creating artists of learning building the school of the future

Creating Artists of Learning

Building the School of the Future

Let’s start off with a couple of questions…

Do our learning organizations meet the needs of a new generation of learners…

• Sell to the world• Buy from the world• Work for international companies• Manage employees from other cultures

and countries• Collaborate with people all over the

world in joint ventures• Compete with people on the other side

of the world for jobs and markets• The U.S. Department of Labor estimates

that today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs … By the age of 38.

Do we know how kids feel about their current learning experiences?

• 70% of respondents said they were not motivated or inspired to work hard. 2/3 would have

worked harder if it was demanded of them.

• 59 – 65% of respondents missed classed often the year prior to dropping out.

• 81% of students surveyed believed there should be more opportunities for real-world and

experiential learning

• Today’s average US student has 4 – 5 email addresses

• 26% of US students access a foreign news service

• The fastest growing segment of computer users today in the US is 5 – 7 year olds.

H o w a r e w e d o i n g ?

Out of 100 9th grade students… 18 will graduate from college within 6 years…

D o w e r e c o g n i z e …

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.

David Warlick – Connect Learning blog

Are we ready for this…

what if…

WOULD WE STILL BUILD…..

What if…We understood our customers…We were guaranteed not to fail…We knew exactly what we wanted a learning environment to look like…We had resources, commitment, will, and courage…

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C R E AT I V I T Y W I T H I N C O N T E X T

Building a School of the Future

innovation and business development team

Philadelphia Context• Grade 9 – 12 Public High School with 750 Students opened Sept. 2006• Neighborhood High School with comprehensive curriculum, not special

admit• 3 Year project funded by the School District of Philadelphia with a

standard budget allocation• Microsoft’s contribution primarily human capital, partnership

development support and resourcing and is part of our US Partners in Learning portfolio

• New construction in West Philadelphia (163K Sq. Ft.)• Best practices and outcomes to be leveraged worldwide. • Building not required. • Resources available at www.microsoft.com/education/sof

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Experience forced on men’s minds the conviction that what had ever been

must ever be…

Henry Adams

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What do you see?

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Now this is creative…

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Innovation Orchestration…

Learning First… Technology Later

Language is Paramount

Identify the Questions and Answers Will

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Fundamental QuestionsWhich words better describe our reality?

PerformanceStatus QuoResearchPrescriptive

Higher Order ThinkingEffective InnovationInvestigation and DiscoveryAdaptive

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stage 1 stage 2 stage 3 stage 4 stage 5 stage 6

Introspection Investigation ImplementationInclusion Innovation Introspection

6i Development Process©

Establish Pedagogy

Methodology Culture

Success Metrics Benchmarks

Review and Identify

Best Practice Innovation Research

Advisory Board SWOT Process

Engage Community

Key Leaders Government

Partners

Determine Personnel

Building IT Architecture

Act Training

Readiness Launch

Reflect, Review and

Adjust

1 – 3 months 4 - 6 months 30 – 36+ months 2 - 6 months 1 - 4 months 4 - 12 months

1 2 3 4 5 6

What process will guide your

efforts?

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What are you trying to create?

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Establishing Our Vision

1 where learning is not dependent on time and place

3where instruction adapts to the needs of the individual student

2 where content, curriculum and tools are current and relevant

continuous

adaptive

relevant


Critical Factors for SuccessSuccess Factor 1:

Involved and connected learning community

Success Factor 2: Proficient and inviting curriculum-driven setting

Success Factor 3: Flexible and sustainable learning environment

Success Factor 4: Cross-curriculum integration of research and

development

Success Factor 5: Professional Leadership

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Who is your customer?

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• Motivations• Obstacles• Trends• Interests• Values• Environment M

OT

IVE

Generate InterestIdentify Prior Knowledge

Gather New Information

Observation ReplicationReinforcement

DrillReinforcement

EducateReflection

Demonstration of Learning

Instructional Method

Personalized Instructional Plan

Learning Resources

Community of Learners

Rich Delivery Tools

Self Directed Mechanisms

Best Practice Sharing

Peer Environment

Assessments

Learning Continuum

Instructional Implication

Device StrategyCross-Curriculum R&DIntegration

Learning Space MatrixSmartCardsAudioEnhancement

Education Competency WheelLearner / Educator PortalOneNote Assessment Notebook

Virtual LibraryAnytime Anywhere Access

Home / School BroadbandTakingITGlobal

Community Portal

Office 2007OneNote

Virtual Teaching AssistantApex Learning

Community Portal

Learning PortalVirtual Library

Groove

OneNoteCommunity Portal

OneNoteLearning Portal

Assessment Dashboard

How do we have a better technology conversation?

US Partners in Learning: Philadelphia School of the Future

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Creating a Creative Environment…• Bertelsmann Foundation Report: The Impact of Media and Technology in

Schools– 2 Groups– Content Area: Civil War– One Group taught using Sage on the Stage methodology– One Group taught using innovative applications of technology and

project-based instructional models• End of the Study, both groups given identical teacher-constructed tests of

their knowledge of the Civil War.

Question: Which group did better?22


Answer…

No significant test differences were found

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However… One Year Later

– Students in the traditional group could recall almost nothing about the historical content

– Students in the traditional group defined history as: “the record of the facts of the past”

– Students in the digital group “displayed elaborate concepts and ideas that they had extended to other areas of history”

– Students in the digital group defined history as:

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School of the FutureSo What Did We Build?

• A learning environment that is continuous, relevant and adaptive• No discrete content classes• Flexible schedule and flexible building• Culture of professional development• 1:1 access• Digital resources supported by a connected learning community• New hiring practices… New Language… New Expectations…

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Success MetricsEducational Score Card

• Standard State Assessments (3rd Year) n/a• Attendance• Graduation Rate n/a• Climate• Educator Turnover• Drop Out Rate• Community Engagement

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Far from utopia…• Inherent Vertical Challenges

– Minimal organizational capacity to initiate systemic reform strategies– Minimal organizational capacity and resources to support non-essential programs of which

technology is considered in many instances– Prevailing culture of fear of failure. If not permitted to fail, innovation is impossible– Intricacies of political webs embedded deep within institutions that outlive any innovative

leadership– Policy and practice that reinforce the status quo– Basic lack of fundamental acumens for all community stakeholders; parents, learners,

educators, district leadership– Need for immediate satisfaction/proof of concept/validation of new educational

approaches long before they can realistically be expected• Microsoft Lessons

– We make it too hard– Capture and Analyze the Whole Student– Emphasis on Support


Lessons Learned

• Be brave, be bold, be thoughtful…

• Money and technology are great… people are better.

• It’s more than a professional development plan… it’s creating

a culture of professional development.

• Be comfortable saying “I don’t know” and be self-critical

• Language matters

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Have Hope…but demand more of ourselves first…

then others.


highlights of resources

• Discovery Briefs• MS Institute• Interactive Web• SOF Competency Wheel• Learning Space Matrix• IT Design Architecture / K12 Technology Blueprint• School of the Future World Summit• SOF Vision Paper

School of the Futurewww.microsoft.com/education/sof

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© 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.

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