4 R FutureRelationships, Relevance, Rigor,

Respect/Responsibility

Preparing the 21st century student for their role in a Global Economy.

Relationships, Relevance, Rigor?

1950’s 1970’s 2000’s

Rigor Relevance Relationships

Relevance Relationships Relevance

Relationships Rigor Rigor

Relationships

A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having

dealings with each other

How do I do that?• Control the life shaping power of your thoughts and attitudes• Assess your current level of optimism• Develop the explanatory style of an optimist• Eliminate the explanatory style of a pessimist• Recognize and dispute pessimistic thoughts• Use positive reappraisal to handle problems and

disappointments• Make hope a habit• Practice gratitude and forgiveness• Play to your signature strengths• Go for the flow• ACT the way you want to feel

Relationships

When you come to school – be “in the moment”. Go at it with your best stuff every day. Tell yourself and

your students

“This IS important”

“You CAN do this”

“I WON”T give up on us”

If you want to “be somebody” then act like somebody!

Relevance

Learning in which students apply core knowledge, concepts or skills to solve real

world problems. Relevant learning includes: authentic problems, simulations, service learning, connecting concepts to

current issues and teaching others.

Rigor

Rigor refers to the academic rigor, learning in which students demonstrate a thorough,

in-depth mastery of challenging tasks.

Rigor is the quality of thinking, not the quantity.

Relevance/Rigor

Rigor without relevance can enable a student to be successful in

school but to fail once they no longer have the structure and

guidance.

Left hemisphere is sequential, logical and analytical. The Left powered the

Information age. Still necessary, but no longer sufficient.

Right hemisphere is non linear, intuitive and holistic. The Right qualities of

inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness and meaning will power the Conceptual

age.

Relevance/Rigor in the 21st Century

“When I was growing up my parents used to say to me, ‘Tom finish your dinner – people in China and India are starving.’ My advice to [students now] is ‘Finish your homework – people in China and India are starving for your jobs.’” Tom Friedman

21st Century Student

• Blogs• Wikis• Tagging• Text messaging• MySpace• Podcasts• PDAs• Genetic code

BTW, SOL U WL problE hav 2 Lern d lingo.

othRwIz U wiL hav knO idea

wot yor students R sAN 2 1 NothA Bhind yor bak.

21st century Student

By the way, sooner or later you will probably have to learn the lingo. Otherwise you will have know idea what your students are saying to one another behind your back

2005-06 Lexile Framework® for Reading Study Summary of Text Lexile Measures

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Entry-LevelOccupations

SAT 1,ACT,AP*

* Source of National Test Data: MetaMetrics

Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)

On-the Job On-the Job Lexile RequirementsLexile Requirements

Construction

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Nurse

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National Adult Literacy Study 1992

International Center for Leadership in Education 2006

Knowledge/Rigor

Application / Relevance

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DDCC

Rigor/Relevance Framework

Knowledge/Rigor

Application / Relevance

AA BB

DDCC

Rigor/Relevance Framework

TeacherWork

Teacher/Student Roles

StudentThink

StudentThink & Work

StudentWork

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Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework

• Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals.

• Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides.

• Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes.

• Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid.

• Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides.

• Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter.

• Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function.

• Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes.

• Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year.

• Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically.

• Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event.

• Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale.

• Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper.

• Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles.

• Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram

• Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

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RELEVANCE

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Relationships

Relationships of Little Importance

Relationships EssentialRelationships

Important

RelationshipsImportant

Basic Knowledge/Skills

• English Language (spoken)

• Reading Comprehension • (in English)• Writing in English • (grammar, spelling, etc.)• Mathematics

• Science

• Government/Economics

• Humanities/Arts

• Foreign Languages

• History/Geography

“Are They Really Ready To Work?”

Applied Skills

•Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

•Oral Communication

•Written Communication

•Teamwork/Collaboration

•Diversity

•Information Technology Application

•Leadership

•Creativity/Innovation

•Lifelong Learning/Self Direction

•Professionalism/Work Ethic

•Ethics/Social Responsibility

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills Validated that the Public Recognizes the

Skills Gap

Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

The primary aim of education is not to

enable students to do well in school, but to

help them do well in the lives they lead outside

of school.

SKILLS

What got us to where we are today,

will not get them theretomorrow!