Model Lesson – The Changing Future

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The pace of change today is incredibly fast. Students are experiencing many new things in the world of technology including (of course) artificial intelligence (AI) ideas and tools. Sometimes the materials we are using in class are getting rapidly left behind ... As teachers, what do we do about this?

In this model lesson for English teachers of teenagers, we use a unit talking about 'Cool Apps and Gadgets' and identify the parts that are becoming out-of-date. We then give examples of how to keep on-track with the basic learning objectives of the unit by altering the activities to involve things that the students are seeing and working with in their own world, such as AI. We also show how to use activities to practice timeless skills — future readiness skills — that will help our students, no matter how the future changes, skills like critical thinking, empathy, visual literacy and collaboration.

Andrew Tiffany is the Manager, Regional Academic Services, for National Geographic Learning in Asia. Andrew has over 30 years of teaching experience, with 20 of these focused on teaching and teacher training in Asia. He has a Masters degree, multiple TEFL certifications, and has worked with both EFL learners and international school learners from ages PreK-12, both in English and subject content such as IB & AP courses and international exams like the SAT, ACT and TOEFL exams.

Andrew has taught some complex subjects such as physics and math in the past, and he tries to share ideas in simple ways that make sense to his learners. He also tries to find ways to engage and motivate students through the content that they are working with. Andrew is active internationally in Learning and Development with teachers and other professionals, working on ways to modernize learning assets and methods to make learning more enjoyable and more effective.

Segment: Teens

Hosted by: National Geographic Learning Asia

Category: Model Lesson

Presenter: Andrew Tiffany