My favorite thing to think about of late is how we in education can create districts and schools of innovation - not just pockets. And how can we do this in existing schools where the majority of our country's students attend? Starting a charter school is "the easy way out" in my way of thinking. How do we do this with fidelity in districts that serve 2,000 students and up? I'm hoping to apply some of what is in this Deloitte University Press paper to my thinking.
I'm glad a few years ago I introduced the book 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times to our administration. It was exciting to have an assistant superintendent interested in changing the conversation for learning in our school district. While I still certainly appreciate the content of this book, I am soooooooo sick of hearing about 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Skills, 21st Century ad nauseam . Isn't there a better way to phrase this for everyday conversation? Perhaps we need to stick with this so everyone hears consistent jargon, but I don't think people overall have the right idea of what it means. I would imagine if we polled our staff or parents they would say its technology or computer skills. That couldn't be further from the truth. If I say higher order thinking skills I think that's pretty clear (at least to me) of what that means. I worry 21st Century means the Jetsons or Star Trek to all too many people. I appreciate Tony Wag...
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