Today’s goals:

• Key concepts heard yesterday

• Implications and discussion

• Take-away ideas

• Setting the context: Map of Future Forces www.kwfdn.org/map– Trends, Hotspots, Dilemmas

• Changing Demogaphics: - Teacher Attrition and Retirement - Generational Differences

How does all this apply to you?

• In utilizing retirees, they may know content but not how to “do school” – implications for cross-generational staffing

• Value of (need to) connecting with peers and mentors – ending the isolation at all levels (admin and classroom)

• Need to deal with the retention/retirement conundrum – and support/grow those who stay

• Challenge of creative staffing models …when staffing is “locked in”

….contd

• PD and support needs to be driven by team- oriented focus on relevant issues

• Effective Teaming – sharing, observing, troubleshooting together (eg, sharing of best practices from last night’s Olympics so everyone improves/learns) – value of multiple and cross-teaming – student-need orientation – needs to be effective (nothing magical about simply being called a “team”) – role of a team leader – setting an agenda – importance of trust

• Open the doors of the classrooms!

…contd

• Harness media-rich learning potential– Limited online access – acceptable? No! – must

prepare students for today’s world.• Need to aggressively seek solutions, make noise

– Digital immigrant teachers– One possible soln with limited access: special class

for all -- project-based learning – cross-curricular -- utilizing technology.

• Not just a school or district issue to address. Need changes in State policies – to embrace/enable 21st learning (distance, GED vs diploma, 4-year requirements, etc)

Given this lens, what will you do now as next steps?

• Enable broader use of technology in my building (change policies and increase availability)

• Push state/county leadership to enable and guide “changes” that need to be made for 21st century learning

• Enable more effective teaming (including online)

Suggested Resources

• “Building a 21st Century U. S. Education System” (available at www.nctaf.org)

• KnowledgeWorks Foundation, “Map of Future Forces” (available at www.kwfdn.org)

• NCTAF web site – www.nctaf.org

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Karen Smith

Chief Operating Officer

ksmith@nctaf.org

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