Top ten reasons Top ten reasons to award funding to award funding

to theto theReading Public

SchoolsUrsula Abad, Karen Callan,

Laurie Smith, Jo-Ellen McGinnity

Accessibility Accessibility • Fully Wireless schoolsFully Wireless schools

  • 21st Century classrooms21st Century classrooms

                  - laptops for every child- laptops for every child                - Interactive projection systems- Interactive projection systems                - MP3 players - MP3 players                 - Video cameras- Video cameras                - Headphones/microphones- Headphones/microphones                - Webcams- Webcams                

Applications of TechnologyApplications of Technology• Research toolsResearch tools

                * Wikipedia* Wikipedia                * Internet searches* Internet searches• Writing and PublishingWriting and Publishing

            * Blogs* Blogs            * Wikis* Wikis• CommunicatingCommunicating

                * Skype* Skype                * Frappr* Frappr                * Flickr* Flickr• Virtual Field TripsVirtual Field Trips

                * United Streaming* United Streaming                * National Geographic* National Geographic• Student EngagementStudent Engagement

                * highly motivating* highly motivating                * meaningful* meaningful  

SupportSupport• Full-time techniciansFull-time technicians• Integrated technology supportIntegrated technology support• 2121stst century competitive salaries century competitive salaries• Up-dated infrastructureUp-dated infrastructure• Small class sizeSmall class size    

School EnvironmentSchool Environment• Green Buildings Green Buildings ((http://www.icampustech.com/pdf/ict_singlepage_060707.pdfhttp://www.icampustech.com/pdf/ict_singlepage_060707.pdf ))

                ~Paperless classrooms~Paperless classrooms                ~Proper lighting~Proper lighting                ~Excellent air quality and ventilation~Excellent air quality and ventilation                ~Solar heat/light sources~Solar heat/light sources                ~Alternative energy sources~Alternative energy sources                        ~ Use of recycled materials~ Use of recycled materials                        ~ Recycle programs~ Recycle programs• Classrooms Classrooms ((http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/creating-the-21st-century-classroom/)http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/creating-the-21st-century-classroom/)

                        ~ team-orientated workspaces~ team-orientated workspaces                        ~ creative environments~ creative environments                        ~ accessible technologies~ accessible technologies                        ~ conducive to phsical activity & nutrition~ conducive to phsical activity & nutrition• School programsSchool programs

                        ~ Year long schooling~ Year long schooling                        ~ Rotating six week modules~ Rotating six week modules

Student CourseworkStudent Coursework• STEM coursesSTEM courses

                ~ rigorus, up-to-date, research based~ rigorus, up-to-date, research based                ~ collaborative with universities and community~ collaborative with universities and community                ~ collaborative with businesses~ collaborative with businesses• Core subjects (Core subjects (www.21centuryskills.com)www.21centuryskills.com)

   ~ authentic~ authentic                ~ differentiation~ differentiation                ~ advanced coursework~ advanced coursework• Foreign languages Foreign languages

            ~ opportunities for many languages~ opportunities for many languages            ~ begin at pre-school level~ begin at pre-school level• Internship programs Internship programs

                ~ experience real-world applications~ experience real-world applications                ~ entrepreneurships ~ entrepreneurships (Bruno, A. (Bruno, A. http://nlcommunities.com/communities/expanding_teaching_course/archive/2008/09/26/189295.aspxhttp://nlcommunities.com/communities/expanding_teaching_course/archive/2008/09/26/189295.aspx ) )

• Project-based learning Project-based learning                 ~ virtual collaboration~ virtual collaboration                ~ increasing verbal and written communication~ increasing verbal and written communication

Standards and AssessmentStandards and Assessment

• Standards that address critical thinking skills, Standards that address critical thinking skills, collaboration, and creative thinking (Pink, D. p.65)collaboration, and creative thinking (Pink, D. p.65)

• Power standards at all grade levelsPower standards at all grade levels• K-12 portfolio, project-based, and open-ended K-12 portfolio, project-based, and open-ended

assessments, which include research and critical assessments, which include research and critical thinking skillsthinking skills

• Culminating senior project that begin in freshman yearCulminating senior project that begin in freshman year

Field TripsField Trips

• Visitations to local venues that enhances Visitations to local venues that enhances learning outside the classroomlearning outside the classroom

• On-site work opportunities for possible future On-site work opportunities for possible future internships internships

• Enhance global awareness through Enhance global awareness through international travel for the purpose of culture, international travel for the purpose of culture, language, science and social systems language, science and social systems

• Student semester or year long exchange Student semester or year long exchange programsprograms

Abad, U. Abad, U. (2008, September 30). Abad, U. Abad, U. (2008, September 30). Opportunities we can take advantage of in a Flat World. Opportunities we can take advantage of in a Flat World. Retrieved from: http://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&source=en-mmm#stream/feedRetrieved from: http://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&source=en-mmm#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fnlcommunities.com%2Fcommunities%2FMainFeed.aspx%3FGroupID%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fnlcommunities.com%2Fcommunities%2FMainFeed.aspx%3FGroupID%3D1807%3D1807

Staff TrainingStaff Training

• Knowledgeable in any updated hardware Knowledgeable in any updated hardware • Staff proficient in current applications; Staff proficient in current applications;

including but not limited to – wikis, blogging, including but not limited to – wikis, blogging, Flickr, Skype, movie making, podcasting, Flickr, Skype, movie making, podcasting, Frappr, Frappr,

• Versed in internet safety, including safe Versed in internet safety, including safe searches, reliability of online sources, web searches, reliability of online sources, web ethics, responsible cyber citizenshipethics, responsible cyber citizenship

• Competent in moderating student posts, Competent in moderating student posts, entries, etc.entries, etc.

• Applying and Integrating all current technology Applying and Integrating all current technology skillsskills

Community Community • Courses/workshops for 21Courses/workshops for 21stst century century

skills; including parenting workshops to skills; including parenting workshops to support global learning support global learning

• Providing online community resourcesProviding online community resources• Continuing parent involvement within Continuing parent involvement within

all schoolsall schools• Funding for parent/community grants Funding for parent/community grants

to support our 21to support our 21stst century classrooms century classrooms• Partnering with public and private Partnering with public and private

sectorsector

““.. But as knowledge hurtles forward, .. But as knowledge hurtles forward, inventing the future becomes a harder inventing the future becomes a harder and harder task - one that takes more and harder task - one that takes more of the right education, the right of the right education, the right infrastructure, the right ambition, the infrastructure, the right ambition, the right leadership, the right parenting.  right leadership, the right parenting.  We need to get our whole country We need to get our whole country focused around meeting this focused around meeting this challenge.” challenge.”

Friedman, p.399Friedman, p.399

Help us to prepare our Help us to prepare our students to become the students to become the

leaders of the twenty-first leaders of the twenty-first century!!century!!

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