The TeraGrid’s Role in Educational Reform Wednesday June 6, 2007

1. The TeraGrid’s Role in Educational ReformWednesday June 6, 2007 Raymond Rose Rose & Smith Associates e-Learning Evangelists

2. Agenda Some Questions Current Events K-12 A Little Educational History Ray’s Action Plan

3. The Status of Online Education… The overall number of K-12 students engaged in online courses in 2005-2006, is estimated at 700,000. From K–12 ONLINE LEARNING:  A SURVEY OF U.S. SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, Sloan-C http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/k-12_06.asp

4. The Status of Online Education… Almost two-thirds of the responding public school districts are offering online courses: • 63.1% had one or more students enrolled in a fully online or blended course. • 57.9% had one or more students enrolled in a fully online course. • 32.4% had one or more students enrolled in a blended course.

5. The Status of Online Education… Over 60% of school districts with students enrolled in online courses anticipate their online enrollments will grow.  Over the next two years districts predict online enrollments will increase by 19% and blended enrollments by 23%.

6. The Status of Online Education Michigan passed a state law requiring an online learning experience for high school graduation. Half the states have some form of state-led online education program.

7. 21st Century Schools.com What about technology resources? There should be full access to technology.  If students do not have computers or access to the Internet at home, we will find a way to provide it for them.  If we can, we will obtain laptops for every student and teacher.  Buildings will need to be wired in such a way that students can access their files, as well as the Internet, from anywhere in the school.  Various labs and learning centers should be set up around the campus.  Art, music, theatre, television, radio and film studios can be created with relatively small expenditures.  All classrooms should have televisions to watch broadcasts created by their school as well as by other schools in the district. 

8. 21st Century Skills Project 21stCenturySkills.org • Core Subjects: Upgrade our English, reading/language arts, mathematics, science, world languages, civics, government, economics, arts, history, and geography programs. • 21st Century Learning Skills: Integrate additional information and communication skills, thinking and problem-solving skills, personal and workplace productivity skills throughout the educational experience. • 21st Century Tools: Expand access and use of technology tools and include information and communication technologies such as computers, networking, and other technologies, audio, video, multimedia and other digital tools, along with online learning resources and aligned digital content, software and adequate hardware for all students.

9. Representative Bart Gordon (D-TN) Chair, House Committee on Science and Technology "Unless the United States maintains its edge in innovation, which is founded on a well-trained creative work force, the best jobs may soon be found overseas. If current trends continue, along with a lack of action, today's children may grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents,"

10. New Legislation • The America COMPETES Act • increasing research investment, • strengthening educational opportunities in STEM from elementary through graduate school, • building an innovation infrastructure.

11. New Legislation • The “10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds” Science and Math Scholarship Act • establish a teacher education program at the NSF to encourage math, science, and engineering faculty to work with education faculty to improve the preparation of mathematics and science teachers. • provide scholarships to students in STEM fields who commit to becoming mathematics and science teachers at elementary and secondary schools, • increase teacher training institutes at NSF and the Department of Energy, and support master’s degree programs for mathematics and science teachers • establish a laboratory science pilot project at NSF.

12. HR 2449 (proposed) *ATTAIN Act (overhaul EETT,) “would focus funds on professional development and systemic reform that leverage 21st-century technologies, prioritize funding to schools in need of improvement, and require states to assess whether students have attained technological literacy by the eighth grade.” *Achievement Through Technology and Innovation

13. Report of the Committee of Ten

14. 1st Secondary School Year Latin 5 p. English Literature 2 p. English Composition 2 p. 4 p. German [or French] 5 p. Algebra 4 p. History of Italy, Spain, and France 3 p. Applied Geography (European political —continental and oceanic flora and fauna) 4 p Total 25 periods 2nd Secondary School Year Latin 4 p. Greek 5 p. English Literature 2 p. English Composition 2 p. 4 p. German continued 4 p. French begun 5 p. Algebra,* 2 p. Geometry, 2 p. 4 p. Botany or Zoölogy 4 p. English History to 1688 3 p. Total33 periods * Option of book-keeping and commercial arithmetic. Amount of Instruction… This is the main report of the Committee of Ten, according to Richard Mitchell in his book The Graves of Academe: The Seven Deadly Principles, According to: http://tmh.floonet.net/books/commoften/mainrpt.html

15. 3rd Secondary School Year Latin 4 p. Greek 4 p. English Literature, 2 p. English Composition, 1 p. 4 p. Rhetoric, 1 p. German 4 p. French 4 p. Algebra,* 2 p. Geometry, 2 p. 4 p. Physics 4 p. History, English and American 3 p. Astronomy, 3 p. 1st½ yr Meteorology, 3 p. 2nd½ yr 3 p. Total 34 periods *Option of book-keeping and commercial arithmetic. 4th Secondary School Year Latin 4 p. Greek 4 p. English Literature, 2 p. English Composition, 1 p. 4 p. English Grammar, 1 p. German 4 p. French 4 p. Trigonometry, 2 p. Higher Algebra, 2 p. Chemistry 4 p. History (intensive) and Civil    Government 3 p. Geol. or Physiography, 4 p. 1st½yr. Anatomy, Physiology,     and Hygiene, 4p 2nd½ yr. 4 p. Total 33 periods Amount of Instruction

16. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN 1893

17. 4 Step Plan for Educational Reform by the TeraGrid

18. TeraGrid Challenge Expand the awareness, knowledge, and understanding of HPC in high schools and underserved populations.

19. Step 1 Build and give away virtual high school courses on HPC and TeraGrid topics

20. Step 2 Build and offer virtual undergrad and graduate courses to HBCUs, HSIs, and Tribal Colleges on HPC and TeraGrid topics.

21. Step 3 Build and provide a resource library of Learning Objects on HPC and TeraGrid topics.

22. Step 4 Create your own version of the “Committee of 10” then create a vision for education in the 21st Century.

23. TeraGrid Challenge Create and Disseminate: • Virtual high school courses • Give to virtual school community • Undergrad and grad online courses • Offer to MSIs • A Learning Object Resource Library • A vision for 21st Century education

24. Rose and Smith Associates Raymond Roseray@rose-smith.com 512.791.3100 http://home.austin.rr.com/roseandsmith