Foundations+Program-+Beginning+the+Conversation


 * PSBC Foundations Program 11 Dec 2008**

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Alberta does not exist in a vacuum, isolated away from the forces of our rapidly changing global society. Alberta, Canada and the world are changing at an amazing rate, 20,000 new words created and each year, atmosphere and climate change, biodiversity and bioinvasion, safety and security, technological innovation, economies to mention just a few. Consequently if we are to serve the students of today well, then we must ensure we are not preparing then today with the skills and knowledge of yesterday. Like wise as we serve our communities both immediate, provincially and nationally we need to be able to look into the future and predict what our communities may look like and what they will require of our grads in 2020 and beyond. As Gary Marx in his Sixteen Trends states:======

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“Unless we stay ahead of the curve, we’ll fall behind. There is no more status quo. Change is inevitable “progress” is optional”. “To earn legitimacy, organizations need to be connected with the communities, countries, and worlds they serve. Unless they are constantly scanning the environment, educators and others in society will soon find themselves isolated and out of touch.”======

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To this end the PSB Foundations committee has developed two questions for trustees to use within their communities in order engage all stakeholders, in the process of generating opinions and thoughts on what the members of our communities, across the province believe are the key attributes and needs of both our young people as well as our communities in the future. This will then lead to an understanding of the common educational experiences each student needs and is deserving of in order to adequately prepare them for the future. At the same time it will provide direction for trustee advocacy work with the Department of Education in order to ensure these goals are achieved.======

QUESTIONS
===1.    What attributes (knowledge, skills, experiences, habits, attitudes, etc?) will the 2020 graduates of public school education need in order to thrive in their adult life as part of a global community?===

Factors to consider Factors to consider
 * Knowledge
 * Skills
 * Attitudes
 * Relationships
 * Values
 * Civic consciousness
 * Practical wisdom
 * Leadership
 * Personality
 * Service
 * Ethics
 * Communication,(language, cell phones, e-mail, body language)
 * Health and health care
 * Housing
 * Transportation (cars ,rail ,planes water ,public)
 * Environment
 * Clothing
 * Food
 * Energy
 * Video games/ training, devises, scenarios
 * Schools
 * Schooling
 * Money/currency
 * Shopping
 * Arts
 * Computers
 * Government
 * Safety / security
 * Population
 * ======  Relationships======
 * ====== Laws ======
 * ====== Work ======
 * ======  Nano technology======
 * ======  Time and space======
 * ======  Natural resources======
 * ====== Power ======
 * ====== Robotics ======