Spring Branch ISD Virtual High School An SBISD 21 st Century Learning Solution Roy Brown, Vision 2020 Grant Coordinator Joel Smith, E-Learning Facilitator

A few thoughts about content “Are we preparing students for their future or our past?” We need to engage students where they are – in cyberspace. -Ian Jukes Keynote, 2008 NAIS Annual Conference

A few thoughts about content “Are we preparing students for their future or our past?” We need to engage students where they are – in cyberspace. -Ian Jukes Keynote, 2008 NAIS Annual Conference

20 or 30 % proficiency 25th in Math 21st in science. Graduation rates: W 76%; AA 51%; H 55% 68% of Pennsylvania prison inmates - dropouts 50% leave within 6 years. Waiting for Superman. Weber, 2010, Kindle location

4 Methods for success 1.High expectations for all students 2.More time for learning 3.Assessing academic progress 4.Team Learning (Jaime Escalante, Garfield High) Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies practices/finalreport.pdf practices/finalreport.pdf

The Knowledge Economy Information Flux and Glut Media and Technology The Global Achievement Gap, Wagner

21 st (22 nd ?) Century Skills The “4-C’s” Critical Thinking and Analysis Communication Collaboration Creativity and Innovation

21 st Century Jobs the top 10 jobs that will be in demand in 2010… …didn’t exist in Former Secretary of Education Richard Riley, as cited in the presentation, “Did You Know” (2004)

The Mission We need to prepare students for... jobs that don’t yet exist.... that will use technologies that haven’t yet been invented.... in order to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet.

2030+ and 22 nd Century Jobs? What can we teach them about being a… Bio-bot Technician? Zero-Gravity Hotel Architecture? Programmable Matter Designer? Extra-Terrestrial Ecosystem Engineer? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ? What are the “right” answers?

Henry Ford High School circa 1880? What was the “right” answer?

Henry Ford What was the “right” answer? “If I asked people what they needed, they would have said a faster horse.” Secretariat

What’s the “right” answer? (Circa 1970)

The Right Answer: “One of these in every garage.”

What were you taught in math? Do problems # ÷ 26 2,145 ÷ 167 …

A computational Knowledge Engine…

…on every cell phone!

If there is a “Right Answer,” …are we asking the right question?

20 th Century Education Grassner, A. C. & Person, N. K. (1994), American Education Research Journal as cited in Pay Attention, 10 hours! “…on average, students in class only get to ask a question once every….”

20 th Century Education 10 hours! That’s once every two school weeks!! ….in a 1-hour class. “…on average, students in class only get to ask a question once every….”

“Abundance, Asia, Automation” Daniel H. Pink A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future.

20 th -> 21 st Century Education What left-brain “administrivia” can we now automate?

LEP Student passes Geometry Retake…in 5 weeks. 92% earned summer credit!! "I went to Honduras & used my Spanish 3 skills with street kids about my future plans…and still do...on Facebook." 8 th Grader: 122 Spanish 1 online discussion activities in a week! "I was able to do [track, gymnastics, swimming, childcare, trips to Germany, Barcelona, etc.] and still earn Spanish, Physics & Government credits." Successes

Student Netbook Program Commitment by Texas (Vision 2020 Grant) & Spring Branch ISD 1 Netbook per Virtual Student (250 total) Built-in Wireless (still must have internet access) 11 Hour Battery Very Portable Multiple Points of Support Anytime/Anywhere Learning

Why a netbook? Portable Functional Smartphones (#1 Student Inet Access Device?) Laptops

Why a netbook? Portable Functional Smartphones Laptops Netbook Portable AND Functional

Camera: Create, Collaborate Record for projects: Video, Pictures Live: Video Conf. (e.g. Skype, Elluminate) WebCam (Camera)

Questions?