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Move Ove r M i l l enn ia l s !W E L C O M I N G G E N Z I N T O Y O U R C L A S S R O O M
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How many of you remember…
MI X TA P E B E I NG O N A TA P E
Welcome…Genera t i on Z
Gen Z
Homelanders
iGen
Screenagers
The S lash Genera t i on
Born between 1995 and 2010Formative years have just arrivedEarly world marked by terrorism and troubled economy – they are not the optimistic millennials May “hack” their way through educationGreen-based, conservation mindedValue safety and are risk averseSelf-reliant, more likely to save moneyGlobally savvy and awareUnder surveillanceConsuming media is morphing into creating mediaText messaging morphing into iconic messaging
Who Gen Z is
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E d u c a t o r ’ s r o l e m u s t
c h a n g e a s w e t e a c h
a g e n e r a t i o n o f
s t u d e n t s w h o d o n ’ t
n e e d a d u l t s t o g e t
i n f o r m a t i o n .
They can broadcast every thought and emotion in real time
Don’t think well on their own
Have external stimuli at their fingertips 24/7
Depend on a screen to push themselves
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B y t h e e n d o f t o d a y ’ s E d u c a t o r
S e r i e s yo u ’ l l …
Define Generation Z and describe their
general characteristics
Compare the major shifts that are
occurring from Millennials to Generation Z
Identify shifts we must make as educators
in order to teach and engage this
generation
Apply the information presented to
develop lessons, and motivate and grow
these students
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3 / R E D E F I N E O U R R O L E
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A R E L E A R N I N G
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Characteristics of Gen Z
• First time five generations in workplace
• Globally savvy and aware
• Experts at multitasking
• Streamers, not cable watchers
• Thrifty
• Barely use email
• Self-educators
• Have a whole conversation with emojis
• Will make up 40% of consumers by 2020
• They are buying houses and founding non-profits
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Millennials Generation Z
Optimistic Realistic
Collaborative Independent
Digital Pioneers Digital Natives
Public Private
Digital Only Face to Face
Formally Educated On-Demand Learning
Job Hopping Role Hopping
Global Spectator Global Citizen
Confident Cautious
Spending Saving
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From Tradi t ional Pedagogy to
Transformational Pedagogy
Motivating Generation ZSix Levels of Motivation (Marching off the Map, Elmore)
1. I get to do something2. I get to do something interesting to me3. I get to do something interesting using my gifts4. I get to do something interesting using my gifts
with people I enjoy5. I get to do something interesting using my gifts
with people I enjoy and solve a problem6. I get to do something interesting using my gifts
with people solving a problem regarding something that matters
Connecting wi th these students
• Keep it short • Make it visual• Feed curiosity• Give them ownership• Make it interactive• Gamify your content• Offer a cause
• Project Based Learning
What does this mean in your classroom?
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Believe in Them
References• Educating Generation Z. YouTube video retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDLNRkmZXoA January 24, 2019.
• Elmore, T. (2014). Homelanders: The next generation. Retrieved from psychologytoday.com/blog/artificial-maturity.
• Elmore, T. & McPeak, M. (2017). Marching off the map: Inspire students to navigate a brand new world. Atlanta, GA: Poet Gardener Publishing.
• Generational differences in charitable giving and in motivations for giving. (2008). The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University for Campbell and Company. Retrieved on April 30, 2012 at www.philanthropy.iupui.edu.
• Generations past, present, and future. YouTube video retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfYjGxI6AJ8 October 30, 2017.
• Murray, R.M. & Rutledge, H. (2009). Generations: Bridging the gap with type. PowerPoint Presentation. Norman, OK: Performance Consulting Publishers.
• Neal, M. (2014). iGen? Homelanders? The next generation needs a name. Retrieved from motherboard.vice.com.
• Rutledge, H. (2011). Boomers, blackberries, and tweets. Training Workshop. Fairfax, VA: Otto Kroeger Associates.