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Leadership Matters The New 3 Rs Pennsylvania
Association of Career and Technical
Administrators February 11-12, 2009
Bill McNeal Keynoter/Senior AdvisorInternationa
l Center for Leadership in Educationwww.LeaderEd.
com
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Where Weve Come From

• 1900Education for the Elite
• 1920Education for Citizenship
• 1950Focus on Higher Education
• 1954Brown v Board of Education
• 1983A Nation at Risk
• Late 1980sSchool District Accountability
• Mid 1990sSchool Level Accountability
• Late 1990sStudent Accountability
• 2002No Child Left Behind
• 2004Focus on High Schools
• 2006New Wave of Higher Standards

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Differing Expectations For Our Public Schools

• Education for Some
• Universal Access to Education
• Universal Proficiency

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Todays Students are Different!
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Todays Youth

• Digital Learners
• Multimedia
• Find and manipulate data
• Analyze data and images
• Care about relationships
• MySpace
• FaceBook
• Travel in groups

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Challenges-Changes

• Workplace
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Values / Beliefs
• Technology
• The 3 Rs

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The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that
todays learner will have 10-14 jobs by the age
of 38.
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Emerging Careers video
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High Demand - High Skill in USA(Annual Average
Openings 2006-2016)
587,349 Registered nurses 545,161 Customer
service representatives 382,248 Postsecondary
teachers 263,535 Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks 239,053 Executive secretaries
and administrative assistants 225,759 Computer
software engineers, applications 225,575 Accounta
nts and auditors 218,243 Business operation
specialists, all other 209,173 Elementary school
teachers 193,012 Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer 150,530 Sales representatives,
services, all other 150,000 Carpenters
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PA High Priority Occupations(Annual Average
Openings 2004-2014)
2932 Laborers Freight, Stock Material
Movers 2912 Office Clerks 2566 Registered
Nurses 2080 Secretaries 1795 General
Operations Managers 1554 Sales
Representatives 1519 Secondary School Teachers -
Math, Science and Foreign Language 1452 Elementa
ry School Teachers 1349 Bookkeeping, Accounting
Auditing Clerks 1348 Supervisors - Office
Administrative Support Workers 1268 Truck
Drivers, Heavy Tractor-Trailer 1255 Executive
Secretaries Administrative Assistants 1131 Cust
omer Service Representatives 1124 Maintenance
Repair Workers, General
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Jobs Created in 2010 by Obamas 825 Billion
Recovery Plan
678,000 Construction 604,000 Retail
Trade 499,000 Leisure and Hospitality 408,000 Ma
nufacturing 345,000 Professional and Business
Services 244,000 Government 240,000 Education
and Health Services
214,000 Financial Activities 158,000 Wholesale
Trade 99,000 Other Services 98,000 Transportatio
n and Warehousing 50,000 Information 26,000 Mini
ng 11,000 Utilities
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Educational Testing Service, 2006
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Challenges-Changes

• Workplace
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Values / Beliefs
• Technology
• The 3 Rs

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World Leaders

• 1600s Spanish
• 1700s Dutch
• 1800s British
• 1900s United States
• 2000s ? ? ? ?

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Globalization

• Challenge now from India, China and Eastern
  Europe
• Outsourcing of jobs
• By 2010, 90 of all engineers will live in Asia
• The 25 of the population in China with the
  highest IQs is greater than the total population
  of North America
• Translation for educators They have more honors
  kids than we have kids

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Globalization (cont)

• India and China focus on the top 15 of their
  students
• The pre-K population In China is larger than the
  total U. S. population
• During the course of this presentation
• 60 babies will be born in the U. S.
• 244 babies will be born in China
• 351 babies will be born in India
• Finland - fewer tests, fewer people tested
• Dropout rate 4

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International Comparisons

• India - rigorous math and science curriculum
  beginning in 1st grade
• Singapore - uniform standards, syllabuses,
  assessments
• Finland - effective system of identifying and
  helping students who fall behind
• China - replacing rote teaching and curriculum
  with creativity and applied skill

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TIMMS8th-grade Math
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TIMMS 8th-grade Science
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Not On The Test video
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Challenges-Changes

• Workplace
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Values / Beliefs
• Technology
• The 3 Rs

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Of Every 100 PA Ninth Graders
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Of Every 100 PA Ninth Graders
77 Graduateon-time fromHigh School
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Of Every 100 PA Ninth Graders
47 Immediately Enroll in College after Graduation
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Of Every 100 PA Ninth Graders
37 Returnfor their Sophomore Year in College
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Of Every 100 PA Ninth Graders
28 Graduate from College with an Associates
Degree within 3 Years or a Bachelors Degree
within 6 Years
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Changing Student Demographics

• Census 2000 ½ of our Nations 100 Largest
  Cities are Home to More Blacks, Hispanics, Asians
  and Other Minorities Than Whites
• Hispanics Will Make Up 33 of the United States
  PreK-12 Population by 2025
• Every Time we Introduce Another Variable into our
  Classrooms, we Increase the Challenge
• Effect on NCLB and AYP
• Increase in Poverty

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School Personnel Shortages

• 50 of School Administrators are Nearing
  Retirement
• Many States are now Facing a Critical Shortage of
  Highly Qualified Teachers
• The United States is Facing Nearly 200,000
  Teacher Vacancies Each Year
• Recruiting Challenges and Effect

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Challenges-Changes

• Workplace
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Values / Beliefs
• Technology
• The 3 Rs

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Do not confine your children to your own
learning, for they were born in another time.
Hebrew proverb
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Funding Issues

• Economic Downturn
• Refusal to Admit That Money Does Make a
  Difference
• President Obamas Education Plan
• Reform NCLB
• Make Math and Science Education a National
  Priority
• Address the Dropout Crisis
• Support College Credit (Dual Enrollment)
  Initiatives

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Preparing Pennsylvania Youth for Careers of
Tomorrow

• Pennsylvania STEM Initiative
• Project 720 - High school reform initiative
• Dual Enrollment - College credit for high school
  students
• Career Technical Education Equipment Grants
• Job Training Fund (JTF) Equipment Grants

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Reform No Child Left Behind
Obama and Biden believe teachers should not be
forced to spend the academic year preparing
students to fill in bubbles on standardized
tests.

• Improve the assessments used to track student
  progress
• Measure readiness for college and the workplace
• Improve accountability system to support schools
  that need improvement

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The High School Issue

• High Schools Have Been Organized to Resist Change
• Now States Number One Priority
• Attempt to Change by Increasing Graduation
  Requirements
• The Snowball is Beginning to Roll

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ICLE Philosophy

• Relationships
• Rigor
• Relevance
• All Students

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Challenges-Changes

• Workplace
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Values / Beliefs
• Technology
• The 3 Rs

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Todays Youth

• Digital Learners
• Multimedia
• Find and manipulate data
• Analyze data and images
• Care about relationships
• MySpace
• FaceBook
• Travel in groups

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We are currently preparing students forjobs that
dont yet exist
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using technologies that havent yet been
invented
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in order to solve problems we dont even know
are problems yet.
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16 years ago, who predicted?

• Cell phones for everyone
• Cameras on cell phones
• iPod - portable music and videos
• Hand-held GPS
• Text messaging
• Blogs
• Soybean powered automobiles

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What is your prediction for the next 16 years?
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Challenges-Changes

• Workplace
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Values / Beliefs
• Technology
• The 3 Rs

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Relationships, Rigor and Relevance for All
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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Assimilation of knowledge
Thinking Continuum
Acquisition of knowledge
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Knowledge Taxonomy
1. Awareness 2. Comprehension 3. Application 4. A
nalysis 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation
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Confucius Said . . .
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I
do and I understand. (Confucius, ?500 BC)
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Application Model
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Action Continuum
Acquisition of knowledge
Application of knowledge
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Application Model
1. Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application
within discipline 3. Application across
disciplines 4. Application to real-world
predictable situations 5. Application to
real-world unpredictable situations
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Escalator video

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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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• Obtain historical data about local weather to
  predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during
  year.
• Test consumer products and illustrate the data
  graphically.
• Plan a large school event and calculate resources
  (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize
  and hold this event.
• Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid
  paper, each group using a different scale.

Rigor/Relevance Framework

• Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of
  squares having different-length sides.
• Determine the largest rectangular area for a
  fixed perimeter.
• Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that
  satisfy an algebraic relation or function.
• Determine and justify the similarity or
  congruence for two geometric shapes.

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• Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of
  squares having different-length sides.
• Determine the largest rectangular area for a
  fixed perimeter.
• Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that
  satisfy an algebraic relation or function.
• Determine and justify the similarity or
  congruence for two geometric shapes.

• Obtain historical data about local weather to
  predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during
  year.
• Test consumer products and illustrate the data
  graphically.
• Plan a large school event and calculate resources
  (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize
  and hold this event.
• Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid
  paper, each group using a different scale.

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C
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• Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or
  decimals.
• Classify triangles according to angle size and/or
  length of sides.
• Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional
  shapes.
• Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot
  the quadrilateral on a grid.

• Calculate percentages of advertising in a
  newspaper.
• Tour the school building and identify examples of
  parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and
  angles.
• Determine the median and mode of real data
  displayed in a histogram
• Organize and display collected data, using
  appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

• Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or
  decimals.
• Classify triangles according to angle size and/or
  length of sides.
• Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional
  shapes.
• Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot
  the quadrilateral on a grid.

• Calculate percentages of advertising in a
  newspaper.
• Tour the school building and identify examples of
  parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and
  angles.
• Determine the median and mode of real data
  displayed in a histogram
• Organize and display collected data, using
  appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

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Basic Knowledge Skills

• English Language (spoken)
• Reading Comprehension (in English)
• Writing in English (grammar, spelling, etc.)
• Mathematics
• Science
• Government/Economics
• Humanities/Arts
• Foreign Languages
• History/Geography

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Employers Want Applied Skills

• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
• Oral Communications
• Written Communications
• Teamwork, Collaboration
• Diversity
• Information Technology Application
• Leadership
• Creativity, Innovation
• Lifelong Learning, Self Direction
• Professionalism, Work Ethic
• Ethics, Social Responsibility

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Employers Want Applied Skills
Blooms Taxonomy Knowledge Comprehens
ion Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation

• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
• Oral Communications
• Written Communications
• Teamwork, Collaboration
• Diversity
• Information Technology Application
• Leadership
• Creativity, Innovation
• Lifelong Learning, Self Direction
• Professionalism, Work Ethic
• Ethics, Social Responsibility

Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create
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When funds are short we cut

• Art, Music, Dance, Theater, Computers, Career and
  Technical Education, Athletics
• These are the programs where students are asked
  to apply the skills they learn in core courses
• Electives are now essentials !!

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InstructionalStrategies
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Instructional Strategies

• Brainstorming
• Cooperative Learning
• Demonstration
• Guided Practice
• Inquiry
• Instructional Technology
• Lecture
• Note-taking/Graphic Organizers

• Memorization
• Presentations/Exhibitions
• Research
• Problem-based learning
• Project Design
• Simulation/Role-playing
• Socratic Seminar
• Teacher Questions
• Work-based Learning

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Selection of Strategies Based on
Rigor/ Relevance Framework
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Assessment
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Rigorous and Relevant Instruction
Types of Assessment

• Multiple Choice
• Constructed Response
• Extended Response
• Process Performance
• Product Performance
• Portfolio
• Interview
• Self Reflection

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Primary Assessments
KNOWLEDGE
Portfolio Product Performance Interview Se
lf Reflection
Extended Response Product Performance
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Process Performance Product Performance
Multiple Choice Constructed Response
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A P P L I C A T I O N
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Ways to Increase Rigor and Relevance

• Challenging Assessments
• Interdisciplinary Instruction
• Reading in the Content Area
• Communicating with Parents
• Use of Technology
• New Teaching Ideas
• Peer Teaching Observations
• Peer Learning Experience Review
• Action Research
• Continuous Professional Development

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Each Learner Is Unique
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In the years to come, your students may forget
what you taught them. But they will always
remember how you made them feel.
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Relationships
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Relationship Model
0. Isolated 1. Known 2. Receptive 3. Reactive
4. Proactive 5. Sustained 6. Mutually
Beneficial
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Relationship Model - Student Support

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Rigor/Relevance Framework
Relationships
KNOWLEDGE
D
C
Requires relationships where students receive
assistance as needed
Requires relationships at high levels and with
multiple people
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Requires relationships where students work
effectively with others
Relationships have little influence on learning
A P P L I C A T I O N
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Lovers never send form letters.
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Leadership Heart

• Sensitivity
• Respect for others
• Personable
• Positive Attitude
• High Expectations-all students

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Leadership Courage

• Do the Right Thing, even if unpopular
• Ethical behavior
• Student Advocate
• Teach all Children

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Leadership Brains

• Making the right plans/Risk-Taker
• Working together
• Bright and Alert
• Creative

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Bringing it Home

• Sense of belonging
• Protective
• Nurturing

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Relationships
Trust
Sharing
Teamwork
Common Goals
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Some people come and go in our lives. Some stay
for a while and leave footprints on our hearts,
and we are never the same.
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Paul Opera video
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February is CTE Month
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Thank You
Bill McNeal Senior Advisor International Center
for Leadership in Education Executive Director,
North Carolina Association of School
Administrators 333 Fayetteville Street Raleigh,
NC 27615 Phone [phone] bmcneal_at_ncasa.net
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International Center for Leadership in Education,
Inc.
Karen Wilkins 1587 Route 146 Rexford, NY
12148 Phone [phone] x 206 Fax (518)
399-7607 E-mail Karen_at_Daggett.com Website
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