The Global Achievement Gap: Schools that Work

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 Johnson Iowa State University Assistant Principal – Curriculum & Professional Development Fort Dodge Senior High – Fort Dodge, Iowa

High Tech High
100% of graduates accepted to college
80% accepted to 4-year colleges
50%+ HTH grads are 1 st Generation college students
$6,200 –per-student operating budget
Partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

“ Bucking the System”
No Tracking
No Advanced Placement Courses
No Test-Prep
No Textbooks
Interdisciplinary Projects
Project-based Learning
Digital Portfolios
10-week Internship

Common Characteristics
Tech Integration
Interdisciplinary Studies
Engaging
FUN
Community Impact
Formative Assessment
No High-stakes Tests
Digital Portfolios
Presentation of Learning
Group Projects
Behaving like Professionals
Respect
Integrating Students across SES
Integrate Head and Hand
Learn in the World/Crumble the Walls
Integration of Post-Secondary Opportunities
Technology Integration in Methodology
Teaming of the Teachers
Systemic Professional Development
Equality

Design Principles
Personalization
Real-world Connections
Common Intellectual Mission
Foundation rooted in Excellent Teaching

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

Business and School Connections
Regional Economic Development
Soft Skills
Presentation Skills
Group Work Skills
Problem-solving Skills

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

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

Purposeful Buzz
Professional Atmosphere
Respectful Environment
Student Murals

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.”

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

Project-based Learning: Soft Skills and Generalizing to Employability
Figure things out
Thinking
Planning
Organizing
Working in a Team

Teach All students
Laser-like focus on the results that matter
Personalizing Instruction
Advisory Organization
Student Ownership of the School

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

The Met
Big Picture Company
Create Personalized Education Programs
“ one student at a time”
Met’s Five Learning Goals
Communication
Empirical Reasoning
Personal Qualities
Quantitative Reasoning
Social Reasoning

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

Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School
Inquiry
Expression
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Organization
Attentiveness
Involvement
Reflection

“ 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

Emerging Economies
Can someone overseas do it cheaper?
Can a computer do it faster?
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)

What was Your Most Memorable Learning Experience?
Project?
Community?
Fear of Failure/Recognition of Success?
Mentor?
Public Display of Work?

YES, WE CAN
I created something
I learned something
I got to share what I learned with the community
Y ES, WE MUST

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