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An Artful Perspective
Peg Portscheller
Portscheller & Associates
Pathways to Results
Denver, CO
University of Northern ColoradoCenter for Integrated Arts Education
June 1, 2009
In The Beginning…..
The 3 R’s…….
• _______________
• _______________
• _______________
Add A New Set
The New 3 R’s (to be added to the old ones)
R_________________
R_________________
R_________________
Jump Starting Our Brains
• Think about a newspaper…..
Did You Know….
• At age 30, we use 5% of the creativity we used at age 5!
Why is this important??????
US History
• Agricultural Age
US History
• Agricultural Age
• Industrial Age
US History
• Agricultural Age
• Industrial Age
• Information Age
US History
• Agricultural Age
• Industrial Age
• Information Age
• ______________ (where we are now)
How do we define “success” in schools?
Is the tail wagging the dog?
Courage & Change
U.S. – 2nd Half of 20th Century
• Only Superpower
• Highest per Capita Income
• 1st in Economic Growth
• 5% of Population > 24% of Consumption
Source: National Academy of Science 2007
Challenges
• Globalization
• Technology
Emotiv
• 16 embedded sensors
• Detect facial expressions and emotions
• Activation Follows – No Joystick
http://emotiv.com/INDS_3/inds_3.html
Source: MIT Technology Review, May – June 2008
The New 3 Rs
• Rigor
• Relevance
• Relationships
CHANGE….How Hard Is It?
• Morning Routine
• David Letterman
• Dan Lortie
RIGOR
• High Expectations
• Extending Learning to “Create”
• Extending Learning to “High Application”
• Bringing standards to life in new ways
Who The Heck Is Daniel Pink?
• 6 Approaches….
Application ModelApplication Model
1.1. Knowledge in one disciplineKnowledge in one discipline
2. Application within discipline2. Application within discipline
3. Application across disciplines3. Application across disciplines
4. Application to real-world 4. Application to real-world predictable situationspredictable situations
5. Application to real-world 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situationsunpredictable situations
Combining Rigor and Relevance
Create - 6
Assimilation AdaptationEvaluate - 5
Synthesize - 4
Analyze - 3
Understand - 2Acquisition Application
*Remember - 1
1 – Possess knowledge in one discipline
2 – Apply knowledge in one discipline
3 – Apply knowledge across disciplines
4 – Apply knowledge to predictable real-world situations
5 – Apply knowledge to unpredictable real-world situations
Adapted from “Rigor/Relevance Framework,” by Willard Daggett, www.leadered.com/rigor.html (accessed 7-13-08)
*“New Bloom’s,” based on Anderson & Krathwohl, A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing (2001)
Educators’ Responsibilities
• Turn information into knowledge
• Bring meaning to knowledge
• Bring wisdom to knowledge
Engagement….
• The name of the game….
Let’s Look At The Research
• Literacy
• Middle School Failure
• Achievement
• Graduation Rates
• High School Activities as a Predictor
• Art and Achievement
Many Thanks!
Peg Portscheller
Portscheller & Associates
Pathways to Results
Aurora, CO
720.480.8688