7. 1. Compe;;on
in
a
global
market,
outsourcing
of
jobs,
and
lack
of
an
educated
and
skilled
work
force
in
the
US
8. 2.
Only
30
–
40%
of
the
households
in
a
community
will
have
school
aged
children
9. 3.
Finding
qualified
teachers,
retaining
new,
young
teachers
beyond
three
years
in
the
system,
and
retaining
our
master
teachers
10. 4. Texas
is
#6
in
the
na;on
in
student
growth.
• The
general
student
popula;on
in
Texas
public
schools
grew
by
11.1%
between
school
years
2005-‐
2010.
• The
largest
percent
of
growth
seen
among
low
income
and
minority
children.
• 85,000+
new
students
enter
Texas
schools
each
year.
11. • Using
your
phone
with
the
online
tool:
POLL
EVERYWHERE,
instant
audience
feedback.
• hap://www.polleverywhere.com
12. • Industrial/Factory
sedng
• Agricultural
calendar
for
school
year
• Weed
out
– High
School
Dropouts
–
not
even
discussed
before
1980’s
–
“A
Na;on
at
Risk”
report
• Rank
and
sort
(GPA,
SAT/ACT
tes;ng)
15. In
the
founda;on
of
the
visual
Educa;onal
Leaders
Roles
-‐
q
Standards
and
Assessment
q
Curriculum
and
Instruc;on
q
Professional
Development
q
Learning
Environment
16. • Customized
and
Individualized
– Digital
Na;ves
– Their
world
(music,
cars)
– Our
instruc;onal
sedngs?
• Innova;on
• Challenge
and
Rigor
• Engagement
and
Persistence
when
Work
is
Difficult
• Personal
Investment
by
the
Student
17. • Customized
and
Individualized
– What
tools
are
in
development?
– What
will
our
classrooms
look
like
over
the
next
decade?
21. • Communica;on
with
our
community
in
terms
of
today’s
classrooms
– Schools
are
different
today
than
when
their
parents
were
in
school.
– Our
students
are
different,
too.
22. • Collabora;ve
–
Challenging
–
Inquisi;ve
• Learning
is
meaningful
and
valued
by
the
learner
• Learning
and
the
environment
cul;vates
curiosity
in
the
learner
28. 1. More
;me
and
1.
opportuni;es
to
plan,
design,
and
collaborate
with
horizontal
teams
(campus)
and
ver;cal
teams
(district)
2. Training
that
shows
how
2.
to
design
instruc;on
that
incorporates
students’
use
of
technology
devices
29. 3. Flipping
the
classroom
–
3.
Homework
becomes
the
“direct
teach”
and
discussion
and
applica;on
happen
during
class
;me
4. Inquiry
processes
such
as
4.
Project
Based
Learning
that
provide
students
with
real
world
problems
and
challenges
while
using
in
cross-‐curricular
skills
in
a
collabora;ve
sedng
