15. What the school system needs to understand is that its
strength lies, not in the strength of the central organization,
but in the strength of the individual school, not in making
one school like another, but in making each school a distinct
unit. The need of the system is the preservation of its units,
so that each school can keep itself alive, wide awake,
responsive to its people, easily adaptable, the best of its kind.
Angelo Patri -- A Schoolmaster of the Great City
20. If we teach today's students
as we taught yesterday's, we
rob them of tomorrow.
John Dewey
21.
22. If you want creative workers, give them
enough time to play.
- John Cleese
http://www.ļ¬ickr.com/photos/edublogger/
838786841/
Photo by Ewan McIntosh
24. The illiterate of the 21st century will
not be those who cannot read and
write, but those who cannot learn,
unlearn and relearn.
-- Alvin Tofļ¬er
http://www.ļ¬ickr.com/photos/mwichary/2225299236/
30. Gates Foundation
ā¢ Rigor
ā¢ Relevance
ā¢ Relationships
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Education/TransformingHighSchools/
31. Coalition of Essential
Schools
ā¢ Learning to use oneās mind well.
ā¢ Less is More, depth over coverage
ā¢ Goals apply to all students
ā¢ Personalization
ā¢ Student-as-worker, teacher-as-coach
ā¢ Demonstration of mastery
ā¢ A tone of decency and trust
ā¢ Commitment to the entire school
ā¢ Resources dedicated to teaching and learning
ā¢ Democracy and equity
http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/phil/10cps/10cps.html
32. High Tech High
ā¢ Personalization
ā¢ Adult World Connection
ā¢ Common Intellectual
Mission
http://www.hightechhigh.org/about/design-principles.php
33. Disrupting Schools
ā¢ Maximize human potential.
ā¢ Facilitate a vibrant, participatory democracy in
which we have an informed electorate that is
capable of not being āspunā by self-interested
leaders.
ā¢ Hone the skills, capabilities, and attitudes that will
help our economy remain prosperous and
economically competitive.
ā¢ Nurture the understanding that people can see
things differently -- and that those differences
merit respect rather than persecution.
Disrupting Schools, pg. 1
34. Christian Longās Learning Manifesto
ā¢ āPlaying Small Does Not Serve The World:ā Your Brain Is Your Brand.
ā¢ What Would Socrates Do?
ā¢ Nobody Cares That You Walked Uphill Both Ways in the Snow.
ā¢ Got Passion? If Not, Iāll Tell You What To Care About.
ā¢ My Memory Is Only As Big As My Heart, Otherwise Iāll Stick With Google.
ā¢ Look It Up Or Die.
ā¢ Collaboration Aināt About Holding Hands. Itās About Going Places Fast.
ā¢ This Will Go Down On Your Permanent Record.
ā¢ It Aināt About the Technology, Itās About Being Inside the Story
ā¢ Nobody Knows the Answer. Get Comfy With the Questions.
http://thinklab.typepad.com/think_lab/2007/01/the_future_of_l.html
52. A Convenient And Reasonably False Taxonomy
Research Collaborate Create Network Present
RSS Wikis Blogging Twitter uStream
Google
Del.icio.us Docs Drupal Skype Flickr
Google Moodle Podcasting Facebook iTunes U
Wikipedia Digital Films IM Voicethread
Email
53. The Killer App:
ā¢Student Information
System
ā¢Student Reporting System
ā¢Parent Interface
ā¢āWalled Gardenā
ā¢School / Student
Publishing Tool
ā¢And more... (Library, etc...)
54. Hiring
Scheduling
Curriculum
Administration
Systems and Structures
Parent Relations
Professional
Food Service
Development
Assessment
57. Discussion Prompt:
ā¢ How do we create curriculum in this
model?
ā¢ What do we teach when THIS is
available 24/7?
ā¢ How do you establish a link between
your manifesto and your curriculum?
ā¢ What does assessment look like in
your model?
65. What is Teacher 2.0?
ā¢ How is a teacherās life
different in this model?
ā¢ What are the skills necessary
to teach in this world?
ā¢ How do we ļ¬nd new
teachers?
ā¢ How do we help resistant
teachers to adapt?
66. Break-Out:
Examine Five Other Systems and Structures
of Your School:
How Should They Change To Better Reļ¬ect
Your Values.
67. Hard Questions:
ā¢ What is the worst consequence of your
best idea?
ā¢ How can you mitigate them?
ā¢ What are the obstacles to this change?
ā¢ How can you overcome them?
68. Creating Change
What is the action plan to move the systems and
structures of your school / classroom closer to the
values you espouse?
ā¢ One month plan
ā¢ One year plan
ā¢ Three year plan
69. What is the role of teacher
in the age of Google?
