International Center for Leadership in Education

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International Center for Leadership in Education
The Education Challenge---Academics and CTE at a
CrossroadsSeptember 22, 2007

• Dr. Willard R. Daggett

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Skills Gap
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Application Model

• 1. Knowledge in one discipline
• 2. Application within discipline
• 3. Application across disciplines
• 4. Application to real-world predictable
  situations
• 5. Application to real-world unpredictable
  situations

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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence
1. Create a Culture to Support R R For ALL
Students
2. Create a Structure to Guide Whole-School
/ District Reform
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence
1. Create a Culture to Support R R For ALL
Students
2. Create a Structure to Guide Whole-School
/ District Reform
3. Establish Standards
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence
1. Create a Culture to Support R R For ALL
Students
2. Create a Structure to Guide Whole-School
/ District Reform
3. Establish Standards
4. Establish Proficiency Levels for Standards
5. Create a Curriculum
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence

• 6. Create Successful Instructional Practices
• Increase rigor relevance and build
  relationships
• Focus on Literacy
• Address Struggling Learners

7. Address Organizational Issues
8. Create / Improve Leadership and Support
Systems for ALL Students
9. Ongoing Assessment of Student Progress
10. Review and Refine Process on an Ongoing Basis
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence
1. Create a Culture to Support R R For ALL
Students
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Challenges

• Technology

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• Information Technology
• Processing
• Communications

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1964 IBM System / 360 Mainframe
Central Units Memory 8 MB 2004 iPod 4 GB
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Image source www.dell.com
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• Nano Technology
• Atom Up

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SPOT

• Microsoft
• Citizen
• Fossil
• Suunco

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SPOT

• Integrated Projection
• Projection Keyboard

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Projection Keyboard
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Projection Keyboard and Projector
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Language Translation
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Translation Goggles
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• Information Technology
• Processing
• Communications

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• Bio Technology
• Biological Science
• Practical Application

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1983 - A Nation at Risk

• E-mail
• Web pages
• Google
• iPODs
• Laptops
• Digital cameras
• Doppler radar
• Cell Phones
• Debit cards

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2000

• Blogs
• Wikis
• Tagging
• Text messaging
• MySpace
• Podcasts
• PDAs
• Genetic code

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Millennial-oriented Technology
Blogs
Wikis
Tagging
Instant Messaging
MySpace
Podcasts
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Children Aged 8-14 Help Parents Online

• Email/pictures 38
• Respond to correspondence 36
• Get directions 35
• Help file income tax online 14

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Kids live in an iPhone World !
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Todays Youth

• Digital Learners
• Multimedia
• Find and manipulate data
• Analyze data and images

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Multitasking

• Toggling
• Prefrontal Cortex
• Pew Research

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Challenges

• Technology
• Globalization

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Computer Sales
Computer Manufacturers
Dell Sony Compaq HP IBM Think Pad Apple NEC Gatewa
y Toshiba
Quanta Wispron Asustek Compal Inventec
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Mainland China Companies
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Cities with 1 Million People
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Challenges

• Technology
• Globalization
• Demographics

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Challenges

• Technology
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Values / Beliefs

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Larger Context

• 1901 24 G.I.
• 1925 45 Silent
• 1946 60 Boomers
• 1961 81 Gen X
• 1982 - Millennial

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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence
1. Create a Culture to Support R R For ALL
Students
2. Create a Structure to Guide Whole-School
/ District Reform
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Criteria

• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
  subjects of English language arts, math and
  science and others identified by the school)

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Criteria

• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
  subjects of English language arts, math and
  science and others identified by the school)
• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and
  relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements)

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Application Model

• 1. Knowledge in one discipline
• 2. Application within discipline
• 3. Application across disciplines
• 4. Application to real-world predictable
  situations
• 5. Application to real-world unpredictable
  situations

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Criteria

• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
  subjects of English language arts, math and
  science and others identified by the school)
• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and
  relevant learning beyond the minimum
  requirements)
• Student Engagement (The extent to which students
  are motivated and committed to learning have a
  sense of belonging and accomplishment and have
  relationships with adults, peers, and parents
  that support learning)

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Criteria

• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
  subjects of English language arts, math and
  science and others identified by the school)
• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and
  relevant learning beyond the minimum
  requirements)
• Student Engagement (The extent to which students
  are motivated and committed to learning have a
  sense of belonging and accomplishment and have
  relationships with adults, peers, and parents
  that support learning)
• Personal Skill Development (Measures of personal,
  social, service, and leadership skills and
  demonstrations of positive behaviors and
  attitudes)

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Guiding Principles

• Responsibility
• Contemplation
• Initiative
• Perseverance
• Optimism
• Courage

• Respect
• Compassion
• Adaptability
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Loyalty

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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence
1. Create a Culture to Support R R For ALL
Students
2. Create a Structure to Guide Whole-School
/ District Reform
3. Establish Standards
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CA STAR / CAHSEE English LABenchmarks Tested
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California Career and Technical Education
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California Arts Education
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence
1. Create a Culture to Support R R For ALL
Students
2. Create a Structure to Guide Whole-School
/ District Reform
3. Establish Standards
4. Establish Proficiency Levels for Standards
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2005-06 Lexile Framework for Reading Study
Summary of Text Lexile Measures
Interquartile Ranges Shown (25 - 75)
1600
1400
1200
Text Lexile Measure (L)
1000
800
600
High School Literature
College Literature
High School Textbooks
College Textbooks
Military
Personal Use
Entry-Level Occupations
SAT 1, ACT, AP
Source of National Test Data MetaMetrics
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16 Career ClustersDepartment of Education
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Reading RequirementsFindings

• Entry-level
• Highest in 6/16
• Second Highest in 7/16
• Consistent Across Country

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Human Services
 
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16 Career ClustersDepartment of Education
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Construction
 
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Manufacturing
 
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On-the Job Lexile Requirements
Lexile
National Adult Literacy Study 1992
1,500 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800
International Center for Leadership in Education
2006
Construction
Craftsman
Nurse
Sales
Secretary
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence
1. Create a Culture to Support R R For ALL
Students
2. Create a Structure to Guide Whole-School
/ District Reform
3. Establish Standards
4. Establish Proficiency Levels for Standards
5. Create a Curriculum
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence

• 6. Create Successful Instructional Practices
• Increase rigor relevance and build
  relationships
• Focus on Literacy
• Address Struggling Learners

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Rigor/Relevance For All Students
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Knowledge Taxonomy

• 1. Awareness
• 2. Comprehension
• 3. Application
• 4. Analysis
• 5. Synthesis
• 6. Evaluation

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Application Model

• 1. Knowledge in one discipline
• 2. Application within discipline
• 3. Application across disciplines
• 4. Application to real-world predictable
  situations
• 5. Application to real-world unpredictable
  situations

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Rigor/Relevance Framework
Knowledge
Application
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2
3
4
5
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Levels
Blooms
C D A B
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5
4
3
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Application
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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• Obtain historical data about local weather to
  predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during
  year.
• Test consumer products and illustrate the data
  graphically.
• Plan a large school event and calculate resources
  (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize
  and hold this event.
• Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid
  paper, each group using a different scale.

• Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of
  squares having different-length sides.
• Determine the largest rectangular area for a
  fixed perimeter.
• Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that
  satisfy an algebraic relation or function.
• Determine and justify the similarity or
  congruence for two geometric shapes.

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C
5
4
3

• Calculate percentages of advertising in a
  newspaper.
• Tour the school building and identify examples of
  parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and
  angles.
• Determine the median and mode of real data
  displayed in a histogram
• Organize and display collected data, using
  appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

• Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or
  decimals.
• Classify triangles according to angle size and/or
  length of sides.
• Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional
  shapes.
• Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot
  the quadrilateral on a grid.

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B
A
1
1
2
3
4
5
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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• Obtain historical data about local weather to
  predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during
  year.
• Test consumer products and illustrate the data
  graphically.
• Plan a large school event and calculate resources
  (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize
  and hold this event.
• Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid
  paper, each group using a different scale.

• Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of
  squares having different-length sides.
• Determine the largest rectangular area for a
  fixed perimeter.
• Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that
  satisfy an algebraic relation or function.
• Determine and justify the similarity or
  congruence for two geometric shapes.

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C

• Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or
  decimals.
• Classify triangles according to angle size and/or
  length of sides.
• Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional
  shapes.
• Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot
  the quadrilateral on a grid.

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4
3

• Calculate percentages of advertising in a
  newspaper.
• Tour the school building and identify examples of
  parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and
  angles.
• Determine the median and mode of real data
  displayed in a histogram
• Organize and display collected data, using
  appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

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B
A
1
1
2
3
4
5
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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• Obtain historical data about local weather to
  predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during
  year.
• Test consumer products and illustrate the data
  graphically.
• Plan a large school event and calculate resources
  (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize
  and hold this event.
• Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid
  paper, each group using a different scale.

• Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of
  squares having different-length sides.
• Determine the largest rectangular area for a
  fixed perimeter.
• Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that
  satisfy an algebraic relation or function.
• Determine and justify the similarity or
  congruence for two geometric shapes.

• Calculate percentages of advertising in a
  newspaper.
• Tour the school building and identify examples of
  parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and
  angles.
• Determine the median and mode of real data
  displayed in a histogram
• Organize and display collected data, using
  appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

D
C
5
4
3

• Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or
  decimals.
• Classify triangles according to angle size and/or
  length of sides.
• Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional
  shapes.
• Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot
  the quadrilateral on a grid.

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B
A
1
1
2
3
4
5
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Levels
Blooms
C D A B
6
5
4
3
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Application
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence

• 6. Create Successful Instructional Practices
• Increase rigor relevance and build
  relationships
• Focus on Literacy
• Address Struggling Learners

7. Address Organizational Issues
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Organizational Issues

• Transition Years
• Small Learning Communities
• Scheduling Options

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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence

• 6. Create Successful Instructional Practices
• Increase rigor relevance and build
  relationships
• Focus on Literacy
• Address Struggling Learners

7. Address Organizational Issues
8. Create / Improve Leadership and Support
Systems for ALL Students
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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence

• 6. Create Successful Instructional Practices
• Increase rigor relevance and build
  relationships
• Focus on Literacy
• Address Struggling Learners

7. Address Organizational Issues
8. Create / Improve Leadership and Support
Systems for ALL Students
9. Ongoing Assessment of Student Progress
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Professional Development

• Focused
• Sustained

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Ten Implementation Steps to Excellence

• 6. Create Successful Instructional Practices
• Increase rigor relevance and build
  relationships
• Focus on Literacy
• Address Struggling Learners

7. Address Organizational Issues
8. Create / Improve Leadership and Support
Systems for ALL Students
9. Ongoing Assessment of Student Progress
10. Review and Refine Process on an Ongoing Basis
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Technology
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I CAN Learn Algebra

• What Works Clearinghouse Recognized Evidence of
  Success
• US Dept.of Education Promising Mathematics
  Program

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Focus from Teaching to Learning and How to Manage
the Change

• Friday, February 8 - Sunday, February 10
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For more information and registration visit
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2007 Symposium for Grades 6-12 Supporting
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• Saturday, November 3 - Monday, November 5
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For more information and registration visit
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