1. International Center for Leadership in Education Dr. Willard R. Daggett Region 11 Education Service Center Rigor & Relevance for School Improvement March 29-30, 2006

2. Skills Gap

3. Rigor/Relevance - All Why Why Do We Need to Change to Change Schools? Schools? What What Needs to Needs to Be Done? Be Done? How How Do We Do It? It?

4. Application Model Application Model 1. Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

5. Rigor/Relevance - All Why Why Do We Need to Change to Change Schools? Schools? What What Needs to Needs to Be Done? Be Done? How How Do We Do It? It?

6. Challenges Globalization Demographics Values / Beliefs Technology

7. Globalization 9/11 11/9 Information Tech (Work to Worker)

8. Globalization Tax Returns MRIs Reuters McDonalds A- Level

9. World Leaders 1600sSpanish 1700Dutch 1800sBritish 1900sUnited States 2000s?? ?? ??

10. China Clothes / Shoes Furniture Consumer Electronics Computers Bio Technology

11. What do you see when you think of China?

12. China Today

13. China World Class for 10% K – 12 Universal by 2020 100 World Class Universities 30 World Class Research Universities Math /Science Focus (Specialist – 3 rd Grade on) International Orientation (110 Million – English) “Not Invented Here” Coherent Teacher Preparation Early Childhood (3 year old – universal by 2015) Career Focus Source: Education in China: Lessons for U.S. Educators, Asia Society – Business Roundtable, CCSSO

14. The Workplace Moving from a Place to a Space

15. Challenges Globalization Demographics Values / Beliefs Technology

16. Start Working End Working Longevity 190020002100 47 62 77 21 62 14 18 107

17. 1910 3.0 / 100 Demographics / Economic 1946 4.6 / 100 20001.4 – 1.8 / 100

18. Medicare 20049 % 202025 % 204050 %

19. Source: Time Magazine October 31, 2005 Retirement and Health Care Delta Delta Northwest Northwest United United US Air US Air Airlines General Motors General Motors Ford Ford Auto Overall 1985 – 112, 200 2005 - 29, 700 2115 - ?

20. As the largest buyer of U.S. Treasury securities, China is never far removed from U.S. Markets Source: Chicago Tribune 1.26.06

21. Pensions in Peril $500$400$300$200$100 0 Source: Time Magazine October 31, 2005 …the amount companies are short- changing their plans is climbing… ’95 ’97 ’99 ’01 ‘03 In billions

22. Public – Employee Pension Fund Shortfall $ 700 Billion Source: Barclay Global Investment October, 2005

23. Public Pension Shortfall Illinois Teachers62% Illinois State Employees54.2% Mississippi State Employees53.4% Nationwide87.8% Source: The Associated Press

24. Registered Voters School Age Children 196050 % 200518 %

25. Challenges Globalization Demographics Values / Beliefs Technology

26. Larger Context 1901 – 24G.I. 1925 – 45Silent 1946 – 60Boomers 1961 – 81Gen X 1982 -Millennial

27. Challenges Globalization Demographics Values / Beliefs Technology

28. Information Technology Processing Processing Communications Communications

30. Central Units’ Memory = 8 MB 2004 iPod = 4 GB 2005 iPod = 20 GB 2006 iPod = 80 GB 1964 IBM System / 360 Mainframe

31. Nano Technology Atom Up Atom Up

32. SPOT MicrosoftMicrosoft –Citizen –Fossil –Suunco

33. SPOT Integrated ProjectionIntegrated Projection Projection KeyboardProjection Keyboard

34. Projection Keyboard

35. Computing Speed Storage Binary Computing

36. Why - What - How Millions times faster Million times more storage Parallel computing DNA Computing

37. Why - What - How Faster Storage Multiple Computing Quantum Computing

38. Computing Speed Storage DNA Quantum Binary

39. Information Technology Processing Processing Communications Communications

40. Bio Technology Biological Science Biological Science Practical Application Practical Application

42. Ruth Fremson, The New York Times

43. www.kidzworld.com

44. Information Technology Processing Processing Communications Communications

45. Bio Technology Biological Science Biological Science Practical Application Practical Application

46. Nano Technology Atom Up Atom Up

47. Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech 2000

48. Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech 2006

49. Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech 2010

50. Bio / Nano / Info ‘68‘78‘88‘98‘08 Capacity Applications Size

51. The Last Remnants of Industrial Age Government Schools

52. Skills Gap

53. Gaps Achievement Ambition Education

54. STEM Physical Science43 % Mathematics42 % Computer Science46 % Physics 36 % Engineering Science56 %

55. Science / Engineering 60 % of Degrees – Asia 5 % of Degrees – U.S. 350,000 per Year in China 2010 - 90 % in Asia High Skill - Low Wage U.S. –12% 3rd to 17 th 2/3 to retire

56. Rigor/Relevance - All Why Why Do We Need to Change to Change Schools? Schools? What What Needs to Needs to Be Done? Be Done? How How Do We Do It? It?

57. Grade Equivalent Semantic Difficulty Semantic Difficulty Syntactic Complexity Syntactic Complexity

58. Lexile Framework Semantic Difficulty Semantic Difficulty Syntactic Complexity Syntactic Complexity

59. Lexile Literature 1500 - On Ancient Medicine 1400 - The Scarlet Letter 1300 - Brown vs. Board of Ed. 1200 - War and Peace 1100 - Pride and Prejudice 1000 - Black Beauty 900 - Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders 800 - The Adventures of Pinocchio 700 - Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery 600 - A Baby Sister for Frances 500 - The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth 400 - Frog and Toad are Friends 300 - Clifford’s Manners

60. Lexile Texts 1500 - The Making of Memory: From Molecules to Mind; Doubleday 1400 - Philosophical Essays; Hackett Publishing 1300 - Psychology: An Introduction; Prentice Hall 1200 - Business; Prentice Hall 1100 - America: Pathways to Present; Prentice Hall 1000 - Writing and Grammar Gold Level; Prentice Hall 900 - World Cultures: A Global Mosaic; Prentice Hall 800 - Word 97; Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 700 - World Explorer: The U.S. & Canada; Prentice Hall 600 - Science (Grade 4); Addison-Wesley 500 - People and Places; Silver Burdett Ginn 400 - Imagine That!; Scholastic Inc. 300 - My World; Harcourt Brace

61. Personal Use Aetna Health Care Discount Form (1360) Medical Insurance Benefit Package (1280) Application for Student Loan (1270) Federal Tax Form W-4 (1260) Installing Your Child Safety Seat (1170) Microsoft Windows User Manual (1150) G.M. Protection Plan (1150) CD DVD Player Instructions (1080)

62. Newspapers Reuters (1440) NY Times (1380) Washington Post (1350) Wall Street Journal (1320) Chicago Tribune (1310) Associated Press (1310) USA Today (1200)

63. 16 Career Clusters Department of Education

64. Reading Requirements Findings Entry-level Entry-level Highest in 6/16 Highest in 6/16 Second Highest in 7/16 Second Highest in 7/16 Consistent Across Country Consistent Across Country

65. Human Services

66. Construction

67. Manufacturing

68. Reading Entry Level Entry Level Blue Collar Blue Collar

69. Reading Comparison – High School

70. Reading I.Belief –Life Long Learning –Reading Key II.Best Practices –K – 12 –Support Non Reading Teachers –Failure Cycle –Age Appropriate –Build on Strengths / Interests

71. III.Solution –Address Decoding String words together Background (Reading in the Content Area) Techniques (i.e. Mental Picture) Age AppropriateReading –Balanced Approached Direction Instruction Differentiated Instruction Data Driven Instruction –Place / Access / Monitor Lexile

72. Reading IV.Read 180 –Content Specific –Age Appropriate –Mental Models

75. Quantile Framework Numbers and Operations Numbers and Operations Algebra / Patterns & Functions Algebra / Patterns & Functions Data Analysis & Probability Data Analysis & Probability Measurement Measurement Geometry

76. Rigor/Relevance Framework

77. 1.Awareness 2.Comprehension 3.Application 4.Analysis 5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation Knowledge Taxonomy Knowledge Taxonomy

78. Application Model Application Model 1. Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

79. 12345 Application Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rigor/Relevance Framework

80. Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application

81. KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE A P P L I C A T I O N A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Teacher Work Teacher/Student Roles Student Think Student Think & Work Student Work

82. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345 A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals. Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides. Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes. Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides. Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter. Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function. Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year. Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically. Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event. Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale. Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper. Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles. Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

83. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345 A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides. Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter. Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function. Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year. Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically. Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event. Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale. Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper. Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles. Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs. Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals. Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides. Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes. Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid.

84. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345 A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals. Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides. Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes. Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides. Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter. Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function. Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year. Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically. Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event. Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale. Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper. Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles. Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

85. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345 A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals. Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides. Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes. Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year. Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically. Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event. Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale. Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper. Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles. Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs. Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides. Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter. Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function. Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes.

86. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345 A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals. Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides. Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes. Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides. Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter. Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function. Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper. Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles. Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs. Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year. Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically. Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event. Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale.

87. TAKS English LA Student Expectations Tested

88. Texas Career and Technical Education Texas English Language Arts Essential Knowledge and Skills English II - 10 th Grade English III - 11 th Grade (Exit) TAKS Ag Services ConstructionAdvertising Health Science Machinist 10th11th (C) organize ideas in writing to ensure coherence, logical progression, and support for ideas. HHHMHHM (G) analyze strategies that writers in different fields use to compose. LLLLMLL (G) draw inferences such as conclusions, generalizations, and predictions and support them with text evidence [and experience]; HHHMHHH (D) interpret the possible influences of the historical context on a literary work. HHMLMML (B) evaluate the credibility of information sources, including how the writer's motivation may affect that credibility; HHHHHHH

89. Texas Arts Education Texas Mathematics Essential Knowledge and Skills 7 th Grade TAKS Visual ArtsDanceMusicTheatre (A) represent multiplication and division situations involving fractions and decimals with concrete models, pictures, words, and numbers; HHHHH (B) use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve problems involving fractions and decimals; HHHHH (D) use division to find unit rates and ratios in proportional relationships such as speed, density, price, recipes, and student-teacher ratio; HMMMM (B) use properties to classify shapes including triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and circles; LHMLH (B) use a problem-solving model that incorporates understanding the problem, making a plan, carrying out the plan, and evaluating the solution for reasonableness; HHHHH

90. Rigor/Relevance - All Why Why Do We Need to Change to Change Schools? Schools? What What Needs to Needs to Be Done? Be Done? How How Do We Do It? It?

91. Network300 75 25

92. Criteria Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core subjects of English language arts, math and science and others identified by the school) Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements) Student Engagement (The extent to which students are motivated and committed to learning; have a sense of belonging and accomplishment; and have relationships with adults, peers, and parents that support learning) Personal Skill Development (Measures of personal, social, service, and leadership skills and demonstrations of positive behaviors and attitudes)

93. Guiding Principles  Responsibility  Contemplation  Initiative  Perseverance  Optimism  Courage  Respect  Compassion  Adaptability  Honesty  Trustworthiness  Loyalty

94. Personal Skill Development Student Engagement Stretch Learning Core Learning Learning Criteria SchoolOthers

95. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations Especially in LiteracyEspecially in Literacy

96. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations Especially in LiteracyEspecially in Literacy

97. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade

98. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade 4. 12 th Grade

99. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade 4. 12 th Grade 5. Data

100. TAKS English LA Student Expectations Tested

101. Texas Career and Technical Education Texas English Language Arts Essential Knowledge and Skills English II - 10 th Grade English III - 11 th Grade (Exit) TAKS Ag Services ConstructionAdvertising Health Science Machinist 10th11th (C) organize ideas in writing to ensure coherence, logical progression, and support for ideas. HHHMHHM (G) analyze strategies that writers in different fields use to compose. LLLLMLL (G) draw inferences such as conclusions, generalizations, and predictions and support them with text evidence [and experience]; HHHMHHH (D) interpret the possible influences of the historical context on a literary work. HHMLMML (B) evaluate the credibility of information sources, including how the writer's motivation may affect that credibility; HHHHHHH

102. Texas Arts Education Texas Mathematics Essential Knowledge and Skills 7 th Grade TAKS Visual ArtsDanceMusicTheatre (A) represent multiplication and division situations involving fractions and decimals with concrete models, pictures, words, and numbers; HHHHH (B) use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve problems involving fractions and decimals; HHHHH (D) use division to find unit rates and ratios in proportional relationships such as speed, density, price, recipes, and student-teacher ratio; HMMMM (B) use properties to classify shapes including triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and circles; LHMLH (B) use a problem-solving model that incorporates understanding the problem, making a plan, carrying out the plan, and evaluating the solution for reasonableness; HHHHH

103. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade 4. 12 th Grade 6. Curriculum 5. Data

104. Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application

105. KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE A P P L I C A T I O N A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Teacher Work Teacher/Student Roles Student Think Student Think & Work Student Work

106. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade 4. 12 th Grade 6. Curriculum 5. Data 7. Relationships / Reflective Thought

107. Guiding Principles  Responsibility  Contemplation  Initiative  Perseverance  Optimism  Courage  Respect  Compassion  Adaptability  Honesty  Trustworthiness  Loyalty

108. Curriculum RigorRigor RelevanceRelevance RelationshipsRelationships Reflective ThoughtReflective Thought

109. Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application

110. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade 4. 12 th Grade 6. Curriculum 5. Data 7. Relationships / Reflective Thought 8. Professional Development

111. Characteristics 1.Small Learning Communities 2. High Expectations 3. 9 th Grade 4. 12 th Grade 6. Curriculum 5. Data 7. Relationships / Reflective Thought 8. Professional Development 9. Leadership

112. Leadership Problem is more people than TechnicalProblem is more people than Technical Not CharismaticNot Charismatic Entrepreneurial vs. BureaucraticEntrepreneurial vs. Bureaucratic Performance vs. CompliancePerformance vs. Compliance Department ChairsDepartment Chairs Focus on InstructionFocus on Instruction

113. Network300 75 25

114. Agents of Change vs. Object of Change

115. Each and Every Child

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