21st Century Schools21 Century Schools

Financial SustainabilitySustainability

AgendaAgenda• Change!Change!• What is a 21st Century School?

Wh t i l ?• What is your role?• What is the role of on-line education?• What is the role of technology?• Resources / Tools / ReadingResources / Tools / Reading• Why is this important for financial

sustainability?sustainability?

Change!Change!

It took 45 years to h h dget the overhead

projector out of the b li ll dbowling alley and into the classroom!

Change!Change!

• "I’m not concerned about • I m not concerned about your comfort zone or readiness for change. I’m concerned about the kids who concerned about the kids who just entered Kindergarten."

Ian Jukes— Ian Jukes

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Role of the BORole of the BO• What is your role?What is your role?• The model of 21st century education

and the school’s financial and the school s financial sustainability are intertwined.If i d f l ti i • If we are poised for a revolution in education, we need to be ready for th l ti i t f h the revolution in terms of how we operate, staff, finance and manage

h l !our schools!

21st Century Fluency Project

An innovative resource designed to cultivate 21st century fluencies,while fostering gengagement and adventure in the learning experience.

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K12 On-Line Education

Wide as the WorldWide as the World• Vision - 21st Century Learning System:Vision 21 Century Learning System:

– Learning language and culture begin early and continue anywhere anytime and continue anywhere, anytime . . .

– All secondary students have access to courses on global issues – science, courses on global issues science, economics or the arts

– Every school in the US partners with y pschools around the world – real or virtual exchanges

Vivien Stewart

Role of the StudentRole of the Student• Tutorial Designers – screencastsTutorial Designers screencasts• Official Scribes – online collaboration

R h l i h • Researchers – learning search engines

• Collaboration Coordinators – Skype connections with experts and other schools

Alan November – Power Alan November Power Down or Power Up

Disruptive Innovation

• “Not a breakthrough improvement” –Not a breakthrough improvement disrupts the traditional trajectory of improvement allowing a product to improvement allowing a product to be consumed by the current “non-consumer”consumer

• What are some examples?

Disruptive Innovation

Th PC id d The PC provided computing

bilit t th capability to the “masses” pushing th i ti t the innovation to the non-consumer.

Disruptive Innovation

Disruptive Innovation

Disruptive Innovation

Disruptive Innovation

Disruptive Innovation

Disruptive Innovation

• “ process by which an innovation … process by which an innovation transforms a market whose services or products are complicated and or products are complicated and expensive into one where simplicity, convenience accessibility and convenience, accessibility, and affordability characterize the industry ”industry.

• Disrupting Class, Christensen, Horn and Johnson

Disrupting ClassDisrupting Class• Public schools are forced to Public schools are forced to

standardize. Independent schools have fallen into the same traphave fallen into the same trap.

• Learning styles are different – leads to the concept of customized to the concept of customized education – a contradiction to the current modelcurrent model.

Disrupting ClassDisrupting Class• Role of Technology – student centric Role of Technology student centric

(individualized) technology allows schools to customize the learning schools to customize the learning process.

• Technology is the tool to allow • Technology is the tool to allow changes to happen in our schools – it has not been viewed in that manner has not been viewed in that manner. Technology costs must be viewed as an ongoing part of the budgetan ongoing part of the budget.

ResourcesResources• Disrupting Class Christensen Horn Disrupting Class, Christensen, Horn

and Johnson• 21st Century Fluency Project• 21st Century Fluency Project• CoSN• Horizon Report• Curriculum 21 Clearing Houseg• Partnership for 21st Century Skills

ResourcesResources• GapMinderGapMinder• Virtual Thesaurus

DNA I t ti• DNA Interactive• Google Earth Showcase• Weird or Just Different• Shift Happens – EducationShift Happens Education

21st Century School21 Century School• If schools remain in a 20th

century “factory” paradigm of education they will fail of education, they will fail.

• The finances of schools are the wrong focus for understanding where change focus for understanding where change needs to happen; schools will succeed if they transition to a student-centric 21stthey transition to a student centric, 21century model of schooling that fully uses technology.uses technology.

Class SizeClass Size• The value of the smaller The value of the smaller class experience is not as great as the costgreat as the cost.

• The current premise in most independent schools that small class size is a critical element to success needs to shift in order to provide 21st

century education in a sustainable manner.

Vision• What will you school look like in 10

years?years?– What are the game changers now that

will make this a reality?will make this a reality?– Why did these changes come about?– Are there mission specific Are there mission specific

considerations?– What does success look like for your What does success look like for your

school?– Think about enrollment, tuition, staffing, , , g,

facilities, student outcomes.

ISM ModelISM Model• Key Points to Consider:Key Points to Consider:

– Today’s Students are different – they learn differently – we need to adaptlearn differently we need to adapt

– CalendarSchedule– Schedule

– Teaching TimeFaculty Workload / Expectations– Faculty Workload / Expectations

ISM ModelISM Model

New roles for teachers New roles for teachers and students: The teacher is a leader – curriculum,

content, pedagogy, methodology, etc. The student as a leader – pace,

development, content, etc.

Scheduling OptionsScheduling Options• Single Classes – a teacher has Single Classes a teacher has

students everyday (all day) for 7-8 weeks – provides the opportunity to weeks provides the opportunity to update the curriculum 5 time a year!

• Compare this to curriculum • Compare this to curriculum development once every one to five yearsyears.

David Niguidula – Digital David Niguidula Digital Portfolios and Curriculum Maps

Financial i biliSustainability

• What are the critical elements that What are the critical elements that must be considered in order for 21st

Century Schools to be financially Century Schools to be financially sustainable?

Compensation– Compensation– Professional Development

Facilities– Facilities– Technology

T iti– Tuition

Financial i biliSustainability

What are your key drivers What are your key drivers for financial sustainability?How may these change How may these change with changes to your educational model?