CREATING a CULTURE of LEARNING MOVING TOWARDS Student-centered learning

1. CREATING a CULTURE of LEARNING MOVING TOWARDS Student-centered learning

2. NEW EXPECTATIONS ARE MAJOR SOURCE of TENSION for K-12 ORGANIZATIONS

3. First Source of Tension- New Expectations • New Curriculums • Substantial Increase In Academic Rigor and Civic Achievement • 4C’s (Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity) • Career AND College Ready • On-Line Assessments • Substantial Increase in Student Academic Achievement and Progress • Teacher / Principal Evaluations • Student Achievement Accountability • 21stC Learning Methods Accountability

4. Second Source of Tension- 21st Century Students DIGITAL NATIVES DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS MARK PRENSKY

5. Prensky’sTwo Types of People DIGITAL NATIVE DIGITAL IMMIGRANT • SOMEONE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER A TIME WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY SOMEONE WHO REMEMBERS A TIME WHEN THERE WAS NO TECHNOLOGY

6. Digital Native Learning Expectations Visual- Spatial Preference Learning in More – But Smaller Bits Monitoring Several Dimensions At Once VS In-Depth In One Need Interactivity and Collaboration as Meaning Making Structures Expect to Connect With Each Other and Information Differently Than Us

7. Existing Teaching Model The Committee of Ten - 1892 Distinguished University and College Leaders Define What Students Need To Prepare for College. - 8 Yrs of Primary and 4Yrs of HS - Specific Subject Matter By Grade Level. + John Dewey 1880 - 1905 Carnegie Foundation 1906 – Paid Pension of HS and College Faculty Who Provided Specific Qty of Contact Hours Over Four Years = Carnegie Unit Student As Social Being – Grouped By Age Cohort = The INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL MODEL (Teacher Centered)

8. Resolution of Tension (Existing) The INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL MODEL ANSWERS TENSION WITH TEACHERS NEED MORE TIME WITH STUDENTS

9. Resolution of Tension (Future) Data From Hundreds of Studies, Demonstration Projects, and For-Profit-Companies STUDENT- CENTERED LEARNING And The Deeper INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLANS

10. Flavors of Student-Centered Learning Interdisciplinary (STEM / STEAM) Individualized Mastery Skill Hands-On/Experiential Learning Project/Task Based Learning Collaboration / Discussions Flipped Classroom, ETC … Learning Communities Hybrids and “Mash-Ups” of All

11. 21st Century SCL is Complex DELIVERY METHODOLOGIES DATA DRIVEN EXPERIENCES NEW CURRICULUMS 21st CENTURY SKILLS DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT BLENDED LEARNING How Do We Change Your Culture of Learning?

12. Peter Senge – The Fifth Discipline (Systems Thinking) I FILLED MY GLASS WITH WATER. English Is Linear – Therefore, We Think Linearly REALITY It Is A Feedback Loop System

13. Systems Thinking – Two Types of Structures KNOWING WHERE TO PUSH TO ACCOMPLISH EFFECTIVE CHANGE IS CRITICAL REINFORCING BALANCING

14. CREATING a CULTURE of LEARNING Moving Towards Student- Centered Learning IS A “SYSTEMS THINKING” APPROACH for CHANGING YOUR CULTURE OF LEARNING

15. Coherent Planning Process PLACES SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT POLICIES & PROCESSES INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN PEOPLE THINGS

16. Underlying Principles SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT POLICIES & PROCESSES INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN EFFECTIVE – Has Positive Impact on Student Achievement EFFICIENT - Improves Teacher Efficacy SUSTAINABLE - Enables and Supports Long Term Change CHANGE- If Thirty Percent (30%) of the Members of an Organization Adopt Change – The Organization Changes

17. How It Works SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT POLICIES & PROCESSES INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN Identifies Seven Organizational Silos Impacting Student-Centered Learning Creates District Mission and Rubric for Learning, Aligning Organization Reviews Best Practices for Each Silo From Successful Districts Identifies Obstacles and Hindrances to SCL In Your District Prioritizes Impact of Those Obstacles and Hindrances

18. How It Works SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT POLICIES & PROCESSES INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN Creates Strategies Addressing Obstacles and Hindrances Estimates Operational or Capital Costs to Execute Strategies Reconciles Operational or Capital Costs With Available Budget (5yr) Places All Activities Into Five Year Timeline Defines Conditions That Indicate Success Five Years From Now

19. End Result SCL ROADMAP SYSTEMS & LOOSE EQUIPMENT POLICIES & PROCESSES INFRA – STRUCTURE FACILITIES TECHNICAL SUPPORT • Five Year Operational Plan • Explicitly Aligned to Your Needs • Explicitly Aligned to Your Operating / Capital Budgets • Moving a District From Where They Are Today to a Point Further Down The Path of Creating a Culture of Student-Centered Learning PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT/ HOW KIDS LEARN

20. Questions And Dialogue