TheFutureofLearning:PreparingAlaska’s
Studentswith21st CenturySkills
November 9, 2016
Today’sObjectives� Developasharedunderstandingofthe 21stcenturyskills
thatAlaska’sgraduatesneedinordertoachievesuccessincareerorcollege
� Learnhow“learning”itselfischangingandidentifytheinnovationsrequiredbyAlaska’sschools
� Designwayseducationandbusinesscanworkcollaborativelytomeettheneedsofgraduatesandfutureemployers
� BegintodeveloppathwaysforimplementingchangesinAlaskaschools
Agenda:Morning� Panel:Whatarethe21stcenturylearningobjectivesallof
Alaska’sschoolsshouldbeworkingtowards?� FredBramante.MichaelJohnson� Smallgroupdiscussion;Q&A
� DevelopingaprofileforAlaska’shighschoolgraduates� Smallgroupdiscussion;Q&A
� Break
� Panel:Identifyingpoliciesandpracticesneededatthestateanddistrictlevelstoachieve21stcenturylearningobjectives� AnnMarieStieritz,DeenaParamo,SteveAtwater� Smallgroupdiscussion;Q&Aofpanelists
Agenda: Afternoon� WorkingLunch
� SmallGroupdiscussionfollowedbyplenarysession
� Panel:Realworldlearning:howeducationandthebusinesscommunitycanworktogethertoimprovestudentoutcomes
� AnnMarieStieritz,FredBramante� Smallgroupdiscussion;Q&Aofpanelists
� Break
� Identifyingstepstoprepareteachers,classrooms,parents,andstudentsforthisnewenvironment
� Smallgroups,plenarysession
� ActionPlanning
� ConcludingRemarks
Ground Rules for DialogueThepurposeofdialogueistounderstandand
learnfromoneanother.
Youcannot“win” adialogue!
1. Alldialogueparticipantsspeakforthemselves,notasrepresentativesofgroupsorspecialinterests.
2. Treateveryoneinadialogueasanequal:leaverole,statusandstereotypesatthedoor.
3. Listenwithempathytotheviewsofothers4. Beopenandlistentoothersevenwhenyoudisagree,and
suspendjudgment(trynottorushtojudgment).5. Searchforassumptions(especiallyyourown).6. Lookforcommonground.7. Allpointsofviewdeserverespectandallwillberecorded
(withoutattribution).
Instructions for Small Group #1� Select a moderator, note-taker, and someone to
report out your group’s conclusions
� Take 15 minutes to discuss what you found most important or surprising and note key takeaways
� Take 15 minutes to discuss what you thought was most relevant for Alaska
� Take the remaining ten minutes to identify no more than 2-3 questions to ask the panelists that will help us think about how to move Alaska towards a 21st
century education
� 40 minutes
Instructions for Small Group #2
� Pick a moderator and a reporter (they can be the same or new)
� As a group, discuss and identify 5-6 characteristics we want to see in all Alaska high school graduates� Consider this question from different vantage points--
college, business, parents, students� If you have time, identify how these qualities are
different than what we currently expect
� 15 minutes
Instructions for Small Group #3
� Select a moderator, note-taker, and who will report out your group’s conclusions
� Take 15 minutes to discuss what you found most important or surprising and note key takeaways
� Take 20 minutes to discuss what you thought was most relevant for Alaska
� Take the remaining 15 minutes to identify no more than 2-3 questions of panelists that will help us think about how to move Alaska towards a 21st
century education
� 50 minutes
Instructions for Small Group #4
� Think about the steps we might take to change how we prepare our new teachers / classrooms / parents / students for this new environment?
� Develop 2-3 “big ideas” that will help move Alaska forward� Describe them in a sentence or two; name the objective
and who will need to be involved
� 20 minutes
Instructions for Small Group #5
� Pick one of your “big ideas” and take it further� Identify the main obstacles to achieving the idea and
how best to overcome them
� Identify action steps necessary over the next 2 years on a timeline
� If you have time, name your idea
� 25 minutes