Hopes
Systems
Profile
Measures
design.facilitate.coach.lead.transform.
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Introductions
Hopes for students
Brief history of education in America
Impact of Technology: Context
Skills we need today
Learning
Teaching
Leading
Getting involved in the Designing
Transformation Process
Hopes
What are your highest hopes for your graduates?
What do you hope will result from their time in school?
Hopes
Why begin the dialogue like this?
“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a
clear understanding of your destination. It means to know
where you’re going so that you better understand where
you are now so that the steps you take are always in the
right direction.”
- Stephen R. Covey
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Begin with the end in mind…
Systems
The Purpose of Education
What is the purpose of education today?
Has the purpose of education changed in the last 100 years?
Has the context for education changed in the last 100 years?
Video: Engaging Education
Brainstorm a list of technology
these kids have available
to them that you did not
have at their age.
Systems
Profile
When do you work?
Where do you work?
How are jobs/careers changing?
“The average 34 year-old has worked for 9 companies.”
Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Labor 2001
Report on the American Workforce
How many graduates will work for themselves?
“80% of today’s 3rd graders will be entrepreneurs.”
Jukes and McCain
Windows on the Future. 2000
Shannon K. Buerk, Chief Learning Officer
www.engage2learn.org
Systems
Jobs created in last 5 years
In the context of the 21st
century, what are the most
important skills for students
to possess to thrive?
Profile
Are they really ready to work? 2006 report
% rating "very important"
Science
33.4
Math
64.2
Reading
Comprehension
Critical
thinking/problem-…
Written
communication
Professionalism/work
ethic
Teamwork/collaborati
on
87
92.1
93.1
93.8
94.4
Oral communication
95.4
0
20
40
% rating "very important"
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80
100
PISA Math vs. Entrepreneurial Capability
• Steven’s story
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“The US has seen a significant decline in
creativity among youth over the past two decades
which coincides with its wave of educational
changes to boost standardized test scores.”
Yong Zhao, World Class Learners;
July 2010 Newsweek, “Creativity Crisis”
Profile
Fewer exams
House
Bill 5
College/Career
Readiness
More flexibility
Profile
Endorsements
Multi-disciplinary
STEM
Business and
Industry
Public Service
Arts and
Humanities
Profile
1. Health Care and Social
Assistance
2. Accommodation and
Food Service
3. Construction Trades
4. Oil, Gas Extraction
16 industries represented
in the labor inventory of
the Coastal Bend Region
Profile
Education Requirements for Coastal Bend Occupations
(salary range $25,513-$73,846)
• 64.8% of the projected employment for these occupations
require short-term on-the-job training
• 13.3% require moderate-term on-the-job training
• 3.4% require Work Experience in a Related Occupation
• .7% require a Postsecondary Vocational Award
• 6.7% require an Associate Degree
• 11.1% require a Bachelor Degree or Higher
• All require soft skills of varying levels
College for All does not mean everyone needs a B.A.
Even in this decade most jobs do not require a B.A.
Source: March CPS data, various years; Center on Education and the Workforce forecast of educational demand to 2018.
Profile
How does LEARNING in school need to be transformed to
make those hopes a reality? What kinds of tasks,
activities, and/or work do students need to be doing….
….in the new learning environment?
Profile
How does TEACHING need to be transformed to make
these hopes a reality? What is the role of the teacher….
....in the new learning environment?
Systems
What systems do we need to change….
….to support these new roles?
• Time?
• Organization?
• Tools?
• Place?
• Measures of success?
What do we need to stop doing?
What systems need to change?
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Measures
How will we measure school effectiveness
beyond standardized testing and accountability?
Measures
How do we measure effectiveness?
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You Are What You Measure, Harvard Business Review
The Rule is Simple: Be Careful What You Measure,
The Guardian
We Manage What We Can EASILY Measure, New
Thinking
Beware: You Get What You Measure, Bridging the Gap
Measure What You Value or You Will Only Value What
You Measure, Leadership Network
Measures
design.facilitate.coach.lead.transform.
Process
Process
Designing Transformation
5 Steps to Future Ready with HB5
Engage business, community,
parents, students and district staff
Collaborate to form a cohort of
leaders to guide the process
Design a framework for decisions
that will focus district resources and
systems
Create action plans aligned to the
New Vision and House Bill 5
components
Lead implementation with clear
timelines and alignment to
district/state objectives
Process
Principles of the Model
Student
focused
Community
Based
Aligned to
TASA Vision
& HB 5
Research
Based
Transparent
Actionable
Process
Timeline
Summits
Focus
Groups
Design
Teams
Create
Plans
Strategies/
Timeline/
Metrics
Survey
Engage/Collaborate
January
Design/Create
February-Mar.
Lead
April-May
Process
Participate
• Online Survey
• Design Team
• Communicate
• Invite
Thank you for all you do to
enhance the lives of our youth!
Hopes
Systems
Profile
Measures
design.facilitate.coach.lead.transform.
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