Friday+-+Richardson

This is not a Unit: Eight 21st Century Shifts for every Calss, Every Curriculum //Will Richardson //  **//Cooper //** **//__Mission __//** Provide all children with the __relevant tools__ to develop a foundation for __living__, __learning__ and __working__ successfully.

**//__Vision __//**Cooper or is a **learning community** characterized by a **responsive**, **child-centered** philosophy that **respects diversity** and supports **high expectations for the learning** of all in a safe environment. Brett- Conference discussion page: [] Google Doc: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">[]

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Mistake…Seeing “Content as KING” **__<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Great resource (and free) __** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Google Sketch up (math, science, Art etc.) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">LuLu.com students upload writing and can publish book //[]// <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">What is learning? Active process <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">What “we” education is focused on: **<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 115%;">Education ** **<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 115%;"> vs. <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 115%;">Everyday ** <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Analog <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;"> vs. <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;"> Digital <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Tethered <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;"> vs. <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Mobile <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Isolated <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">vs. <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Connected <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Generic <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;"> vs. <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Personal <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Consumption <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">vs. <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Creation <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Closed <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">vs. <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Open **__<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Eight* Shifts For Us, For Our Kids __**<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">**Shift** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">**#1: Do Talk to Strangers** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">(Friend based…Interest based) <span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">//“ Kids learn on the Internet in a self-directed way, by looking around for information they are interested in, or connecting with others who can help them. This is a big departure from how they are asked to learn in most schools, where the teacher is the expert and there is a fixed set of content to master.”--Mimi ItoMacArthur Foundation // **<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">Shift #2: Create Your "G-Portfolio" **<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif';"> “public is the new default” <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">**Shift #3: Share Widely** How do we “build” a learning e-community <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">**Shift #4: Manage Information...Lots of It** Sort, filter, __find it when it is needed__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">**//21st Century readers and writers need to be able to//** //"manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information."// <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">**Shift #5: Be a Crap Detector with Attention Literacy** “whois” find out who has hosted a site <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">**Shift #6: Follow Your Passions** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">//"The model of 21st century learning described in this plan calls for engaging and empowering learning experiences for all learners. The model asks that we focus what and how we teach to match what people need to know, how they learn, where and when they will learn, and who needs to learn. It brings state-of-the art technology into learning to enable, motivate, and inspire all students, regardless of background, languages, or disabilities, to achieve. It leverages the power of technology to provide personalized learning instead of a one-size fits-all curriculum, pace of teaching, and instructional practices."// **<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">Shift #7: Learn to Learn **//<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">“In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” //<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif';">--Eric Hoffer KahnAcamedy [] **<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 21px; line-height: 115%;">Where we compete is in: LEARNING ** **<span style="font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 115%;">Shift #8: Solve Problems...Creatively, Patiently ** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 21px; line-height: 115%;">Ways people connect: (Graphic) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 21px; line-height: 115%;">Online… in 60 seconds (Graphic)

Kelly(Reeves) - School-wide Writing Prompts/Plan

__**Character Trait**__
 * 1) vocabulary & background; provide question/prompt
 * 2) locate reading source to learn/explore more about given trait
 * 3) model critical thinking, underlining, pair/share
 * 4) repeat
 * 5) write (3 paragraph/3 page response); use 6 Traits - choosing a new trait each month

__**PBIS**__
 * 1) vocabulary & background; provide question/prompt
 * 2) locate reading source to learn/explore more about given trait
 * 3) model critical thinking, underlining, pair/share
 * 4) repeat
 * 5) write (3 paragraph/3 page response); use 6 Traits - choosing a new trait each month

Collect Data each month on these prompts

Kelly Good Book: Teach Like a Champion

1. simplify - less is more (no more than 6 initiatives) 2. clarify what works best 3. monitor implementation

__**3 Keys to improved achievement for students**__ 1. Guarenteed Viable Curriculum (Marzano) 2. Authentic College Prep Literacy 3. Effective Prep Lessons

Research does not support: Differentiated Instruction - research does not suppot it smaller class size

__**WRITING**__ NEED to be having students doing WAY more writing! Write numerous 3 page essays annually (mikeschmoker.com = Write More Grade Less) Rafe Esquith - increase reading and writing 50-80% of curriculum should be:
 * Read, Discuss, Write
 * Read: given quality reading materials (news papers, magazines, Emily Dickenson, science text, historical documents - Plessey vs. Ferguson...)
 * Discuss: draw inferences, conclusions, analyze conflicting sources, arguing
 * Write: summarize, 3 page essays

__**New Text**__
 * 1) vocabulary & background; provide question/prompt
 * 2) model critical thinking, underlining, pair/share
 * 3) repeat
 * 4) write