impact of globalization on school leadership in the us

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Andrew ThomsonPublic Sector Consul

Cisco Global Education

January 29, 2009

The Impact of Globalization on School Leadership in the US

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A Time of Change & Challenges


Globalization: Change Drivers

Globalization is changing the way we see:

Our selves

Our opportunities, and

Our communities

The world economy is changing expectations and is changing the way we need to meet demands

There are two significant change agents in the current global environment:

Education and the Internet


Globalization: Pressures

Makes Trade Easier

Capital More Mobile

New Jobs/Lost Jobs

Globalization

Access and equity pressures

Demands for Productivity

Demands for Increased Skills

Community Response

Education System


Taking Stock: Reading


Taking Stock: Science


Taking Stock: Math


Taking Stock: Problem Solving


The Case for Change

Leapfrogging?

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Variability in Performance Is the Critical Challenge in the Developed World

*Performance = average PISA score; spend = average per student US$PPP, 2001; OECD EducatGlance, 2004; PISA, 2003

US

Education 2.0

System reform

14

13

–15

–32DC

Minnesota

Massachusetts

Alabama

National Average (278)

Between Countries

Korea Finland

High Performance/Low Spend Systems

US Italy

Low Performance/High Spend Systems

Within Countries

NAEP Scores in Grade 8 Mathematics, US 2005

2000 to 2007:TX improved to 15th best in nation in math but fell to 35th in reading

Variability

The Case for Change


“We need to prepare our kids for the 21st Century economy by bringing our school system into the 21st Century.”

President Barack ObamaThe Blueprint for Change: Education

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/


The Case for Change

US education policy is being shaped by two major issues impacting the US today:

the expectation of change for a “better tomorrow”; and,

the reality of tighter budgets as a result of diminished state revenues and the global financial situation.


The Case for Change

Americans divided on how schools are performing: 56% say schools headed in the right direction; 44% disagree.

More satisfied with local schools than the perception of schools in rest of country.

Schools are seen as performing less satisfactorily as a public service than police and the post office.

A2%

D20%

F6%

C54%

B18%

C35%

B31%

A9%

F7%

D18%

Source: Education Next-Harvard PEPG Poll Sprig 2008www.educationnext.org

Grading the Schools

Nationally

Locally


The Case for Change

Americans believe technology can help create change and improve outcomes in education.

70% of parents willing to have children “go through high school taking some academic courses over the internet.”

62% believing network helps level the playing field & increase equity.

Support for Use of Online Courses to Assist:

68%

64%

40%

26%

Advanced

Rural

Dropouts

Home Schooling

Source: Education Next-Harvard PEPG Poll, Spring 08


Facing Large Scale Disruption

In Need of a Bold and Urgent Response

The Economy

Demands New 21st Century Skills

Demands Strong Basics

The Learner

Demands Improved Access

Demands Improved

Outcomes

Education System

The Case for Change


The Case for Change

Results refer to US 2-year college and technical diploma graduates, but are similar for high school and 4-year college diploma graduatesSource: National Council on Economic Education, Tough Choices or Tough Times?—The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, Washington, 2007; Workforce Readiness Project, 2006.

“The best employers the world over will be looking for the most creative, most innovative people on the face of the earth.”

Tough Choices for Tough Times, 2007

% Employers Think 21st Century Skills Will Be More Important in Graduates over Next 5 Years*

Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving

IT Application

Teamwork/ Collaboration

Creativity/Innovation

Diversity

77.8

77.4

74.2

73.6

67.1


The Case for Change

Current state budgetary gap $48 billion growing to $300 billion in 2010.

Schools are already feeling the pressures of the slowing economy and the American mortgage foreclosure crisis.

16 States to cut K-12 budgets; 21 to cut PSE budgets next year.


The Case for Change

An unprecedented investment into education infrastructure:

$6 billion to assist in rural broadband upgrades

$14 billion to help rebuild schools to meet 21st Century needs

$6 billion for Higher Education upgrades


Foundations of Change: Federal Level

New education policy direction expected to focus on:

Zero to five education Reform NCLB Improve completion rates Career laddering Teaching with new tools


Framework for Change

To accomplish more our schools must do more.

This will require a new round of education reform, despite system fatigue.

School and district leaders will need to work to ensure stimulus spending is smart spending that helps change our systems not just our schools.


Framework for Change

Demands from policy leaders, parents, employers and students are forcing change:

System leadership at all levels that enables change in pedagogy & curriculum

Personalized learning that takes into greater account formal and informal structures

Seamless infrastructure and technology that engenders confidence of users

Improved and more efficient education systems that use technology to advance educational outcomes


Education 3.0: System Reform

Curriculum Redesigned with learning outcomes related to 21C skills

Assessment New systems designed to measure competence in 21C skills

Professional development Focused on classroom and system-leaders

Accountability Outcome based not just management oriented with comparable targets & transparent standards


Education 3.0: Make it Happen

21C Skills

Reform

Pedagogy

Technology

Collaborative accountability & stakeholder involvement

Integrated curriculum reform Teacher & leadership quality

focus Assessment

Collaboration Complex problem solving STEM+ Digital literacy Competency based

Engaged & student centric Immersive, constructivist

and collaborative environment

Digital collaborative practices

Collaboration ready networks (V, V, D)

Ubiquitous, anywhere, anytime digital learning environment

Standardized reference architecture

Holistic System Transformation

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Dedicated time for rigorous, on-going prof and leadership development

Evergreening curriculum Pedagogical best practice replication

100% baseline connectivity Deploy & synchronize

installations with professional development

EnablersPeople & Practices Learning Environments


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