Future
Casting...
Future
Casting®
Become the Hero of Your Own Story
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&
Utilizing
Technology to
Support Advanced Learning
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Future
Casting®
A Pedagogical Road Map
Connecting Interests & Passions to
Academic Content
FutureCasting®
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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
Every
hero’s journey
begins the same…
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Novice Community Participant
to
Expert Global Participant
WHO AREYOU?
Control the Message
CALLING
ALL
HEROESBETHEHEROTHATCHANGESEVERYTHING
ACTION !!!
Social Capital
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WHO AREYOU?
Activity:
Adjective List
Did you know you have multiple identities?
Activity:
Weebly Beginnings
It is easy!
I like to…
I am good at…
I am proud that I…
My favorite food is…
My favorite animal is…
Quotes that represent me…
If I could only save
three things…
Images that represent me…I am proud that I…
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
www.shsu.edu/lis_mah/documents/TCEA/hoaxtable.html
Explore
www.skillcow.com
cfnc.org
https://diy.org/
www.mynextmove.org
www.lifevaluesinventory.org
Control the Message
Source: Munster, G. (2014)
Taking Stock With Teens: Collaborative Consumer Insights Project. Piper Jaffray.
Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/facebook-texting-teens-
instagram-snapchat-most-popular-social-network/373043/
Why Control the
Message?
• College Admissions Officers & Committees
will search you
• Potential Employers will search you
• Friends (& non-friends) will search you
• Your Competition will search you
• Potential Boyfriend/Girlfriend will search you
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BETHANY MOTA
$40,000.00
Digital
Identity
Activity:
Online ID
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?
Valence
Volume
Quality
Activity:
Blog or Vlog
MATT NADEL
marques brownlee
Content
Quality
Always improving
Attending to detail
A lot of hard work
“Able to make some serious money”
MKBHD
CALLING
ALL
HEROESBETHEHEROTHATCHANGESEVERYTHING
Visualize
Yourself
in the
Future
Future Self
in20years.com
Activity:
Tagxedo Me
www.tagxedo.com
ACTION !!!
S
M
A
T
R
pecific
easureable
ttainable
ealistic
ime-bound
Cyclical
&
Ongoing
www.liftinternational.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
Goal attainment
is not luck, 



Goal attainment
is not luck, 

it takes time and
requires effort.

Social Capital
Explicit Hierarchy
Implicit Hierarchy
Relational & Egalitarian
Advantageous
Exchange
There must be an opportunity to exchange
skills and access information.
Don’t
you
think
if I were
wrong,
I’d
KNOW it?
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
Possibility
There must be the possibility of gaining
NEW knowledge and developing NEW skills.
Motivated
All members must be motivated to engage
without knowing the outcome value.
High achieving students
demonstrated greater
autonomy and
competence than low
achieving students in
computer-based learning
tasks.
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
Autonomyw/Competence
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
Autonomyw/Competence
IntrinsicMotivation
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
TooEasyorTooHard
IntrinsicMotivation
• Interesting
• Integral to one’s
vision of the
future
• Immediately
useful
• Tied to one’s identity
Achievement Motivation
Capable
All members must be capable of absorbing, applying,
and recognizing the value of new information.
Activity:
Meme
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Valence
Volume
Quality
Productivity
Consistency
Relevance
Quality
Valence
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
Fight the Good Fight
“I wish a politician with no teaching
experience would just come in and
tell me how to
teach,” said no
teacher EVER.
Discover
YOUR
Superpower
With great
POWER
comes great
RESPONSIBILITY.
Live by a Code of Honor
Invest in Yourself
Invest in Yourself
Personal Growth
Invest in Yourself
Personal Growth
Professional Learning
Invest in Yourself
Personal Growth
Professional Learning
Health & Well Being
You Can Change the World
Thank You!
Learning &
Performance
Environment &
Behavior
Life Outside
School
Digital Access
full electronic participation
in society
Digital Security & Safety
electronic precautions to
guarantee safety
Digital Law
electronic responsibility for
actions & deeds
Digital Communication
electronic exchange of
information
Digital Etiquette
electronic standards of
conduct or procedure
Digital Health & Wellness
physical & psychological
well-being in a digital world
Digital Literacy
teaching & learning about
technology and its use
Digital Rights &
Responsibilities
freedoms extended to
everyone in a digital world
Digital Commerce
electronic bying and selling
of goods

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