STUDENTS

REAL-WORLD LEARNING

REAL-WORLD LEARNING

Students should learn through
individual passions. - Yong Zhao

Focus should be on recreating the 'middle class'.
- Yong Zhao

Graduates are not prepared for work after school. Students need to learn to be creative and work with technology. - Yong Zhao

Graduates are not prepared for work after school. Students need to learn to be creative and work with technology. - Yong Zhao

Create Excellence Framework
- Maxwell, Stobaugh, Tassell

Real-World Learning
creates higher-level thinking skills.

Teach students with a focus on
"individual interests, passion, and talents". - Prensky

Teach students with a focus on
"individual interests, passion, and talents". - Prensky

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

UPLIFT Curriculum

Effective Thinking

Create Excellence Framework
 - Critical Thinking

Create Excellence Framework
- Critical Thinking

Use technology to engage
students with a focus on
individual passions. - Zhao

Effective Action

Effective Relationships

Real-Life Accomplishments

Create Excellence Framework
 - Real-Life Learning

Create Excellence Framework
- Real-Life Learning

Prensky's Brain Gain

The brain is "enhanced and 
extended by technology" -Prensky

The brain is "enhanced and
extended by technology" -Prensky

Education must be approached differently, with technology as a building foundation. - Yong Zhao

Technology should be used to promote real-life learning. - Maxwell, Stobaugh, Tassell