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The Secret To Germany's Low Youth Unemployment : NPR - 3 views

www.npr.org/...ermanys-low-youth-unemployment apprenticeship Germany
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  • Jen Kravitz on 04 Apr 12
     
    Interesting story about Germany's apprenticeship programs and how it trains students on the job while paying them to learn.
  • Karen Budde on 05 Apr 12
     
    I have a great auto mechanic in town that has been working with one of our seniors. He offered the student the chance to run a project by himself this last week. The student is learning about state tax and calculating hours and part costs. His only remark to me, "I know now that I do not want to own my own shop." By the way, the mechanics in the shop call him a 'wrench'. No Boeing plant around here, but we are fortunate to have community members, who can offer struggling seniors a chance.
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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.
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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.
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7 Skills Students Need for Their Future - 5 views

www.youtube.com/watch video Tony_Wagner critical_thinking innovation good teaching leadership
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  • Jason Finley on 30 Jan 12
     
    Dr. Tony Wagner, co-director of Harvard's Change Leadership Group has identified what he calls a "global achievement gap," which is the leap between what even our best schools are teaching, and the must-have skills of the future:Critical thinking and problem-solvingCollaboration across networks and leading by influenceAgility and adaptabilityInitiative and entrepreneurialismEffective oral and written communicationAccessing and analyzing informationCuriosity and imagination
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  • Jason Finley on 30 Jan 12
     
    The best 29 minutes you'll spend this week. Well worth your time. jf
  • Jason Finley on 30 Jan 12
     
    How are we assessing these skills? If we don't why not? What could be more important?
  • Jason Finley on 25 Mar 12
     
    Shared this a couple of months ago...worth another look.
  • Michael Martin on 28 Mar 12
     
    And we're thrilled to have Tony Wagner as the keynote for the Rowland Foundation's 2nd Annual Conference on School Transformation! You can preview The Global Achievement Gap here: http://books.google.com/books?ei=AWNyT-eMBOXe0gG5tsW9AQ&id=_4zBmOBP9uwC&dq=tony+wagner&q=personalization#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Information on the Critical Skills Program - 5 views

www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/...1411112393
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  • Critical Skills1 on 16 Nov 11
     
    This is a great catchall of information on the Critical Skills Program. Folks use the CSP as a big backpack to carry their work around 21st Century Skills, student-centered learning, differentiation and personalization.
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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.
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A Step-by-Step Guide to the Best Projects | Edutopia - 4 views

www.edutopia.org/-learning-best-practices-guide good teaching PBL project-based learning
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  • Jason Finley on 24 May 12
     
    A Step-by-Step Guide to the Best Projects Discover a project-based learning model that motivates students to pursue knowledge and drives academic achievement.
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Quest High School Rubrics - Demonstration of Mastery Discussion Guide - 4 views

www.dropbox.com/...%20high%20school%20rubrics.pdf Tony_Wagner innovation
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  • Jason Finley on 20 Sep 12
     
    Electronic handouts to accompany Dr. Wagner's Rowland September 27 Rowland workshop. Tony Wagner, Ed.D. Innovation Education Fellow Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard
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Commons 2.0: Library Spaces Designed for Collaborative Learning (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | ... - 4 views

www.educause.edu/...162265 library2.0 collaborative Rowland transformation PD
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  • information commons as a space for students to gather and work with technology
  • How well do these environments currently support social learning and promote collaborative work?
  • flexible design
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  • Do they encourage creativity and discovery
  • Do they offer services and features that students don't already have
  • self-help graphics services
  • one-stop collaboratory for out-of-class assignments, writing, research, and group proje
  • social software
  • learning spaces should align with current pedagogy.
  • Wireless laptops give students the freedom to explore the commons or anywhere in the library—to group themselves as they see fit and not as decided for them.
  • "human-centered" design
  • modular clusters
  • multiple options for output
  • open, free, comfortable, inspiring, and practical
  • "environments designed for people" where the availability of food and drink, comfortable chairs, and furniture support a variety of active and social learning activities.3
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      Lauren Parren on 14 Feb 12
       
      One of Laura's gifts!
  • inspiring
  • his space should feel dynamic
  • practical.
  • Lauren Parren on 14 Feb 12
     
    Although a bit dated, this seems like a great example of the type of library we want to create.  Combine this physical space with inspiring, practical Professional Development and we're going to cook!
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iPrep Academy - My teacher is an App - 8 views

online.wsj.com/...4358004577030600066250144.html innovation blended instruction video online learning
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  • Jason Finley on 13 Nov 11
     
    A truly transformed school. Could be tweaked to include non-curriculars. Interesting collection. Video, article, slideshow.
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The Critical Skills Classroom - 7 views

antiochcriticalskills.wordpress.com Ken Robinson school change
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  • Critical Skills1 on 27 Sep 11
     
    Today's Post ("Something Greater") is my reflections on Sir Ken's comments last week as they connect to my work in schools.
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Education Endowment Fund - 3 views

educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/...overview school change innovation research Data-driven decision making
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  • Jason Finley on 02 Feb 12
     
    "Based on a review of the best educational research, the Toolkit is an independent and accessible resource which helps teachers and schools identify the most promising and cost-effective ways to support their pupils.Existing evidence shows that how money is spent in schools is at least as important as how much is spent."
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First Annual High School Transformation Conference - 3 views

www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110923/NEWS02/109230306/Educator-calls-flexibility-schooling?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE Ken Robinson conference
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  • Michael Martin on 30 Sep 11
     
    Here's a Burlington Free Press article about the conference keynote with Sir Ken, a truly great speaker.
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