January 15, 2010 Normal, IL Raymond McNulty, President, ICLE

January 15, 2010Normal, IL

Raymond McNulty, President, ICLE

• Identify the essential characteristics of successful schools and the most rapidly improving schools

• Best Practices/Research to assist schools

• Organize our learning into useful tools

• Not an expert

• I’m a learner and I change my opinion based on what I learn.

“Learning is the work for everyone.”

- Michael Fullan

“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, American Social Writer

21st CenturyWe are already there!!

Themes

1. General Thoughts

2. 21st Century Learners

3. Change Innovation Creativity

4. Conceptual Age

5. Symptoms of Decline

6. Closing Points

General Thoughts

Educator’s need to become the agents of change.

Education exists in the larger context of society.

When society changes – so too must education if it is to

remain viable!

What got us to where we are today in education,

will not get us to where we need to be!

There are some challenges when I say change.

We need fewer, clearer and more rigorous standards!

Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings

ELA Skill: Write clear and concise directions or procedures.

Group Rank

Overall Texas 9

Business/Industry 2

Other Non-educators 10

English Language Arts Teachers

Other Educators 8

Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings

ELA Skill: Write clear and concise directions or procedures.

Group Rank

Overall Texas 9

Business/Industry 2

Other Non-educators 10

English Language Arts Teachers 25

Other Educators 8

Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings

Math Skill: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to right triangles.

Group Rank

Overall Texas 20

Business/Industry 29

Other Non-educators 31

Mathematics Teachers

Other Educators 24

Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings

Math Skill: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to right triangles.

Group Rank

Overall Texas 20

Business/Industry 29

Other Non-educators 31

Mathematics Teachers 4

Other Educators 24

Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings

Social Studies Skill (Economics): Investigate how a cost/benefit analysis can influence decisions based on profits and losses.

Group Rank

Overall Texas 22

Business/Industry 3

Other Non-educators 15

Social Studies Teachers 57

Other Educators 18

We need fewer, clearer and more rigorous standards!

OUR PROBLEM IS NOT SIMPLY STANDARDS, BUT

“DESIGN” AS WELL!!!!

Think about how the education system

generally behaves…

We need more artists, so here’s our plan.

REQUIRE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE MORE ART!

We need more scientists and mathematicians, so here’s our

plan.

REQUIRE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

TO TAKE MORE MATH AND SCIENCE!

What Works Best?

• REQUIRE

• MANDATE

• FORCE

• EXCITE

• CREATE PASSION

• MOTIVATE

Motivation is a key ingredient for success in learning.

Talking with kids…

It’s not us against them!

CULTURE TRUMPS STRATEGY

STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES ARE AN

ACCURATE MEASURE OF STUDENT LEARNING AND

SCHOOL SUCCESS.

We behave like………..

Standardized Assessment

Necessary but NOT SUFFICIENT

OUR WORK IS COMPLEX

A test score is not a synonym for what a student has learned or a school has

accomplished.

TO DO THE JOB WELL

• QUANTITATIVE DATA

• QUALITATIVE DATA

• GREAT QUESTIONS…

SUCCESS BY DESIGN NOT BY CHANCE

The primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the lives they lead outside of school.

We’ve created false proxies for learning…

• Finishing a course or textbook has come to mean achievement

• Listening to lecture has come to mean understanding

• Getting a high score on a standardized test has come to mean proficiency

Learning should have its roots in..

• Meaning, not just memory

• Engagement, not simply transmission

• Inquiry, not only compliance

• Exploration, not just acquisition

• Personalization, not simply uniformity

• Collaboration, not only competition

• Trust, not fear

21st Century Learners

The Internet has created the greatest generation gap since the advent of

rock and roll.

What does the “net generation” expect from us based on their

lifetime experiences with technology?

This Generation…Teenagers surveyed…

• Use MySpace and Face Book

• use texting instead of e-mail (parents) • nearly 60% would rather use e-mail than a

telephone

• are likely to have 6 applications running at once on their PC

This Generation…

• The “killer application” for today’s students isn’t You Tube, Face Book, My Space, Google, Moodle, Pod-casting or some Wiki-site

• For digital teens, the one and only “killer

app” is… speed

• Consider this …

This Generation…

–The fastest growing segment of computer-users today in the U.S. is 5 to 7 year olds

Conceptual Age

• Agricultural Age… Farmers

• Industrial Age… Factory Worker

• Informational Age… Knowledge Worker

• Conceptual Age… Creator / Empathizer / Innovator

Three reasons for this…

• Abundance

• Asia

• Automation

#1 Abundance

• Malls, Target, PetsMart, Best Buy,

• Homes, Cars

• Self Storage

• Trash …. USA spends more on trash bags than 90 countries spend on everything

Abundance has produced an ironic result…

Lessened the significance of things because you can get it anywhere.

(no longer enough to create a product that’s reasonably priced and functional)

Products must be more R – Directed

beautiful, unique, meaningful, “aesthetic imperative”

Abundance Elevates R – Directed Thinking

Electric lighting was rare a century ago…

Today it is commonplace and abundant.

Yet….

Candles ― who needs them anymore?

$2.4 billion business a year

#2 ASIA

• Knowledge workers new competition.. India, Philippines, China

• Programmers 70k – 80k are paid what a Taco Bell worker makes

• Chip designers 7k in USA …..1K in India• Aerospace Engineers USA 6K… $650 in

Russia• Accountant USA 5K… $300 in Philippines

Savings RateSavings Rate

1.1. India -- 25%India -- 25%

2. Japan -- 28%2. Japan -- 28%

3. Korea -- 30%3. Korea -- 30%

4. China -- 50%4. China -- 50%

5. United States -- (-4%)*5. United States -- (-4%)*

2007 – World Economic Leaders

1. United States

2. Japan

3. England

4. Germany

Source: Goldman Sacks

2040 – World Economic Leaders

1. China2. India3. United States4. Mexico5. Russia6. Brazil7. Germany8. England

Source: Goldman Sacks

#3 Automation

• Last century machines proved they could replace human backs

• This century new technologies are proving they can replace human “left brains”

• Any job that depends on routines is at risk.

• Automation is changing even doctors work.

• Outsource.com

Left hemisphere is sequential, logical and analytical. The Left powered the

Information Age. Still necessary, but no longer sufficient.

Right hemisphere is non linear, intuitive and holistic. The Right qualities of

inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness and meaning will power the Conceptual Age.

A new age valuing….

• High Concept: the capacity to detect patterns / opportunities to create, to be artistic / emotional beauty and to combine seemingly unrelated ideas into something new.

• High Touch: involves the ability to empathize with others, understand the subtleties of human interaction to find joy and elicit it in others

High Concept / High Touch• GM’s top leader… I see us being in the

art business.• MBA’s becoming the blue collar workers

for the conceptual age.• Graphic designers have increased ten

fold in the last decade.• Since 1970, 30% more people are

earning a living as writers.• More Americans today work in art,

entertainment and design than as lawyers, accountants and auditors.

The future belongs to a very different kind of mind..

• Creators and empathizers

• Pattern recognizers

• Meaning makers

• And more……….

21st Century SkillsLearning & Innovation Skills– Creativity & Innovation– Critical Thinking &

Problem-solving– Communication &

Collaboration

Information, Media & Technology Skills– Information Literacy– Media Literacy– ICT Literacy

Life & Career Skills– Flexibility & Adaptability

– Initiative & Self-direction

– Social & Cross-cultural Skills

– Productivity & Accountability

– Leadership & Responsibility

www.21stcenturyskills.org

Theme

• Change, Creativity and Innovation

THE IMPLEMENTATION DIP….

THE POSSIBILITY CURVE..

Fullan--1990

We have a flawed perspective of always listening to our best

customers… They tell us how good the system is working for

them!

BANKING

• Sears

• IBM

• Xerox

A Story….• Not a bad idea, but to

earn a grade more than a C+, the idea has to be viable! (Yale Professor)

• Fredrick Smith

• The idea FedEx

-Shurnyu Suzuki

“In the beginner’s mind there are many

possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few.”

Sustaining Innovation

and

Disruptive Innovation

System Innovation

Sustaining InnovationDisruptive Innovation

Rigor Relevance Relationships

• Rigor

• Relevance

• Relationships

• Relevance

• Relationships

• Rigor

• Relationships

• Relevance

• Rigor

R X R X R = LCWRS

Relationships X Relevance X Rigor =

Life, College, Work Ready Students

You can’t teach kids you don’t know….

Participation Gap• Self-Worth: Self-Worth occurs when

students know they are valued members of the community; have a person they can trust; believe they can achieve.

• Active Engagement: Active Engagement happens when students are deeply involved in the learning process.

• Purpose: Purpose exists when students take responsibility for who and what they want to become.

STUDENT ASPIRATIONS / PARTICIPATION GAP

SELF WORTH

ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

PURPOSE

BelongingHeroesSense of Accomplishment

Fun & ExcitementCuriosity & CreativitySpirit of Adventure

Leadership & ResponsibilityConfidence to Take Action

Relationships

Relevance

Rigor

6-8 9-12 STATEMENT42% 48% School is boring.68% 55% At school I am encouraged to be creative.47% 37% My classes help me understand what is happening

in my everyday life.67% 54% Teachers enjoy working with students 47% 37% Teachers have fun at school.41% 28% Teachers make school an exciting place to learn.79% 71% My teachers present lessons in different ways .

ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Fun & Excitement

Curiosity & Creativity

Spirit of Adventure

NATIONAL DATA

Copyright 2008 Quaglia Institute

I am proud of my school. T = 85S = 50

I am excited to be working with students. T = 96Teachers enjoy working with students. S = 56Students have fun at school. T = 78School is boring. S = 47Students make school an exciting place to work. T = 87Teachers make school an exciting place to learn. S = 31I have fun at school. T = 85Teachers have fun at school. S = 39

NATIONAL DATADelusional Discrepancies

Copyright 2008 Quaglia Institute

Teacher – Student Comparisons

T – I make learning exciting for my students.

86%

S – My teachers make learning fun.

41%

Teacher – Student Comparisons

T – I am aware of my students’ interests outside of school.

84%

S – My teachers know my interests outside of school.

28%

Rigor and Relevance is

NOT

a new add –on !!

Rigor and Relevance

is a

Philosophy of Teaching !!

Rigor and RelevanceWhat is it?

And what does it mean?

Define Rigor and Relevance

3 Mis-Conceptions on Rigor

1. That rigor means ‘ more’

2. Raising a grade is not ‘rigor’

3. Being stricter and enforcing tighter policies

Rigor !

Rigor means increasing the level of thinking in a more

sophisticated and complex manner.

Knowledge TaxonomyKnowledge Taxonomy

1. Recall Knowledge1. Recall Knowledge2. Comprehension 2. Comprehension 3. Application 3. Application 4. Analysis 4. Analysis 5. Synthesis 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation 6. Evaluation

AssimilationAssimilationof knowledgeof knowledge

Acquisition Acquisition of knowledgeof knowledge

Thinking Thinking ContinuumContinuum

Knowledge TaxonomyAwareness Level Recall specific information list, arrange, underline, identify List the four basic math functions

Comprehension Level Understand / interpret information

define, explain, calculate, reword Select the correct math function to solve

a word problem.

Knowledge TaxonomyApplication level

Applying knowledge and understandingto a new situation

solve, operate, use, handle, apply Using a ruler, determine the square

footage of the floor in this room.

Analysis LevelSeparate a complex idea into its components

categorize, simplify, examine, surveyWhich Microsoft Office program was used to

create this presentation?

Knowledge TaxonomySynthesis Level

Combining knowledge to form a new idea.

create, build, generate, reorganizeWrite a manual for using a new power tool.

Evaluation LevelChoosing an alternative in making a

decision.decide, classify, judge, prioritizeWhich salesperson provided the best

customer service? Why?

Relevance

To determine a lessons Relevance you must ask the following questions…

1. Is it an application?

2. Is it real world?

3. Is it unpredictable?

Application Application ModelModel

Application ModelApplication Model

1 Knowledge of one discipline1 Knowledge of one discipline2 Application within discipline2 Application within discipline3 Application across 3 Application across

disciplinesdisciplines4 Application to real-world 4 Application to real-world

predictable situationspredictable situations5 Application to real-world 5 Application to real-world

unpredictable situationsunpredictable situations

AcquisitionAcquisitionof knowledgeof knowledge

Applicationof knowledge

Action Continuum

Relevance of learningto life and work

Application Model

Knowledge within a Course Learning Knowledge, Attitude, or Skills Learning how to use a calculator

Apply Knowledge within Discipline Using the knowledge, attitude, or skills

within the course curriculum Using the calculator to determine the

material costs of a storage shed

Application ModelApply Across Disciplines

Using the knowledge, attitude, or skills in all discipline curriculums

Using the rules of spelling, grammar, punctuation learned in English in all classes

Apply to Predictable Situations Use information to analyze and solve

real world problems with predictable solutions

Read a recipe and calculate the ingredients needed to triple the recipe

Application ModelApply to Unpredictable Situations

Using information to analyze and solve real problems with unknown solutions

Plan the transportation and lodging for your family’s vacation to Disney World

Plan a luncheon for students being inducted into the National Honor Society and their parents

1 2 3 4 5

ApplicationApplication

KnowledgeKnowledge

1

2

3

4

5

6

Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework

RIGOR

RELEVANCE

AA BB

DDCC

Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework

TeacherTeacherWorkWork

Teacher/Student RolesTeacher/Student Roles

StudentStudentThinkThink

StudentStudentThink & WorkThink & Work

StudentStudentWorkWork

High

HighLow

Low

RIGOR

RELEVANCE

AA BB

DDCC

Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework

Describe function Describe function of gasof gas

spectrophotometerspectrophotometer

DifficultDifficult

Solve quadratic Solve quadratic equationsequations

Determine cost efficent Determine cost efficent heating for new home heating for new home

designdesign

Troubleshoot Troubleshoot lawnmower that lawnmower that

doesn’t startdoesn’t start

High

HighLow

Low

RIGOR

RELEVANCE

AA BB

DDCC

Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework

Count by 5s to 100Count by 5s to 100

EasyEasy

Compare Compare captialism and captialism and

socialismsocialismWrite a letter to the Write a letter to the

editoreditor

Make change as Make change as cashier without cashier without working registerworking register

High

HighLow

Low

1 2 3 4 5

456

321

Bloom’sBloom’s

ApplicationApplication

CC D D

AA B B

20th Century

21th Century

Closing Thoughts

TO DO THE JOB WELL

• QUANTITATIVE DATA

• QUALITATIVE DATA

• GREAT QUESTIONS…

BE EXTRAORDINARY

BEING EXTRAORDINARY

• Committed to the truth

• Be committed to delaying gratification

• Be someone who always has the chance of saying “yes”

• Live a life where you do not make others wrong

BEING EXTRAORDINARY

• Be committed to courage

• Be someone who produces results with absolutely no force

• Be a person who is peaceful in chaos

BEING EXTRAORDINARY

• Be committed to courage

• Be someone who produces results with absolutely no force

• Be a person who is peaceful in chaos

• Be committed to managing success, while being aware of its dangers (lottery winners and GM)

The Invisible Difference

Passion Commitment

Good things happen when you make good things happen!

January 15, 2010Normal, IL

Raymond McNulty, President, ICLE