1. WELCOME Park Side Elementary Innovative Learning Center

2. Are we prepared to meet the demands of the future? MDE… – Reduce the achievement gap by 50 percent by 2017. – 2013 World’s Best Workforce Legislation Improving Kindergarten Readiness Achieving universal literacy by third grade 100 percent HS graduation rate Achievement Gap Reduction Wholesale college- and career-readiness

3. Societies Demands Aside… As educators, we have a moral obligation to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the lives of students.

4. Societies Demands Aside… As educators, we have a moral obligation to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the lives of _________students. MOST or ALL? “HOW IS SCHOOL?”

5. GENIUS

6. The real question is… what are we going to do? – Continue as usual? – Make some small “first order” changes? – Change the system?

7. Sir Ken Robinson Changing Educational Paradigm (Youtube)

8. Albert Einstein Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

9. CHANGE THE SYSTEM PS Innovative Learning Center Design Team – Hallie Greenfield, Amanda Grinager, Jennifer Hansen, Erica Hess, Cheryl Hoff, Sarah Huesby, Darci Love, Elizabeth Maxwell, Ben Schamber, Mindi Schnaser, Jill Schwarz, Christa Sherman, Sue Strautz, Alyssa Vandeputte, Sabrina Ulrich, Jeremy Williams, Dr. Klint Willert

10. Mission: Where learning is personalized, engaging, and integrates all content areas to impact the community. Vision: The Park Side Innovative Learning Center creates a personalized learning experience where children are engaged, supported, and challenged. Park Side Innovative Learning Center

11. Marshall Public Schools – Develops the potential of each learner for success in a changing world. How do we meet the needs of EACH LEARNER? How do we prepare students for a world that is very different than what the current model of education prepares us for?

12. Different World ?

13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rd1bjcDocc Orchard Lake Elementary Impact Academy Lakeville, MN

14. Park Side Innovative Learning Center Engagement – Passion for learning Developmentally Appropriate – Social/Emotional – Skill Acquisition – Creativity Skills For Success In A Changing World – Collaboration – Problem Solving – Creativity – Perseverance

15. Key Elements – Personalized Learning – Service Learning – Integrated Studies – 21st Century Skills – Structured Play Park Side Innovative Learning Center

17. What does it look like? – K-2 --- One section of each grade level – Math and Reading (Target Teaching) – Science and Social (Anchor Teaching) – Integrated Learning – Focus On 21 st Century Skills Park Side Innovative Learning Center

20. Schools Using Personalized Learning

21. ADAMS 50 (Colorado) March 2014 State School Board Report 3 consecutive years of improved scores in math, reading, and writing Improved graduation rate Decrease in dropout and college remediation rates Leadership and teacher stability Department Restructuring with renewed focus on ELA student and Post Workforce Readiness Progressive Math Initiative Partnerships with education and community groups

22. RISC (Reinventing Schools Coalition) Significant, sustained increases in student achievement Increases in the number of students applying to, attending, and remaining in college Decreases in staff turnover Significantly higher percentages of students passing high-stakes state assessments

23. 2010 Report Marzano Research Laboratory Compared 7 RISC district and 8 Non-RISC districts Over the 4-year period, the percentage of students who scored at the proficient or advanced level grew an average of 17.51% in RISC districts compared to 3.25% in non-RISC districts. The odds of a student in a RISC School scoring proficient or above on state tests are 2.3 times greater for reading, 2.5 times greater for writing, and 2.4 times greater for mathematics than the odds of a student scoring proficient or above on state tests at a Non-RISC School.