Identify the essential characteristics of successful schools and the most rapidly improving schools Best Practices/Research to assist schools Organize our learning into useful tools

THINK of a number from 1 to 10 MULTIPLY that number by 9 If the number is a 2-digit number, ADD the digits together Now SUBTRACT 5

DETERMINE which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with (example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c,etc.) THINK of a country that starts with that letter REMEMBER the last letter of the name of that country

THINK of the name of an animal that starts with that letter REMEMBER the last letter in the name of that animal THINK of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter

Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?

Not an expert Im a learner and I change my opinion based on what I learn.

SUCCESS BY DESIGN NOT BY CHANCE

Opening Thoughts

21 st Century We are already there!!

The primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the lives they lead outside of school.

Weve created false proxies for learning… Finishing a course or textbook has come to mean achievement Listening to lecture has come to mean understanding Getting a high score on a standardized test has come to mean proficiency

Learning should have its roots in.. Meaning, not just memory Engagement, not simply transmission Inquiry, not only compliance Exploration, not just acquisition Personalization, not simply uniformity Collaboration, not only competition Trust, not fear

Basic Knowledge/Skills English Language (spoken) Reading Comprehension (in English) Writing in English (grammar, spelling, etc.) Mathematics Science Government/Economics Humanities/Arts Foreign Languages History/Geography Are They Really Ready To Work? Applied Skills Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Oral Communication Written Communication Teamwork/Collaboration Diversity Information Technology Application Leadership Creativity/Innovation Lifelong Learning/Self Direction Professionalism/Work Ethic Ethics/Social Responsibility

This is the story about the big public conversation the nation is not having about public education… whether an entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the Global Economy because they cant think their way through abstract problems, work in teams, distinguish good information from bad, or speak a language other than English. Time Magazine Dec. 18, 2006

What got us to where we are today in education, will not get us to where we need to be!

Educators need to become the agents of change.

Objects of Change VS. Agents of Change Federal/State Govt. SEA, Policy Schools, Colleges, Staff, Students, Community Schools, Staff, Students, Community Federal/State Govt. SEA, Policy

CHANGE

What happened to GM..??

THE IMPLEMENTATION DIP…. THE POSSIBILITY CURVE.. Fullan

Epidemic of Immediacy Clock of the Long Now….

We have a flawed perspective of always listening to our best customers… They tell us how good the system is working for them!

BANKING Sears IBM Digital…. In Search of Excellence Xerox

A Story…. Not a bad idea, but to earn a grade more than a C+, the idea has to be viable! (Yale Professor) Fredrick Smith The idea FedEx

In the beginners mind there are many possibilities; in the experts mind there are few. -Shurnyu Suzuki

Sustaining Innovation And Disruptive Innovation

SystemInnovation

Sustaining InnovationDisruptive Innovation

The Education Challenge

Motivation is a key ingredient for success in learning.

Teacher – Student Comparisons T – I make learning exciting for my students. 88% S – My teachers make learning fun. 42%

Generation Gap

The Internet has created the greatest generation gap since the advent of rock and roll.

This Generation… Teenagers surveyed… Use MySpace and Face Book use texting instead of (parents) nearly 60% would rather use than a telephone are likely to have 6 applications running at once on their PC

This Generation… The killer application for todays students isnt You Tube, Face Book, My Space, Google, Moodle, Pod-casting or some Wiki-site For digital teens, the one and only killer app is… speed Consider this …

This Generation… –The fastest growing segment of computer-users today in the U.S. is 5 to 7 year olds

Conceptual Age Learning

Agricultural Age… Farmers Industrial Age… Factory Worker Informational Age… Knowledge Worker Conceptual Age… Creator / Empathizer / Innovator

Three reasons for this… Abundance Asia Automation

#1 Abundance Malls, Target, PetsMart, Best Buy, Homes, Cars Self Storage Trash …. USA spends more on trash bags than 90 countries spend on everything

Abundance has produced an ironic result… Lessened the significance of things because you can get it anywhere. (no longer enough to create a product thats reasonably priced and functional) Products must be more R – Directed beautiful, unique, meaningful, aesthetic imperative

Abundance Elevates R – Directed Thinking Electric lighting was rare a century ago… Today it is commonplace and abundant. Yet…. Candles who needs them anymore? $2.4 billion business a year

#2 ASIA Knowledge workers new competition.. India, Philippines, China Programmers 70k – 80k are paid what a Taco Bell worker makes Chip designers 7k in USA …..1K in India Aerospace Engineers USA 6K… $650 in Russia Accountant USA 5K… $300 in Philippines

United States Population Shift Source: Population Division, United Nations USA

Chinas Population Shift Source: Population Division, United Nations China

Population Shift Source: Population Division, United Nations USA China

Savings Rate 1. India -- 25% 2. Japan -- 28% 3. Korea -- 30% 4. China -- 50% 5. United States -- (-4%)

2007 – World Economic Leaders 1. United States 2. Japan 3. England 4. Germany Source: Goldman Sacks

2040 – World Economic Leaders 1. China 2. India 3. United States 4. Mexico 5. Russia 6. Brazil 7. Germany 8. England Source: Goldman Sacks

#3 Automation Last century machines proved they could replace human backs This century new technologies are proving they can replace human left brains Any job that depends on routines is at risk. Automation is changing even doctors work. Outsource.com

Left hemisphere is sequential, logical and analytical. The Left powered the Information Age. Still necessary, but no longer sufficient. Right hemisphere is non linear, intuitive and holistic. The Right qualities of inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness and meaning will power the Conceptual Age.

A new age valuing…. High Concept: the capacity to detect patterns / opportunities to create, to be artistic / emotional beauty and to combine seemingly unrelated ideas into something new. High Touch: involves the ability to empathize with others, understand the subtleties of human interaction to find joy and elicit it in others

High Concept / High Touch GMs top leader… I see us being in the art business. MBAs becoming the blue collar workers for the conceptual age. Graphic designers have increased ten fold in the last decade. Since 1970, 30% more people are earning a living as writers. More Americans today work in art, entertainment and design than as lawyers, accountants and auditors.

The future belongs to a very different kind of mind.. Creators and empathizers Pattern recognizers Meaning makers And more……….

21 st Century Skills Learning & Innovation Skills –Creativity & Innovation –Critical Thinking & Problem-solving –Communication & Collaboration Information, Media & Technology Skills –Information Literacy –Media Literacy –ICT Literacy Life & Career Skills –Flexibility & Adaptability –Initiative & Self-direction –Social & Cross-cultural Skills –Productivity & Accountability –Leadership & Responsibility

Three Question Exercise 1.What will the world be like 20 years from now? 2.What skills will your child need to be successful in that world? 3.What would learning look like if it was designed around your answers?

International Center for Leadership in Education, Inc. Rigor/Relevance Framework

Rigor and Relevance is NOT a new add –on !! Rigor and Relevance is a Philosophy of Teaching !!

Define Rigor and Relevance

3 Mis-Conceptions on Rigor 1.That rigor means more 2.Raising a grade is not rigor 3. Being stricter and enforcing tighter policies

Rigor ! Rigor means increasing the level of thinking in a more sophisticated and complex manner.

Knowledge Taxonomy 1. Recall Knowledge 2. Comprehension 3. Application 4. Analysis 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation

Assimilation of knowledge Acquisition Thinking Continuum

Relevance

To determine a lessons Relevance you must ask the following questions… 1.Is it application? 2. Is it real world? 3. Is it unpredictable?

Teacher – Student Comparisons T – Students can apply what I am teaching to their everyday lives. 93% S – I can apply what I learn to my everyday life. 57%

Application Model

1 Knowledge of one discipline 2 Application within discipline 3 Application across disciplines 4 Application to real-world predictable situations 5 Application to real-world unpredictable situations

Acquisition of knowledge Application of knowledge Action Continuum Relevance of learning to life and work

12345 Application Knowledge Rigor/Relevance Framework

Closing Thoughts

Is my desire for success to improve my system or classroom strong enough to prompt me to change my thinking?

The things we fear most in organizations, fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances are the primary sources of innovation. - Meg Wheatley

SUCCESS BY DESIGN NOT BY CHANCE

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