Nevada Math and Science

STUDENT SUCCESS IN MATH STUDENT SUCCESS IN MATH AND SCIENCE: AND SCIENCE:

PREPARING STUDENTS TO BE WORLD PREPARING STUDENTS TO BE WORLD READYREADY

LifeBound Carol Carter and Maureen

Breeze

www.lifebound.com www.caroljcarter.com

WHY IS IT CRITICAL FOR WHY IS IT CRITICAL FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN MATH STUDENTS TO LEARN MATH

AND SCIENCE SKILLS?AND SCIENCE SKILLS?


WHAT DOES THE GLOBAL WHAT DOES THE GLOBAL COMPETITION LOOK LIKE?COMPETITION LOOK LIKE?


WHAT DO OUR STUDENTS LOOK LIKE?WHAT DO OUR STUDENTS LOOK LIKE?


WHAT WILL THE GLOBAL WHAT WILL THE GLOBAL ECONOMY OF THE 21ECONOMY OF THE 21STST CENTURY CENTURY

DEMAND OF TODAY’S DEMAND OF TODAY’S STUDENTS?STUDENTS?


Caroline MooreCaroline Moore


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teen/

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William KamkwambaWilliam Kamkwamba


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Nick GrahamNick Graham


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Bimmer Torres and Ratha Bimmer Torres and Ratha SokSok


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2121STST CENTURY SKILLS CENTURY SKILLS• Risk-taking• Resiliency• Problem-solving• Decision-making• Ethics• Entrepreneurshi

p• Not what you

know, but what you DO


ANOTHER PERSPECTIVEANOTHER PERSPECTIVE

http://bit.ly/dtwXou


HOW CAN YOU MAKE A HOW CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?DIFFERENCE?


AS A COACHAS A COACH

Asking Powerful QuestionsHelping students embrace rigor and

challengeHolding students to be accountableGetting small commitments Courageously holding the expectation


AS A SCHOOL LEADERAS A SCHOOL LEADER

Student Success and Transition Initiatives

Parent Engagement StrategiesAfter School PartnershipsCross Disciplinary TeachingCommunity LiaisonsKeeping Current

◦www.caroljcarter.com www.lifebound.com www.caroljcarter.com

AS A GLOBAL LEADERAS A GLOBAL LEADER

Technology-based global teams

International/virtual math and science competitions

Everyday math and science with global examples


- Thomas - Thomas FriedmanFriedman

The World is FlatThe World is Flat

“…the world needs you to be forever the generation of strategic optimists, the generation with more dreams than memories, the generation that wakes up each morning and not only imagines that things can be better but also acts on that imagination every day.”


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