Focus and Research
Prensky's professional focus is on K-12 education reform, particularly by helping teachers change their pedagogy in ways that are more effective for 21st century students and by advocating for a change to a passion led, problem-solving-methodology-based curriculum. He is an advocate for the students in the educational process, and has initiated educator-student dialogs about the teaching process around the world.
Prensky offers a different perspective on the learning process, based on the premise that the children of today are experiencing life and education very differently than generations past. He states that he hopes to motivate children through their passion for technology through games, internet, and cell phones. He believes that through technology we can reach out to children and help them to enjoy learning.
Prensky has been a featured guest on FOX, PBS, NBC,BBC, MSNBC and several other international networks. He has been named a “guiding star of the new parenting movement” by Parental Intelligence Newsletter. Many educators look at Prensky's work as an innovative and futuristic way to teach our children.
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