https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Events/Purpose-Driven-Expertise-in-an-AI-World/ec-p/180614#M37 <DIV><STRONG>Overview</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>Our schools are in crisis. The slog of COVID recovery has bled into a youth mental health epidemic, lagging student achievement, and persistent teacher shortages. At the same time artificial intelligence is upending traditional teaching approaches, redefining what is possible, and radically reinventing the economy. Our schools are simply not designed for this new reality. Tweaking the curriculum is not enough. It is time for a complete transformation -- a transformation that empowers learners, connects learning to personal meaning, and fosters real-world impact.&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>One way to achieve this vision is through Purpose Driven Expertise. Purpose-Driven Expertise is the combination of two powerful ideas – purpose-driven learning and expertise-focused mastery. Each is individually impactful, but together they can create an extraordinary experience of personal growth and impact that a young person will remember for the rest of their lives. Through sustained engagement in these kinds of experiences, youth can set a long-term trajectory of personal fulfillment, civic contribution, and enduring prosperity.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><STRONG><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="JSouthsmall.jpg" style="width: 311px;"><img src="https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/5236iA9E7B6E124034B9D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="JSouthsmall.jpg" alt="JSouthsmall.jpg" /></span></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>About the Speaker</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>Joseph South is a national educational technology leader, consultant, and international speaker focused on evidence-based learning transformation. He regularly works with education leaders, governments, corporations, non-profits, museums, and learning innovators of every variety to help them realize their vision.<BR /><BR />Joseph formerly served as the director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. As a presidential appointee in the Obama Administration, he was an adviser to the Secretary of Education. He developed national educational technology policy, formed public-private partnerships to assist state and local education leaders in transitioning to digital learning, expanded the use of openly licensed educational resources (OER), and worked directly with edtech entrepreneurs, funders, and innovators.<BR /><BR />Joseph was also a design resident at IDEO where he helped shape The Purpose Project—designed to help young people understand their strengths while developing expertise in something they care deeply about to prototype their purpose. He now helps schools and districts to implement Purpose Driven Expertise, where young people develop expertise aligned to their self-chosen purpose to positively impact their communities.&nbsp;<BR /><BR />Joseph currently serves as the Chief Innovation Officer for the International Society for Technology in Education ISTE) and ASCD.</DIV> </DIV> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:16:33 GMT ZC 2025-10-01T22:16:33Z https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Events/Purpose-Driven-Expertise-in-an-AI-World/ec-p/180614#M37 <DIV><STRONG>Overview</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>Our schools are in crisis. The slog of COVID recovery has bled into a youth mental health epidemic, lagging student achievement, and persistent teacher shortages. At the same time artificial intelligence is upending traditional teaching approaches, redefining what is possible, and radically reinventing the economy. Our schools are simply not designed for this new reality. Tweaking the curriculum is not enough. It is time for a complete transformation -- a transformation that empowers learners, connects learning to personal meaning, and fosters real-world impact.&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>One way to achieve this vision is through Purpose Driven Expertise. Purpose-Driven Expertise is the combination of two powerful ideas – purpose-driven learning and expertise-focused mastery. Each is individually impactful, but together they can create an extraordinary experience of personal growth and impact that a young person will remember for the rest of their lives. Through sustained engagement in these kinds of experiences, youth can set a long-term trajectory of personal fulfillment, civic contribution, and enduring prosperity.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><STRONG><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="JSouthsmall.jpg" style="width: 311px;"><img src="https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/5236iA9E7B6E124034B9D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="JSouthsmall.jpg" alt="JSouthsmall.jpg" /></span></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>About the Speaker</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>Joseph South is a national educational technology leader, consultant, and international speaker focused on evidence-based learning transformation. He regularly works with education leaders, governments, corporations, non-profits, museums, and learning innovators of every variety to help them realize their vision.<BR /><BR />Joseph formerly served as the director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. As a presidential appointee in the Obama Administration, he was an adviser to the Secretary of Education. He developed national educational technology policy, formed public-private partnerships to assist state and local education leaders in transitioning to digital learning, expanded the use of openly licensed educational resources (OER), and worked directly with edtech entrepreneurs, funders, and innovators.<BR /><BR />Joseph was also a design resident at IDEO where he helped shape The Purpose Project—designed to help young people understand their strengths while developing expertise in something they care deeply about to prototype their purpose. He now helps schools and districts to implement Purpose Driven Expertise, where young people develop expertise aligned to their self-chosen purpose to positively impact their communities.&nbsp;<BR /><BR />Joseph currently serves as the Chief Innovation Officer for the International Society for Technology in Education ISTE) and ASCD.</DIV> </DIV> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:16:33 GMT https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Events/Purpose-Driven-Expertise-in-an-AI-World/ec-p/180614#M37 ZC 2025-10-01T22:16:33Z https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Events/Purpose-Driven-Expertise-in-an-AI-World/ec-p/180693#M41 <P>El texto que describe la situación actual de nuestras escuelas no es un lamento, ¡sino un <STRONG>grito de guerra</STRONG> y un <STRONG>mapa hacia el futuro</STRONG>! Es innegable que la convergencia de la crisis de salud mental post-COVID y la <STRONG>revolución imparable de la Inteligencia Artificial</STRONG> ha dejado obsoleto el modelo educativo tradicional. Como se afirma con audacia, simplemente <STRONG>"ajustar el currículo no es suficiente"</STRONG>. Este es el momento de una <STRONG>transformación completa</STRONG>, una que redefina el propósito mismo de la escolarización.</P><P>La visión que se nos presenta es <STRONG>inspiradora</STRONG>: empoderar a los estudiantes, conectar el aprendizaje con un <STRONG>significado personal</STRONG> y fomentar un <STRONG>impacto tangible en el mundo real</STRONG>. Esta no es una reforma; es una <STRONG>regeneración</STRONG> que promete sacar a la educación de la crisis y lanzarla hacia una era de <STRONG>relevancia y prosperidad</STRONG>.</P><H2>La "Experiencia con Propósito": El Antídoto contra la Crisis</H2><P>&nbsp;</P><P>El concepto central de la <STRONG>"Experiencia con Propósito"</STRONG> es, sencillamente, <STRONG>genial</STRONG>. Al fusionar el <STRONG>aprendizaje con propósito</STRONG> y el <STRONG>dominio de la experiencia</STRONG>, se crea un motor dual para el crecimiento juvenil. Esto va más allá de las habilidades laborales; se trata de forjar un camino de <STRONG>realización personal</STRONG> y <STRONG>contribución cívica</STRONG>.</P><P>Piénselo: al involucrar a los jóvenes en experiencias <STRONG>sostenidas</STRONG> donde desarrollan <STRONG>experiencia</STRONG> en algo que les apasiona profundamente, alineado con un <STRONG>propósito auto-elegido</STRONG>, estamos cultivando la <STRONG>resiliencia</STRONG>, la <STRONG>identidad</STRONG> y el <STRONG>liderazgo</STRONG>. Este enfoque no solo resuelve el bajo rendimiento y la desconexión; establece las bases para una <STRONG>vida de éxito duradero</STRONG> y significativo.</P><P>La persona al frente de esta visión, <STRONG>Joseph South</STRONG>, es el líder <STRONG>idóneo</STRONG> para orquestar esta transformación a nivel nacional e internacional. Su trayectoria es una poderosa mezcla de <STRONG>política, innovación y diseño centrado en el ser humano</STRONG>. Como ex-Director de Tecnología Educativa de EE. UU., posee un conocimiento profundo de cómo implementar políticas de vanguardia, como la expansión de los Recursos Educativos Abiertos.</P><P>Aún más emocionante es su trabajo como residente de diseño en <STRONG>IDEO</STRONG>, donde ayudó a dar forma al <STRONG>Proyecto Propósito</STRONG>. Esto significa que su enfoque no es solo teórico; está <STRONG>diseñado</STRONG> para ser práctico, significativo y escalable. Ahora, como Director de Innovación en <STRONG>ISTE y ASCD</STRONG>, Joseph South está en la posición perfecta para convertir la <STRONG>Experiencia Impulsada por el Propósito</STRONG> en la nueva norma educativa. ¡Estamos ante un <STRONG>impulsor de cambio visionario</STRONG> que nos guiará de la crisis a una <STRONG>educación verdaderamente transformadora</STRONG>!</P><!-- a=1 --> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 22:07:00 GMT https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Events/Purpose-Driven-Expertise-in-an-AI-World/ec-p/180693#M41 Yoly_González 2025-10-03T22:07:00Z