James Kruk9/1/2011

Educational Reform (ER) is the change in any act that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual

Education Reform is the change in the process by which society deliberately develops and transmits its accumulated knowledge from one generation to the next

1940: Television Era 1962: First Audio Compact Cassette 1970: Introduction to Apple Computers 1973: Invention of the Cell Phone 1983: First online purchase 1990: Worldwide Web is created 2001: iPod Created 2009: Smart Phones were created 2010: Digital Textbooks are here

Most reforms aim at addressing some societal ills that are effecting education

The ills are primarily related to equity issues

Reformers that believe they can make a societal change

Educational Systems that are failing Politics

Socio-economic benefits Societal needs and expectations International Competition Educational Competition Funding Outdated Curriculum Philanthropic Foundations

Encourage technology devices on campus Policy for students to use their device

(home) or district supplied device FREE standards aligned textbooks (CLRN) Publishers supply digital format (Free) All textbooks on one device Students have access to internet (Free) Students will be able to compete in a 21st

Century global economy!

Federally or State Government Reform Local Level Reform (District/Site) Education Reform does not take place

automatically Interest Groups pushing their ideologies Different implementation structures

Top Down Bottom Up Whole School Reform Coalition Model Collaborative Approach Systemic Approach

Parent engagement Collaboration Systems approach Student centered Bottom up approach Questions continually change Education reform must spiral No reform is ever finished

Unions School Boards Mandates Dysfunctional School Culture Funding Lack of Leadership

Technology drives everything Textbook format must go digital Teachers must teach with learning theory

for the digital student Parents must be proponents of change The State of California, School Districts,

and School Boards must find the funding to support this societal change

Education must align to the Digital student or children will not be able to compete