1. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Equipping Young People for Tomorrows World Michael Fullan Ontario, Canada Strong Performers and Successful Reformers Lessons from PISA OECD-Tokyo, Japan Seminar June 28-29, 2011 www.michaelfullan.ca

2. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 The Idea and Importance of Whole System Reform More equal societies almost always do better on measures of health and social problems. Wilkinson & Pickett, 2009

3. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 International Race Education is key to prosperity and the top countries are striving hard to get even better. Fullan, 2011

4. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Problem Too narrow vs too vague Fullan, 2011

5. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Example One: AT21CS Ways of Thinking Creativity and innovation Critical thinking, problem solving, decision making Learn to learn, meta cognition AT21CS, 2010

6. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Example One: AT21CS Ways of Working Communication Collaboration (teamwork) AT21CS, 2010

7. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Example One: AT21CS Tools for Working Information literacy ICT literacy AT21CS, 2010

8. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Example One: AT21CS Living in the World Citizenship: local and global Life and career Personal and social responsibility AT21CS, 2010

9. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 AT21CS Remit Clear operational definitions Solutions to testing On screen assessments Classroom based strategies AT21CS, 2010

10. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Example Two: Finland Citizenship Skills Thinking skills Ways of working and interacting Crafts and expressive skills Participation and initiative Self-awareness and personal responsibility Fullan, 2011

11. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Singapore Produces Citizens Confident, with strong sense of right and wrong, thinking independently Self-directed learners Active contributors who work effectively in teams Concerned citizens Fullan, 2011

12. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Whole System Reform: Criteria All means all Raise the bar, close the gap Individual and collective capacity of educators Precision/specificity Deep student engagement Measureable improvement/results Fullan, 2011

13. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Three-Legged Stool Standards/assessment/instruction Instruction is the weakest and most difficult to develop Fullan, 2011

14. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Slow Road to Higher Order Skills: Bad News We could find little evidence of progress toward accomplishing higher order skills. Fullan & Watson, 2011

15. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Slow Road to Higher Order Skills: Good News Several countries are setting their sights on HOS and they have a strong foundation on which to build. Fullan & Watson, 2011

16. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Digital Dilemma The digital world of students is largely outside schooling and it is diffuse/unfocused Motion Leadership/Madcap Fullan, 2011

17. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 Engagement Re-wired students re-connected Teachers precision and expertise re-ignited Fullan, 2011

18. Option 2: Title font colour R- 255 G- 255 B- 153 Bullet font colour R- 0 G - 51 B - 102 References CISCO/Intel/Microsoft. (2010). Assessment and teaching of 21 st century skills (AT21CS): Author. Fullan, M. (2011). All systems go. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Fullan, M., Watson, N. (with Cameron, D.) (2011). The slow road to higher order skills. Report to the Stupski Foundation, San Francisco, CA. Wilkinson, R., & Pickett, K. (2009). The spirit level: Why more equal societies almost always do better. London: Allen Lane.