Republic of the Philippines

Region V (Bicol)
Bicol University
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Legazpi City
Summer 2019

T E C H N O L O G I C A L I N N O VAT I O N I N E D U C AT I O N

SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE

MS. ISABEL B. BENASA

MAIE-TLE

A N G E L I N A A . G AV E R I A
Professor
 SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE

 What would be the schools of future generation?

1. The schools of future generation would have no teachers, pencil and books.
2. The present-day teachers will change to Robotic teachers.
3. The future school will go electronic.
4. "Next century, schools as we know them will no longer exist,” (based in

Melbourne, Australia.)
5. Online education (51 talk, VOISE Academy High School)

In the future people will have "E-Text" / “E- Book” instead of Books. The

students of those generation will not have to go to school. They should do their

homework and Test in their house in a Computer Screen. They don’t have human

teachers just like we have now but they will have a single mechanical teacher in the

form of a computer. The children will have no company of friends, as we have now and

thus no interaction among them will be possible. They will be studying in individual

rooms in their houses. There will be no physical education or games included in their

course which can thus affect their health. Computers will become an essential

ingredient in the recipe for an effective school of the future. Students, will see and hear

teachers on computers. Accessing "classrooms" on their home computers, students will

learn at times most convenient for them.

At Seashore Primary School, an imaginary school of the future created by the Education

Department of Australia, technology is the glue that holds classes together. At the

imaginary Seashore school:

  All teachers and students have laptop computers.
 Teachers check voicemail and return students' calls on a special telephone

system.
 Students use telephones to find information or speak to experts in subject areas

they are studying.

 All lessons are multidisciplinary.
 All students have individual learning plans created by teachers.

A Real-Life School of the Future

Right here in the United States are public schools that strive to bring the future into the

present. One of those schools, A.C.T. Academy in McKinney, Texas, was created as an

actual "school of the future." Originally funded by a $5.5 million grant from the U.S.

Department of Education, the school is now supported by the McKinney Independent

School District.

At the school, knowledge is "actively constructed by the learner on a base of prior

knowledge, attitudes, and values." Sophisticated technology is in place to support the

pursuit of knowledge.

The 250 Academy students all have access to a computer. The 12- to 18-year-olds each

have their own computer; 7- to 11-year-olds have one portable computer for every two

students; and 5- and 6-year-olds use computers at fixed stations. In addition, the

students use multimedia computers, printers, CD-ROMs, laserdiscs, VCRs, video

editing machines, camcorders, cable television, online services, and telephones --

simple but effective research tools.

A.C.T. Academy has formed community partnerships and business mentorships to

foster students' learning experiences. The school is also in partnerships with other
schools, colleges, universities, and research centers. The goal: to learn through all the

different kinds of resources that real life offers.

Teachers assess student learning through portfolios and creative performance tasks.

Again, the object is to use real-life approaches to assessment.

On-line Education

Forget textbooks and hand-outs’. Forget No. 2 pencils. And if you're looking for curricula

for science or English class, go online. At the VOISE Academy High School, a new

Chicago school opening in fall 2008, classwork is guided and shaped by 21st-century

tech tools, providing an intriguing glimpse at what schools may look like in the future.

With the help of outside funding, VOISE (Virtual Opportunities Inside a School

Environment) will bring the best online education offers to a real-life classroom. Each

student will have a wireless-enabled laptop for use at school; those without a PC and

Internet access at home will have that provided, too. With tech as the backbone,

designers say, VOISE will make learning what it should be: student directed, project

based, rigorous, and relevant.

Kemi Jona, an associate professor at North western University and a member of the

VOISE Academy High School design team, explains that online curriculum provides "a

ticket to entry for students, getting them ready for the really exciting stuff: the projects,

the collaborations, and the local connections that a teacher can bring." Curricula will be

aligned with national and state education standards, but this "textbook" will hardly be

"the sum total of what a teacher uses in his or her classroom," Jona says.
VOISE is part of the Chicago Public Schools’ Renaissance 2010 initiative, designed to

create 100 specialized public and charter schools that will keep kids engaged and

wanting more. The academy, with 150 freshmen, will share a building with two other

Renaissance 2010 schools on the former Austin High School campus on the city's West

Side, adding a grade level and an additional 150 students per year until it reaches a

maximum of 600.

Credit: VOISE

Prove It -- Early Success: Higher Attendance, More Grads

VOISE is part of Chicago’s Renaissance 2010 effort to create innovative schools that

provide high-quality educational options. These academies receive more freedom than

traditional public schools in return for high levels of accountability. Early research shows

that students in these new schools are more likely to attend school and go on to

graduate. Their success, according to results from the 2005-06 school year, includes

a higher attendance rate:

 95 percent Renaissance 2010 elementary schools vs. 94 percent district

elementary schools.

 93 percent new high schools vs. 86 percent district high schools.

a lower transfer-out rate:

 8 percent Renaissance 2010 schools vs. 14 percent district schools.

a higher graduation rate:

 90 percent Renaissance 2010 schools vs. 73 percent district schools.

SOURCE: OFFICE OF NEW SCHOOLS, CHICAGO