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=Philosophy of Education (17 dots)=

- Change definition of teaching - Emphasize how, where to learn information rather than memorization - Foster/encourage creative thinking problem/solving with student initiated projects - Teach students to be more independent learners - Teach critical thinking skills - Emphasize vertical learning of concepts (integration through years) - Research how to achieve "the old" skill and accomplish in a new way - Dont segregate math classes tech math 101, 102 and so on and have it be integrated

=Time (27 dots)=

- Times create a structure (and give them time to) shared reflection - Time during the school year to plan- asses- reevaluate the curriculum - Friday afternoon student free free for teacher collaboration-creativity - Give teachers time to rethink their ideas. planning. - Give teachers time to think and learn and practice new tools - As administrators: allow time for faculty to collaborate/discuss about "teaching" - Encourage participation in online communities (nings) develop PLNs so teacher can learn "when convenient" - Set aside part of class time for curriculum/subject matter. Set aside other part of class for reflection and technology-based ideas - Have all teachers collaborate by team and subject matter online - Podcasts will allow tutorials on an individuals own time. Suggest individual and group watching - Use wed meeting for tech training - Ning/Wiki. Time for F2F meetings - Talk to Eileen about making tech a priority timewise - Make discussion meetings agenda a discussion - Replace grade level meetings with grade level curricular goal meetings - Replace all school meetings with showcase/workshops by lead teacher

=Culture (19 dots)=

- Ask parents to back off of what "they think" is the best way (tradtional) to teach - Less upper level pressure to complete topics and more pressure to be creative - Slowly change the culture of teaching and learning - Initiate cross- classroom activities for these stubborn teachers to ease them into it - Have incentives/contests for most creative use of tech in class (recognition) - Change system of teching content by showing how students learn better via tech tools, not content - Parish-ucou" students explain how they learn best - Let students create (video) testimonials about how they learn best (share with teachers)

=Schedule (13 dots)= - Year round schools - Extra planning period dedicated to learning new tools - Elimination of foreign language program in lower school for learning lab - Do away with traditional schedule/replace it with learning networks - Have more time with each class during a rotation - Look at schedules of "fast horses"- get them more time to innovate, plan, etc - Have a time set aside for teachers to discuss what they wish they could change about their curriculum and brainstorm solutions - Scheduling of "project periods"

=Training/PD (23 dots)= - More sources for math teachers (how "to" lessons) - Professional development - Double salary of innovators (1/2 salary for traditional) - Get at the roots of why we do what we do. Is it the best way? - 1A. Require faculty to prepare personalized professional development goals. 1B. Require faculty to meet minimum perf. standards - Require faculty to attend PD sessions that meet schools wide goals and initiatives - 2A Provide space for self assessment. 2B. peer assessment. 2C. Student assessment of faculty - 3A. self study, 3B. 1:1 training. 3C. interest group training (small group) 3D. Large group- philosophy,-mutual goals - Two days of no students and teaching training on technology - Give teachers the tools to learn on their own- atomic learning, youtube, etc - A tech person who comes to you and asks what you are studying and then brainstorms with you - "safe" one-on-one training with step by step "idiots guide" directions - Professional development tutoring time with faculty preset and scheduled. - Assign teacher new technology and have them present it - Action research days - Teachers use this day to explore - Teacher will overcome their stubbornness to teach with technology by being given more workshops to gain confidence with new tools - Deintensify the language of technology - More hangs on training for teachers who have been teaching for years - Assess what teachers are doing and assess them - Change professional development requirements (in the works) - Mandatory knowledge of certain programs for all teachers... maybe students - Teachers given (or forced to take) sabbatical years to learn something new - Require teachers to spend 20% of their day learning something new - Require teacher to change at least 1 unite a year ( cannot use any previous material)

=Best Practices (13 dots)= - Give teacher opportunity to develop/join committees in areas of interest to them and report at all school meetings - Teachers share successes with use of own examples. This will inspire other teachers to "get on board" - Change grade based education system to one of demonstration of mastery - Show teachers what a student centered classroom in action looks like - De- emphasis of standardized testing (teachers would relax..sort of) - Wait for kids to outgrow us - Community of practice - Find examples of proven success - Teachers working together to team teach subjects

=Pedagogy (9 dots)= - Barrier-classroom structure. Situate the desks into groups. Instead of main projector at front, use laptops - Student enforced ownership - Students sign up to work on different projects (creativity week) - Educate teachers! If they do not know what they dont know, show them - Engage schoolwide discussion of our curricular goals. depth, discussion, and grade level - Deliver the pedagogy and not just the tools to teachers

=Assessment (10 dots)= - Eliminate grades - Take away grades - Change AP testing system - Get rid of moderated tests for high school and just use the college entry exams (general) - Remove AP from the course - Passion projects- senior/12th grade "exit" presentations RE: what/how they learned in school - Make portfolios the major portion of college admissions - Alternate ways of assessment: Reflections on learning! - Post Grad year- do not allow anyone to get a diploma until they have pursued a "path of inquiry" for a year after high school - Judge success by the job a student gets instead of the college they get into - No grades on integrated project

=Parents (3 dots)= - Informed parents! Have parents come into the classroom to participate in the learning - Share with students/parents on what we consider "learning" - Parent/student info- inform parents and students about education - Parent/teacher conferences- students lead discussion with parents/ teacher only answers questions - Marketing and Parish after dark. Share PLP with parents

=Resources (4 dots)= - Have tutorials, ideals, sites in 1 common, easily accessible place - Have furniture options available when a teacher wants to rearrange - Access to ample project examples - Laptops for all students - A PAID extra 4 days a week for nothing but innovation creation

=Staffing (2 dots)= - Technology "teacher aids" - In classroom consultants to help teachers effect change (conquer fear) - Teacher less grades? - Re-evaluate contracts of those who refuse to grown, innovate, etc - Team teaching across subjects not grades

=Community (3 dots)= - Community discussion debate the skills canon as well as the content canon - Information. Give pepole the information they need to understand what they are afraid of. Kills the fear of the unknown - Community show and model respect for others` passions; demand respect for yours - Generation of expert pool of visionaries sharing their ideas - Expose teachers to create their ideas

=Learning spaces (1 dot)= - Teach from home (Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc) - Go paperless

=Curriculum (9 dots)= - Include technology literacy as part of the integrated curriculum - More cross-curricular integration; Projects that allow all skills to be utilized. - Allow students to have a say on their learning how and what - Drop the AP program - Say no to AP Exams. Create curriculum that really matter - Change structure of classroom and instruction - Let go of the idea that there is only "1" set of curriculum

=Marketing (3 dots)= - School focuses on "great stories" and share them in every conceivable way possible - Create a "change the world" design from in your school (faculty and students)