In the past two decades the whole educational paradigm has been turned upside down. With the advent of the Internet, with its immediate access to information and easy connectivity between people, the world has changed. Today’s students are no longer served well by the old model where the teacher is the sole repository and administrator of knowledge following a school curriculum that is focused primarily on content. To better prepare students to meet the demand of upcoming decades, it is imperative to expand the role of the educator to scholar and activator. Consider the following resources as you guide these shifts in your schools.
Learning for the Future
- List of Transformational Practices (Learning for the Future)
- Dropbox Link to Articles on Creativity and Innovation
- Synthesis of College and Career Ready Practices from the CCSS
- Seven Myths About Academic Rigor
- Article I Co-authored for Ohio in 2010 titled Learning for the Future
- Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (The Role of Performance Assessments in 21st Century Learning)
- VIDEO: Linda Darling Hammond on Becoming Internationally Competitive
- Technology Integration
Formative Learning
- Engaging Students in Learning (Overview)
- Overview of the Components in the Formative Process
- Task Specific Goal and Action Template (Word)
- Student Goal and Action Template (PDF)
- Student Goal and Action Template (Word)
- Student Self-Reflection and Goal Setting Form from Allison Daniels (3rd grade, CVUSD)
- VIDEO: Austin’s Butterfly (On the Power of Feedback)
Grit, Growth, Creativity, and Innovation