Gen Alpha and Being the School of Choice
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
English - November 02, 2023 17:01 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBEducation News Tech News educationtransition schools edtech education educationtechnology edujedi k12 k12technology learningcounsel leilani Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Listen in on this rousing conversation about the Alpha Generation which is defined as people born 2010-2024 – the current crop of students in K12 schools. Research has shown they prefer the screen to humans, and although older generations find that terrible, it’s a fact that still has a profound impact on how they can be effectively taught and what they expect. Ramifications for technology and teaching are discussed between the host, LeiLani Cauthen and Mary Schlegelmilch, Education Advocate from Cisco who has been an early childhood educator, a middle school science teacher, a district curriculum facilitator, an elementary school principal, and has served as the eLearning Supervisor in charge of online, blended, and distance education for Omaha Public Schools. Multiple aspects of the Alpha Gen are enumerated with comments and observations made by both speakers.