The Need for Educational Change Bobby Ashley School Transformation Coach District and School Transformation Summer 2011 District and School Transformation

The Need for Educational Change

Bobby AshleySchool Transformation Coach

District and School TransformationSummer 2011

District and School Transformation Division,North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Why We Need Why We Need Educational ChangeEducational Change

The world around us continues to change

Global competition


Effective Strategies for Effective Strategies for Positive ChangePositive Change

Blooms Taxonomy 21st Century Learning Quadrant D Learning Quadrant D Leadership Using data and assessments

to change the way we teach Kotter’s 8 Stages of Change


“We are preparing children for their future, not our past.”

-Bill Daggett


Changing ‘Students’ to ‘Learners’



The Story of The Story of ‘Shenzhen‘Shenzhen




Source: Atlantic Monthly

1 / Second

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the largest manufacturing base in the world

Port of ShenhenPort of Shenhen


China will soon be the number one English speaking county in the world

25% of India’s population with the highest IQ is greater than the total population of the US

…this means that INDIA HAS MORE HONORS KIDS THAN THE US HAS KIDS!!!

The top 10 jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004

The top 10 jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004

Why Do We Need Educational Change?

We are currently preparing kids for jobs that don’t yet exist

…Using technologies that have not been invented

…In order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have 10 – 14 jobs – BY THE AGE OF 38


*According to Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

The United States is 35th of 40 in science among industrialized nations*

The United States is 29th of 40 in mathematics

We ranked higher in reading, but all three areas continue to slip downward

Other industrialized Other industrialized countries use:countries use:•Higher order thinking skills to assess student performance

•Written student responses that analyze and explain their answers

•Lean standards….meaning other countries may take ¼ of the school year to ensure fractions are taught and understood.


The goal of education should be to create a nation of inquiring minds

Three Question Three Question ExerciseExercise

What will the world be like 20 years from now?

What skills will students need to be successful in that world?

What would learning look like if it was designed around your answers?


Does this classroom Does this classroom still exist?still exist?

Problem Solving??Problem Solving??

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Real 21st Century transformation Real 21st Century transformation

cannot occur until people -cannot occur until people -

• Lead with questions, not answers.

• Engage in dialogue and debate, not coercion.

• Conduct autopsies, without blame.

• Speak up when they identify a problem.

Daniel Pink, author of DRIVEDistrict and School Transformation Division,North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Common Core State Common Core State StandardsStandards

Are aligned with college and work expectations;

Are clear, understandable and consistent;

Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills;

Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards;

Are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and

Are evidence-based.


21st Century Skills21st Century Skills

Learning & Innovation Skills

Creativity & Innovation

Critical Thinking & Problem-solving

Communication & Collaboration



Information, Media & Technology Skills

Information Literacy

Media Literacy

ICT Literacy



Life & Career Skills

Flexibility & Adaptability

Initiative & Self-direction

Social & Cross-cultural Skills

Productivity & Accountability

Leadership & Responsibility www.21stcenturyskills.orgDistrict and School Transformation Division,North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

2121stst Century Learning Century LearningTeacher-directedDirect InstructionKnowledgeContentBasic SkillsTheoryCurriculumIndividualClassroomSummative AssessmentsLearning for School

Learner-centeredCollaborative InstructionSkillsProcessHigher-order ThinkingPracticeLife SkillsGroupCommunityFormative EvaluationsLearning for Life

A BetterA Better BalanceBalance


Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework®®


Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework®®


Quadrant D ActivityQuadrant D Activity

Using the four lesson plans provided, identify

which lesson would be:

In Quadrant A

In Quadrant B

In Quadrant C

In Quadrant D

You may work in pairs or groupsDistrict and School Transformation Division,North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Four Quadrants of Four Quadrants of LeadershipLeadership




Illustration by John KotterDistrict and School Transformation Division,North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Step 1: Develop a sense of urgency

Helping others see the need for change and the importance of acting immediately. Leaders who understand the importance of a sense of urgency are good at taking the pulse of their company and differentiating between complacency, false urgency and true urgency.

2. Craft a Purposeful Community

There is a shared sense of purpose & trust among the members of my leadership team. We accomplish goals that matter and we have strong, well-articulated reasons for doing the work we do.

3. Create an Effective Vision

We have conveyed a clear picture of our vision and it appeals to the long-term interests of teachers and students. Everyone understands precisely what our vision is, and how we are going to achieve it. We are all moving in the same direction.

4. Communicate the New Vision

The new vision is communicated to ALL stakeholders with clarity and passion. It is two-way and feedback is solicited. We have clear, simple, memorable, often repeated, consistent communication from multiple sources, modeled by leaders, and we are open to questions, challenges and debate.

5. Remove Roadblocks

6. Generate Short-Term Winsin a long-term master plan

Visible improvements

Plan and Create wins

Recognize & reward people who make the wins possible.

7. Reinvigorate!

We are using our increased credibility to change all systems, structures, and policies that don’t fit together and don’t fit the transformation vision. We hire, promote, and develop people who can implement the change vision. We reinvigorate the process with new projects, themes, etc.

8. Anchor New Approaches in the Culture

The new style of operating is firmly grounded in our culture. People see the connection between the new actions and performance improvement. (This happens last, not first. New approaches usually sink into a culture only after it’s very clear that they work and are superior to old methods.)

"Perhaps here in America we don't give our kids an opportunity to flex their compensation muscle. We are afraid of failure, but it is through failure that students learn. Perhaps we should change our assessment system to allow students to make mistakes without the stigma of failure.”

Malcolm Gladwell

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Bibliography/Bibliography/ResourcesResources Kotter, J. (1996). Leading change. Boston, Mass.: Harvard

Business School Press.

Partnership for 21st Centruy Skills

Pink, D. (2010). Drive. Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press.

International Center for Leadership in Education; Quadrant D Learning

Common Core State Standards

Ken Robinson


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The Need for Educational Change Bobby Ashley School Transformation Coach District and School Transformation Summer 2011 District and School Transformation