As I reflect back on my most recent graduate class and the work it has inspired me to do, I am in awe of the changes in technology and the professional culture surrounding it within my PLN (professional learning network). 1-to-1 initiatives are popping up in districts left and right, students are more and more aware and making use of technology tools in and out of school, and educators are scrambling to integrate the tools and skills 21st century learners need while changing curriculum standards. It seems very much like a perfect storm...or the perfect opportunity to think 'outside the box' and take advantage of my own professional passions and curiosities.
Thomas L. Friedman (2013), says that in our hyper-connected, technology-driven world, the individuals who will succeed "won’t just be those with more I.Q. [They] will also be those with more P.Q.
(passion quotient) and C.Q. (curiosity quotient) to leverage all the new
digital tools to not just find a job, but to invent one or reinvent
one, and to not just learn but to relearn for a lifetime." So being 'smart' or 'intelligent' isn't necessarily going to be enough to be a successful individual anymore. Problem solving, creative/inventive thinking, the initiative, passion, and curiosity to seek information and reach goals matter more...when applied and used correctly. Technology is so easy to come by. Information is so easy to access...but what we do with that information and the path we choose to take with it...that is the true test of technology adaption. I have a vision of where I want to go with my new-found technology skills and I truly believe I have the passion and curiosity to get there.
Here is my take on my own professional PQ and CQ in the form of a PowToon.
Friedman, Thomas L. (2013, January 29). It's P.Q. and C.Q. as Much As I.Q. THe New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/opinion/friedman-its-pq-and-cq-as-much-as-iq.html?_r=0
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