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Leading Innovative Teaching & Learning in the 21 st Century

Leading Innovative Teaching & Learning in the 21 st Century. Fostering innovation and excellence in teaching within an accountability environment Hug High School 2013-2014.

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Leading Innovative Teaching & Learning in the 21 st Century

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  1. LeadingInnovative Teaching& Learningin the 21st Century Fostering innovation and excellence in teaching within an accountability environment Hug High School 2013-2014

  2. “In the future they will divide human history into Before the Internet and After the Internet.” (BI/AI) Veronica “Nicky” Silber (2013)

  3. The Problem

  4. Missing or underdeveloped in accountability systems

  5. Instructional Core

  6. Paradox: Accountability vs. Sustainable Improvement

  7. Current data indicators How do these inform teaching practice and student learning?

  8. To what extent do the following measures support teachers in improving:

  9. To what extent do the following measures support teachers in improving:

  10. Designing and fostering a culture of ‘Innovative Teaching& Learning’ (ITL) • What does ‘innovation in instruction’ mean? What are some important 21st Century skills? • Why is ‘innovation in instruction’ important? • What are the conditions for supporting innovative teaching practices? • How do you lead innovative processes?

  11. What does ‘innovation in instruction’ mean? What are some important 21stCentury skills? • Collaboration • Knowledge building • Use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in learning • Real-world problem solving • Self-regulation • Professionalism

  12. Why is ‘innovation in instruction’ important?

  13. Why is ‘innovation in instruction’ important?

  14. 21st Century workplace changes... • Less hierarchy and supervision • More autonomy and responsibility • More collaboration • Less predictability & stability

  15. To what extent do the following measures support teachers in improving:

  16. Frequency of Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices

  17. Students use of ICT

  18. Teaching in the 21st Century • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTIBDR4Dn2g • http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html

  19. What are the conditions for supporting innovative teaching practices?

  20. An innovative culture • Common Vision • Innovative teaching practices that provide students with learning experiences to prepare them for academic and workforce readiness in the 21st Century. • Mobilize Resources & Incentives • Dedicated funding source; Use of time; Access to PD; Instructional materials; Leadership recognition. • Collaboration & Empowerment • Ownership over meaningful learning and autonomy to make important decisions; high degree of trust and communication involving frequent discussion and activities centered around improving teaching practice. • Openness (scale-up) • Share data and results openly, work to spread ideas, create opportunities for influence, and communicate signs of success with all teachers and with the broader school and district education community

  21. Professional Development Goals 21st Century Professional Development Goals

  22. Teacher Innovators How do you lead innovative processes? Teacher Innovators Learning requires receptiveness to new ideas and information, and Rogers' (1995) influential work on the diffusion of innovation: • innovators (2.5% of the population) • early adopters (13.5%) • early majority (34%) • late majority (34%) • laggards (16%)

  23. InnovativeTeaching&Learning (ITL) Planning Process

  24. Ideas for 21st Century ITL teams • Digital tools for teaching • Brain research and teaching kids in poverty • Culturally responsive teaching for heritage Spanish speakers • Collaborative problem-solving • ICT literacy- learning in digital networks • Pre-AP/AP vertical curriculum articulation • Problem-based learning (PBL) • Writing across the curriculum • Social Studies (Assessing DBQs) • HOSA Academy & Workforce Readiness Skills • Literacy strategies aligned to CCSS • Innovative Teaching & Learning (ITL) Teams

  25. Timeline: Laying ITL foundation

  26. Professionalism Participation Collaboration Alignment CCSS, TPGS, 21st Century, and school goals &targets Coherence Common focus: Long-term commitment over school year Improve School & Classroom Measures Innovative teaching practices, learning activities, and 21st Century learning outcomes

  27. InnovativeTeaching and Learning poses a dilemma: • Should we aim low, accepting modest results in return for some success, or aim high, risking difficulty, resistance, and failure in hope of great improvement for students and impressive accomplishment for teacher leaders?

  28. “We’re still learning where we’re going as we go.”Howard Lo (2013)Questions/Discussion

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