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Jason Finley

Pathways to Prosperity Project - 3 views

www.gse.harvard.edu/...ways_to_Prosperity_Feb2011.pdf

innovation school change

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  • Jason Finley on 14 Nov 11
     
    "At the core of the project is building collaborations among schools, businesses, and nonprofit organizations as a means to get everyone working together."
  • Jason Finley on 14 Nov 11
     
    "The report argues that our national strategy for education and youth development has been too narrowly focused on an academic, classroom-based approach.Other advanced industrial nations are succeeding with an approach that places greater emphasis on career and technical education and work-based learning. Pathways to Prosperity contends that in order to regain the educational leadership we held for more than a century, the United States must build a more comprehensive network of pathways to serve youth in high school and beyond."
  • Jason Finley on 14 Nov 11
     
    "This thoughtful paper makes a strong case for the development of multiple pathways leading from high school to post-secondary education or career training. Those of us who support a single-track system through high school need to carefully consider the questions raised in this provocative report." Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee (2003-2011)
Jason Finley

2011 Conference on High School Transformation Keynote Address by Sir Ken Robinson - 6 views

vimeo.com/32184731

Ken Robinson video conference

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  • Jason Finley on 16 Nov 11
     
    Video of keynote address by Sir Ken Robinson at the 2011 Rowland Foundation Conference on High School Transformation. Worth a second listen.
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  • Jason Finley on 16 Nov 11
     
    Paraphrasing here... "What we call alternative education… * Personalized curriculum * Small class sizes * Customized programs * Strong connections with communities * Connecting education with student interests The reason that we call this 'alternative education' is because mainstream education isn't like this…but it should be."
  • Karen Budde on 01 Dec 11
     
    May we have the password to gain access?
  • Jason Finley on 06 Dec 11
     
    Hello Karen and others looking for the SKR video, We will be putting that video back up this week. We will also be posting that password for all Rowland Diigo members. We will also be looking to suss a few key points from the keynote. These will then be posted as short 4 to 5 minute clips.
Jason Finley

From student voice to youth-adult partnerships: Lessons from working with young people ... - 2 views

www.nzcer.org.nz/...youth-adult-partnerships_0.pdf

Student Voice PDF

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  • Jason Finley on 19 Nov 11
     
    "Student voice" is talked about a lot in education, but what does it actually mean? Does it mean listening to students' opinions? Does it mean involving students in decisions about their learning? Does it mean students should have an equal say in decisions made about their entire educational experience, including decisions made at the level of school management and governance?
  • Jason Finley on 19 Nov 11
     
    "This working paper describes a series of recent 'student voice' projects … varied in … specific contexts and processes. …Elicit(s) young people's perspectives about learning, education and/or other aspects of their lives…"
  • Jason Finley on 19 Nov 11
     
    When presented with the statement there is too much emphasis on 'student voice' and similar ideas nowadays, teachers were almost divided in thirds: 26 percent agreed or strongly agreed, 34 percent were unsure, and 39 percent disagreed or strongly disagreed (See p. 89 of this report). Why did these teachers have such divergent opinions? More importantly, how exactly did each teacher interpret the term "student voice"?
Jason Finley

TEDxNYED - April 28, 2012 - Tony Wagner - 0 views

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Tony_Wagner innovation video

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  • Jason Finley on 20 Sep 12
     
    "Tony Wagner recently accepted a position as the first Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard. Prior to this, he was the founder and co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for more than a decade. Tony consults widely to schools, districts, and foundations around the country and internationally. His previous work experience includes twelve years as a high school teacher, K-8 principal, university professor in teacher education, and founding executive director of Educators for Social Responsibility."
Jason Finley

Finnish education guru Pasi Sahlberg: treat primary school teachers like doctors - 2 views

theconversation.edu.au/ool-teachers-like-doctors-9850

Finland video

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  • Jason Finley on 28 Sep 12
     
    The Finnish education system is one of the best performing and most equitable in the OECD. With Prime Minister Julia Gillard's promise to make Australia one of the best five performing countries for education in the world, what can we learn from the Scandinavians?
Jason Finley

Innovate to Educate: System [Re]Design for Personalized Learning - 3 views

siia.net/...PerLearnPaper.pdf

innovation pdf school change personalized_learning project based learning authentic assessment Proficiency-Based

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  • Jason Finley on 25 Oct 11
     
    "On August 4-6, 2010 in Boston (MA), 150 invited education leaders convened at the SIIA-ASCD CCSSO Symposium on [Re]Design for Personalized Learning. They gathered under the common belief that today's education system is inadequate to meet the needs of tomorrow, and focused on identifying changes essential to transform learning for each student. Following are the Symposium participants' key findings about how to redesign our current education model to a student-centered, customized learning model that will better engage, motivate, and prepare our students to be career and college ready."
Susan Hennessey

Transformation: Redefining Public Education for the 21st Century | NH Department of Edu... - 7 views

www.education.nh.gov/...redefining-education-video.htm

transformation Competency-Based

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  • Susan Hennessey on 26 Oct 11
     
    An inspiring look at NH's work toward transformation and policy change.
  • Jason Finley on 03 Nov 11
     
    One of the four stated goals is to "Help Higher Ed partner with K-12 schools." What ways can Vermont high schools work with our state colleges? For me, I'd like to see the opportunity for high school students to take all of their courses through CCV or other state schools their senior year.
Jason Finley

Big Ideas Fest - 4 views

bigideasfest.org

conference

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  • Jason Finley on 04 Nov 11
     
    "It takes people with big ideas - and smart ways to implement them - to make any progress. And that's the point of the Big Ideas Fest, held December 4-7 in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a gathering of leaders and innovators who will share their thoughts and tactics with educators and all those interested in education innovation."
Jason Finley

The Future Of Education Eliminates The Classroom, Because The World Is Your Class - 0 views

www.fastcoexist.com/...ecause-the-world-is-your-class

technology eportfolios

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  • Jason Finley on 07 Mar 13
     
    "We are moving away from the model in which learning is organized around stable, usually hierarchical institutions (schools, colleges, universities) that, for better and worse, have served as the main gateways to education and social mobility. Replacing that model is a new system in which learning is best conceived of as a flow, where learning resources are not scarce but widely available, opportunities for learning are abundant, and learners increasingly have the ability to autonomously dip into and out of continuous learning flows."
Jen Kravitz

Suli Breaks, Spoken Word Poet,' 'I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate' Goes Vir... - 2 views

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/...am-result-video_n_3137035.html

school change poet student focus

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  • Jen Kravitz on 26 Apr 13
     
    Fantastic video about how students are more than exam grade numbers by a man who loves education but hated school...
  • Carrie Felice on 28 Apr 13
     
    Thank you for posting this. I can't wait to share it with my colleagues.
Jason Finley

Education Reform - C-SPAN Video Library - 2 views

www.c-spanvideo.org/...308871-1

innovation school change

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  • Jason Finley on 29 Oct 12
     
    Education policy leaders and professors, contributors to the recently published The Futures of School Reform, talked about reform of the education model in American schools. They discussed the teacher's role in the classroom, tenure, and collective bargaining and responded to questions from members of the audience.
  • Jason Finley on 29 Oct 12
     
    Just a ton of topics covered in this two hour video. But, some great issues raised and ideas discussed.
Karen Budde

68th ASCD Annual Conference & Exhibit Show - Chicago - 3 views

www.ascd.org/...2013.aspx

conference

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  • Karen Budde on 18 Apr 12
     
    Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.
Jason Finley

Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education - 1 views

www.pearsonfoundation.org/...finland.html

Finland good teaching video

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  • Jason Finley on 22 Mar 12
     
    Maintaining a strongly supportive school system in which teachers and students share responsibility for results Finland has one of the world's best performing education systems. Thanks to years of steady progress in education reform, its secondary school students regularly achieve high scores in PISA tests.
Jason Finley

Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education - 1 views

www.oecd.org/...45621_49428807_1_1_1_1,00.html

school change innovation leadership video Finland

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  • Jason Finley on 29 Mar 12
     
    "In today's global economy, countries need high-quality education systems that will teach their citizens the skills necessary to meet the challenges of tomorrow. This series of videos, produced jointly by the OECD and the Pearson Foundation, highlights initiatives being taken by education authorities around the world to help school students do better."
  • Jason Finley on 29 Mar 12
     
    Isn't just a Finnish Phenomenon. Pieces are happening Globally. What can Vermont suss out and glean from these?
Jason Finley

EdCamp Press Release - 1 views

docs.google.com/...edit

conference

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  • Jason Finley on 03 Apr 12
     
    EdCamp Flyer "EdCamp Vermont (http://edcampvt.posterous.com), an education conference like no other, will be held at Essex Middle School on Saturday, April 14th. The structure of the conference is very informal, with attendees signing up to run sessions first thing in the morning. The conference will be free from corporate vendors and booths, with the focus being solely on conversations about education. Attendees will come from all over Vermont and will range from classroom teachers to administrators to coaches and school board members. There will be time for attendees to gather informally to share ideas as well as a variety of sessions for them to attend, run by their colleagues and fellow educators."
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  • Jason Finley on 03 Apr 12
     
    "As with all barcamps, edcamp Vermont is completely free, with all refreshments and other amenities provided solely through sponsors such as Vermont ASCD, Evernote, and Edutopia."
  • Jason Finley on 03 Apr 12
     
    What a great way for a group of Fellows to share either individual initiatives...or to talk about the process of change...how change happens...how to maintain an initiative...how admin can be generative leaders...or any of a number of pieces that Fellows and their schools have learned from our experiences.
  • Karen Budde on 05 Apr 12
     
    I am going to be there with our school's art teacher. We couldn't miss this.
Jason Finley

Kunskapsskolan Education Programs - 4 views

www.kunskapsskolan.se/2570e4b127643a7eac8000650.html

school change innovation

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  • Jason Finley on 23 Dec 11
     
    "The KED program is a concept for personalized education. This means that students, with the guidance of their coach, set and work towards their own personal goals, with the ambition of achieving high final results. Students allocate their study time based on their previous educational experience as well as their individual strengths and weaknesses."
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  • Jason Finley on 23 Dec 11
     
    "Kunskapsskolan´s goal is to establish, operate and develop schools where every student is recognized as a unique individual with the ability, ambition and support to learn and grow beyond what she or he thought was possible."
  • Jason Finley on 23 Dec 11
     
    "In Swedish, "Kunskapsskolan" means "the knowledge school." Our name is an expression of our passion for providing excellence in learning and knowledge for the next global generation."
  • Jason Finley on 23 Dec 11
     
    "A continuous research and development program identifies correlations and possible common denominators for achieving excellence. In all these key areas - student outcome, student and parent satisfaction, teacher satisfaction and motivation, and financial performance..."
Jason Finley

Personalization vs Differentiation vs Individualization - 11 views

www.slideshare.net/...personalizedlearninchart

good teaching

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  • Jason Finley on 22 Feb 12
     
    "There is a difference between personalization and differentiation and individualization. One is learner-centered; the others are teacher-centered."
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  • Jason Finley on 22 Feb 12
     
    Great chart to make you think about how we do what we do.
  • Anne Bergeron on 24 Feb 12
     
    Jason, Excellent chart - I have long appreciated the learning styles awareness inherent in differentiated instruction, but providing instruction in this way is highly teacher centered - and group focused. Feeding, encouraging, and developing students' individual interests spark the desire to learn and engage. I printed this chart immediately. Really appreciating your posts...personalization could be a "brand" for a school increasingly willing to transform in this direction. Anne
  • Jason Finley on 01 Mar 12
     
    Thanks Anne, The "brand" thing sounds very Corporate America to some, but I think that is is extremely important for schools...and not just because of the looming school choice issue. There is also a connection to community piece to this. To some it might come across as selling the school, where in actuality it is just the school identifying and clarifying what it sees as its mission and role in educating its students. I think that this starts with the perceptions and expectations of the community. What are those? Do they match the schools mission and action plan? ...They certainly should. Ideally when a school has an established brand it gives a sense of identity and pride in the school system by all stakeholders, provides a foundation and rationale for professional development, informs the community about what the school does well, gives students an idea of "Why?" to their education, and much more. Identifying and building a brand really is about moving away from the ambiguous and esoteric way we often speak of education and makes what happens in our schools clear, approachable, and embraceable to our communities.
  • Adam Rosenberg on 05 Mar 12
     
    Having participated in several differentiated instruction trainings, and seen strategies executed successfully by trained teachers, I've found that sound DI includes much of the content listed under 'personalization.'
  • Jason Finley on 05 Mar 12
     
    Completely agree Adam! The chart is a little perplexing at times in its definitions/examples. How the first is Competency-based and the others must be Carnegie Unit based comparison…I just don't get. What I do like about the chart is that it makes me reflect on how I do what I do. And also on, "Do I do what I say that I do?" Sometimes I feel like I might begin implementing a strategy one semester only to have my application of that strategy drift as time goes by. Every now and then I think that it is necessary to take a step back and question each piece of my own professional practice. This approach comes from my belief that we need to question and challenge everything...especially those things we most believe in.
  • Adam Rosenberg on 05 Mar 12
     
    Excellent point! Beliefs are like clothes. If we don't regularly take them off to wash them, we often mistake our own stench for what we perceive as someone else's.
Jason Finley

My Education Report : Pearson UK - 2 views

uk.pearson.com/...my-education-report.html

student_voice CTE good teaching innovation

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  • Jason Finley on 18 Jan 14
     
    Students taking part in the My Education debate groups often said it was difficult for them to connect the relevance of school and learning to their future work aims. There appear to be three causes of the disconnection: 1) Little association between lesson content and career preferences; 2) Teachers not knowing their pupils' hopes and dreams; 3) Inadequate opportunities to gain foundation 'life' skills. Students expressed the need for learning that relates to their goals. They are hungry for that connection, and speak easily and specifically about what they want to do with their lives. Many aspire to go to university, and understand that means doing well in core subjects. But they also enjoy lessons that link clearly to their career ambitions.
Jason Finley

Vermont Department of Education : DOE Weekly Field Memo - 8 views

education.vermont.gov/...field_memo.html

VT DoE conference grant opportunity

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  • Jason Finley on 26 Sep 11
     
    "...the DOE Weekly Field Memo, a compilation of the messages sent to principals and superintendents in a single, concise format." This is a great way to keep up on coming events, courses, workshops, topics being explored at the state level, grant opportunities, and in general what is happening in education.
Jason Finley

Farm-Based Education Conference 2011 Brochure - 6 views

www.farmbasededucation.org/...conference-program-1

conference grant opportunity

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  • Jason Finley on 29 Sep 11
     
    "...Farm-Based Education Conference. The goal of the conference is to provide networking opportunities and support to the farm-based education community." There is a "scholarship" offered through the VT Dept. of Agriculture to attend the conference. Conference Scholarship
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