21 st century learners... are we ready? presented by malcolm thomas superintendent, escambia school...
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21st CenturyLearners . . .
Are We Ready?
Presented by Malcolm Thomas
Superintendent, Escambia School District
21st Century…
Learner?
Worker?
Citizen?
Imagine
Rip Van Winkle awakens in
the 21st century after a hundred- year snooze
and is, of course, utterly
bewildered by what he sees.
Men and women dash about, talking to small
metal devices pinned to their ears.
Young people sit at home on sofas, moving miniature
athletes around on
electronic screens
Older folk defy death and disability
with metronomes in their chests and
with knees made of metal and plastic.
shopping malls… every place Rip goes just baffles
him
Airports, hospitals,
But when he finally walks into a
classroom, the old man knows exactly
where he is.
"This is a school," he declares. "We used to
have these back in
1909. Only now the blackboards are
white."
circa. 1909
circa. 1949
circa. 2009
How do you design for the
future when you
can’t predict tomorrow?
If we teach today's students asIf we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow."we rob them of tomorrow." John Dewey
the21st century
learner
Are we ready?
vision implementationconnection
What will it take?
part 1vision
the only constant is change
“We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, using technologies that haven’t been invented, in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.”
Karl FischFisch, K. (2006). Did You Know/Shift Happens…
Always on
Develop a vision
Stay relevant in a
Changing world
an eye on the future
Image © 2004 Partnership for 21st Century Skills - Source: http://21stcenturyskills.org/
21st Century Skills Needed
effective learners
independent learners
communicators & creatorseffective
effective global collaborators
part 2connection
It’s about theconversations
building bridges
and relationships
constructing newunderstandings
energize
part 3implementation
leadership
defined expectations
transparency
communication
into the curriculumembedded
deepenunderstanding
moving fromcooperationtocollaboration
The Collaboration Continuum:Building Interdependence Through Partnership
Interdependence
Cooperation Coordination Collaboration
• Finding a website or a book for a teacher upon request.• Showing a teacher how to use a digital camera or book a laptop cart upon request.• Introducing the document cameras to a team when asked.
• Setting up a learning space with appropriate resources to “kick off” a unit.• Teaching a “one-off” lesson that fits with the curriculum.• Planning a unit to coincide with core curriculum which is independently taught by specialist.
• Sharing goals• Carefully defined roles in the process• Comprehensive co-planning •Co-planning units that will be team taught.• Team-teaching units which authentically embed both curricular goals.• Units which are team-taught are co-assessed.
Isolation
Helping when a question is asked Planning when a lesson or an activity happens which supports core curriculum
“a prolonged and interdependent relationship”
Collaboration has the highest impact on student achievement.
Collaboration is “2 (or more) equal partners who create a project or unit of study based on content standards in one or more content areas, a unit that will be team-designed, team-taught, and team-evaluated.”
Collaboration has the highest impact on student achievement.
Collaboration is “2 (or more) equal partners who create a project or unit of study based on content standards in one or more content areas, a unit that will be team-designed, team-taught, and team-evaluated.”
Research from Todd, Ross: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~cissl/research/ohio.html
Frequent & consistent collaborative planning, learning and assessment:Classroom teacher and technology facilitator work as full partners in the planning, learning (teaming in the classroom) and assessment process.
Frequent & consistent collaborative planning, learning and assessment:Classroom teacher and technology facilitator work as full partners in the planning, learning (teaming in the classroom) and assessment process.
Regular collaborative planning, learning and assessment:Classroom teacher asks technology facilitator for assistance in planning, learning (teaming in the classroom) and assessment as needed.
Regular collaborative planning, learning and assessment:Classroom teacher asks technology facilitator for assistance in planning, learning (teaming in the classroom) and assessment as needed.
Occasional collaborative planning, learning and assessment:Classroom teacher works with technology facilitator outside of class time to plan and implement projects. Occasional teaming in the classroom, as needed.
Occasional collaborative planning, learning and assessment:Classroom teacher works with technology facilitator outside of class time to plan and implement projects. Occasional teaming in the classroom, as needed.
Occasional conversations:Technology facilitator offers helpful advice and tips to classroom teacher as s/he tackles new projects at their own pace. Classroom teacher actively assists other team members in use of technology.
Occasional conversations:Technology facilitator offers helpful advice and tips to classroom teacher as s/he tackles new projects at their own pace. Classroom teacher actively assists other team members in use of technology.
The Collaboration Cycle:Building Independence Through Partnership
Pre-assessment of skills, readiness & interestPre-assessment of skills, readiness & interest Post-assessment, graduated expert, teacher mentorPost-assessment, graduated expert, teacher mentor
Consistent Professional Development Opportunities: after school walk-in sessions 3 days per week, curriculum planning at the
team level, individual assistance as needed, advice and tips offered to teachers and teams as appropriate
to curricular needs.
Kim Cofino: http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/08/28/going-full-circle/
built-insupport
an integratedsupport team
at the readyresources
the right tools for the job
Change is the law of life. And those who look to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
John F. Kennedy