Personalization, Backpacks full of Cash, and Rock Star

Teachers: The Intersection of U.S.

Education Policy, Technology, and Media Hype

Justin Reich

Co-Founder, EdTechTeacher

Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society

"I do not believe in the institutional structure of public schooling anymore," Richard Elmore said, noting that his long-standing work at helping teachers and principals professionalize their practice is "palliative care for a dying institution."  Elmore predicted "a progressive dissociation between learning and schooling.“

Elmore on C-Span

Edward Thorndike

Education as Science of Delivery

John Dewey

Education as Life

“One cannot understand the history of education in the United States during the 20th century unless one realises that Edward L. Thorndike won and John Dewey lost.”

-Ellen Lagemann

PERSONALIZED LEARNINGSolving Blooms 2 Sigma Problem

We all agree that personalization is important…

Therefore we will all disagree about what it means…

Personalized Learning: Khan Academy

• http://www.khanacademy.org/new-and-noteworthy/v/the-gates-notes--teachers-in-los-altos

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie/v/slope-and-rate-of-change

• http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/equation-of-a-line/e/slope_of_a_line

Failed Attempts at Wikipedia

BTW, math videos don’t have to be lecture

• Meyer on Problem Finding– http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=BlvKWEvKSi8#t=06m45s

• Popcorn Picker– https://vimeo.com/42501010

Personalized Learning:Roadtrip Nation

• http://www.roadtripnation.org/

Personalization as:

• An individualized, optimized pathway through a standardized curriculum

• A rejection of standardized curriculum and an exploration of personal pathways

• A modification of standardized curriculum “skinned” with personalized content.

• The experience of students making personal meaning of a shared curriculum

BACKPACK FULL OF CASHSchool Vouchers on Steroids

Backpacks of Cash

• Will market competition force schools to improve in value and cost?

• Will all voters have equitable access to school information?

• Will middle class voters support “weighted-backpacks” for students from poor families?

• Will communities thrive without central institutions?• Can a school serve its civic mission without a

consistent school body?

ROCK STAR TEACHERSUnbundling the Teaching Profession

Rockstar Teachers

Unbundling the Teaching Profession

http://youtu.be/PNUQInUkfoU

Unbundling the Teaching Professions

Direct Instruction

Pastoral Care

Designing Lessons

Assessing Student Understanding

Translating Assessments to Actionable Follow-up

Developing Curriculum

Answering Questions

Tutoring Students

Observing Other Teachers

Providing Physical Security of Children and School Property

MASSIVELY OPEN ONLINE COURSES OR MOOCS

Links on MOOCs• Market: https://www.ai-class.com/

• Open: https://6002x.mitx.mit.edu/

Failed Attempts at Wikipedia

Links on MOOCs• Market: https://www.ai-class.com/

• Open: https://6002x.mitx.mit.edu/

• Dewey: http://ds106.us/

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