State of the Art Technologies as Tools of Transformation
Inspire NetGeneration of Youth as Cyberjournalists & Ambassadors
Foster a Global Community of Practice that Empowers Adults
through Ubuntu Leadership
NGY Cyberjournalist & Ambassador Profile
· Inspired to Inquire, Aspire and Achieve
· Engaged in civic activities and community service
· Empowered w/ Global Competencies & 21st Century Skills
· Committed to shaping a positive Future in Global Society
Culturally Aware
& Civically
Responsible
Academically
Prepared
Literate in
21st Century
Global Skills
Proficient Thinkers
And Collaborative
Problem Solvers
Media & Technology
Proficiency
Part One:
Spotlighting
Global NetGeneration of Youth (NGY) Cyberjournalists
Investigating Careers of NASA ISS Leaders Shaping the Future
Designed as a demonstration project of The International Space Station , its
importance is highlighted in NASA’s 2008 report to Congress “ An Opportunity to
Educate: ISS National Laboratory “
“Because the International Space Station embodies 21st century values of global cooperation
and collaboration, the ISS National Laboratory is a unique resource for promoting
international understandings and for cultivating youth as emerging leaders of a global
society. It provides opportunities for the youth to investigate significant, real world issues; to
communicate with inspiring NASA ISS role models; and to practice applying the 21st Century
global competencies they need to invent the future."
Dr. Ronnie B. Lowenstein, Lowenstein & Associates, Inc.
"NGY Virtual Visit with Astronaut Melvin"
Virtual Visit demonstration conducted at the International Educational
Forum convened by U S Congresswoman Diane E. Watson to honor
STEM Champions on October 25, 2010.
Check out the BLOG disseminated around the World
by NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin on Dec 17th, 2010
http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/newui/blog/viewpostlist.jsp?blogname=3686
Part One
Spotlighting
Cultivating NetGeneration of Youth as Global Citizens &
Media Literate Leaders in a Digital Age,
a World Link project sponsored by the US Department of State.
Check out the Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/ngygceafrica/
Especially
•Executive Summary: GCE-Africa
•NGY Pedagogical Model
• Three Constructs-Guiding Thematic Units
• NetGeneration of Youth Learning Strategy for Year
•Curricular Innovation Resources
Part One
Spotlighting
Core Partners and Advisors
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World Link; Global NetGeneration of Youth; and SMART Technologies
NAMLE; NSLC; RobertPruitt.com; A+ Interactive; Khanya Project;
George Mason University
Assigned Sister Sites:
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South Africa & US School
Oude Molen Academy of Science & Technology, Cape Town, SouthAfrica
Foshay Learning Center, Los Angeles, California
Uganda & US School
Kyambogo College School, Kampala, Uganda
The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Stamford, Connecticut
Zambia and US SchooL
David Kaunda Technical High School Board of Lusaka, Zambia
Belleville Township High School -Belleville, Illinois
Part One
Spotlighting
Cultivating NetGeneration of Youth as Global Citizens &
Media Literate Leaders in a Digital Age
GCE Africa leverages partnerships to ...
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Establish NGY Global Community of Practice
Foster use of state of the art collaborative technologies: SKYPE, NING, Bridgit, Google Docs
Engage in thematic based Virtual & Real World Exchange
Apply NetGeneration of Youth Model to address multiple themes ,
i.e., Media Literacy, Digital Empowerment, Global Understandings
Cultivate Leadership & Community Service; and Digital Empowerment
• NGY Ambassador Clubs: NING: Global Parties with a Purpose.NGY• NSLC Scholarship -2011/Summer Program at American University
in Washington, DC... International Diplomacy
Emilio Garza, Assistant Principal
Foshay Learning Center
Traditional
Approach
21st Century
Learners
NGY Frames Teacher
Conversations
• Developing Students as
Global Citizens
• Harnessing Technology to
Build Bridges of
Understanding
• Using the Real World as a
way to Apply Content
• Creative Methods to Weave
Standards Based Instruction
• Transforming into an
International Baccalaureate
School
Global Community of
Practice
• Teachers are Collaborating
with Professionals Outside
the School through Virtual
Visits using Smart Bridgit
and Skype
Global Community of
Practice
•Established a Global Sister
School with Oude Molen
Academy of Science and
Technology from South Africa
Ning (Blogs, Chats, Forums, Groups)
Skype
Real World Travel
Culturally Aware & Civically
Responsible
•MOU with Oude Molen Academy of Science
and Technology from South Africa
• Party with a Purpose, High School Students
Volunteered and then Celebrated with the
Global Community of Practice (3 US Schools
and 3 Schools from Africa)
Culturally Aware & Civically
Responsible
• PANWAPA, a global curriculum designed by
Sesame Workshop for elementary students to
develop cultural understandings and global
Citizenship
• Elementary Students Fund Raised and
Donated to Water For Children Africa
Proficient Thinkers and
Collaborative Problem Solvers
• NGY Ambassadors Coordinated the
California State Superintendent
Presentation on Foshay’s State
Department Grant on Global
Connections and Exchange Africa
Project
Proficient Thinkers and Collaborative
Problem Solvers
• NGY CyberJournalists Attended and
Reported out on their Experiences at
the Robotics Congressional Caucus in
Washington, D.C.
Proficient Thinkers and Collaborative Problem Solvers
• National Student Leadership Conference, for the last three
years Foshay’s NGY Ambassadors have refined their
understanding of the world and their leadership skills by
attending NSLC SUMMER INSTITUTES in International Diplomacy,
Engineering, and Mass Media and Journalism
Media and Technology
Proficiency
• Global Virtual Visit with Dr. Hal Walker,
a scientist who led a NASA team to
develop a laser to measure the distance
between the Earth and the Moon
• Gordon Allen, CBS KCAL News Producer
Discusses New vs. Old Media
Media and Technology Proficiency
• Smart Bridgit
• Ning (Media and Information
instruction is consistent with
UNESCO’s work around the world)
•Skype
Professional Development
• Students are Presenting
on their Experiences
• Students Voice what they
need from Teachers to
Compete in the World
Professional Development
• Teachers are Sharing their
Stories of Innovation
• Foshay Empowers the
Educators to Lead the
Change
Professional Development
• Building on the Teachers and
Student Experiences
• Develop an IB Unit of Inquiry per
Semester
• Student Products Guide Teacher
Reflections
• Teachers Present on the their
Learning Experience and their
Evolution as Educators in the 21st
Century
• PD Builds a Professional Learning
Community that Supports
Instruction through Consistency,
Feedback, and Reflection
Moving Forward
• Consistent School wide
Evolution of Instruction
• Shift From Direct
Instruction to Inquiry/
Project Based Learning
• The word is Changing and
Requires Educators to
Consistently Refine
Instruction
• Use Technology as a tool for
communication and
collaboration
• Partnerships are Essential
Part 3: Dialogue with Partnership
Adviser
INGRID GRAHAM
NGY/GCE AFRICA ADVISOR
ingrid@winetelligence.co.za
mobile+27824921873 telephone +27217063005
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Background and current focus
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Corporate background; last 10 yrs in education - PPP with world acclaimed Khanya
Project www.khanya.co.za
For last 2½ years working with Dr Lowenstein as a core partner in leading change
and innovation in education in US and African schools using the NGY model.
Developing sustainable partnerships as a strategy for transformation in Africa,
firstly for NGY Sister School Project - Foshay/Oude Molen and currently GCE-Africa
with schools in SA, Uganda, Zambia & US
Present themes of STEM; global citizenship & media literate leaders to embrace
current needs/realities in Africa viz. Elevation and empowerment through
entrepreneurship and job creation. (EEEJC)
State of the art technologies as tools of transformation
Excited to share our practice with educators around the world. We invite you to
join our GCoP as we work to support innovation and transformation in education.
Doing together what no man, woman or organisation can do alone.
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Lessons Learned
• Government projects: local representatives;
consulates; embassies and agencies
• Engage embassies as partners, inform them of
progress, ask for help when needed.
• Engage all stakeholders- SG body; principal;
parents; media
• Think in context – UBUNTU- African wisdom –
I am because of you; a spirit of sharing and
connectedness
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Virtual recognition of STEM
Champions
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Consul General Dr Alberta Mayberry
with NGY Ambassadors
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Symbolism of Ubuntu Spirit
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Unity Candle Lighting Ceremony
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Thank You
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Reflect , Question and Share
What does the NGY Presentation mean to you as a 21st
Century Educator?
It is our hope that you will be inspired to....
... Join the NGY Global Community of Practice
... Harness Technologies as Tools of Transformation
... Establish a NGY Ambassador Club to help develop
youth as global citizens and media literate leaders who
will shape the future!
Contact Information:
Emilio Garza
Email: emilio.garza@lausd.net
Dr. Ronnie Lownstein
Email: rbl50@aol.com
Ingrid Graham
Email: ingrid@winetelligence.co.za