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Miles to Go. Where Have We Been?. Where Have We Been. Developed a curriculum for the state. Cutting edge Loaded with info Graphically supported PPT Textbook on a screen. . . . children were given answers to remember rather than problems to solve. 4. Where Are We Headed?.
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Where Have We Been • Developed a curriculum for the state. • Cutting edge • Loaded with info • Graphically supported • PPT Textbook on a screen
. . . children were given answers to remember rather than problems to solve. 4
Four Question Exercise • What will the world be like 20 years from now? • What skills will your child need to be successful in that world? • What were the conditions around your peak learning experiences? • What would learning look like if it was designed around your answers?
Technology will continue to evolve and become more integrated in our lives
The role of the family and family roles will continue to change.
More will be expected from teachers but fewer resources will be available.
Schools and school structure, as we know them, will not exist.
Education will become more politicized and polarized than ever before.
We will continue to see groups attempting to standardize learning. Because teaching isn’t teaching isn’t teaching
Why do we need to change? • New insights fail to get put into practice because they conflict with deeply held internal images of how the world works ... images that limit us to familiar ways of thinking and acting. Peter Senge
We need to move away from defending ourselves to setting a visionary agenda. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” To How can I make this better?
“Do not panic, We are trained professionals, we are going around the leaf.” 24
Change our primary aim of education from enabling students to do well in school, to helping them do well in the lives they lead outside of school.
Change the expectations of educators, parents, community members and students regarding what is possible.LearningTeachingCommunityOutcomes
Learning should have its roots in.. Meaning, not memory Engagement, not transmission Inquiry, not compliance Exploration, not acquisition Personalization, not uniformity Collaboration, not competition Trust, not fear
On-line Technology • Internet • Face Book • Pinterest • SnapChat • You Tube • Text Messaging • Instant access to information
Change • Given the opportunity to change or to prove that change is not necessary, most people get busy on the proof. Galbraith • It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. Charles Darwin
vision • Your successful past will block your visions of the future. Joel Barker
Quotes about Change • If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong. Charles Kettering • In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer
Quotes about Change • I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. Georg C. Lichtenberg • You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea. Pearl S. Buck
The Montana Vision Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. Joel Barker
Miles to Go • Continue to improve the student curriculum • Continue to improve teacher training • Continue to grow as professionals • Continue to adjust to the changes in a proactive way