school board presentation
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This is a good example for the open topic presentation. I created this Power Point presentation to explain my ideas about what education should look like for high school students. I've been currently taking classes on updating my teaching skills and they have really helped me to think more about what teaching is. The classes have really encouraged me to rethink the way I teach and why I teach the way that I do. Use this as example of how these classes have changed my world-view about education.TRANSCRIPT
In opening a new school in the 21st
century, what is our mission?
Quite simply, it is to provide students with the necessary skills to adapt and succeed in a rapidly changing, interconnected world.
But, in order for our mission to
succeed, drastic changes need to be
implemented.
In the past, traditional classrooms looked like this:
Or this:
However, that type of learning environment is neither
relevant nor meaningful in today’s globalized age. What
is needed is a classroom that better meets the needs of
today’s digitally connected learner.
At ICHS, our classrooms must look like this:
Or, like this:
ICHS must not only embrace physical changes to meet
the challenges of today’s learner, it must also embrace a
curriculum that reflects current trends and research
related to secondary education.
Underlying the framework are the four C’s:
Critical thinking
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity
The framework suggests that they be fused with the 3 R’s -
- which I strongly believe we should all agree upon as well.
At this point you might be nodding
in agreement about the points that
I’ve been making, and yet, you
might be wondering about
methodology.
What methods of instruction might Mr. Hernandez have in mind?
At the heart of ICHS, student centered learning will be its
cornerstone. Students will be actively engaged in the
learning process; they will strive to make knowledge
relevant and meaningful to their lives.
Teachers will be encouraged to employ a variety of methods,
including, but not limited to:
Constructivism
Project based learning
Differentiated learning
Flipped classroom
Since ICHS is located in the lovely state of New Jersey, it will be
necessary for the school to also adhere to The New Jersey Core
Curriculum Content Standards. Each instructor, therefore, will be
responsible for knowing what the standards are for his/her subject
area and incorporating them into their lessons.
Regarding instructors, it is imperative that
ICHS employ teachers who wholeheartedly
embrace our philosophy of student centered
learning and who recognize the dynamic
shifts that technology has placed upon
today’s educational framework.
Consequently, ICHS must only employ
teachers who embrace the rapid changes
happening in today’s world - dynamic
teachers who are not averse to taking risks
in creating a stimulating, meaningful
learning environment for our students.
According to the wiki,
Educational Origami, today’s
teacher should have the
following characteristics:
The teachers ICHS employs will be
concerned not only about teaching their
subject area, but also about teaching
students how to learn, how to find and
process information in today’s
computerized age.
According to Educational Origami, today’s
learners are:
adaptive
information, media and technology savvy
communicators
immediate and instant
require instant gratification
creators and adaptor
Accordingly, we at International Charter High School must act to provide students with necessary skills to prepare them not only to pursue higher education, or, for a career. No, ICHS must provide them with the necessary life skills for living productive and fruitful lives in the 21st century.
I am confident and optimistic that if
we carefully follow the steps that I’ve
outlined in this presentation that we
can successfully educate our students
to meet the demands of an ever
changing, digitally connected world.