Future
Casting...
Future
Casting®
The Secondary Edition
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&
Pew Research Center, 2010
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Past Generations
Millennials
Past Generations
Past Generations
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Future
Casting®
A Pedagogical Road Map
Connecting Interests & Passions to
Academic Content
FutureCasting®
© Angela Housand, 2013
TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)
Three Ring Conception of Giftedness
Courage
Optimism
Romance with a Topic
Vision or Sense of Destiny
Physical and Mental Fortitude
Sensitivity to Human Concerns
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who do I
want to be?
PRESENT FUTURETension
PRESENT FUTURESkill-Development
Self-Awareness
Productivity
Who am I?
Who do I
want to be?
1
2
3
2. What do I need to learn?
1. What are my interests, values, & goals?
3. Who can help me?
4
5
6
Who am I?
Who do I
want to be?
6. Who will I be helping when I have
become who I want to be?
5. What will I be doing when I have
become who I want to be?
4. When will I know I have
become who I want to be?
WHO AREYOU?
Self-Awareness
Interests
Aspirations
Values
Talents
Did you know you have multiple identities?
Volume
The amount of information there is about
you on the internet
Relevancy
The usefulness of the information that exists
about you and how consistent that
information is with you you say you are and
what you claim to value
Purity
The amount of information that comes up in
an Internet search that is about you and not
someone with a similar name or similar
interests
Diversity
The mixture of information found when you
are searched online:
• Do you have a website?
• Are you found in real time content?
• Are there images and video of you?
Activity:
Weebly Beginnings
It is so easy!
http://education.weebly.com/
Activity:
Explore
Explore
Explore
Students Conduct Research to Answer:
What are my values?
How do I like to spend my time?
What might I want to do in the future?
What skills do I need to be successful in the future?
What steps do I need to take to attain my vision of the future?
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LIFE
VALUES
INVENTORY
Values clarification & Personal Development
LIFE
VALUES
INVENTORY
The Interest-A-Lyzer
By
Joseph S. Renzulli
University of Connecticut
Explore
www.skillcow.com
cfnc.org
https://diy.org/
www.mynextmove.org
www.lifevaluesinventory.org
Future Self
Future Self
Current self and future
self are different people
If you can’t imagine the
future you opt for
immediate gratification
Immediate Gratification
1. Disregard for Future
Consequences
2. Responses are Reflexive —
Not Controlled or Intentional
3. Negatively Related to
“Joy” and “Happiness”
in20years.com
Skill
Development
Self-Regulatory
Domain Specific
Social
Internet
Writing
Activities
Remember the
future?
Press Release
The Ideal
Day…
Who are your
heroes?
Who am I?
How have I
grown?
Activity:
www.tagxedo.com
Activity:
S.W.O.T.
S
TO
W
Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis
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Strengths
What unique skills do I have?
What do I do well?
When do others ask for my help?
What experiences have I had that will
help me as I move forward?
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Weaknesses
What areas do I need to improve?
What do others view as my weakness
or area for improvement?
What is something I would like to
change?
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Opportunities
What opportunities are already
available to me?
What resources do I have available?
How can I use my strengths to create
opportunities for myself?
Who do I know that can help me?
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Threats
What could hinder my success?
What are potential problems I could
encounter?
What are the challenges I face?
What are the restrictions in my life
(time, money, vehicle, access to
computer or the Internet, etc.)? © Angela Housand, 2013
S
M
A
T
R
pecific
easureable
ttainable
ealistic
ime-bound
Effective Goal Setting:
More Than SMART
Prioritized
Reviewed Periodically
Revised as Needed
Accountable to Others
Cyclical
&
Ongoing
www.liftinternational.com
The greater danger for most
of us lies not in setting our
aim too high and falling short;
but in setting our aim too low,
and achieving our mark.
-Michelangelo
Activity:
Meme
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Productivity
Consistency
Relevance
Quality
Valence
Activity:
Vlog or Blog
write stories
design graphics
paint pictures
program softwaretake photographs
make movies
start a business
perform music
invent sculpt
build
serve the community
advocate
create computer games
conduct an experiment
present research
raise funds
• Tied to Student’s
Identity
• Personally
Interesting
• Integral to the
Student’s Vision of
the future
• Viewed as Useful
(Eccles & Wigfield)
Personally Meaningful
Thank You !!!

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