Overview
Step into the future with Empowered!, Marc Prensky's groundbreaking re-framing of today's kids and the new age they are living in. This book offers new and better ways to prepare all young people-who have dramatically new and different capabilities and beliefs from their 20th century-born parents-to achieve a meaningful and fulfilling adulthood in their own lifetimes. Prensky redefines the growing-up path for today's youth, shifting from outdated notions of academic success to a powerful new focus: real-world impact, self-direction, and transformative accomplishment. Discover how today's young people are becoming Symbiotic Empowered Hybrids, merging human ingenuity with technological symbiosis, and unleashing their potential to solve global challenges. Through insightful reframing and vivid examples, Empowered! guides parents, educators, and leaders to embrace this new age of youth-driven empowerment, where imagination, teamwork, and technology converge to shape a brighter future. If you're ready to move beyond traditional thinking and unlock the potential of the next generation, Empowered! is your essential roadmap to the future. It's a must-read for everyone inspired by the power of young people to change the world. If you're ready to move beyond traditional thinking and unlock the potential of the next generation, Empowered! is your essential roadmap to the future. It's a must-read for everyone inspired by the power of young people to change the world.In
Full Product Details
Author: Marc Prensky
Publisher: Eai Press
Imprint: Eai Press
Edition: First B&n ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.367kg
ISBN: 9780578261409
ISBN 10: 0578261405
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 February 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Visionary...Trailblazing... Overflowing with worthwhile and timely ideas."" - David Engle, School Superintendent ""Provocative, Moving, Transformative."" -Herman Gyr, Parent ""The world needs this."" -- Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author, The Project Revolution: How to Succeed in a Project-Driven World ""An amazing book - a real 'must read'"" -Guido van Nispen, Senior executive, leadership consultant & boardroom advisor ""Extremely insightful"" -Alexandru Giboi, Journalist
Author Information
Marc Prensky is the author of 12 books on young people, education and technology, most recently Third Millennium Kids and Empowered!. He coined the term ""digital natives"" and has spoken in 50 countries. Marc holds degrees from both Harvard and Yale. He founded and current runs The Global Institute for Empowerment, Accomplishment, & Impact by Young People (eai-institute.org), and The Two Billion Kids Project (twobillionkids.world).
