creating a culture of learning moving towards student-centered learning
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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
– 21stC Learning Methods Accountability
Prensky’s Two Types of People
• SOMEONE WHO REMEMBERS A TIME WHEN THERE WAS NO TECHNOLOGY
• SOMEONE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER A TIME WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY
DIGITALIMMIGRANT
DIGITALNATIVE
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 ModelThe Committee of Ten - 1892Distinguished 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.
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The INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL MODEL
(Teacher Centered)
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Carnegie Foundation 1906 –
John Dewey 1880 - 1905
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 MODELANSWERS 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
INDIVIDUALIZEDLEARNING PLANS
STUDENT- CENTEREDLEARNING
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
21st Century SCL is Complex
DELIVERYMETHODOLOGIES
DATA DRIVEN
EXPERIENCES
21st CENTURY SKILLS
BLENDEDLEARNING
NEW CURRICULUMS
DIGITALENVIRONMENT
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
MOVING TOWARDS STUDENT- CENTERED
LEARNING
IS A “SYSTEMS THINKING” APPROACH for CHANGING YOUR CULTURE OF LEARNING
Coherent Planning Process
POLICIES &PROCESSES
TECHNICALSUPPORT
SYSTEMS& LOOSEEQUIPMENT
INFRA –STRUCTURE
FACILITIES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WHAT/HOW KIDS
LEARN
PEOPLETHINGS
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
TECHNICALSUPPORT
SYSTEMS& LOOSEEQUIPMENT
INFRA –STRUCTURE
FACILITIES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WHAT/HOW KIDS
LEARN
How It Works
POLICIES &PROCESSES
TECHNICALSUPPORT
SYSTEMS& LOOSEEQUIPMENT
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
TECHNICALSUPPORT
SYSTEMS& LOOSEEQUIPMENT
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
TECHNICALSUPPORT
SYSTEMS& LOOSEEQUIPMENT
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