take 2
- 1. GENESEE COUNTY GLOBAL LEARNING HUB THINKING CREATING LEADING
- 2. Who-What-Why? THINKING CREATING LEADING
- 3. Who?
- 4. Genesee County Needs a Thoughtful Group...To Transform Education! Michigan State- Confucius Institute University of West Georgia: Action Research Department Kettering University Mott Community College
- 5. Genesee County Needs Visionaries! Adam Hartley Principal, Birmingham Covington School Birmingham Public School District The meaning of our life is the road, not the goal. For each answer is elusive, each fulfillment melts away between our fingers and the goal is no longer once it is attained. -Arthur Schnitzler
- 6. Thank You! add pics of flint
- 7. Who? The Tale of Two Cities: Which one will we lead?
- 8. The “Fixed Minded” City Industrial Model Control resides with adults Rules of city must be Followed People are Consumers Four Walls of learning Silos Content Driven Focus is on Success
- 9. The “Growth Minded” City Not a Model...but a part of the community Control resides with learners Rules of city are adjusted People are Producers Learning has no walls & no ceiling Silos are torn down Process Driven Focus on Failure
- 10. The “Fixed Minded” City Learning time is defined by the adults Students are told What they will learn that day How long it will take them to learn it How they will learn it What tools they will have access to
- 11. The “Fixed Minded” City Motivation is Extrinsic: Students/Parents/Teachers are worried about tests grades/test scores Teachers/Administrators do extra duties for Raises/Promotions Carrot Sticks are the norm
- 12. The “Fixed Minded” City Throughout history there have been changes to the “Fixed Minded” city More Days More Minutes Higher Standards for Students Higher Standards for Teachers Higher Standards for Administrators More Standardized Tests
- 13. The “Fixed Minded” City But the more the “Fixed Minded” city changes... the more it stays the same They look to other Fixed Minded Cities for Guidance and Comparisons
- 14. The “Fixed Minded” City Does NOT know or want to know another way
- 16. The “Growth Minded” City Learning is defined by the learner Walls, Time, and Content are not barriers Students learn through interdisciplinary projects that incorporate the content and problem solving opportunities within the community.
- 17. The “Growth Minded” City Motivation is Intrinsic: Projects include learners of all ages, learners from all over the globe, and incorporates the learners interests Students/Parents/Teachers/Administrators are learners Carrots sticks are not needed
- 18. The “Growth Minded” City The growth minded city knows that history repeats itself over and over Growth Minded leaders do not learn about history They Learned from it!
- 19. Why? “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones... We are the change that we seek.” -President Obama
- 20. Genesee County Global Learning Hub THINKING CREATING LEADING Many people in positions to change education were born, raised, and will always live in the fixed mindset city. We must create an environment where growth mindset leaders allow our future leaders to control what they learn and how they learn.
- 21. Is This the Future of Education?
- 22. Is This the Future of Education?
- 24. Education in America Are we in a crisis? Newsweek 1958 (get pic) The crisis is how we are reacting to the crisis
- 25. Education in Michigan project re imagine new tech high where does mi rank in the country?
- 26. Education in Genesee County MEAP scores others tests scores state rankings etc...
- 27. Inquiry Learning I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. -Confucius
- 28. Inquiry Learning Seeking the truth, information, or knowledge...by questioning Learners need to gather information and data through applying all of our human senses Learners convert information and data into useful knowledge
- 29. Inquiry Learning We are in an informational age where information is everywhere and we can get it anytime. We can learn everything there is to learn in every content area... but we can develop our skills and nurture the inquiring attitude necessary in today’s world.
- 30. G.C. Global Learning Hub The inquiry of the GCGLH learners, the data and information converted into real knowledge... will be directly connected to Genesee County Through the action research process... GCLH Learners will attempt to solve REAL world problems that are present in our county and in our state
- 31. G.C. Global Learning Hub Culture of ACTION RESEARCHERS We need to move beyond the idea that an education is something that is provided for us, and toward the idea that an education is something that we create for ourselves.
- 33. The Gravitational Pull “Pilot” GCGLH Learning Procedures Policy memorization Fixed Mindset Tradition Policy Education Facts Policy Industrial Model Policy
- 34. Technology Integration In the GCGLH Traditional Schools GCGLH Embed Technology Applications Teach Technology Applications into curriculum Teachers Learn First All learners contribute Like an event Like Oxygen New Concept Old Concept
Editor's Notes
- #2: Folder-\ninclude this title page w picture of a building...- make arrows better\n
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- #4: Have this quote in folder with a picture of the GRCC and Mott Foundation logos-maybe Kettering, MSU and U of W Georgia?\n
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- #6: Resume- in folder\nFamily- Parents worked in Flint\nTalk about: Quick history of my educational experience\nFlint, Montrose, Richmond, Flushing, Birmingham\nDoctorate from EMU in August\n\n\n
- #7: The fact you are here with me today means you are interested in moving our county forward in giving our kids the opportunity to learn!\n
- #8: City meaning thoughts of education\n\n
- #9: old= traditional- our school districts within genesee county\nthough they continue to talk about changes- they are made within the conceptual framework of the city thus not changing at all.\nex: If I am addicted to drugs and I quit smoking crack. but still take vicadin...have I changed?\nIf I still hang out with my friends that smoke crack...have I changed? I need to separate myself from the “old” and start “new” with no connection to the old.\n\n\n
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