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Transcript of Today’s goals: Key concepts heard yesterday Implications and discussion Take-away ideas.
Today’s goals:
• Key concepts heard yesterday
• Implications and discussion
• Take-away ideas
• Setting the context: Map of Future Forces www.kwfdn.org/map– Trends, Hotspots, Dilemmas
• Changing Demogaphics: - Teacher Attrition and Retirement - Generational Differences
How does all this apply to you?
• In utilizing retirees, they may know content but not how to “do school” – implications for cross-generational staffing
• Value of (need to) connecting with peers and mentors – ending the isolation at all levels (admin and classroom)
• Need to deal with the retention/retirement conundrum – and support/grow those who stay
• Challenge of creative staffing models …when staffing is “locked in”
….contd
• PD and support needs to be driven by team- oriented focus on relevant issues
• Effective Teaming – sharing, observing, troubleshooting together (eg, sharing of best practices from last night’s Olympics so everyone improves/learns) – value of multiple and cross-teaming – student-need orientation – needs to be effective (nothing magical about simply being called a “team”) – role of a team leader – setting an agenda – importance of trust
• Open the doors of the classrooms!
…contd
• Harness media-rich learning potential– Limited online access – acceptable? No! – must
prepare students for today’s world.• Need to aggressively seek solutions, make noise
– Digital immigrant teachers– One possible soln with limited access: special class
for all -- project-based learning – cross-curricular -- utilizing technology.
• Not just a school or district issue to address. Need changes in State policies – to embrace/enable 21st learning (distance, GED vs diploma, 4-year requirements, etc)
Given this lens, what will you do now as next steps?
• Enable broader use of technology in my building (change policies and increase availability)
• Push state/county leadership to enable and guide “changes” that need to be made for 21st century learning
• Enable more effective teaming (including online)
Suggested Resources
• “Building a 21st Century U. S. Education System” (available at www.nctaf.org)
• KnowledgeWorks Foundation, “Map of Future Forces” (available at www.kwfdn.org)
• NCTAF web site – www.nctaf.org
2100 M Street, NW
Suite 660
Washington, DC 20037
202-429-2570
Karen Smith
Chief Operating Officer
WWW.NCTAF.ORG