US Partners in Learning
i m a g i n e …..
A n d y e t , e v e r y d a y, t h r o u g h o u t o u r c o u n t r y …
phillyBurbs.com - New Jersey – Lots of languages and little time to teach English Wed Feb 7, 2007 6:20 PM EST
Providence (RI) WJAR – Pre-Schooler Selected For Jury DutyWed Feb 7, 2007 6:25 PM EST
(AP) Poor students poorly prepared, need better schools, lawmakers sayWed Feb 7, 2007 7:27 PM EST
Boston GlobeElementary and middle school MCAS scores flat for second yearWed Feb 7, 2007
Las Vegas (NV) KLAS Student Stabbed Near Desert Pines High SchoolWed Feb 7, 2007 8:19 PM EST
To d ay … o u r q u e s ti o n m u st b e …“ H o w d o w e c re a t e A r ti s t s o f L e a r n i n g ”
“In search of the silver bullet”
“Lack of funding prevents success…”
“Policy and norms will prevent reform”
“Overcoming the Noise….”
It’s hard...
Lack of Parental Engagement.. Budget Cuts.. Federal Regulations.. Poor Succession Planning..Pre-Service Instruction.. Socio-economic Disparity.. Bureaucratic Systems..Transitory Leadership.. Insufficient Salary Structures.. Community Disengagement.. “District Office” Engagement.. Capacity Building.. Unrealistic Yardsticks for Success.. Poor Physical Environments..
What will be our legacy…• Bertelsmann Foundation Report: The Impact of Media and Technology in
Schools– 2 Groups– Content Area: Civil War– One Group taught using Sage on the Stage methodology– One Group taught using innovative applications of technology and
project-based instructional models• End of the Study, both groups given identical teacher-constructed tests of
their knowledge of the Civil War.
Question: Which group did better?
Answer…
No significant test differences were found
However… One Year Later
– Students in the traditional group could recall almost nothing about the historical content
– Students in the traditional group defined history as: “the record of the facts of the past”
– Students in the digital group “displayed elaborate concepts and ideas that they had extended to other areas of history”
– Students in the digital group defined history as:
“a process of interpreting the past from different perspectives”
We are asking the wrong questions
• Does technology have a direct correlation on student achievement?
• Why haven’t we discovered the Silver Bullet?• What is the School of the Future Blueprint?
H o w e v e r … T h e r e i s h o p e a l l a r o u n d
Wireless
Whiteboards
Flexible Space
Laptops
T1
Smartcards
Distance Learning
Real-time Assessment
Wireless Projectors
IM
Robotics
emailVirtual
Classrooms
Tablets
T3
PDAs
Labs Portals
Carts
Instructional Management
Solutions
WWW2
Distributed Media
Speech Recognition
Technology is not the issue
Windows Server 2003
OneNote
Redefining the norm is…
Our Example
Philadelphia School of the Future
What are we trying to create?
An environment where learning is:
• Continuous• Relevant• Adaptive
Philadelphia Context
• Grade 9 – 12 Public High School with 750 Students opening Sept. 2006• Neighborhood High School with comprehensive curriculum, not special admit• 3 Year project funded by the School District of Philadelphia with a standard
budget allocation• Microsoft’s contribution primarily human capital, partnership development
support and MCS resourcing and is part of our US Partners in Learning portfolio
• New construction in West Philadelphia (163K Sq. Ft.)• Best practices and outcomes to be leveraged worldwide.
Building not required. • Resources available at www.microsoft.com/education/sof
Innovation Orchestration…
Learning First… Technology Later
Language is Paramount
Identify the Questions and Answers Will
Come
Innovation Orchestration...
• What are you trying to create?
Creating Common Vision
• Who are you creating it for?
Know Thy Customer
• How will your organize your work?
Define Scope
• What process will discipline your effort?
Disciplined Methodology
• What factors are critical for success?
Establish Common Language
• What assets are required to support your success factors?Remember…
Less is More
What is Critical for Success?
Success Factor 1:
Involved and connected learning community
Success Factor 2:
Proficient and inviting curriculum-driven setting
Success Factor 3:
Flexible and sustainable learning environment
Success Factor 4: Cross-curriculum integration of research and development
Success Factor 5:
Professional Leadership
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School of the Futurewww.microsoft.com/education/sof
Entrance
• Michigan first state in the nation to
require all students to take an online
course or have an online learning
experience in order to graduate from
high school.
• The new online course titled
CareerForward® empowers students
to take charge of their own career path
while meeting the new state
requirement for online learning.
• Designed primarily for ninth graders, it
is relevant for any grade in middle or
high school and is available to all
Michigan K-12 students and schools.
Here’s what we know…
• 1/3 of all public high school students fail to graduate from public school with their class
• 70% of respondents said they were not motivated or inspired to work hard. 2/3 would have
worked harder if it was demanded of them.
• 59 – 65% of respondents missed classed often the year prior to dropping out.
• This generation will have, on average…. 19 JOBS!
• 81% of students surveyed believed there should be more opportunities for real-world and
experiential learning
• Today’s average US student has 4 – 5 email addresses
• 26% of US students access a foreign news service
• The fastest growing segment of computer users today in the US is 5 – 7 year olds.
If you remember 1 thing…
• Motivations
• Obstacles
• Trends
• Interests
• Values
• Environment MO
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Next Steps…
1. Support of alternative instructional experiences and assessments
2. Continue to demand academic rigor
3. Provide un-encumbered access to expertise
4. Support the acquisition of 21st Century tools and resources
5. Transformation of “teacher” to “instructional team”
6. Remove the current of inertia… Just imagine if innovation was “swimming
downstream”
Have Hope…
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