1. 21 st Century Learning and Skills Preparing Today’s Students For a Changing World Jim Warford

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3. We educate more students today to a higher standard than ever before in history! But the world is changing even faster than we are! Faster than we imagine… Faster than we Can imagine!!!

4. Schools are Improving School Improvement

5. Schools are Improving School Improvement Changing World

6. School Improvement Changing World Schools are Improving

7. School Improvement Changing World Schools are Improving

8. Source: USA Today Here’s What We’re Up Against…

9. Source: USA Today

11. The Kindle

12. Semantic Web Analyze Documents Analyze Documents Key words and headers (Google) Key words and headers (Google) Meaning / Concepts Meaning / Concepts Wolfram Alpha Wolfram Alpha

13. Source: USA Today

14. Implications? Curriculum Curriculum Home Work Home Work Term Paper Term Paper

15. Source: USA Today And here’s What’s coming…

16. Source: USA Today

17. In Montana… It’s already here

18. Paul Andersen Montana’s Teacher of the Year

19. ”Curriculum is not just a textbook anymore. It is videos, Podcasts, Wikis, blogs, and YouTube videos”

20. Source: USA Today

21. Paul Andersen youtube.com/bozemanbiology

22. Kids live in an iPhone World !

23. School is a chalkboard world

24. Does this remind You of anyone In your schools?

26. Result… Today’s Students Really are Wired differently!

27. And our teachers sometimes feel like this…

29. “The World Is Flat”

30. “How we educate our children in the future will be more important than how much we educate them.” - Thomas Friedman World is Flat 2006 Lessons Learned

31. How do Today’s students Feel about Our schools?

32. Like I do Everytime I board Another airplane!

33. Teacher – Student Comparisons T – Students can apply what I am teaching to their everyday lives. 93% S – I can apply what I learn to my everyday life. 57%

34. Teacher – Student Comparisons T – I make learning exciting for my students. 88% S – My teachers make learning fun. 42%

35. Teacher – Student Comparisons T – My students engage in lots of hands-on activities. 88% S – My teachers use lots of hands-on activities. 45%

36. Teacher – Student Comparisons T – I am aware of my students’ interests outside of school. 85% S – My teachers know my interests outside of school. 28%

37. We must close the “Engagement Gap” Before we can close the “Achievement Gap”

42. We must close the “Engagement Gap” Before we can close the “Achievement Gap”

43. Florida 4 th Grade Data…

44. Both Rigor and Relevance Are critical for ALL 21 st Century Students And Relevance Makes Rigor Possible!

45. Based upon what works! Model Schools and the Successful Practices Network

46. 12345 Application Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rigor/Relevance Framework

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

48. 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

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

50. 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application C D A B 20 th Century 21 th Century

51. RIGORRIGOR RELEVANCE A B D C TeacherWork Teacher/Student Roles StudentThinkStudent Think & Work StudentWork High Low

52. Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments

53. Why move to Common Core State Standards?

54. Proficiency

55. Proficiency Grade 4 Reading Proficiency Grade 4 Reading Proficient Required NAEP Score North Carolina 82 % Texas 81 % Ohio 77 % Florida 71 % Massachusetts 48 % California 48 % South Carolina 35 %

56. Proficiency Grade 4 Reading Proficiency Grade 4 Reading Proficient Required NAEP Score North Carolina 82 %183 Texas 81 %190 Ohio 77 %199 Florida 71 %202 Massachusetts 48 %234 California 48 %210 South Carolina 35 %228

57. Proficiency Grade 8 Reading Proficiency Grade 8 Reading Proficient Required NAEP Score North Carolina 88 % Texas 83 % Ohio 80 % Florida 44 % California 39 % South Carolina 30 %

58. Proficiency Grade 8 Reading Proficiency Grade 8 Reading Proficient Required NAEP Score North Carolina 88 %217 Texas 83 %225 Ohio 80 %241 Florida 44 %265 California 39 %262 South Carolina 30 %276

59. Proficiency Grade 8 Mathematics Proficiency Grade 8 Mathematics Proficient Required NAEP Score North Carolina 84 % Ohio 63 % Texas 61 % Michigan 61 % Florida 58 % Massachusetts 42 % South Carolina 24 %

60. Proficiency Grade 8 Mathematics Proficiency Grade 8 Mathematics Proficient Required NAEP Score North Carolina 84 %247 Ohio 63 %274 Texas 61 %273 Michigan 61 %269 Florida 58 %269 Massachusetts 42 %301 South Carolina 24 %305

61. 40% of College Students need Remediation

62. Skills Gap

63. Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments

64. Common Core State Standards Fewer, Clearer, Higher!

65. ALL students leave high school ready for college and career… regardless of disability, language, or subgroup status.

66. And that they…. Have the opportunity to SHOW what they know and can do.

67. State Tests State Standards A A

68. Common Core Standards NESS & Lexile State Tests State Standards C A

69. Common Core Standards NESS & Lexile State Tests State Standards Consortium Assessment DA

70. A B D C CCSS Standards

71. A B D C CCSS Assessments

72. We are now Evaluated as a School AYP

73. We will soon be Evaluated at the Teacher Level AYP Teacher Evaluation

74. You need a Three Year Transition Plan…

75. You need a Three Year Transition Plan… Now!

76. Because teachers really are feeling the PRESSURE!

78. 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application C D A B 20 th Century 21 th Century

79. Rigor/Relevance Framework Knowledge Application High Low High

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