It is Time… ©2013 AdvancED1 October 17, 2013 North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders 38 th Annual Convention

We create the future we believe in… © 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED2 We can’t cling to the past if we want to create the future…

Reformers vs. Transformers Learner Centric System Where Do We Go From Here It is Time… ©2013 AdvancED3

What has changed? 19 th and 20 th Century Public Schools – The focus of the system was to provide public access to schools so that every child had the opportunity to learn. © 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED4

What has changed? 21 st Century Public Schools – Today we want a system that provides public access to schools where every child is expected to learn. © 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED5

Reformers and Transformers Fixing the current system Building a new system ©2013 AdvancED6

Everywhere but school… Standardization vs. Customization Collectivism vs. Personalization Finite vs. Abundance © 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED7

Schooling in 2025 Education with no physical boundaries How do we educate the digital student of today for a future where most jobs have yet to be created, using technologies that have yet to be invented, to solve problems we do not even know exist? © 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED8

Schooling in 2025 Education with no physical boundaries Learner Centric – Four and Fourteen Impact – Pedagogy/environment adapt to student rather than the student adapting to the pedagogy/environment – Schools no longer provide self-contained instruction – Schools become education centers that facilitate and connect learning activities around the world © 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED9

Schooling in 2025 Essential for the Digital Learner Literacies for Every Learner – Communication…reading, writing, and linguistic – Math/Science…advancements in technology and the ability to analyze and solve problems – Technology…as essential as reading, writing, and arithmetic for the industrial age learner – Learning…innate will to learn…ensuring every learner knows how to learn © 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED10

What happens now? Fiscal Resources: Access and Allocation – Investment: early rather than late – Innovation: at the local level – Improvement: at the point of learning Strategic Planning: Defining the direction for the next 5 to 10 years Recruiting the Next Generation Abandoning vs. Initiating Courage and Conviction © 2012 AdvancE D ©2013 AdvancED11

Leaders for Tomorrow Systemic…making connections, aligning processes, growing capacity Vision…seeing beyond the horizon, communicating a clear purpose and direction Courage…ensuring that we teach and learn for the future; embracing innovation; asking what if… Expectations…defining with clarity, consistency, and transparency expectations for all © 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED12

© 2012 AdvancED ©2013 AdvancED13 when leadership sets and commits to a bold vision when everyone in the organization knows, understands, and is committed to achieving the vision when the organization uses all of its resources wisely to support achievement of the vision when people in the organization rely on real data and evidence to guide actions in support of the vision when people, passion, and processes seamlessly drive the organization towards the vision We create the future we believe in…

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