A presentation on Chapter 9 of Wheatley book -- The 4th 'New Science'

1. Wheatley – Chapter 9
How do-- Kindergarten teachers,
PhD Chemists, Big Evil Corporations,
Alaskan 9th Graders, and Careers
Interrelate?
The 4th ‘new science’

2. Electronics and semiconductors
1947 -- On December 23, William Shockley,
Walter Brattain, and John Bardeen successfully
test the point-contact transistor, setting off the
semiconductor revolution.
1954 -- A silicon-based junction transistor,
perfected by Gordon Teal of Texas Instruments
brings a tremendous reduction in costs.

3. Electronics and semiconductors
1965 – by Gordon Moore
His bold prediction, popularly known as Moore's Law,
states that the number of transistors on a chip will
double approximately every two years.
He actually said that evidence showed that this was
true for 1958 to 1965, and that he thought it would
hold for another ten years.

4. Electronics and semiconductors
Several (peer-reviewed) articles acknowledge
that it has held true through 2007. . .
Though in 2005 Moore stated that the law
could not hold indefinitely because transistors
would someday reach the atom level.

5. Electronics and semiconductors

6. Electronics and semiconductors

7. Electronics and semiconductors
2003 – 90 nm
2008-11 – 45 nm
2012 -- 22 nm (5 fabs)
Sooner or later – there will be no place
smaller and faster to go every two years.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/silicon-innovations/moores-law-
embedded-technology.html

8. AND now, A QUIZ
1. How far does light travel in a
nanosecond? (11.78 inches)
How big is an atom? ( .1 nm, 1 nm, 10 nm)

9. AND now, A QUIZ
2. What is this
picture?

10. AND now, A QUIZ
3. What percentage of Alaskan jobs require
a bachelor’s degree? (8%, 16%, 22%)
4. In ten years, what percentage of today’s
Alaskan 9th-graders will have a bachelor’s
degree? (6%, 8%, 11%, 14%, more)

11. AND now, A QUIZ
How do-- Kindergarten teachers, PhD
Chemists, Big Evil Corporations, Alaskan 9th
Graders, and Careers Interrelate?
Gordon Moore is the Chemist.
AT&T, Intel, and Texas Instruments are all big
corporations in semiconductors.
. . . More to come!

12. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
It’s a neuron.

13. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
Why can’t you speak Hindi?

14. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
Structure of a synapse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapsehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse

15. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
The Human Brain
10 billion neurons
5,000 to 10,000 possible
connections each
50 – 100 Trillion Synaptic
http://www.keck.bioimaging.wisc.edu/lecture- Connections
series-2001-2002.html

16. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
Brain Growth
Surplus Neurons
Surplus trial connections
Active neurons
develop and stabilize
Use ‘em or lose ‘em!

17. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
The Human
Element
Self Referencing:
Our Best Teacher

18. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
Self Referencing: Our Best Teacher
Point system in the classroom
“I like how you are sitting quietly”
Respect others, Respect yourself

19. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
Identity and Meaning
Did you ever get the answer to a really pressing
problem while you were asleep or not actively
thinking about it? Our Neurons and connections
are always running in the background.

20. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
Small Group Session
You will se a set of slides in your group room.
Follow the steps on the slides to proceed through the group activity.
You will each have a section to type in.
In the order your names appear in the breakout area--
Person 1: Timekeeper
Person 2: Reporter
Person 3: Facilitator, Filmstrip manager
Person 4: Lucky

21. Small Group Session
How do you self-reference? Journaling, dreaming, post-school chat
buddy, list maker, post on a blog…….
Quickly type preliminary thoughts about how you self reference on this slide. (1 min)
Take 3-4 minutes to discuss, adding notes to your section as needed. If possible, deepen
the discussion by explaining how this helps you organize yourself.
Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4

22. Small Group Session
Imagine yourself in a leadership role.
What are some ways you might encourage other staff to self-reference?
How might you go about accomplishing this?
1 minute of quiet to think and jot down ideas.
3-4 minutes discussion time, and adding to notes as needed.
Then deepen the discussion by commenting on how to help your school organize itself.
Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4

23. Self-Referencing in an Orderly Universe
Small Group Session
Food for Thought
IBM replicates the brain's architecture by using a crossbar array to hold the synapses,
which then learn which sensory patterns correspond to which desired motor control
outputs. The crossbar array connects the neurons to sensor inputs by integrating over a
large fan-in of dendrites, then firing output pulses down axons which feed individual
synaptic connections to the other neurons in the network.
"Synapses are realized with a crossbar array, in which the vertical lines are the input
dendrites and horizontal lines are the output axons," said Modha. "Each neuron fires in
order to communicate with the other neurons which fully integrates memory with
processor, instead of separating them like von Neumann.“
The eventual goal is to create a brain-like 10 billion neuron, 100 trillion synapse
cognitive computer with comparable size and power consumption to the
human brain.
Johnson, R. C. (2011) IBM Demos Cognitive Computer Chips retrieved from http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218883/IBM-demos-cognitive-computer-
chips

24. And now . . .
Jobs and
Education

25. Introduction and Needs Identification
The KIDS

26. Introduction and Needs Identification
The JOBS
Only 22%
of the JOBS
(those in
the yellow
area)

27. Educational Stakeholders
Who is Impacted by the success (or failure) of our effort?
Educators
Students Employers
Parents Government
Community and Cultural Groups
Non-profit Groups
Future Generations -- Elders
Anybody want to try dictating decision-making
structure to all of these folks?

28. Expectations for Success
And no, this is not a textbook item!
George H. Copa and Susan J. Wolff
Oregon State University
12 pages of recommended design features
that stress practical applicability.
Accountability Expectations
Environment Staffing
(and more)

29. Organizational Accountability for
Decisions
Align all design elements
Insure consequences for outcomes
Based on shared mission, vision, goals, and values
Adapt accountability to changing environments
(from the recommendations of Copa and Wolff)

30. AND now, A QUIZ (AGAIN)
How do-- Kindergarten teachers, PhD
Chemists, Big Evil Corporations, Alaskan 9th
Graders, and Careers Interrelate?
Patricia Wolfe was a Kindergarten teacher.
Careers require education and training.
Our Alaskan 9th Graders represent all kids.
. . . Decisions to come!

31. THE END
Using the ideas presented in this
book and with the insights of our
classmates, how are we going to
make decisions?
We CAN Fill in the Gold Bar