THE FUTURE OF SYSTEM DYNAMICS AND LEARNER-CENTERED LEARNING IN K-12 EDUCATION

摘要

For a week in June 2001, a small group of schoolteachers and professional systemdynamicists convened in Essex, Massachusetts under the guidance of Jay Forrester to plan thefuture of system dynamics in kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) education. Based onearly experience in schools, the group articulated a vision of what an education based on theprinciples of system dynamics could provide to students. The group then drew up a strategy toachieve that vision and a detailed plan to implement the strategy. The participants of the Essexsession and co-authors were: Dan Barcan, William Costello, Diana Fisher, Jay Forrester, ScottGuthrie, John Heinbokel, Debra Lyneis, Jim Lyneis, Jan Mons, Jeff Potash, Rob Quaden,George Richardson, Barry Richmond, Lees Stuntz, Alan Ticotsky, Larry Weathers, and RonZaraza. The following report on the session outlines how system dynamics can fundamentallyimprove K-12 education.