21st Century Task Force

Presentation to the Wyoming Board of Education

June 25, 2012

To deliver a plan in which design principles support 21st

century learning with a Science, Technology,

Engineering, Art & Math (STEAM) focus.

Our Purpose

Members of Our Team Diann Blizniak Andrea Brunsman Patti Clark Tim Flem Matt Harms Jamie Hayner Todd Kassner Sue Lang Mike Murray Stacy Montgomery

Mike Overbey Lisa Papa Mike Ruetschle Richard Schaen Illya Thomas Jamie Tubbs Todd Wegenhart Judd Weis Susan Wells Brunke Ashley Whitely

We will maintain our commitment to excellence.

We will meet the changing needs of our students.

We will foster a lifelong love of learning in our students and larger community.

We will continue to be relevant and sharpen our competitive edge within the region and state.

Why is it so important we continue to move forward in our work?

Learn collaboration

Learn critical and creative thinking

Learn oral communication

Learn written communication

Learn technology

Supporting Concepts

Develop citizenship and leadership

Practice healthy lifestyles

Learn about careers

Core subjects

Globally competent

Supporting Concepts

Report on School Visits

Hughes Stem High School – renovated Taft Information Technology High School –

new Clark Montessori – new Reynoldsburg High School & Primary – new

& STEM Metro – new & STEM Gahanna High School – new addition &

STEM NKU – Griffin Hall Innovation Center

Schools We Visited

Access to current technology at any time Buy in from administration, faculty, parents,

students, and community Partnerships with businesses and universities

Take Backs to Wyoming

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Writeable and mobile walls Pockets for small conferences with clear walls Innovation areas Collaboration areas Furniture and atmosphere designed to

stimulate innovation True integration

Flexible spaceW

Student choice Choice schools – intrinsic motivation Kids valued their programs, their own

learning, and their school building

Flexible SchedulingW

Green roof Water conservation/restoring natural water

flow Use of natural lighting/ open atmosphere Energy efficient light bulbs Sloped ceilings Efficient heating and cooling

Green Building Take Backs

Courtyards Playground Living labs Labeling infrastructure while conserving

traditional building STEAM

Green School as a Teaching Tool

Flexible Space

Comfortable, Easy to Move Furniture

Writeable and Moveable Walls

PRIMARY

FRENCH DOORS

WRITABLE GLASS WALLS

Natural LightPRIMARY HIGH SCHOOL

Natural Light

Natural Light

Green

CONSERVATORY

GREEN ROOF

WATER CONSERVATION

Alumni Survey

Importance in College or Job

Importance in College or Job

Importance in College or Job

Importance in College or Job

Programs you had to develop skills @ Wyoming

Programs you had to develop skills @ Wyoming

Programs you had to develop skills @ Wyoming

Programs you had to develop skills @ Wyoming

February - After visiting several schools, P&G, and NKU, we met at NKU where we completed a power dot exercise to bring focus to our experiences.

April -Judd Weis presented the findings from the dot exercise. The team discussed how to group the data and identify the “big ideas”.

May - Dr. Lang proposed a Vision, Mission and list of Habits.

Smaller groups reviewed the habits and then proposed revisions. A subcommittee wrote the habits as positive statements about our

Wyoming School community.

JUNE - Dr. Lang presented the revised habits to the entire team. The reaction was positive and everyone had the opportunity to propose revisions that they felt improved the work.

Habits Development Process

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Next Steps

Align to Vision (Habits)

•Acceptance of Wyoming’s 21st Century Habits by the school district/Board of Education.

•Dissemination of Wyoming’s 21st Century Habits to staff and parents.

•Development of a rubric that shows what each habit looks like in action and how individual student achievement can be measured.

•Creation of specific district wide goals for the implementation of Wyoming’s 21st Century Habits.

• Determination of what resources are needed to enable the Habits to be implemented. (That includes the physical design of the schools, technological software and hardware, teaching materials, course offerings, mentor relationships, etc.)

• Elaboration of a plan to provide training to staff regarding the implementation of Wyoming’s 21st Century Habits.

• Qualification that the design committee reviews the building design plans through the filter of Wyoming’s 21st Century Habits.

Align to Vision (Habits)

Enable 21ST Century Learning with a STEAM Focus

•Define STEAM for Wyoming City Schools.

•Take action to seek out and join collaborative STEM and STEAM initiatives.

•Have STEAM definition and objectives influence school design (i.e., a design that allows for mentoring, tutoring, prototyping and small group work in addition to classroom interactions)