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Success by Design,Not by Chance
Raymond J. McNulty, President
International Center for Leadership in Education
OACTE April 15, 2010
Sunriver, Oregon
• Not an expert
• I’m a learner and I change my opinion based on what I learn.
SUCCESS BY DESIGN NOT BY CHANCE
WE need to become the agents of change.
Objects of Change
VS.Agents of Change
Federal/State Gov’t.
SEA
Schools, Colleges, Staff, Students, Board
Policy, Community
Schools, Staff, Students, Board
Policy, Community
Federal/State Gov’t.
SEA
Stop waiting for the cure … educators are the cure!!
THEMES
• Challenge is complex
• Aim of Education
• Motivation and Relationships
• Learning Criteria
• Creativity and Innovation
THEME
• Challenge is complex
We have a flawed perspective of always listening to our best
customers… They tell us how good the system is working for
them!
What happened to GM..??
In many cases our efforts to transform education look so
much like the original system.
What got us to where we are today in education,
will not get us to where we need to be!
THEME
• Aim of Education
We need fewer, clearer and more rigorous standards!
Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings
ELA Skill: Write clear and concise directions or procedures.
Group Rank
Overall Texas 9
Business/Industry 2
Other Non-educators 10
English Language Arts Teachers
Other Educators 8
Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings
ELA Skill: Write clear and concise directions or procedures.
Group Rank
Overall Texas 9
Business/Industry 2
Other Non-educators 10
English Language Arts Teachers 25
Other Educators 8
Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings
Math Skill: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to right triangles.
Group Rank
Overall Texas 20
Business/Industry 29
Other Non-educators 31
Mathematics Teachers
Other Educators 24
Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings
Math Skill: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to right triangles.
Group Rank
Overall Texas 20
Business/Industry 29
Other Non-educators 31
Mathematics Teachers 4
Other Educators 24
Texas NESS StudySubgroup Rankings
Social Studies Skill (Economics): Investigate how a cost/benefit analysis can influence decisions based on profits and losses.
Group Rank
Overall Texas 22
Business/Industry 3
Other Non-educators 15
Social Studies Teachers 57
Other Educators 18
We need fewer, clearer and more rigorous standards!
OUR PROBLEM IS NOT SIMPLY STANDARDS, BUT
“DESIGN” AS WELL!!!!
The primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the lives they lead outside of school.
We’ve created false proxies for learning…
• Finishing a course or textbook has come to mean achievement
• Listening to lecture has come to mean understanding
• Getting a high score on a standardized test has come to mean proficiency
Learning should have its roots in..
• Meaning, not just memory
• Engagement, not simply transmission
• Inquiry, not only compliance
• Exploration, not just acquisition
• Personalization, not simply uniformity
• Collaboration, not only competition
• Trust, not fear
• Basic Knowledge/Skills
• English Language (spoken)
• Reading Comprehension • (in English)• Writing in English • (grammar, spelling, etc.)• Mathematics
• Science
• Government/Economics
• Humanities/Arts
• Foreign Languages
• History/Geography
“Are They Really Ready To Work?”
Applied Skills
•Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
•Oral Communication
•Written Communication
•Teamwork/Collaboration
•Diversity
•Information Technology Application
•Leadership
•Creativity/Innovation
•Lifelong Learning/Self Direction
•Professionalism/Work Ethic
•Ethics/Social Responsibility
THEME
• Motivation and Relationships
We need more artists, so here’s our plan.
REQUIRE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE MORE ART!
We need more scientists and mathematicians, so here’s our
plan.
REQUIRE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO TAKE MORE MATH AND SCIENCE!
What Works Best?
• REQUIRE
• MANDATE
• FORCE
• EXCITE
• CREATE PASSION
• MOTIVATE
Motivation is a key ingredient for success in learning.
Talking with kids…
It’s not us against them!
ALL STUDENTS
• RIGOR
• RELEVANCE
• RELATIONSHIPS
ALL STUDENTS
• Relationships
• Relevance
• Rigor
“It is virtually impossible to make things relevant for, or expect personal excellence
from a student you don’t know.”
Carol Ann Tomlinson
You can’t teach kids you don’t know….
Standardized Assessment
Necessary but NOT SUFFICIENT
STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES ARE AN
ACCURATE MEASURE OF STUDENT LEARNING AND
SCHOOL SUCCESS.
We behave like………..
OUR WORK IS COMPLEX
A test score is not a synonym for what a student has learned or a school has
accomplished.
We need to stop using the word “achievement” as a synonym for
test scores.
Does your bank statement indicate your total wealth?
Achievement is more complex!
TO DO THE JOB WELL
• QUANTITATIVE DATA
• QUALITATIVE DATA
• GREAT QUESTIONS…
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – I make learning exciting for my students.
86%
S – My teachers make learning fun.
41%
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – I am aware of my students’ interests outside of school.
84%
S – My teachers know my interests outside of school.
28%
Theme
• Learning Criteria
The Learning Criteria to Support 21st Century Learners ©
Success Beyond the Test
• Foundation Learning
• Stretch Learning
• Learner Engagement
• Personal Skill Development
Criteria• Foundation Learning (Achievement in the core
subjects of English language arts, math and science and others identified by the school)
• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements)
• Learner Engagement (The extent to which students are motivated and committed to learning; have a sense of belonging and accomplishment; and have relationships with adults, peers, and parents that support learning)
• Personal Skill Development (Measures of personal, social, service, and leadership skills; and demonstrations of positive behaviors and attitudes)
Foundation Stretch LearnerEngagement
Personal Skill Development
Foundation
StretchLearner EngagementPersonal Skill Development
Dimensions of the Learning Criteria
Theme
• Creativity and Innovation
A Story….• Not a bad idea, but to
earn a grade more than a C+, the idea has to be viable! (Yale Professor)
• Fredrick Smith
• The idea FedEx
-Shurnyu Suzuki
“In the beginner’s mind there are many
possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few.”
Sustaining Innovation
and
Disruptive Innovation
System Innovation
Sustaining InnovationDisruptive Innovation
THEMES
• Challenge is complex
• Aim of Education
• Motivation and Relationships
• Creativity and Innovation
• Learning Criteria
Why I do this work…
BE EXTRAORDINARY
BEING EXTRAORDINARY
• Committed to the truth
• Be committed to delaying gratification
• Be someone who always has the chance of saying “yes”
• Live a life where you do not make others wrong
BEING EXTRAORDINARY
• Be committed to courage
• Be someone who produces results with absolutely no force
• Be a person who is peaceful in chaos
BEING EXTRAORDINARY
• Be committed to courage
• Be someone who produces results with absolutely no force
• Be a person who is peaceful in chaos
• Be committed to managing success, while being aware of its dangers (lottery winners and GM)
SUCCESS BY DESIGN NOT BY CHANCE
Success by Design,Not by Chance
Raymond J. McNulty, President
International Center for Leadership in Education
OACTE April 15, 2010
Sunriver, Oregon