- 1. Kelly Rose Emerging Models in Education
2. Problems with Our 2 Current Educational Model Too much
emphasis on testing. No Child Left Behind punishes schools that do
not meet Adequate Yearly Progress reports. The previous law was too
punitive. It was too prescriptive. It loweredthe bar for students
and too often narrowed the curriculum---Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary
of Education at a press conference on March 15, 2010 3. Problems
with Our3 Current Educational Model Not enough time to cover
everything that is required for the tests and include other fun
activities. = Extend school hours and/or days.According to Malcolm
Gladwell (2008): America doesn't have a school problem. It has a
summer vacation problem (p. 260). 4. Shift from the Teacher-
Centered5Instructional model. Emphasize cooperative learning and
group work. Some of the many benefits include: Greater student
achievement. Social benefits for students. Suits the changing work
enviro. Classroom costs reduced. 5. Shift from the Teacher-
Centered6Instructional model. Projects and student portfolios
instead of exams. In School In the Workplace= Students will develop
the social skills required in the right brained workforce. 6.
Technology Incorporated9 Throughout All Curriculums. Online
learning should be encouraged, not penalized by schools. Schools
should provide technical support and offer credit to students who
successfully complete online courses. 7. More Support for Students.
10 Quality career planning and support. Encourage job training
programs and internships for students during school breaks. Senior
high schools offer more flexibility and curriculum tracts based on
a student`s intended career. 8. More Support for Students.11 Add an
advisory/ homeroom period every day. Students can get
individualized attention and discuss problems with their homeroom
teacher. Reduce classroom size in all classes (core as well as
elective/ advisory). Dennis Littky`s Mets schools demonstrates how
a reduced class size at the secondary level can be successful. 9.
Encourage Responsibility. 12 Encourage students to take on more
responsibility in their daily lives such as: Daily planners, lunch
helpers, etc. Schools already have these programs, however the
implementation is haphazard and lacks connection to broader area of
life. Monitor their grades and communicate with teachers. Both in
person as well as using technology such as online grading/ test
scores and teacher blogs/ emails. Volunteer/ charity projects
outside of school. Cultivates an appreciation in students and a
connectedness between the student and community. 10. Encourage
Leadership.13 Club activities and sports. Students can foster
important character-building and self-esteem raising traits through
such programs. Through group projects and collaboration in school.
If we shift away from the teacher-centered model and favor peer
collaboration projects, students will develop leadership and
organizational skills naturally. 11. Revolutionary? Not Really.14
Many of these ideas are already implemented in American
schools(especially the Met Schools). However, there is no
consistent implementation with all teachers, grade levels, schools,
districts and states yet.=The ideas presented should be
evenlydistributed throughout all areas of Americanpublic
schools.Current teachers must be trained and schools must
beremodeled to facilitate cooperative learning and
technologicalinstruction. 12. Final Thoughts 15 We are slowly
seeing signs of change. Recently the Obama Administration announced
the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.=
This act trumps NCLB and offering flexibility to schools, among
many other goals. Hopefully these ideas presented andothers will be
adopted in our publicschools in the very near future. 13. Thank you
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