Leading,+Learning+and+Teaching+in+the+21st+Century

=Notes - Tony Wagner Presentation= September 16, 2009

Tony Wagner is co-director of the Change Leadership Group at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is on the faculty of the Executive Leadership Program for Educators - a joint partnership of Harvard's Graduate School of Education, Business School and Kennedy School of Government. He is senior advisor to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Literacy 15th out of 29 developed countries Problem Solving 24th out of 29 developed countries Science 21st out of 29 Math 25th out of 30
 * How Do We Stack Up Compare to Developed Countries **

 1. Writing  2. Work Habits  3. Motivation  4. Basic Math Skills  5. Curiosity  6. Respect
 * What Employers and Professors are seeing as college and work ready skills: **

 1. Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving  2. Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence  3. Agility and Adaptability  4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism  5. Effective Oral and Written Communication  6. Accessing and Analyzing Information  7. Curiosity and Imagination
 * Seven Survival Skills for Careers, College, and Citizenship **

The information that came on-line between 1999-2002 is more than all previous known knowledge. New economy is based on innovation

Teachers working alone, with little or no feedback on the quality of their lessons, will not be able to improve significantly – no matter how much professional development they receive.
 * Theory of Change **

Start with the 3Cs - Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration in every class/grade level Every teacher on teams for collaborative inquiry Video teaching, supervision and meetings Every student has an adult advocate Every student and teacher has a portfolio
 * Cornerstones of Re-invention **


 * The New 3-R's for the 21st Century Rigor, Relevance, Relationships**
 * Rigor** - Using what you know to solve new problems or to create new knowledge (application)
 * Relevance** Helping student to understand why something is important
 * Relationship** Students won't learn or work hard for teachers who do not respect them


 * Assessing the Effectiveness of a Lesson**

Stated purpose - Students can articulate the purpose of lesson, connect it to prior and future learning.

Excellent instruction is less about what a teacher does and more about what students know and can do as a result of the lesson (through KWL,journals and exit tickets **constantly** asking students what they have learned and making connections to prior learning)

1. What is the purpose of this lesson? 2. Why is this important to learn? 3. In what ways am I challenged to think in this lesson? 4. How will I assess or communicate what I've learned? 5. How will I know how good my work is and how I can improve?
 * 5 Key Questions to Ask Students**

Work in small groups to analyze student data (looking at individual students, student work) Develop and critique lessons collaboratively Observe one another teach and peer coaching Share and critique School Improvement Plans Discuss problems of practice and real case studies Plan "problem solving" faculty meetings and seek feedback from teachers. Contiunous communication with teachers on educational practice (individual and group)
 * Reinventing the Education Profession**
 * For Teachers**
 * For Principals**

Judy Jeffrey share data on Iowa schools (Achievement and graduation rates)
 * Judy Jeffrey - Challenges to Iowa's Schools**