1. Creating Artists of Learning Building the School of the Future

2. Let’s start off with a couple of questions…

3. Do our learning organizations meet the needs of a new generation of learners… Sell to the world Buy from the world Work for international companies Manage employees from other cultures and countries Collaborate with people all over the world in joint ventures Compete with people on the other side of the world for jobs and markets The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs … By the age of 38.

4. Do we know how kids feel about their current learning experiences? 70% of respondents said they were not motivated or inspired to work hard. 2/3 would have worked harder if it was demanded of them. 59 – 65% of respondents missed classed often the year prior to dropping out. 81% of students surveyed believed there should be more opportunities for real-world and experiential learning Today’s average US student has 4 – 5 email addresses 26% of US students access a foreign news service The fastest growing segment of computer users today in the US is 5 – 7 year olds.

5. How are we doing? Out of 100 9 th grade students… 18 will graduate from college within 6 years…

6. Do we recognize… We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist... Using technologies that haven’t been invented... in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet. David Warlick – Connect Learning blog

7. Are we ready for this…

8. what if…

9. WOULD WE STILL BUILD….. What if… We understood our customers… We were guaranteed not to fail… We knew exactly what we wanted a learning environment to look like… We had resources, commitment, will, and courage… 9

10. CREATIVITY WITHIN CONTEXT Building a School of the Future

11. innovation and business development team Philadelphia Context Grade 9 – 12 Public High School with 750 Students opened Sept. 2006 Neighborhood High School with comprehensive curriculum, not special admit 3 Year project funded by the School District of Philadelphia with a standard budget allocation Microsoft’s contribution primarily human capital, partnership development support and resourcing and is part of our US Partners in Learning portfolio New construction in West Philadelphia (163K Sq. Ft.) Best practices and outcomes to be leveraged worldwide. Building not required. Resources available at www.microsoft.com/education/sof 11

12. Experience forced on men’s minds the conviction that what had ever been must ever be… Henry Adams 12

13. innovation and business development team What do you see? 13

14. innovation and business development team Now this is creative… 14

15. innovation and business development team Innovation Orchestration… Learning First… Technology Later Language is Paramount Lack of Process Impedes Success Be Comfortable Not Knowing Identify the Questions and Answers Will Come 15

16. innovation and business development team Fundamental Questions Which words better describe our reality? Performance Status Quo Research Prescriptive Higher Order Thinking Effective Innovation Investigation and Discovery Adaptive 16

17. innovation and business development team stage 1stage 2stage 3stage 4stage 5stage 6 I ntrospection I nvestigation I mplementation I nclusion I nnovation I ntrospection 6 i Development Process © Establish Pedagogy Methodology Culture Success Metrics Benchmarks Review and Identify Best Practice Innovation Research Advisory Board SWOT Process Engage Community Key Leaders Government Partners Determine Personnel Building IT Architecture Act Training Readiness Launch Reflect, Review and Adjust 1 – 3 months 4 - 6 months 30 – 36+ months 2 - 6 months 1 - 4 months 4 - 12 months 1 2 345 6 What process will guide your efforts?17 17

18. innovation and business development team What are you trying to create? 18 Establishing Our Vision 1 where learning is not dependent on time and place 3 where instruction adapts to the needs of the individual student 2 where content, curriculum and tools are current and relevant continuous adaptive relevant

19. innovation and business development team Critical Factors for Success Success Factor 1: Involved and connected learning community Success Factor 2: Proficient and inviting curriculum-driven setting Success Factor 3: Flexible and sustainable learning environment Success Factor 4: Cross-curriculum integration of research and development Success Factor 5: Professional Leadership 19

20. innovation and business development team Who is your customer? 20 Motivations Obstacles Trends Interests Values Environment MOTIVE

21. Generate Interest Identify Prior Knowledge Gather New Information ObservationReplication Reinforcement Drill Reinforcement Educate Reflection Demonstration of Learning Instructional Method Personalized Instructional Plan Learning Resources Community of Learners Rich Delivery Tools Self Directed Mechanisms Best Practice Sharing Peer Environment Assessments Learning Continuum Instructional Implication Device Strategy Cross-Curriculum R&D Integration Learning Space Matrix SmartCards AudioEnhancement Education Competency Wheel Learner / Educator Portal OneNote Assessment Notebook Virtual Library Anytime Anywhere Access Home / School Broadband TakingITGlobal Community Portal Office 2007 OneNote Virtual Teaching Assistant Apex Learning Community Portal Learning Portal Virtual Library Groove OneNote Community Portal OneNote Learning Portal Assessment Dashboard How do we have a better technology conversation? US Partners in Learning: Philadelphia School of the Future 21

22. innovation and business development team Creating a Creative Environment… Bertelsmann Foundation Report: The Impact of Media and Technology in Schools – 2 Groups – Content Area: Civil War – One Group taught using Sage on the Stage methodology – One Group taught using innovative applications of technology and project-based instructional models End of the Study, both groups given identical teacher-constructed tests of their knowledge of the Civil War. Question: Which group did better? 22

23. innovation and business development team Answer… No significant test differences were found 23

24. innovation and business development team However… One Year Later – Students in the traditional group could recall almost nothing about the historical content – Students in the traditional group defined history as: “the record of the facts of the past” – Students in the digital group “displayed elaborate concepts and ideas that they had extended to other areas of history” – Students in the digital group defined history as: “a process of interpreting the past from different perspectives” 24

26. innovation and business development team School of the Future So What Did We Build? A learning environment that is continuous, relevant and adaptive No discrete content classes Flexible schedule and flexible building Culture of professional development 1:1 access Digital resources supported by a connected learning community New hiring practices… New Language… New Expectations… 26

27. innovation and business development team Success Metrics Educational Score Card Standard State Assessments (3 rd Year) n/a Attendance Graduation Rate n/a Climate Educator Turnover Drop Out Rate Community Engagement 27

28. innovation and business development team Far from utopia… Inherent Vertical Challenges – Minimal organizational capacity to initiate systemic reform strategies – Minimal organizational capacity and resources to support non-essential programs of which technology is considered in many instances – Prevailing culture of fear of failure. If not permitted to fail, innovation is impossible – Intricacies of political webs embedded deep within institutions that outlive any innovative leadership – Policy and practice that reinforce the status quo – Basic lack of fundamental acumens for all community stakeholders; parents, learners, educators, district leadership – Need for immediate satisfaction/proof of concept/validation of new educational approaches long before they can realistically be expected Microsoft Lessons – We make it too hard – Capture and Analyze the Whole Student – Emphasis on Support 28

29. innovation and business development team Lessons Learned Be brave, be bold, be thoughtful… Money and technology are great… people are better. It’s more than a professional development plan… it’s creating a culture of professional development. Be comfortable saying “I don’t know” and be self-critical Language matters 29

30. innovation and business development team Have Hope… but demand more of ourselves first… then others.

31. innovation and business development team highlights of resources Discovery Briefs MS Institute Interactive Web SOF Competency Wheel Learning Space Matrix IT Design Architecture / K12 Technology Blueprint School of the Future World Summit SOF Vision Paper School of the Future www.microsoft.com/education/sof School of the Future www.microsoft.com/education/sof 31

32. © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary. www.microsoft.com/education/sof marycul@microsoft.com