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Location: Auditorium III
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Presenter(s): Franchetta Beckford
Location: Auditorium III
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Learn how scholastic competitions can provide authentic and relevant rigor for your students both in and out of the classroom. Competitions can challenge students of all performance levels and can provide rigor to your high flyers motivating them to reach their full potential. Presentation will include all levels of competitions in all subject areas.
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Strategies for Effective Online Learning (July 15)Mann Rentoy
WWW.CHARACTERCONFERENCES.COM
mannrentoy@gmail.com
About Mann Rentoy
A lecturer from the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), he has taught for more than 30 years.
He is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) where he earned a double-degree in AB Journalism and AB Literature, an MA in Creative Writing, and a PhD in Literature.
He was the Founding Executive Director of Westbridge School in Iloilo City. He was in the first batch of graduates of PAREF Southridge School, where he also taught for 15 years, occupying various posts including Principal of Intermediate School, Vice-Principal of High School and Department Head of Religion. As Moderator of “The Ridge”, the official publication of Southridge, he won 9 trophies from the Catholic Mass Media Awards including the first ever Hall of Fame for Student Publication, for winning as the best campus paper in the country for four consecutive years.
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Email us at catalystpds@gmail.com
www.characterconferences.com
From the Penn IUR and Penn GSE sponsored conference:
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May 25-26, 2011
Organized by Laura Perna, a professor in Penn GSE, and Susan Wachter, a professor in Penn’s Wharton School, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs” explores the most effective institutional and public-policy strategies to be sure high school and college students and adult learners have the knowledge and skills required for future employment.
“The conference addresses such critical questions as: How do we define success with regard to the role of education in preparing students for work?” Perna said. “How well are different educational providers preparing future workers? What is the role of public policy in improving connections between education and work?
“It seeks to improve our understanding of several fundamental dimensions of this issue through insights from federal, state and local policy leaders, college administrators and researchers.”
Guest speakers include Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education; former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell; Lori Shorr, chief education officer to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Charles Kolb from the Committee for Economic Development in Washington, D.C.; Claudia Neuhauser from the University of Minnesota; Bethany Krom from the Mayo Clinic; and Harry Holzer from Georgetown University.
“Much recent attention focuses on the need to improve high school graduation and college degree completion. But, relatively less attention has focused on whether graduates and degree recipients have the skills and education required by employers,” Perna said.
The event is sponsored by the Penn’s Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Interdisciplinary Methods for Field-Based Research in Education, with funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences in collaboration with Penn’s Institute for Urban Research.
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Learn how scholastic competitions can provide authentic and relevant rigor for your students both in and out of the classroom. Competitions can challenge students of all performance levels and can provide rigor to your high flyers motivating them to reach their full potential. Presentation will include all levels of competitions in all subject areas.
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Location: Auditorium II
Strategies for Effective Online Learning (July 15)Mann Rentoy
WWW.CHARACTERCONFERENCES.COM
mannrentoy@gmail.com
About Mann Rentoy
A lecturer from the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), he has taught for more than 30 years.
He is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) where he earned a double-degree in AB Journalism and AB Literature, an MA in Creative Writing, and a PhD in Literature.
He was the Founding Executive Director of Westbridge School in Iloilo City. He was in the first batch of graduates of PAREF Southridge School, where he also taught for 15 years, occupying various posts including Principal of Intermediate School, Vice-Principal of High School and Department Head of Religion. As Moderator of “The Ridge”, the official publication of Southridge, he won 9 trophies from the Catholic Mass Media Awards including the first ever Hall of Fame for Student Publication, for winning as the best campus paper in the country for four consecutive years.
He is the Founding Executive Director of “Character Education Partnership Philippines”, or CEP Philippines, an international affiliate of CEP in Washington, DC, USA. As Founder of CEP Philippines, he has been invited to speak all over the country, as well as in Washington D.C., San Diego, California, USA, Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He also serves as the Founding President of Center for 4th and 5th Rs (Respect & Responsibility) Asia, otherwise known as the Thomas Lickona Institute for Asia. He is probably the most visible advocate of character formation in the country, having spoken to hundreds of schools and universities around the Philippines.
Email us at catalystpds@gmail.com
www.characterconferences.com
From the Penn IUR and Penn GSE sponsored conference:
“Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs in Metropolitan America: The Policy, Practice and Research Issues"
May 25-26, 2011
Organized by Laura Perna, a professor in Penn GSE, and Susan Wachter, a professor in Penn’s Wharton School, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs” explores the most effective institutional and public-policy strategies to be sure high school and college students and adult learners have the knowledge and skills required for future employment.
“The conference addresses such critical questions as: How do we define success with regard to the role of education in preparing students for work?” Perna said. “How well are different educational providers preparing future workers? What is the role of public policy in improving connections between education and work?
“It seeks to improve our understanding of several fundamental dimensions of this issue through insights from federal, state and local policy leaders, college administrators and researchers.”
Guest speakers include Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education; former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell; Lori Shorr, chief education officer to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Charles Kolb from the Committee for Economic Development in Washington, D.C.; Claudia Neuhauser from the University of Minnesota; Bethany Krom from the Mayo Clinic; and Harry Holzer from Georgetown University.
“Much recent attention focuses on the need to improve high school graduation and college degree completion. But, relatively less attention has focused on whether graduates and degree recipients have the skills and education required by employers,” Perna said.
The event is sponsored by the Penn’s Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Interdisciplinary Methods for Field-Based Research in Education, with funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences in collaboration with Penn’s Institute for Urban Research.
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2. Introductions
Karen Carlson – Assistant Superintendent for
Teaching, Learning, and Accountability, Glen
Ellyn School District 41
Sarah Rodriguez – Advanced and Enriched
Curriculum Teacher, Franklin School
Stacy Slater – Literacy Specialist, Franklin
School
Kirk Samples – Principal, Franklin School
3. Outcomes for Today
Learn about our journey
Learn about a process to shift into 21st century
teaching and learning
Learn about the changes we were able to
make in the 13/14 school year and our next
steps
4. Turn & Talk
What would school look like if you could
redesign school?
Take 3 – 4 minutes to think outside the box.
What would be your ideal school? What would
it take to make it happen?
5. Ready - Getting Ready
D41 Learner Characteristics
Long-Range Plan
PLCs
Changes to the learning environment –
furniture
Call for membership – Think Tank
10. Classrooms as catalyst,
inspiration
To consider while watching the following video clip…
How these classrooms look and sound: movement, groupings,
teamwork, independence & student ownership; students can
choose how and where to learn
What the teacher is not doing; what the students are doing
Synergy of technology, PBL, teacher facilitation
Evidence of the district’s Learner Characteristics
VIDEO: What does 21st Century Learning Look Like?
11. Turn & Talk
Considering your own district, where are you on
the 21st Century learning continuum?
What are some driving forces?
What are some restraining forces?
What are the benefits to students? To the
community?
12. Think Tank – Call for
Membership
Outcome: To create an integrated curricula
approach using 21st Century Project Based
Learning that connects our students globally.
PBL Charge for the group:
Rethinking the day – how do we close the
achievement gap of our lowest level learners,
while challenging all students with
rigor/relevance/ relationships in an integrated
cross-curricula approach. (Emphasis on
inquiry, problem and/or project based learning)
13. Think Tank – Call for
Membership
Committee Member Experiences/Expectations:
Ability to “think outside the box”
Positive attitude when approaching new/challenging tasks
Background or experiences (or a willingness to learn) in project or problem
based learning
Experience in connecting new technologies to the curriculum
Attend all scheduled meetings, actively participate in meetings and
contribute to the work of the group
Complete all assignments or other tasks as needed or requested (will
include outside reading and research
Willingness to learn
Serve as a teacher leader and positively promote the work of the group
Abide by the norms established by the group
14. Turn & Talk
What groundwork needs to be in place at your
school or district to encourage people to think
outside of the box?
Questions?
15. SET
Setting the stage to make the shift
Work around the Common Core (reading,
math, NGSS)
Work of the Think Tank
PBLs
16. Work with the Common Core
ELA – modules/integration of Social Studies
Math – compacting/acceleration
NGSS – deconstruction and articulation
Challenges with each
17. Essential Questions for
Modules
Module A
Module C
Module D
How can we improve our
Community?
Level 2
Module B
What Does It Mean to Be
a Citizen in a
Democracy?
How Does Our Economy
Connect Us with the
World?
How Do People
Around the World
Live?
Informational Writing:
Opinion/Persuasive Letter
Informational Writing:
Biographical Sketches
Narrative Writing: Launch
Narrative Writing: Poetry
What was the
Relationship between
Exploration and
Encounters in the New
World?
Level 3
Informational Writing:
Q & A Books
Narrative Writing: Launch
How Did Early Colonial
Life Shape America?
Informational Writing:
List Articles
Narrative Writing: Graphic
Narratives
Was the American
Revolution Inevitable?
Informational Writing:
Interest Magazines
Narrative Writing:
Short Stories of Realistic
Fiction
How Did The Colonies
Become a Nation?
Informational Writing:
Argument Essay
Informational Writing:
Biography
Informational Writing:
Essay
Narrative Writing: Poetry
Narrative Writing:
Historical Fiction
Narrative Writing: Fantasy
18. Work of the Think Tank
Research
Conferences
Guest Speakers
Site Visits
Thinking Outside the Box
6 Thinking Hats
Membership grew from 25 – 60
Parent Advisory
Successes/Challenges
19. Problem(Project) Based
Learning
What is it?
an
instructional approach built upon authentic
learning activities that engage student interest
and motivation. These activities are designed to
answer a question or solve a problem and
generally reflect the types of learning and work
people do in the everyday world outside the
classroom
20. PBL
allows students to reflect upon their own ideas
and opinions, exercise voice and choice, and
make decisions that affect project outcomes
and the learning process in general
teaches students 21st century skills as well as
content. These skills include communication
and presentation skills, organization and time
management skills, research and inquiry skills,
self-assessment and reflection skills, and
group participation and leadership skills
21.
22.
23. First Graders learned about the life cycle of a plant by
exploring and observing seeds, growing their own plants,
and studying the plant environment in Ben Franklin’s Courtyard.
29. Parent Engagement PBL
How can we engage our at-risk families at Ben
Franklin School?
20 staff members comprised of classroom teachers, specialists,
paraprofessionals, student support staff, and an administrator
Kick-Off Event/Invitation presented at staff meeting
Guiding Questions (Identification, Communication, Culture,
Participation, and Parent Education
Study Teams formed to answer questions
Essential participation opportunities (Meet & Greet, Curriculum
Night, Conferences, Open House)
For Meet & Greet: Strengthening communication; “Lunch & Learn;”
Friendly Faces in place to assist families; Connecting with
classroom teachers.
Collecting Data to evaluate events (survey)
Planning for Curriculum Night, Conferences, & Open House
Looking Ahead: Once relationships are formed, then what? How
can we connect parents with their child’s academic life at school?
30. Shift!
Shifting to 21st Teaching and
Learning
Multiage
Specialization
Time
PD
Technology
STEAM lab
Implementation of Common Core, PBLs
34. Team21 and Next Steps
Innovation and research arm of our Teams for
Excellence
50+ hours of summer work on the following:
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Recalibrating our PLCs
Study of Time
Evaluating 21st Century Learning
Anticipated changes in the 14/15 school year
