CREATING a CULTURE of LEARNING MOVING TOWARDS STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING

NEW EXPECTATIONS ARE MAJOR SOURCE of TENSION for K-12 ORGANIZATIONS

First Source of Tension - New Expectations New Curriculums – Substantial Increase In Academic Rigor and Civic Achievement – 4C’s (Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity) – Career AND College Ready On-Line Assessments – Substantial Increase in Student Academic Achievement and Progress Teacher / Principal Evaluations – Student Achievement Accountability – 21 st C Learning Methods Accountability

MARK PRENSKY DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS DIGITAL NATIVES Second Source of Tension - 21 st Century Students

Prensky’s Two Types of People SOMEONE WHO REMEMBERS A TIME WHEN THERE WAS NO TECHNOLOGY SOMEONE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER A TIME WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL IMMIGRANT DIGITAL NATIVE

Digital Native Learning Expectations Visual- Spatial Preference Learning in More – But Smaller Bits Monitoring Several Dimensions At Once VS In-Depth In One Need Interactivity and Collaboration as Meaning Making Structures Expect to Connect With Each Other and Information Differently Than Us

Existing Teaching Model The Committee of Ten Distinguished University and College Leaders Define What Students Need To Prepare for College. - 8 Yrs of Primary and 4Yrs of HS - Specific Subject Matter By Grade Level. + The INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL MODEL (Teacher Centered) = Carnegie Foundation 1906 –John Dewey Student As Social Being – Grouped By Age Cohort Paid Pension of HS and College Faculty Who Provided Specific Qty of Contact Hours Over Four Years = Carnegie Unit

Resolution of Tension (Existing) The INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL MODEL ANSWERS TENSION WITH TEACHERS NEED MORE TIME WITH STUDENTS

Resolution of Tension (Future) Data From Hundreds of Studies, Demonstration Projects, and For- Profit-Companies And The Deeper INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLANS STUDENT- CENTERED LEARNING

Flavors of Student- Centered Learning Interdisciplinary (STEM / STEAM) Individualized Mastery Skill Hands-On/Experiential Learning Project/Task Based Learning Collaboration / Discussions Flipped Classroom, ETC … Learning Communities Hybrids and “Mash-Ups” of All

21 st Century SCL is Complex DELIVERY METHODOLOGIES DATA DRIVEN EXPERIENCES 21 st CENTURY SKILLS BLENDED LEARNING NEW CURRICULUMS DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT How Do We Change Your Culture of Learning?

Peter Senge – The Fifth Discipline (Systems Thinking) I FILLED MY GLASS WITH WATER. English Is Linear – Therefore, We Think Linearly REALITY It Is A Feedback Loop System

Systems Thinking – Two Types of Structures REINFORCING BALANCING KNOWING WHERE TO PUSH TO ACCOMPLISH EFFECTIVE CHANGE IS CRITICAL

CREATING a CULTURE of LEARNING M OVING T OWARDS S TUDENT - C ENTERED L EARNING IS A “SYSTEMS THINKING” APPROACH for CHANGING YOUR CULTURE OF LEARNING

Coherent Planning Process POLICIES & PROCESSES TECHNICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN PEOPLE THINGS PLACES

Underlying Principles EFFECTIVE – Has Positive Impact on Student Achievement EFFICIENT - Improves Teacher Efficacy SUSTAINABLE - Enables and Supports Long Term Change CHANGE- If Thirty Percent (30%) of the Members of an Organization Adopt Change – The Organization Changes POLICIES & PROCESSES TECHNICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN

How It Works POLICIES & PROCESSES TECHNICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN Identifies Seven Organizational Silos Impacting Student-Centered Learning Creates District Mission and Rubric for Learning, Aligning Organization Reviews Best Practices for Each Silo From Successful Districts Identifies Obstacles and Hindrances to SCL In Your District Prioritizes Impact of Those Obstacles and Hindrances

How It Works POLICIES & PROCESSES TECHNICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN Creates Strategies Addressing Obstacles and Hindrances Estimates Operational or Capital Costs to Execute Strategies Reconciles Operational or Capital Costs With Available Budget (5yr) Places All Activities Into Five Year Timeline Defines Conditions That Indicate Success Five Years From Now

End Result POLICIES & PROCESSES TECHNICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN SCL ROADMAP  Five Year Operational Plan  Explicitly Aligned to Your Needs  Explicitly Aligned to Your Operating / Capital Budgets  Moving a District From Where They Are Today to a Point Further Down The Path of Creating a Culture of Student- Centered Learning

Questions And Dialogue