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- 1. Genesee County Global Learning Hub Thinking... Creating... Leading...
- 2. GREAT MOMENTS COME FROM GREAT OPPORTUNITIES GC Global Learning Hub THINKING... CREATING... LEADING...
- 3. GREAT MOMENTS CALL FOR GREAT LEADERS
- 5. GENESEE COUNTY NEEDS A SMALL THOUGHTFUL GROUP... Michigan State Confucius Institute University of West Georgia: Action Research Department Kettering University Mott Community College
- 6. GENESEE COUNTY NEEDS VISIONARIES! Visionary leaders: -Builders of a new dawn -Work with imagination -Have insight, and boldness -Eyes are on the horizon -Social innovators and change agents -Present a challenge that calls forth the best in people and brings them together around a shared sense of purpose
- 7. The Tale of Two Cities: Growth Mindset Fixed Mindset
- 8. Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset FIXED GROWTH Industrial Model Fluid/Adaptable Adults Control Learners Control Rules are “played” Rules are Followed with Residents are Residents are Consumers Producers
- 9. Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset FIXED GROWTH Silos Garden Content Driven Process Driven Focus on Success Focus on Failure “4 Walls of No Walls/No Learning” Ceiling
- 10. The Fixed Mindset 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 Growth Mindset Learning is defined by the learner -Walls, Time, and Content are not barriers -Students learn through interdisciplinary projects - Incorporate the content and problem solving opportunities within the community.
- 12. The Fixed Mindset 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
- 13. The Growth Mindset Motivation is Intrinsic -Projects incorporates the learners interests -Students/Parents/Teachers/Administrators are learners -Learners are not limited to the hub -Carrots sticks are not needed
- 14. 1995 (Standardized Test: The Interpretation of Racial and Ethnic Gaps @ www.lagriffedulion.f2s.com) $38,543 Genesee County Family Median Household Income
- 15. The Fixed Mindset Throughout history there have been “Fixed Minded”changes to Education -More Days -More Minutes -Higher Standards for Students/Teachers/ Administrators -More Standardized Tests -No Child Left Behind -
- 16. NY Times-August 2009 Flint and Genesee County Median Family Income $56,500
- 17. The Growth Mindset The growth minded city knows that history repeats itself over and over Growth Minded people do not learn about history They Learn from it!
- 18. The Fixed Mindset The more the “Fixed Minded” city changes, the more it stays the same They look to Cities with a similar model for guidance and comparisons
- 19. The Fixed Mindset Does NOT know or realize there is another way
- 20. More Developed Countries National Center on -Research Education and the -Design Economy -Development (2007) Creative -Marketing and Sales -Global Supply Chain Work Management Routine Work Routine done by people Work done by machines Less Developed Countries
- 21. Growth Mindset -Research -Design The Vision G.C. Global -Development -Marketing and Sales Learning -Global Supply Chain Hub Management The Routine The Routine Norm Work Work done by teachers Status Quo done by students Fixed Mindset
- 22. What Are We Waiting For? “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
- 23. The Gravitational Pull of Status Quo Typical GCGLH “Pilot” Learning Procedures Fixed memorization Policy Mindset Tradition Facts “Education” Industrial Facts Model Content Rules Facts Driven Homework Facts
- 24. The Gravitational Pull of Status Quo GCGLH Learning Typical “Pilot” Procedures Fixed memorization Policy Mindset Tradition Facts “Education” Industrial Facts Model Content Rules Facts Driven Homework Facts
- 25. The Gravitational Pull of Status Quo GCGLH Learning Procedures Fixed memorization Policy Mindset Tradition Facts Typical Industrial “Pilot” Facts Model Content Rules Facts Driven Homework Facts
- 26. Creativity GC Global Competency Global Learning Hub THINKING... CREATING... LEADING... Learning by Doing Service Learning Divergent Thinking Technology Competency
- 27. Global Learning I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. -Confucius
- 28. Global Learning Seeking the truth, information, or knowledge...by questioning Learners need to gather information and data through applying all of the human senses Learners convert information and data into useful knowledge
- 29. Global Learning We are in an informational age where information is everywhere and we can get it anytime. We can’t 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. Global Learning @ GCGLH The data and information gathered by the GCGLH Learners will be converted into real knowledge and 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 our state
- 31. Global Learning @ GCGLH 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.
- 32. Global Learning @ GCGLH
- 33. Global Learning @ GCGLH Building a Culture of ACTION RESEARCHERS
- 34. A Culture of ACTION RESEARCHERS Students Teachers Administrators Researchers Learners Designers
- 35. A Culture of ACTION RESEARCHERS Reflecting on our practice, our perspectives, and our failures
- 36. A Culture of ACTION RESEARCHERS To learn relevance, rigor, and to make a real difference in our world.
- 37. Technology @ GCGLH Traditional Schools GCGLH Embed Technology Applications Teach Technology Applications into curriculum Teachers Learn First All learners contribute Like an event Like Oxygen Automate Informate
- 40. Tear down Silos Social MATH Science Studies Important in My Life Writing P.E. Art Music
- 42. “Create REAL stuff that makes a difference NOW and SHARE it.” “Who is erecting barriers to this and what are those barriers if some people are doing it and others aren't.” “If a country can bring down a dictator, why can't teachers and parents and kids initiate an education revolution through action?”
- 43. We shouldn't be defined by the amount of content we know but by what we do with the content we know. Purpose of school? Practice working...or practice learning? There is a difference!
- 44. 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
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- #4: 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
- #5: 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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- #7: Resume- in folder\nVisionary leaders are the builders of a new dawn, working with imagination, insight, and boldness. \nThey present a challenge that calls forth the best in people and brings them together around a shared sense of purpose. \nThey work with the power of intentionality and alignment with a higher purpose. \nTheir eyes are on the horizon, not just on the near at hand. \nThey are social innovators and change agents, seeing the big picture and thinking strategically.\n\n\n
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- #19: China experience- we are very similar to china schools (communists)\n\nsum it up with- “which in turn precludes any real change”\n\n
- #20: People in charge of changing our system- are fixed minded- \nwe need growth minded people- visionary leaders- to transform GC into a global learning hub\n
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