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Middle School Middle School Leadership Leadership
for the Digital Agefor the Digital AgeNational Middle School AssociationNational Middle School Association
Baltimore, MarylandBaltimore, Maryland
November 4, 2010November 4, 2010
Robert L. Furman, Ed.D.Robert L. Furman, Ed.D.
Catherine L. Luke, Ed.D.Catherine L. Luke, Ed.D.
L. Robert Furman, Ed.D.L. Robert Furman, Ed.D.
Digital Learner…this week will Digital Learner…this week will spend:spend:
3.5 hours gaming3.5 hours gaming
5.5 hours on computer5.5 hours on computer
16.5 hours 16.5 hours watching TVwatching TV
2 hours reading a book2 hours reading a book
Daily, they instant message, Daily, they instant message, they blog….and they blog….and
76% of their 76% of their
teachers have teachers have
never used wikis never used wikis
and blogsand blogs
At least once a week, 14% of At least once a week, 14% of their teachers let them their teachers let them
create something new with create something new with technology…technology…
63% never do…63% never do…
Middle School OnlineMiddle School Online
““I’m not thinking the way I used I’m not thinking the way I used to think”to think”
Ability to concentrateAbility to concentrate
ReflectionReflection
Deep understandingDeep understanding
When mind When mind wanders…wanders…
Why the emphasis on Why the emphasis on 21st Century Skills?21st Century Skills?
US will continue to US will continue to compete in global compete in global economy economy
Career changes:Career changes:
innovation and innovation and entrepreneurshipsentrepreneurships
Collaboration &Collaboration &
teamwork neededteamwork needed
We live in 200 year context We live in 200 year context of our grandparents and our of our grandparents and our
grandchildrengrandchildren Consider the MS Consider the MS student born in student born in 20002000
Learning tools Learning tools for his for his grandparents?grandparents?
Learning tools Learning tools for his for his grandchildren?grandchildren?
Timeline for Today’s Timeline for Today’s Middle School StudentMiddle School Student
1900………..2000…….21001900………..2000…….2100
A tool of futurists…A tool of futurists…What will you be doing What will you be doing
in:in:3 minutes3 minutes
3 hours3 hours
3 months3 months
3 years3 years
And what aboutAnd what about
15 years?15 years?
30 years?30 years?
Middle School is Perfect Middle School is Perfect Laboratory for ChangeLaboratory for Change
Structures are in placeStructures are in place
Capable of responding to changeCapable of responding to change
Students are eager to be engagedStudents are eager to be engaged
Developmentally ResponsiveDevelopmentally Responsive
TodayToday
(Structures and (Structures and Activities)Activities)
FutureFuture
(Power Teaching and (Power Teaching and Power Learning)Power Learning)
How do we get there?How do we get there?
(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)
ExploratoryExploratory
Advisor TimeAdvisor Time
TeamingTeaming
Students in charge of Students in charge of own Learning-Alan own Learning-Alan NovemberNovember
Mindfulness Theory- Mindfulness Theory- LangerLanger
Students use Students use GoanimateGoanimate
ChallengingChallenging
TodayToday
(Structures and (Structures and Activities)Activities)
FutureFuture
(Power Teaching (Power Teaching and Power Learning)and Power Learning)
How do we get How do we get there?there?
(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)
InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary
Curriculum Planned Curriculum Planned for Connectionsfor Connections
Students as Students as curriculum curriculum researchersresearchers
-November-November
Deep Processing Deep Processing (P=fm)(P=fm)
- Senge- Senge
Create A GameCreate A Game
EmpoweringEmpowering
TodayToday
(Structures and (Structures and Activities)Activities)
FutureFuture
(Power Teaching (Power Teaching and Power Learning)and Power Learning)
How do we get How do we get there?there?
(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)
Binder RemindersBinder Reminders
Follow Assignments Follow Assignments ResponsiblyResponsibly
21st C. Skills:21st C. Skills:
Self DirectedSelf Directed
Critical ThinkersCritical Thinkers
Curious/creativeCurious/creative
Assess info.Assess info.
Inter-cultural Inter-cultural awarenessawareness
Students Plan Students Plan Summer Camp for Summer Camp for Other StudentsOther Students
Student responses in the average classroomStudent responses in the average classroom
AuthenticengagementRitualengagementPassivecomplianceRetreatism
Rebellion
Schlechty, Working on the Work, 2002
Student responses in the highly engaged Student responses in the highly engaged classroomclassroom
AuthenticengagementRitualengagementPassivecomplianceRetreatism
Schlechty, Working on the Work, 2002
EquitableEquitable
TodayToday
(Structures and (Structures and Activities)Activities)
FutureFuture
(Power Teaching (Power Teaching and Power Learning)and Power Learning)
How do we get How do we get there?there?
(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)
Activities Tailored to Activities Tailored to range of difficultyrange of difficulty
Learning SupportsLearning Supports
International International StandardsStandards-Heidi JacobsHeidi Jacobs
Harvard Project ZeroHarvard Project Zero
-Marzano strategies-Marzano strategies
PenPen
(Students Plan Own (Students Plan Own Homework)Homework)
Role of Middle SchoolRole of Middle SchoolPrincipal for 21st CenturyPrincipal for 21st Century
Developmentally ResponsiveDevelopmentally Responsive
Middle School as Middle School as LaboratoryLaboratory
FutureFuture
(Engaging the (Engaging the Stakeholders)Stakeholders)
How do we get there?How do we get there?
(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)
Providing Age-Providing Age-Appropriate ActivitiesAppropriate Activities
Safety ConsiderationsSafety Considerations
Fullan: Strategic PlanFullan: Strategic Plan
Tulgan: Generation Y Tulgan: Generation Y LearnersLearners
Hargreaves: rewardHargreaves: reward
Practitioner-Practitioner-researchersresearchers
Visioning: Visioning:
Strategy of FuturistsStrategy of Futurists
ChallengingChallenging
Middle School as Middle School as LaboratoryLaboratory
FutureFuture
(Engaging the (Engaging the Stakeholder)Stakeholder)
How do we get there?How do we get there?
(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)
Planning to Allow Planning to Allow
ExpandedExpanded
Opportunities Opportunities
Set ExpectationsSet Expectations
Collins: High Collins: High expectationsexpectations
Model LearningModel Learning
Techie TipTechie Tip
EmpoweringEmpowering
Middle SchoolMiddle School
As LaboratoryAs Laboratory
FutureFuture
(Engaging the (Engaging the Stakeholders)Stakeholders)
How do we get there?How do we get there?
(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)
Schedule and Train Schedule and Train for Student Advisoryfor Student Advisory
Student GovernmentStudent Government
Collins: Culture of Collins: Culture of Change Change
Fullan:Fullan:
Lead SymbolicallyLead Symbolically
Build CapacityBuild Capacity
Survey of StaffSurvey of Staff
EquitableEquitable
Middle School as Middle School as
LaboratoryLaboratory
FutureFuture
(Engaging the (Engaging the Stakeholders)Stakeholders)
How do we get How do we get there?there?
(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)
Presentations for Presentations for Parents, Board,Parents, Board,
Community CoffeesCommunity Coffees
Newsletters Newsletters
Fullan: Moral Fullan: Moral PurposePurpose
Manage EffectivelyManage Effectively
Responding to Responding to GroupsGroups
Public Profile Public Profile
(Social Networking)(Social Networking)
Media PresenceMedia Presence
(Webinar)(Webinar)
The need to know the capitol of Florida The need to know the capitol of Florida died when my phone learned the died when my phone learned the answer. Rather, the students of answer. Rather, the students of
tomorrow need to be able to think tomorrow need to be able to think creatively: they will need to learn on creatively: they will need to learn on
their own, adapt to new challenges and their own, adapt to new challenges and be able to adapt on-the-fly.be able to adapt on-the-fly.
Anthony Chivetta Anthony Chivetta Missouri High School StudentMissouri High School Student
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