FutureCasting, a framework of “life skills,” enables young people to connect who they are today with the person they will be in the future. Within this framework, students answer the questions “Who am I?” and “Who do I want to be?” The answers to these questions empower students to take control of their digital identity and personal reputation, identify the value systems that influence choices, define personal and “professional” goals, and become aware of how the choices they make today effect future opportunities. This session introduces teachers to FutureCasting and provides activities for participants that can be implemented immediately. Join us as we begin the work of helping students become the master of their own developmental trajectory and the hero of their own story!

1. Future
Casting...
Future
Casting®
Become the Hero of Your Own Story

2. angelahousand.com
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4. iu13

5. Generation Z

9. A Pedagogical Road Map
Connecting Interests & Passions to
Academic Content
FutureCasting®

10. TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)

11. Three Ring Conception of Giftedness

12. Courage
Optimism
Romance with a Topic
Vision or Sense of Destiny
Physical and Mental Fortitude
Sensitivity to Human Concerns

17. Every
hero’s journey
begins the same…

18. FutureCasting®org
© Angela Housand, 2013
Novice Community Participant
to
Expert Global Participant

19. WHO AREYOU?

20. Control the Message

21. CALLING
ALL
HEROESBETHEHEROTHATCHANGESEVERYTHING

22. ACTION !!!

23. Social Capital

24. FutureCasting®org
© Angela Housand, 2013

25. WHO AREYOU?

26. Activity:
Words that Describe

27. Did you know you have multiple identities?

30. Activity:
Weebly Beginnings

31. It is easy!

42. I like to…
I am good at…
I am proud that I…
My favorite food is…
My favorite animal is…

43. Quotes that represent me…
If I could only save
three things…
Images that represent me…I am proud that I…

46. Activity:
Explore

49. What are my values?
How do I like to spend my time?
What might I want to do in the future?
What skills do I need to be successful in the future?
What steps do I need to take to attain my vision of the future?
© Angela Housand, 2013

50. www.shsu.edu/lis_mah/documents/TCEA/hoaxtable.html

58. LIFE
VALUES
INVENTORY
Values Clarification & Personal Development

59. LIFE
VALUES
INVENTORY

67. Who am I?

68. Who am I?
A light rainfall,
A soft word,
The sweet, melodic
Song of a bird.
Fragile and easily
overlooked, unheard
A little sad
A little unsure
A symphony of
quiet sounds…
kindness when it seems
It cannot be found
A gentle Grace
That slowly changes
The way the world works
Who am I?

69. Control the Message

70. Why Control the
Message?
• College Admissions Officers & Committees
will search you
• Potential Employers will search you
• Friends (& non-friends) will search you
• Your Competition will search you
• Potential Boyfriend/Girlfriend will search you
© Angela Housand, 2013

72. Public Domain Image by kid-josh https://www.flickr.com/photos/48112820@N05/6784102187

73. BETHANY MOTA

75. $40,000.00

76. Digital
Identity

77. Activity:
Online ID

81. Volume
The amount of information there is about
you on the internet

82. Relevancy
The usefulness of the information that exists
about you and how consistent that
information is with you you say you are and
what you claim to value

83. Purity
The amount of information that comes up in
an Internet search that is about you and not
someone with a similar name or similar
interests

84. Diversity
The mixture of information found when you
are searched online:
• Do you have a website?
• Are you found in real time content?
• Are there images and video of you?

90. 10%

91. 45%

92. Average = 9 hrs/day

93. Less than 3%

94. Activity:
Blog or Vlog

95. MATT NADEL

98. marques brownlee

99. Content
Quality

100. Always improving
Attending to detail
A lot of hard work
“Able to make some serious money”
MKBHD

104. Valence
Volume
Quality

105. CALLING
ALL
HEROESBETHEHEROTHATCHANGESEVERYTHING

106. Productivity

108. Consistency
Relevance
Quality
Valence

110. write stories
design graphics
paint pictures
program softwaretake photographs
make movies
start a business
perform music
invent sculpt
build
serve the community
advocate
create computer games
conduct an experiment
present research
raise funds

121. ACTION !!!

122. Visualize
Yourself
in the
Future

123. Future Self

125. in20years.com

128. Activity:
Tagxedo Me
www.tagxedo.com

133. S
M
A
T
R
pecific
easureable
ttainable
ealistic
ime-bound

134. Cyclical
&
Ongoing

139. www.liftinternational.com

141. Writing Prompt
● I would like to improve…
● Some people are unhappy with…
● I want to learn more about…
● An idea I would like to try…
● Something I think would really make a
difference is…
● Something I would like to change is…

142. Activity:
S.W.O.T.

143. S
TO
W
Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis

144. © Angela Housand, 2013

145. © Angela Housand, 2013

146. Strengths
What unique skills do I have?
What do I do well?
When do others ask for my help?
What experiences have I had that will
help me as I move forward?
© Angela Housand, 2013

147. Weaknesses
What areas do I need to improve?
What do others view as my weakness
or area for improvement?
What is something I would like to
change?
© Angela Housand, 2013

148. Opportunities
What opportunities are already
available to me?
What resources do I have available?
How can I use my strengths to create
opportunities for myself?
Who do I know that can help me?
© Angela Housand, 2013

149. Threats
What could hinder my success?
What are potential problems I could
encounter?
What are the challenges I face?
What are the restrictions in my life
(time, money, vehicle, access to
computer or the Internet, etc.)? © Angela Housand, 2013

150. Goal attainment
is not luck,

151. Goal attainment
is not luck,
it takes time and
requires effort.

152. Social Capital

155. Explicit Hierarchy

156. Implicit Hierarchy

158. Relational & Egalitarian

159. Advantageous

160. Exchange
There must be an opportunity to exchange
skills and access information.

163. Don’t
you
think
if I were
wrong,
I’d
KNOW it?

164. S
TO
W
Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis

165. Possibility
There must be the possibility of gaining
NEW knowledge and developing NEW skills.

168. Motivated
All members must be motivated to engage
without knowing the outcome value.

169. High achieving students
demonstrated greater
autonomy and
competence than low
achieving students in
computer-based learning
tasks.
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)

170. (Otta & Tavella, 2010)
Autonomyw/Competence

171. (Otta & Tavella, 2010)
Autonomyw/Competence
IntrinsicMotivation

172. (Otta & Tavella, 2010)
TooEasyorTooHard
IntrinsicMotivation

173. • Interesting
• Integral to one’s
vision of the
future
• Immediately
useful
• Tied to one’s identity
Achievement Motivation

174. Capable
All members must be capable of absorbing, applying,
and recognizing the value of new information.

177. Activity:
Meme

181. © Angela Housand, 2013

192. Fight the Good Fight
“I wish a politician with no teaching
experience would just come in and
tell me how to
teach,” said no
teacher EVER.

194. Discover
YOUR
Superpower

195. With great
POWER
comes great
RESPONSIBILITY.

196. Live by a Code of Honor

197. Invest in Yourself

198. Invest in Yourself
Personal Growth

199. Invest in Yourself
Personal Growth
Professional Learning

200. Invest in Yourself
Personal Growth
Professional Learning
Health & Well Being

201. You Can Change the World

206. Thank You!