To the post-NCLB World

What will your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students need to know and be able to do to thrive in the future?

Like the politicians say, it’s time for change. We have to transform how and why we teach.

Partnership for 21 st Century Skills AASL Standards for the 21 st -Century Learner ISTE - NETS*S iste.org ASCD Whole Child Ascd.org or wholechildeducation.org

Healthy kids & lifestyle Intellectually challenging environment Physically & emotionally safe Active engagement Connected to school & community Personalized learning Qualified, caring adults Prepared for college/further study & global environment

How will BPS address this for all teachers? How can we address this for one another?

Learners use skills, resources, and tools to inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge; draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge; share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society; pursue personal and aesthetic growth. The Four Standards

More Than Skills … Subsections for each standard: skills dispositions self-assessment student responsibilities

Image: canada.com. - Inquiry, thoughtfulness, problem- solving -Using and evaluating information -Librarian as instructional partner throughout process -Social, collaborative teaching and learning -Authentic work tasks, products, and audiences -“Dump and go”: finding answers to specific close-ended, teacher- generated questions -Finding information -Librarian as an accessory to learning (“a clerk could do it”) -Isolated, individual learning - Contrived tasks without resonance to student

How do we get there from here?

You know what they say about eating an elephant.

Stretch our definitions of learning –Acquisition –Meaning –Transfer Wiggins & McTighe 2008

 What will kids learn from this that they can transfer into new work?  What thinking skills does this lesson involve?  What is the student learning? (Content or procedure?)

How can/should technology  help with differentiation?  support authentic tasks and audiences?  connect kids to other kids? To experts? What old tech practices should we jettison?

What will motivate kids to do better work? What’s in it for the kid?

 How do we develop responsibility in students?  How do we help students develop self-assessment skills?  How will we help students develop flexible mindsets for problem-solving?

NEW PARADIGM: PLANNING FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE Acquisition of information+ Thinking skills+ Flexible work habits + Personal investment + Means of sharing thinking = __________________________ ___ success

to be continued… References list available upon request Image: