Welcome 8 th Grade Parents Of the CLASS OF 2018

1. Welcome 8th Grade Parents Of the CLASS OF 2018 PREPARATION FOR A FLAT WORLD

2. Tonight’sTargets • Discovery and Understanding • Who you are • Who we are • What we believe • A day in the life of the Block Schedule • Motivation • Course and program choices based on a global economy (flat world) to prepare students for what happens after high school in learning and career • Tools for Decision-Making • Clarification • Answer questions

3. Who Are You? Raise your hand if…

4. Who Are We? Mike McGuire: Principal Tim Healy: Athletic Director Tamara Givens : Activities Director Student Government Representative Duane Blomquist: Math Chair, IB Coordinator, IBCC Coordinator

5. What We Believe Vision Granite Bay High School is committed to excellence. All students will be challenged, motivated and supported as they acquire, practice, and apply knowledge, skills and behaviors essential for independent and collaborative success in the future. Through a partnership of staff, parents, and community, all students will learn in a safe environment that builds character, nurtures creativity, and develops their individual, community and global sense of responsibility. Mission Caring experts will engage students in a rigorous, coherent and integrated curriculum using explicit instruction and critical thinking strategies to prepare them for future success in education and training, a productive career, civic engagement, international-mindedness, and healthy life-style choices.

6. Guiding Principles • Students will be challenged by a relevant and rigorous curriculum that provides high standards and expectations for every level of ability and interest. • Students will have multiple opportunities to make informed decisions in a supportive caring environment where respect, honesty, fairness, cooperation and commitment are practiced. • Students will attend a safe campus where students, staff, and the community promote social and individual responsibility and integrity. • Students will be served through a process of continuous assessment and improvement that requires and values the active participation and contributions of students, staff, parents and other stakeholders. • Students will be engaged in a high quality curricular and co-curricular program that recognizes and rewards participation, leadership, and achievement. • Students will share an academic experience that emphasizes critical thinking, intercultural understanding and exposure to a variety of points of view.

7. Reality Checkfrom (Designing and Operating a Common High School Assessment System) • America’s high school graduates need post-secondary education and training to remain competitive for high skill and high wages in the global economy. • Between 28 percent and 40 percent first-time freshmen in four-year public institutions enroll in at least one remedial course. • Between 42 percent and 63 percent first-time freshmen in two-year public institutions enroll in at least one remedial course. • Students who require remediation are more at risk of dropping out of college and not earning a degree (> 50% before year 3). • Students with a college degree are employed at a rate 50% higher than those with no post-secondary education. • There are even greater advantages in terms of income.

8. Did you know?

9. If you’re one in a million in China . . .

10. there are 1,300 people just like you.

11. In India, there are 1,100 people just like you.

12. The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQs . . .

13. is greater than the total populationof North America.

14. In India, it’s the top 28%.

15. Translation for teachers and parents:they have more honors kids than we have kids.

16. Did you know?

17. China will soon become the number one English-speaking countryin the world.

18. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have 10 to 14 jobs . . .

19. by age 38…!

20. According to former Secretary of Education Richard Riley . . .

21. the top 10 jobs in demand todaydidn’t exist in 2004.

22. Name this country . . .

23. Richest in the world • Largest military • Center of world business and finance • Strongest education system • World center of innovation and invention • Currency the world standard of value • Highest standard of living

24. England

25. Did you know?

26. We are living in exponential times.

27. There are over 3 billionsearches performed on Google each month.

28. To whom were these questions addressed B.G.(before Google)?

29. The number of text messagessent and received every day exceeds the population of the planet.

30. More than 3,000 new books are published . . .

31. daily.

32. It is estimated that 1.5 exabytes (1.5 x 1018) of unique new information will be generated worldwide this year.

33. That’s estimated to be more than in the previous 5,000 years.

34. The amount of new technical information is doubling every 2 years.

35. For students starting a four-year technical or college degree, this means that . . .

36. half of what they learn in their first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study.

37. Third-generation fiber opticshas recently been tested by both NEC and Alcatel . . .

38. that pushes 10 trillionbits per second down one strand of fiber.

39. That’s 1,900 CDs, or 150 million simultaneous phone calls, every second.

40. It’s currently tripling about every 6 months and is expected to do so for at least the next 20 years.

41. Now you KNOW just part of the reason why. . .

42. We feel a critical urgency realizing we have only four years to prepare your kids for the life they want after high school.

43. We are currently being asked to prepare students for jobs that don’t yet exist. . . …using technologies that haven’t been invented . . .

44. In order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

45. College Career

46. Common Core Quiz How can you tell if what your kids are doing in school and at home are preparing them for rigorous assessments? • The text they are reading is more complex (at a higher reading level). • The quizzes and tests they are taking have fewer multiple choice questions and more constructive response questions. • A greater emphasis on informational texts and on citing evidence • Process (how you do something) is as important as Content (what you know) • All of the above plus a whole lot more.

47. Old School (State Standards)

48. New School Assessment (Common Core) Read the text and complete the task that follows it. Cell Phones in School—Yes or No? Cell phones are convenient and fun to have. However, there are arguments about whether or not they belong in schools. Parents, students, and teachers all have different points of view. Some say that to forbid them completely is to ignore some of the educational advantages of having cell phones in the classroom. On the other hand, cell phones can interrupt classroom activities and some uses are definitely unacceptable. Parents, students, and teachers need to think carefully about the effects of having cell phones in school. Some of the reasons to support cell phones in school are as follows: • Students can take pictures of class projects to e-mail or show to parents. • Students can text-message missed assignments to friends that are absent. • Many cell phones have calculators or Internet access that could be used for assignments. • If students are slow to copy notes from the board, they can take pictures of the missed notes and view them later. • During study halls, students can listen to music through cell phones. • Parents can get in touch with their children and know where they are at all times. • Students can contact parents in case of emergencies. Some of the reasons to forbid cell phones in school are as follows: • Students might send test answers to friends or use the Internet to cheat during an exam. • Students might record teachers or other students without their knowledge. No one wants to be recorded without giving consent. • Cell phones can interrupt classroom activities. • Cell phones can be used to text during class as a way of passing notes and wasting time. Based on what you read in the text, do you think cell phones should be allowed in schools? Using the lists provided in the text, write a paragraph arguing why your position is more reasonable than the opposing position.

49. Old School Assessment (State Standards) 1. An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam and back. The trip there took three hours and the trip back took four hours. It averaged 6 km/h on the return trip. Find the average speed of the trip there. 2. A passenger plane made a trip to Las Vegas and back. On the trip there it flew 432 mph and on the return trip it went 480 mph. How long did the trip there take if the return trip took nine hours?