Issues Facing Education Today

1. Issues Facing Education Today February 4th, 2010 McKay School of Education

2. �Striving To Be The Best For The world.�

3. To Reach Our Collective Best Will Require a �Zion�s� School of Education

4. �Zion is a name given by the Lord to his covenant people, who are characterized by purity of heart and faithfulness in caring for the poor, the needy, and the distressed�[Such a] society is founded on the doctrines of love, service, work, self-reliance, and stewardship��-President Spencer W. Kimball, �Welfare Services: The Gospel in Action,� Ensign, November 1977, pg 78

5. �Always the aim has been unity, oneness, and equality among [the faculty and staff]� �And the Lord called his people Zion.� Why? �Because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them� �-President Marion G. Romney, �Unity,� Ensign, May, 1983, pg 17

6. �7 ways to come together� Open your �inbox� Find a third solution Model yourself after others Avoid �identity theft� Try something new Know your audience Laugh at least once a day

7. Let�s work together�building unity so we can honestly say:

8. �Unitedly, the McKay School faculty, staff, and partnership are �striving to be the best for the world,� and all BYU and pre-K-12 students.�

9. Educational issues requiring deep thought and serious conversations Responsibility and Accountability Goals�Standards�Learning Outcomes

10. �Without a goal, there can be no real success.�-President Thomas S. Monson, �Treasure of Eternal Value,� Ensign, March 2008

11. �Someone has said that trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never cross the goal line�-President Thomas S. Monson, ibid.

12. Educational issues requiring deep thought and serious conversations Responsibility and Accountability Goals�Standards�Learning Outcomes Formative Evaluation

13. �When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported back, [analyzed, and acted upon,] the rate of improvement accelerates.�-President Thomas S. Monson, LDS Conference, October 1, 1970

14. �When performance is measured and reported, greater efficiency and productivity follow.�-President Harold B. Lee, Mission Presidents� Seminar, May, 1967

15. Educational issues requiring deep, thorough, and serious conversations Responsibility and Accountability Goals�Standards�Learning Outcomes Formative Education Problem Solving�Ask Good Questions�Critical Thinking�Collaboration

16. Seven Survival Skills for Teens Today Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence Agility and Adaptability Initiative and Entrepreneurialism Effective Oral and Written Communication Accessing and Analyzing Information Curiosity and Imagination

17. A Systemic Approach to Access to Knowledge

18. Educational issues requiring deep, thorough, and serious conversations Responsibility and Accountability Goals�Standards�Learning Outcomes Formative Education Problem Solving�Ask Good Questions�Critical Thinking�Collaboration �Promises to Keep,� Utah State Board of Education

19. Goals of theDavid O. McKay School of EducationBrigham Young UniversityK. Richard Young

20. Overview Goal 1: Prepare noble educators for the challenges of a changing world. Goal 2: Strengthen children and youth in a changing world. Goal 3: Extend the benefits of our research and creative work to a changing world.

21. Goal 1: Prepare noble educators for the challenges of a changing world. Educators with a sense of consecration and a spirit of personal sacrifice needed for effective teaching Teachers that safeguard the learning of all students by teaching and caring for each child as an individual Professionals who assume the responsibility to improve the lives of children and youth and accept ownership of the learning process Educators equipped with the unique toolkit necessary for excellence in their work: not only academic knowledge and teaching skills, but a strong spiritual foundation, a well-trained mind, and the nobility to think deeply, to collaborate, and to problem solve

22. Goal 2: Strengthen children and youth in a changing world. Develop children and youth of noble character, who act with moral integrity and social competence Children and youth with educated minds, who think critically, solve problems, make wise decisions, and possess broad academic and cultural knowledge Children and youth who are literate, who read and write well Children and youth who are prepared for responsible citizenship

23. Goal 3: Extend the benefits of our research and creative work to a changing world. Faculty and staff that conduct rigorous research regarding issues of consequence affecting the education of children and youth and the preparation of educators to be powerful agents of change Contribute powerful ideas and solutions to significant issues in the field of education Convert research of consequence into practice by creating products for educators, families, and communities worldwide Create systematic implementation models, based on ideas, solutions, and products, to generate learning environments of great potential Disseminate knowledge, ideas, products and models of substance through multiple channels of multiple audiences

24. Summary Goal 1: Prepare noble educators for the challenges of a changing world. Goal 2: Strengthen children and youth in a changing world. Goal 3: Extend the benefits of our research and creative work to a changing world.