The Adventist EDGE: Transforming Education for Excellence

1. The Adventist EDGE From Good To GREAT! Union College Presentation March 29, 2010 by Pamela C. Forbes

2. Hord, Shirley: A Manual For using Innovation Configurations To Assess teacher development Programs, p. 15.

3. What Do You See?

4. “The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” - MARCEL PROUST, "The Captive," Remembrance of Things Past “What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are.” - C.S. LEWIS, The Magician's Nephew “The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” - ROBERTSON DAVIES, quoted in The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotes

9. A Journey with the Southern Union

11. Curriculum: Research

12. Instruction: Best practices

13. Assessment: Authentic and multiple types

14. We hired a marketing consultant • and discovered the following: • Some teachers and some pastors had doubts about the credibility of Adventist Education. • Only 33% of potential students were enrolled in SDA schools. Southern Union Conference of SDA

15. Educators Delivering GREAT Education

16. Hord, Shirley: A Manual For using Innovation Configurations To Assess teacher development Programs, p. 15.

17. The Research Project To develop an operational definition of the Adventist EDGE initiative. • What are the components? • What does the ideal, acceptable, and unacceptable look like in practice for each component?

18. Adventist EDGE Teacher of Excellence: • Six Major Components: • Integration of Faith and Learning • Determining the Learner's Instructional Needs • Delivering Instruction • Planning Curriculum • The Learning Environment • Exhibiting Professionalism

19. The Adventist EDGE School of Excellence • Five Major Components: • God Centered: Integration of Faith and Community • Results Oriented; Informed Decision-making • Environment that Nurtures: Invitational • Aligned with Adventist & National Standards: Instruction • Team Effort: Collaborative and Supportive Community

20. Adventist EDGE School of Excellence Analytical Scoring Rubric School Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: _______________ Total Criteria: 33

21. ‘A+’ Results (preliminary testing and survey results) • Students in Adventist schools achieve higher than the national norm in all grades tested and in all subjects regardless of class size or number of grades in class • The longer a student attends an Adventist school, the higher his/her achievement and ability. • Students consistently achieve at a higher level than is predicted by their ability as measured by the Cognitive Abilities Test, regardless of school size.

22. From Good To GREAT!

23. The Natural Cycle of Learning

25. 4 - WHAT IF? 1 - WHY? • Creates high interest. • Connects to something bigger. • Personal meaning is an experience. • Makes new connections. • Establishes future use. • Creates new questions. 2 - WHO? 3 - HOW? • Likes the expert knowledge. • Facts are very important. • Knowledge for further learning. • Puts information to practical use. • Sees how things work. • Doing brings personal meaning.

26. CONCEPT: Hearing the Voice of God 4 - WHAT IF? 1 - WHY? • Makes new connections. • Create high interest.. 3 - HOW? 2 - WHO? • Real-life application. • Share the expert knowledge.

27. The Natural Cycle of Learning

28. From Good To GREAT!

29. The Adventist EDGE From Good To GREAT! Thank-you for supporting Adventist Education!