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Ray McNulty SUCCESS BY DESIGN NOT BY CHANCE

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Generally, we get what we design for!

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THEMES Change and Resistance to Change Innovation Rigor, Relevance and Relationships Being Extraordinary Key Questions and Closing

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What got us to where we are today in education, will not get us to where we need to be!

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CHANGE

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What happened to GM..??

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Educators need to become the agents of change.

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Objects of Change VS. Agents of Change Federal/State Govt. SEA, Policy Districts, Schools, Staff, Students, Community Federal/State Govt. SEA, Policy

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Many involved in school re-invention work would argue that change is the most talked about and least acted upon concept in education today.

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EDD

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Educator Deficit Disorder A sense of hopelessness A sense of exhaustion when confronted by problems and challenges that seem to be more difficult than in the past Challenges are not responding to traditional medicine (approaches) Cynicism as a result of reform efforts coming and going

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The disease is based on the damaging belief that all efforts at school reform are doomed.

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We live in a world of possibilities... when we believe it, well see it.

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Stop waiting for the cure you are the cure!!

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Be respectful of those who dont believe we can follow through on a plan.

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Three Resistance Factors

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1. Clutter and Doubt

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2. TO BE NORMAL Our evolution as humans has provided us a powerful survival tool. Routines, Habits, Protocols.. This is all a good thing except for when we must change or innovate.

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Short term survival requires routines. Long term survival requires significant change.

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Why arent there more students achieving at higher levels?

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3. Innovation depends on a healthy dose of failure. Baby walking

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Sustaining Innovation And Disruptive Innovation

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SystemInnovation

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Sustaining InnovationDisruptive Innovation

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A Story. Sir Ken Robinson Sir Paul McCartney George Harrison

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-Shurnyu Suzuki In the beginners mind there are many possibilities; in the experts mind there are few.

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WE NEED TO ACT OUT OF A COMMITMENT TO OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FUTURE.

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There can be no keener revelation of a societys soul than the way in which it treats its children. Nelson Mandela

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Were No. 1! We lead the world in prison incarcerations. If only we were No. 1 in education. One in every 100 Americans is behind bars; the figure for African-American men between 20 and 34 is one in nine. Tom Carroll, Education Beats Incarceration in Education Week, March 26, 2008 (p. 32) referring to a recent Pew Center study.

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ALL STUDENTS RIGOR RELEVANCE RELATIONSHIPS

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HOWEVER.##??

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ALL STUDENTS Relationships Relevance Rigor

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It is virtually impossible to make things relevant for, or expect personal excellence from a student you dont know. Carol Ann Tomlinson

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You cant teach kids you dont know.

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Motivation is a key ingredient for success in learning.

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Talking with kids Its not us against them!

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Think about how our education system generally behaves

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We need more artists, so heres our plan. REQUIRE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE MORE ART!

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We need more scientists and mathematicians, so heres our plan. REQUIRE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE MORE MATH AND SCIENCE!

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What Works Best? REQUIRE MANDATE FORCE EXCITE CREATE PASSION MOTIVATE

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So relationships, got it? Whats this Rigor Relevance about? Is it another add on to my already hectic life?

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Rigor and Relevance is NOT a new add on !! Rigor and Relevance is a Philosophy of Teaching !!

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Knowledge Taxonomy 1. Recall Knowledge 2. Comprehension 3. Application 4. Analysis 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation

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Assimilation of knowledge Acquisition Thinking Continuum

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Application Model 1 Knowledge of 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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Acquisition of knowledge Application of knowledge Action Continuum Relevance of learning to life and work

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12345 Application Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rigor/Relevance Framework

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We dont have TIME to teach in this deep a manner. So how do we find the time to keep teaching material over and over?

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So let me offer some suggestions for success as the new year begins.

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BEING EXTRAORDINARY

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Committed to the truth Be committed to delaying gratification Be someone who always has the chance of saying yes Live a life where you do not make others wrong

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BEING EXTRAORDINARY Be committed to courage Be someone who produces results with absolutely no force Be a person who is peaceful in chaos

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BEING EXTRAORDINARY Be committed to courage Be someone who produces results with absolutely no force Be a person who is peaceful in chaos Be committed to managing success, while being aware of its dangers (lottery winners and GM)

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The learning experiences of our students and how we ask them to learn, matters profoundly!

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Deep Learning is holistic, inclusive and relational.

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Listen to the children To take children seriously is to value them for who they are now rather than seeing them as adults in the making.

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Ask: what do you want me to know about you?

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Engage in courageous conversations.

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KEY QUESTIONS TO GUIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CLOSING

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What is the problem we are trying to solve or the obstacle we are trying to overcome, and what does it have to do with improving teaching and learning?

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Who needs to understand what? How can teachers, parents, students, and the community own re- invention and support the strategies were implementing?

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Whats our theory of action our strategy for solving this problem and the reason it will bring about the desired outcome?

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Is my desire for success to improve my system or classroom strong enough to prompt me to change my thinking?

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The things we fear most in organizations, fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances are the primary sources of innovation. - Meg Wheatley

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The Invisible Difference PassionCommitment

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Ray McNulty SUCCESS BY DESIGN NOT BY CHANCE