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Excellence & Innovation in Lutheran Education
Bernard.Bull@cuw.edu www.etale.org@bdean1000
online.cuw.edu
Video removed of Dorothy arriving in Oz.
What are the two fastest growing segments in P-12 education today?
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Why are they the two fastest growing segments in P-12 education?
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Lutheran education is a(n)…a) artb) sciencec) ministry
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4 Convictions10 Traits4 Tasks
4 Convictions
It is time for…
a R & D Engine for Lutheran Education
It is time for…
schools that are persistently shaped by mission, the best research and the needs & interests of the students.
Customer First
List 5 Significant Research Findings about How Students Learn from the Last Ten Years
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It is time for…
quality that matches or exceeds the corporate world.
It is time for…
Lutheran schools that are taking prayerful, strategic, bold risks.
10 Traits
InnovationForward-looking AND Ahead of the
times
Innovation
A creation resulting from study and
experimentation
A personal journey…
Traits of Innovative Schools
1. Visionary leadership, but not necessarily earth-shattering inventions.
Traits of Innovative Schools
2. One or two clear, unavoidable, school-
shaping concepts
Traits of Innovative Schools
3. “Tough” mindset from principals and teachers.
Traits of Innovative Schools
4. Extensive research before implementation.
Traits of Innovative Schools
5. Once the vision was clear, strong alliance by vision rather than proximity.
Traits of Innovative Schools
6. Near addiction to effectiveness and impact data – and obvious use of
that data (especially related to student
learning)
Traits of Innovative Schools
7. Unusually high turnover
Traits of Innovative Schools
8. Highly protective of what (or who) they put in the
water.
Traits of Innovative Schools
9. Significant time and money put into ongoing
professional development, especially investing in new
people.
Describe what your school does to ensure that teachers new teachers are fully on board and current teachers
are equipped with the best research and skills.
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Traits of Innovative Schools
10. Committed to sharing their “secret” with others.
Associating
Questioning
Observing
Experimenting
Networking
Name three ways that you have experimented or networked in the last year.
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Name three ways that you can experiment and network in the next 12 months.
Ecosystem for Educational Excellence & Innovation
Funding
Research
School Culture
Existing
Beliefs &
Traditions
Leadership
Space &
Facilities
Teachers
Lutheran
Identity
Parents
Community
External
Standards
Students
You have to lean into the future and realize that most of the smart people don’t work for your company…so you need to partner, network, acquire… – paraphrase from Steve Case
4 Challenges
1. Move beyond the “Integrating Technology” Model
How can we integrate more technology into our _______?
How do we avoid either of these two extremes?
Get informed about the…possibilities,
affordances and limitations.
Associating
Questioning
Observing
Experimenting
Networking
Edsurge.com
Edudemic.com Online.cuw.edu
Edutopia.com
Twitter.com
plus.google.com
Visit 10 Innovative
Schools
Ask vendors for the research and the credentials of the design and development team.
Describe the process that your school/team uses to evaluate new educational resources. In addition to
cost, what drives the decision?
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2. Beyond the Mass Production Model“One Size Fits All”
What is non-negotiable in our school…
from the perspective of the Scriptures, administrators, teachers, parents, students?
“One of most critical attributes of the thriving 21st century
school is adaptability.”
Differentiated Instruction
Mass Customization
Adaptive Learning
Does your school adapt for the unique needs and interests of students, or do you expect students to adapt
to unique needs and interests of the school? Discuss.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Bing, Verizon, and Wikipedia
Weight-bearing Walls (WBL)grade levels, students assigned to classrooms, bell schedules, courses, textbooks, a traditional letter grade system, report cards, and a nine-month school year
Watch the Flipped Classroom Video on YouTube
For a full article that I wrote in the Flipped Classroom, go here.
Name 2 resources that your school has/uses to provide personalized and adaptive learning.
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http://www.subtext.com/
http://www.carnegielearning.com/
http://www.dreambox.com/
http://www.lumosity.com/
http://www.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/warriner/
http://www.udemy.com/
http://www.coursera.org/ http://www.canvas.net
http://www.edx.org
https://p2pu.org/en/
3. Beyond Learning Objectives and Standards to Immersive Learning Environments
“literate versus fluent”
problems with current efforts to address the “digital divide”
“extended discourse immersion”
play, games, experimentation, service learning, immersion, project-based, community-based problem-
based, informal learning
Time, Over-learning, Authentic, Fluency (not
just literacy)
What is the most immersive learning experience that students have at your school?
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“The Best Question in the World”
http://www.slideshare.net/betsystreeter/the-best-question-in-the-world
4. Beyond the classroom…
Remembering Our Roots
Excellence & Innovation in Lutheran Education
Bernard.Bull@cuw.edu www.etale.org@bdean1000
online.cuw.edu