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Building the Future of Education

MUSEUMS AND THE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM

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Copyright Creative Commons ISBN 978-1-933253-97-8 Building the Future of Education: Museums and the Learning Ecosystem Copyright 2014 American Alliance of Museums

Contents

Foreword | Michael Robbins, U.S. Department of Education

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About This Convening | Elizabeth Merritt, Center for the Future of Museums, and

Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford

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Setting the Stage | Elizabeth Merritt, Center for the Future of Museums

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Glimpses of the Future of Education | Katherine Prince, KnowledgeWorks

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Time for a Perfect Storm! | Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford

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Igniting a Learning Revolution with The Henry Ford's Innovation Education

Incubator | Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford

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Communities of Innovative Practice

A City-Level Approach to Remake Learning | Gregg Behr, The Grable Foundation 30

Empowering Statewide Museums and Libraries as Integral Educational

Partners | Jeri Robinson, Boston Children's Museum

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Taking It National and Global: A Value-Driven, Project-Based

Learning and Innovative Credit-Earning Model

| Elliot Washor, Big Picture Learning

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Needs-Based Systemic Change in the Learning Ecosystem: Students, Teachers and Museums

One Size Does Not Fit All | Nikhil Goyal, Activist and Author

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A Student Bill of Rights | Erik Martin, Game Designer and Student Leader

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Lessons from a National Education Leader's Journey | Rebecca Mieliwocki,

2012 National Teacher of the Year

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The Challenge of Scaling Up

Museums in an Age of Scale | Michael Edson, Smithonian Institution

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Every Child a Changemaker | Laura White, Ashoka

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A Call to Action | Elizabeth Merritt and Paula Gangopadhyay

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Dispatches from the Future of Education (Additional Reading)

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Program Participants

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Word cloud of "In 2033 education will be..." thoughts contributed by attendees. 4

Foreword

By Michael Robbins, Senior Advisor for Nonprofit Partnerships, U.S. Department of Education

I recently joined my 6-year-old niece for a museum visit. As she combed through exhibits, she discovered a drawer on a display wall, pulled it out and gleefully exclaimed, "OOOOHH! More information!"

Wouldn't it be great if we heard this each day in classrooms across the nation? Museums can help us get there.

Dedicated teachers and school leaders are advancing education success across the United States--turning around lowperforming schools, implementing

world-class curriculum standards and demonstrating that students can succeed in the classroom regardless of challenges they might face outside school. But schools can't and shouldn't go it alone.

Our students need more opportunities for inquiry-based learning that inspires curiosity and fuels their passions. Our parents need to be better supported as co-learners and learning coaches with their children. Learning needs to better connect students to their communities, culture and history. We need more professionally

Children learn soldering in MAKESHOP at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Photo: Ben Filio

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