Presented  by  Dr.  TJ  Farler  August  20,  2012  

August  20,  2012  

•  Take  an  ac;ve  role.  •  Share  what  you  know.  •  Prepare  to  make  a  difference!  

 

What  does  the  future  hold?  

1.  Compe;;on  in  a  global  market,  outsourcing  of  jobs,  and  lack  of  an  educated  and  skilled  work  force  in  the  US  

2.      Only  30  –  40%  of  the  households  in  a  community  will  have  school  aged  children  

3.    Finding  qualified  teachers,  retaining  new,  young  teachers  beyond  three  years  in  the  system,  and  retaining  our  master  teachers  

4.  Texas  is  #6  in  the  na;on  in  student  growth.    

•  The  general  student  popula;on  in  Texas  public  schools  grew  by  11.1%  between  school  years  2005-­‐  2010.  

•  The  largest  percent  of  growth  seen  among  low  income  and  minority  children.  

•  85,000+  new  students  enter  Texas  schools  each  year.  

•  Using  your  phone    with  the  online  tool:    POLL  EVERYWHERE,  instant  audience  feedback.  

•  hap://www.polleverywhere.com  

•  Industrial/Factory  sedng    

•  Agricultural  calendar  for  school  year    

•  Weed  out    –  High  School  Dropouts  –  not  even  discussed  before  1980’s  –  “A  Na;on  at  Risk”  report  

•  Rank  and  sort  (GPA,  SAT/ACT  tes;ng)  

 

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In  the  founda;on  of  the  visual    Educa;onal  Leaders  Roles  -­‐    

q       Standards  and  Assessment  q       Curriculum  and  Instruc;on  q       Professional  Development  q       Learning  Environment    

•  Customized  and  Individualized    –  Digital  Na;ves    –  Their  world  (music,  cars)    –  Our  instruc;onal  sedngs?      

•  Innova;on  •  Challenge  and  Rigor  •  Engagement  and    Persistence  when  Work  is  Difficult  

•  Personal  Investment  by  the  Student    

 

•  Customized  and  Individualized    – What  tools  are  in  development?  

– What  will  our  classrooms  look  like  over  the  next  decade?  

 

The  Student  Voice  – Choice  – Collabora;on  – Learning  Style  

•  Flexibility    Online  courses  so  that  students  have  more  opportunity  to  take  elec;ves  and  career  pathway  courses    

• Tools  to  maximize  learning    

•  Communica;on  with  our  community  in  terms  of  today’s  classrooms    –  Schools  are  different  today  than  when  their  parents  were  in  school.  

–  Our  students  are  different,  too.  

•  Collabora;ve  –  Challenging  –  Inquisi;ve    

•  Learning  is  meaningful  and  valued  by  the  learner  

•  Learning  and  the  environment  cul;vates  curiosity  in  the  learner    

• Tools  and  Skills    

• Crea;ng  and  Designing    

• Date  rich  and  informa;on  rich      

• Collabora;ve      

1.  More  ;me  and  opportuni;es  to  plan,  design,  and  collaborate    with  horizontal  teams  (campus)  and  ver;cal  teams  (district)  

2.  Training  that  shows  how  to  design  instruc;on  that  incorporates  students’  use  of  technology  devices  

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3.  Flipping  the  classroom  –  Homework  becomes  the  “direct  teach”  and  discussion  and  applica;on  happen  during  class  ;me  

4.  Inquiry  processes  such  as  Project  Based  Learning  that  provide  students  with  real  world  problems  and  challenges  while  using  in  cross-­‐curricular  skills  in  a  collabora;ve  sedng  

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•  Using  your  phone  -­‐    

Curriculum  –  Leadership  -­‐  Community  

•  Interdependence  –  our  schools,  our  community,  the  global  community    

 

•  The  most  important  factor  –  the  teacher  and  the  learning  in  the  classroom  

•  I  used  to  do….    •  Now  I  am  commiaed  to  doing….  

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August  20,  2012