the global achievment gap: schools that work
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This is a summary of the content and perspectives for the implications of 21st century skills upon the needed change in education regarding structure, instruction, and assessment. In chapter 6 Tony Wagner highlights the ground-breaking work done at High Tech High.TRANSCRIPT
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The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach The New Survival Skills
Our Children Need – And What We Can Do About It-Tony Wagner
Closing the Gap: Schools that Work
Ben JohnsonIowa State UniversityAssistant Principal – Curriculum & Professional DevelopmentFort Dodge Senior High – Fort Dodge, Iowa
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High Tech High• 100% of graduates accepted to college• 80% accepted to 4-year colleges• 50%+ HTH grads are 1st Generation college
students• $6,200 –per-student operating budget• Partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
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“Bucking the System”
• No Tracking• No Advanced
Placement Courses• No Test-Prep• No Textbooks• Interdisciplinary Projects• Project-based Learning• Digital Portfolios• 10-week Internship
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Common CharacteristicsTech Integration
Interdisciplinary StudiesEngaging
FUNCommunity Impact
Formative AssessmentNo High-stakes Tests
Digital PortfoliosPresentation of Learning
Group ProjectsBehaving like Professionals
Respect
Integrating Students across SESIntegrate Head and Hand
Learn in the World/Crumble the Walls
Integration of Post-Secondary Opportunities
Technology Integration in Methodology
Teaming of the TeachersSystemic Professional
DevelopmentEquality
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Design Principles
1.Personalization2.Real-world Connections3.Common Intellectual Mission• Foundation rooted in
Excellent Teaching
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RIGOR: in the Age of Google
• Not Memorization and Regurgitation– Discerning among the avalanche of content
• Not jus about more Complex Content– Deepening the quality of analysis
• Expert Learner– Thoughtful, Passionate, Reflective Adult– Conversation– Pursuit of Inquiry
• Hands-on Leanring
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Business and School Connections
• Regional Economic Development• Soft Skills– Presentation Skills– Group Work Skills– Problem-solving Skills
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Habits of Mind
• To think about significance – why is it important
• Perspective – what is the point of view• Evidence – how do you know• Connection – how does it apply• Supposition – what if it were different
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Communication Skillls
• Inquiry – where do you get your information• Voice – Descriptive, persuasive• Audience – Who are you talking to, what are
you trying to convince them of• Empathize- with others and understand
another perspective
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Purposeful Buzz
• Professional Atmosphere• Respectful Environment• Student Murals
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Expert Learner
• “My job is to question, to prod, and provoke them to think and to come to their own conclusions – not to give them the answers.”– HTH Teacher
• Facilitator of others Learning• Individualized direction
“We judge teachers by the quality of their student’s work.”
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Teacher Collaboration• Intentional and Systemic• Grow their own• Thoughtful Professional Growth and Development• Mentoring of Veteran and New Teachers• Interdisciplinary Projects – Teacher Prep• Monthly Full Day Professional Development
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Project-based Learning: Soft Skills and Generalizing to Employability
• Figure things out• Thinking• Planning• Organizing• Working in a Team
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Teach All students
• Laser-like focus on the results that matter• Personalizing Instruction• Advisory Organization• Student Ownership of the School
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R & D: Spreading the Gospel
• Systemic Seeding of New Schools• Smaller Learning Communities• Variation among HTH School Themes• Smaller Learning Communities• Rethinking how to best prepare new
teachers for a different kind of instruction
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The Met• Big Picture Company• Create Personalized Education Programs– “one student at a time”
Met’s Five Learning Goals1. Communication2. Empirical Reasoning3. Personal Qualities4. Quantitative Reasoning5. Social Reasoning
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Portfolios: Performance “Standards of Excellence”
• Reading• Writing• Listening• Oral Presentation• Research• Artistic Expression• Scientific Investigation• Mathematical Problem Solving
and Communication• Systems Thinking • Technology• Wellness• Spanish
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Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School
• Inquiry• Expression• Critical Thinking• Collaboration• Organization• Attentiveness• Involvement• Reflection
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“Imagination is more important than knowledge – making things, innovating, creating, and building. It creates elasticity in thinking … and the ability to take responsible risks.”
–Einstein
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Emerging Economies
1. Can someone overseas do it cheaper?
2. Can a computer do it faster?
3. Is what I’m offering in demand in an age of abundance?
EDUCATION should use this time to REGROUP and RESTRUCTURE
-Mark Roberti (RFID Journal)
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What was Your Most Memorable Learning Experience?
• Project?• Community?• Fear of Failure/Recognition of Success?• Mentor?• Public Display of Work?
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YES, WE CAN• I created something• I learned something• I got to share what I learned with the community
YES, WE MUST