US Partners in Learning

i m a g i n e …..

A n d y e t , e v e r y d a y, t h r o u g h o u t o u r c o u n t r y …

phillyBurbs.com - New Jersey – Lots of languages and little time to teach English Wed Feb 7, 2007 6:20 PM EST

Providence (RI) WJAR – Pre-Schooler Selected For Jury DutyWed Feb 7, 2007 6:25 PM EST

(AP) Poor students poorly prepared, need better schools, lawmakers sayWed Feb 7, 2007 7:27 PM EST

Boston GlobeElementary and middle school MCAS scores flat for second yearWed Feb 7, 2007

Las Vegas (NV) KLAS Student Stabbed Near Desert Pines High SchoolWed Feb 7, 2007 8:19 PM EST

To d ay … o u r q u e s ti o n m u st b e …“ H o w d o w e c re a t e A r ti s t s o f L e a r n i n g ”

“In search of the silver bullet”

“Lack of funding prevents success…”

“Policy and norms will prevent reform”

“Overcoming the Noise….”

It’s hard...

Lack of Parental Engagement.. Budget Cuts.. Federal Regulations.. Poor Succession Planning..Pre-Service Instruction.. Socio-economic Disparity.. Bureaucratic Systems..Transitory Leadership.. Insufficient Salary Structures.. Community Disengagement.. “District Office” Engagement.. Capacity Building.. Unrealistic Yardsticks for Success.. Poor Physical Environments..

What will be our legacy…• Bertelsmann Foundation Report: The Impact of Media and Technology in

Schools– 2 Groups– Content Area: Civil War– One Group taught using Sage on the Stage methodology– One Group taught using innovative applications of technology and

project-based instructional models• End of the Study, both groups given identical teacher-constructed tests of

their knowledge of the Civil War.

Question: Which group did better?

Answer…

No significant test differences were found

However… One Year Later

– Students in the traditional group could recall almost nothing about the historical content

– Students in the traditional group defined history as: “the record of the facts of the past”

– Students in the digital group “displayed elaborate concepts and ideas that they had extended to other areas of history”

– Students in the digital group defined history as:

“a process of interpreting the past from different perspectives”

We are asking the wrong questions

• Does technology have a direct correlation on student achievement?

• Why haven’t we discovered the Silver Bullet?• What is the School of the Future Blueprint?

H o w e v e r … T h e r e i s h o p e a l l a r o u n d

Wireless

Whiteboards

Flexible Space

Laptops

T1

Smartcards

Distance Learning

Real-time Assessment

Wireless Projectors

IM

Robotics

emailVirtual

Classrooms

Tablets

T3

PDAs

Labs Portals

Carts

Instructional Management

Solutions

WWW2

Distributed Media

Speech Recognition

Technology is not the issue

Windows Server 2003

OneNote

Redefining the norm is…

Our Example

Philadelphia School of the Future

What are we trying to create?

An environment where learning is:

• Continuous• Relevant• Adaptive

Philadelphia Context

• Grade 9 – 12 Public High School with 750 Students opening Sept. 2006• Neighborhood High School with comprehensive curriculum, not special admit• 3 Year project funded by the School District of Philadelphia with a standard

budget allocation• Microsoft’s contribution primarily human capital, partnership development

support and MCS resourcing and is part of our US Partners in Learning portfolio

• New construction in West Philadelphia (163K Sq. Ft.)• Best practices and outcomes to be leveraged worldwide.

Building not required. • Resources available at www.microsoft.com/education/sof

Innovation Orchestration…

Learning First… Technology Later

Language is Paramount

Identify the Questions and Answers Will

Come

Innovation Orchestration...

• What are you trying to create?

Creating Common Vision

• Who are you creating it for?

Know Thy Customer

• How will your organize your work?

Define Scope

• What process will discipline your effort?

Disciplined Methodology

• What factors are critical for success?

Establish Common Language

• What assets are required to support your success factors?Remember…

Less is More

What is Critical for Success?

Success Factor 1:

Involved and connected learning community

Success Factor 2:

Proficient and inviting curriculum-driven setting

Success Factor 3:

Flexible and sustainable learning environment

Success Factor 4: Cross-curriculum integration of research and development

Success Factor 5:

Professional Leadership

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School of the Futurewww.microsoft.com/education/sof

Entrance

• Michigan first state in the nation to

require all students to take an online

course or have an online learning

experience in order to graduate from

high school.

• The new online course titled

CareerForward® empowers students

to take charge of their own career path

while meeting the new state

requirement for online learning.

• Designed primarily for ninth graders, it

is relevant for any grade in middle or

high school and is available to all

Michigan K-12 students and schools.

Here’s what we know…

• 1/3 of all public high school students fail to graduate from public school with their class

• 70% of respondents said they were not motivated or inspired to work hard. 2/3 would have

worked harder if it was demanded of them.

• 59 – 65% of respondents missed classed often the year prior to dropping out.

• This generation will have, on average…. 19 JOBS!

• 81% of students surveyed believed there should be more opportunities for real-world and

experiential learning

• Today’s average US student has 4 – 5 email addresses

• 26% of US students access a foreign news service

• The fastest growing segment of computer users today in the US is 5 – 7 year olds.

If you remember 1 thing…

• Motivations

• Obstacles

• Trends

• Interests

• Values

• Environment MO

TIV

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Next Steps…

1. Support of alternative instructional experiences and assessments

2. Continue to demand academic rigor

3. Provide un-encumbered access to expertise

4. Support the acquisition of 21st Century tools and resources

5. Transformation of “teacher” to “instructional team”

6. Remove the current of inertia… Just imagine if innovation was “swimming

downstream”

Have Hope…

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