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A New Day in Public Education Presented by Dr. Jack McClanahan West Virginia Deputy Superintendent of Schools. Overview. Five Exemplary Practices of Outstanding Leadership Personal Perspective Vision for Educating Students in the 21st Century. A New Day.
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A New Day in Public Education Presented by Dr. Jack McClanahan West Virginia Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Overview • Five Exemplary Practices of Outstanding Leadership • Personal Perspective • Vision for Educating Students in the 21st Century
A New Day • Best Practices of Exemplary Leadership • Model the way • Inspire a vision • Challenge the process • Enable others to act • Encourage the heart The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner
A New Day • West Virginia and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills
A New Day • West Virginia’s Framework for 21st Century Skills • Core Subjects • New Content • Context • Life Skills • Technology Tools • Balanced Assessment Program
A New Day • Six Ways to Teach Independent and Higher Learning: Teaching For Tomorrow by Ted McCain • Teachers must: • Resist the temptation to “TELL” • Stop teaching de-contextualized content • Stop giving students the final product of their thinking • Make a fundamental shift-Problems first, teaching second • Progressively withdraw from helping students • Reevaluate evaluation
A New Day • Best Practices of Exemplary Leadership • Model the way • Inspire a vision • Challenge the process • Enable others to act • Encourage the heart The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner
A New Day “Be the change you want to see in the world.” - Gandhi “Be the change you want to see in public education.”