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Navigating Educational Change for 21st Century Learning

Explore implications of changing demographics and generational differences in education which require effective teaming and technology integration. Take action to push for policy changes at the state level and enhance team collaboration for innovative teaching practices.

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Navigating Educational Change for 21st Century Learning

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  1. Today’s goals: • Key concepts heard yesterday • Implications and discussion • Take-away ideas

  2. Setting the context: Map of Future Forces www.kwfdn.org/map • Trends, Hotspots, Dilemmas • Changing Demogaphics: • - TeacherAttrition and Retirement • - Generational Differences

  3. How does all this apply to you? • In utilizing retirees, they may know content but not how to “do school” – implications for cross-generational staffing • Value of (need to) connecting with peers and mentors – ending the isolation at all levels (admin and classroom) • Need to deal with the retention/retirement conundrum – and support/grow those who stay • Challenge of creative staffing models …when staffing is “locked in”

  4. ….contd • PD and support needs to be driven by team- oriented focus on relevant issues • Effective Teaming – sharing, observing, troubleshooting together (eg, sharing of best practices from last night’s Olympics so everyone improves/learns) – value of multiple and cross-teaming – student-need orientation – needs to be effective (nothing magical about simply being called a “team”) – role of a team leader – setting an agenda – importance of trust • Open the doors of the classrooms!

  5. …contd • Harness media-rich learning potential • Limited online access – acceptable? No! – must prepare students for today’s world. • Need to aggressively seek solutions, make noise • Digital immigrant teachers • One possible soln with limited access: special class for all -- project-based learning – cross-curricular -- utilizing technology. • Not just a school or district issue to address. Need changes in State policies – to embrace/enable 21st learning (distance, GED vs diploma, 4-year requirements, etc)

  6. Given this lens, what will you do now as next steps? • Enable broader use of technology in my building (change policies and increase availability) • Push state/county leadership to enable and guide “changes” that need to be made for 21st century learning • Enable more effective teaming (including online)

  7. Suggested Resources • “Building a 21st Century U. S. Education System” (available at www.nctaf.org) • KnowledgeWorks Foundation, “Map of Future Forces” (available at www.kwfdn.org) • NCTAF web site – www.nctaf.org

  8. 2100 M Street, NW Suite 660 Washington, DC 20037 202-429-2570 Karen Smith Chief Operating Officer ksmith@nctaf.org WWW.NCTAF.ORG

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