Presented by: Jenna Gross Isaias Garza November 10, 2011

 Can you be the first person to complete this cryptogram? Shout out “DONE” and raise your paper high in the air when you are finished!! Good luck!!

 “The changing relationship between governments (ex. China and US) and between the governments and the big businesses (ex: Wal-Mart and Mexico).” – David Rothkopf Relates to the struggle and accomplishments that countries face to be the best in the world. The competition can range from education to government to finance. The competition is about the creation of completing new social, political, and business models.

 Political Creation of European Union  Technological Introduction of fiber optics  Economic World Trade Organization

Switzerland Singapore Sweden Finland United States

 Weak level of trust in politicians Running a deficit (spending more than we make)  Issues of spending resources in a wasteful manner Big bureaucracy (government issued cellular devices)  Lagging behind in education Other countries copied the U.S. models and improved upon them Other countries educates homogenous population; U.S. educates heterogeneous population

 “Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education beyond high school.” - Barack Obama

 NCLB – 2002, Bush Administration  Benchmarking for Success – 2008, National Governor’s Association *  Race to the Top – 2009, Obama Administration  Reform NCLB – 2011, Obama Administration

“We are living in a world without borders. To meet the realities of the 21st century global economy and maintain America’s competitive edge into the future, we need students who are prepared to compete not only with their American peers, but with students from all across the globe for the jobs of tomorrow.”

“States have voluntarily taken the lead in developing standards-based education, but policymakers lack a critical tool for moving forward - international benchmarking. This report is intended to help states take the next steps toward ensuring that American students receive a world-class education that positions them to compete and innovate in the 21st century.”

 The National Governors Association, education chose the following five steps toward building globally competitive education system: 1. Developing international benchmarks 2. Aligning textbooks and materials 3. Improved standards for educators 4. Evaluation of student performance 5. Measure student achievement to global standards

 Upgrade state standards by adopting a common core of internationally benchmarked standards in math and language arts for grades K-12 to ensure that students are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to be globally competitive. Characteristics: focus; rigor; coherence

 Leverage states’ collective influence to ensure that textbooks, digital media, curricula, and assessments are aligned to internationally benchmarked standards and draw on lessons from high performing nations and states. Characteristic: gradual progression of education

 Revise state policies for recruiting, preparing, developing, and supporting teachers and school leaders to reflect the human capital practices of top performing nations and states around the world. Characteristics: high status ~ high demand ~ high compensation; finding the best of the best!

 Hold schools and systems accountable through monitoring, interventions, and support to ensure consistently high performance, drawing upon international best practices. Characteristics: accountability; multiple mechanisms to monitor a school’s performance (ex: test, common practices, reviews, self-evaluations).

 Measure state-level education performance globally by examining student achievement and attainment in an international context to ensure that, over time, students are receiving the education they need to compete in the 21st century economy. – (Already done through adoption of NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress) Characteristics: tracking potential for college success; comparison between U.S. and fast improving nations

 “Companies like Intel are proving that we can compete- that instead of just being a nation that buys what’s made overseas, we can make things in America and sell them around the globe.”  “If we want to win global competition for new jobs and industries, we’ve got to win the global competition to education our people. We’ve got to have the best trained, best skilled workforce in the world. That’s how we’ll ensure that the next Intel, the next Google, or the next Microsoft is created in America and hires American workers.”  “The U.S. has everything it needs to compete: bold entrepreneurs, bright new ideas, and world-class colleges and universities. And most of all, we have young people just brimming with promise and ready to help us succeed. All we have to do is tap that potential.” - President Obama

 Questions?  Concerns?  Comments?