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CENTURY LEARNING
Ready,

Ready, Set, Shift
Introductions
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Karen Carlson – Assistant Superintendent for
Teaching, Learning, and Accountability, Glen
Ellyn School District 41
Sarah Rodriguez – Advanced and Enriched
Curriculum Teacher, Franklin School
Stacy Slater – Literacy Specialist, Franklin
School
Kirk Samples – Principal, Franklin School
Outcomes for Today
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Learn about our journey

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Learn about a process to shift into 21st century
teaching and learning

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Learn about the changes we were able to
make in the 13/14 school year and our next
steps
Turn & Talk
What would school look like if you could
redesign school?
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Take 3 – 4 minutes to think outside the box.
What would be your ideal school? What would
it take to make it happen?
Ready - Getting Ready
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D41 Learner Characteristics
Long-Range Plan
PLCs
Changes to the learning environment –
furniture
Call for membership – Think Tank
Professional Learning
Communities
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Practicing PLCs for five years
Provides opportunities for grade-level teams to
collaborate
This year PLCs became more inclusive
Classrooms as catalyst,
inspiration
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To consider while watching the following video clip…
How these classrooms look and sound: movement, groupings,
teamwork, independence & student ownership; students can
choose how and where to learn

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What the teacher is not doing; what the students are doing

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Synergy of technology, PBL, teacher facilitation

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Evidence of the district’s Learner Characteristics

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VIDEO: What does 21st Century Learning Look Like?
Turn & Talk
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Considering your own district, where are you on
the 21st Century learning continuum?

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What are some driving forces?

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What are some restraining forces?

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What are the benefits to students? To the
community?
Think Tank – Call for
Membership
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Outcome: To create an integrated curricula
approach using 21st Century Project Based
Learning that connects our students globally.

PBL Charge for the group:
 Rethinking the day – how do we close the
achievement gap of our lowest level learners,
while challenging all students with
rigor/relevance/ relationships in an integrated
cross-curricula approach. (Emphasis on
inquiry, problem and/or project based learning)
Think Tank – Call for
Membership
Committee Member Experiences/Expectations:
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Ability to “think outside the box”
Positive attitude when approaching new/challenging tasks
Background or experiences (or a willingness to learn) in project or problem
based learning
Experience in connecting new technologies to the curriculum
Attend all scheduled meetings, actively participate in meetings and
contribute to the work of the group
Complete all assignments or other tasks as needed or requested (will
include outside reading and research
Willingness to learn
Serve as a teacher leader and positively promote the work of the group
Abide by the norms established by the group
Turn & Talk
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What groundwork needs to be in place at your
school or district to encourage people to think
outside of the box?

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Questions?
SET
Setting the stage to make the shift
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Work around the Common Core (reading,
math, NGSS)
Work of the Think Tank
PBLs
Work with the Common Core

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ELA – modules/integration of Social Studies
Math – compacting/acceleration
NGSS – deconstruction and articulation

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Challenges with each

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Essential Questions for
Modules
Module A

Module C

Module D

How can we improve our
Community?

Level 2

Module B

What Does It Mean to Be
a Citizen in a
Democracy?

How Does Our Economy
Connect Us with the
World?

How Do People
Around the World
Live?

Informational Writing:
Opinion/Persuasive Letter

Informational Writing:
Biographical Sketches

Narrative Writing: Launch
Narrative Writing: Poetry

What was the
Relationship between
Exploration and
Encounters in the New
World?

Level 3
Informational Writing:
Q & A Books

Narrative Writing: Launch

How Did Early Colonial
Life Shape America?

Informational Writing:
List Articles
Narrative Writing: Graphic
Narratives

Was the American
Revolution Inevitable?

Informational Writing:
Interest Magazines
Narrative Writing:
Short Stories of Realistic
Fiction

How Did The Colonies
Become a Nation?

Informational Writing:
Argument Essay

Informational Writing:
Biography

Informational Writing:
Essay

Narrative Writing: Poetry

Narrative Writing:
Historical Fiction

Narrative Writing: Fantasy
Work of the Think Tank
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Research
Conferences
Guest Speakers
Site Visits
Thinking Outside the Box
6 Thinking Hats
Membership grew from 25 – 60
Parent Advisory
Successes/Challenges
Problem(Project) Based
Learning
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What is it?
 an

instructional approach built upon authentic
learning activities that engage student interest
and motivation. These activities are designed to
answer a question or solve a problem and
generally reflect the types of learning and work
people do in the everyday world outside the
classroom
PBL
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allows students to reflect upon their own ideas
and opinions, exercise voice and choice, and
make decisions that affect project outcomes
and the learning process in general
teaches students 21st century skills as well as
content. These skills include communication
and presentation skills, organization and time
management skills, research and inquiry skills,
self-assessment and reflection skills, and
group participation and leadership skills
First Graders learned about the life cycle of a plant by
exploring and observing seeds, growing their own plants,
and studying the plant environment in Ben Franklin’s Courtyard.
Once students learned
what plants need to
grow, they brainstormed
ways to test the
variables.
Scientific Inquiry Wheel

Inquiry wheel

Students changed one variable and controlled the other 3.
No Water or Liquid

No Soil / Pasta

No Air / See through box
No Sunlight / Cabinet
Emerald Ash Borer

Power Point Presentations

Brochures

Glogster Online Posters
Fourth Grade representatives
presenting a check for money
raised at a village board meeting.
Parent Engagement PBL
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How can we engage our at-risk families at Ben
Franklin School?

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20 staff members comprised of classroom teachers, specialists,
paraprofessionals, student support staff, and an administrator
Kick-Off Event/Invitation presented at staff meeting
Guiding Questions (Identification, Communication, Culture,
Participation, and Parent Education
Study Teams formed to answer questions
Essential participation opportunities (Meet & Greet, Curriculum
Night, Conferences, Open House)
For Meet & Greet: Strengthening communication; “Lunch & Learn;”
Friendly Faces in place to assist families; Connecting with
classroom teachers.
Collecting Data to evaluate events (survey)
Planning for Curriculum Night, Conferences, & Open House
Looking Ahead: Once relationships are formed, then what? How
can we connect parents with their child’s academic life at school?

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Shift!
Shifting to 21st Teaching and
Learning
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Multiage
Specialization
Time
PD
Technology
STEAM lab
Implementation of Common Core, PBLs
Implementing Think Tank
Recommendations
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Structural changes to the day
Teacher specialization
Shifts in time
Professional development
Implementation Continued
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Multiage
Technology
Common Core
PBLs
STEAM Labs
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Video: STEAM Labs
Team21 and Next Steps
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Innovation and research arm of our Teams for
Excellence
50+ hours of summer work on the following:
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Recalibrating our PLCs
Study of Time
Evaluating 21st Century Learning
Anticipated changes in the 14/15 school year
Thank you!

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Video: Making it Rain
Questions?
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Karen Carlson
 kcarlson@d41.org

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Kirk Samples
 ksamples@d41.org

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Sarah Rodriguez
 srodriguez@d41.org

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Stacy Slater
 sslater@d41.org
 http://www.slideshare.net/kcarlson6645/21st-

century-learning-27489324

21st Century Learning Ready, Set, Shift!

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Introductions     Karen Carlson –Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning, and Accountability, Glen Ellyn School District 41 Sarah Rodriguez – Advanced and Enriched Curriculum Teacher, Franklin School Stacy Slater – Literacy Specialist, Franklin School Kirk Samples – Principal, Franklin School
  • 3.
    Outcomes for Today  Learnabout our journey  Learn about a process to shift into 21st century teaching and learning  Learn about the changes we were able to make in the 13/14 school year and our next steps
  • 4.
    Turn & Talk Whatwould school look like if you could redesign school?  Take 3 – 4 minutes to think outside the box. What would be your ideal school? What would it take to make it happen?
  • 5.
    Ready - GettingReady      D41 Learner Characteristics Long-Range Plan PLCs Changes to the learning environment – furniture Call for membership – Think Tank
  • 8.
    Professional Learning Communities    Practicing PLCsfor five years Provides opportunities for grade-level teams to collaborate This year PLCs became more inclusive
  • 10.
    Classrooms as catalyst, inspiration   Toconsider while watching the following video clip… How these classrooms look and sound: movement, groupings, teamwork, independence & student ownership; students can choose how and where to learn  What the teacher is not doing; what the students are doing  Synergy of technology, PBL, teacher facilitation  Evidence of the district’s Learner Characteristics  VIDEO: What does 21st Century Learning Look Like?
  • 11.
    Turn & Talk  Consideringyour own district, where are you on the 21st Century learning continuum?  What are some driving forces?  What are some restraining forces?  What are the benefits to students? To the community?
  • 12.
    Think Tank –Call for Membership  Outcome: To create an integrated curricula approach using 21st Century Project Based Learning that connects our students globally. PBL Charge for the group:  Rethinking the day – how do we close the achievement gap of our lowest level learners, while challenging all students with rigor/relevance/ relationships in an integrated cross-curricula approach. (Emphasis on inquiry, problem and/or project based learning)
  • 13.
    Think Tank –Call for Membership Committee Member Experiences/Expectations:          Ability to “think outside the box” Positive attitude when approaching new/challenging tasks Background or experiences (or a willingness to learn) in project or problem based learning Experience in connecting new technologies to the curriculum Attend all scheduled meetings, actively participate in meetings and contribute to the work of the group Complete all assignments or other tasks as needed or requested (will include outside reading and research Willingness to learn Serve as a teacher leader and positively promote the work of the group Abide by the norms established by the group
  • 14.
    Turn & Talk  Whatgroundwork needs to be in place at your school or district to encourage people to think outside of the box?  Questions?
  • 15.
    SET Setting the stageto make the shift    Work around the Common Core (reading, math, NGSS) Work of the Think Tank PBLs
  • 16.
    Work with theCommon Core  ELA – modules/integration of Social Studies Math – compacting/acceleration NGSS – deconstruction and articulation  Challenges with each  
  • 17.
    Essential Questions for Modules ModuleA Module C Module D How can we improve our Community? Level 2 Module B What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen in a Democracy? How Does Our Economy Connect Us with the World? How Do People Around the World Live? Informational Writing: Opinion/Persuasive Letter Informational Writing: Biographical Sketches Narrative Writing: Launch Narrative Writing: Poetry What was the Relationship between Exploration and Encounters in the New World? Level 3 Informational Writing: Q & A Books Narrative Writing: Launch How Did Early Colonial Life Shape America? Informational Writing: List Articles Narrative Writing: Graphic Narratives Was the American Revolution Inevitable? Informational Writing: Interest Magazines Narrative Writing: Short Stories of Realistic Fiction How Did The Colonies Become a Nation? Informational Writing: Argument Essay Informational Writing: Biography Informational Writing: Essay Narrative Writing: Poetry Narrative Writing: Historical Fiction Narrative Writing: Fantasy
  • 18.
    Work of theThink Tank          Research Conferences Guest Speakers Site Visits Thinking Outside the Box 6 Thinking Hats Membership grew from 25 – 60 Parent Advisory Successes/Challenges
  • 19.
    Problem(Project) Based Learning  What isit?  an instructional approach built upon authentic learning activities that engage student interest and motivation. These activities are designed to answer a question or solve a problem and generally reflect the types of learning and work people do in the everyday world outside the classroom
  • 20.
    PBL   allows students toreflect upon their own ideas and opinions, exercise voice and choice, and make decisions that affect project outcomes and the learning process in general teaches students 21st century skills as well as content. These skills include communication and presentation skills, organization and time management skills, research and inquiry skills, self-assessment and reflection skills, and group participation and leadership skills
  • 23.
    First Graders learnedabout the life cycle of a plant by exploring and observing seeds, growing their own plants, and studying the plant environment in Ben Franklin’s Courtyard.
  • 24.
    Once students learned whatplants need to grow, they brainstormed ways to test the variables.
  • 25.
    Scientific Inquiry Wheel Inquirywheel Students changed one variable and controlled the other 3.
  • 26.
    No Water orLiquid No Soil / Pasta No Air / See through box No Sunlight / Cabinet
  • 27.
    Emerald Ash Borer PowerPoint Presentations Brochures Glogster Online Posters
  • 28.
    Fourth Grade representatives presentinga check for money raised at a village board meeting.
  • 29.
    Parent Engagement PBL  Howcan we engage our at-risk families at Ben Franklin School?  20 staff members comprised of classroom teachers, specialists, paraprofessionals, student support staff, and an administrator Kick-Off Event/Invitation presented at staff meeting Guiding Questions (Identification, Communication, Culture, Participation, and Parent Education Study Teams formed to answer questions Essential participation opportunities (Meet & Greet, Curriculum Night, Conferences, Open House) For Meet & Greet: Strengthening communication; “Lunch & Learn;” Friendly Faces in place to assist families; Connecting with classroom teachers. Collecting Data to evaluate events (survey) Planning for Curriculum Night, Conferences, & Open House Looking Ahead: Once relationships are formed, then what? How can we connect parents with their child’s academic life at school?        
  • 30.
    Shift! Shifting to 21stTeaching and Learning        Multiage Specialization Time PD Technology STEAM lab Implementation of Common Core, PBLs
  • 31.
    Implementing Think Tank Recommendations     Structuralchanges to the day Teacher specialization Shifts in time Professional development
  • 32.
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  • 34.
    Team21 and NextSteps    Innovation and research arm of our Teams for Excellence 50+ hours of summer work on the following: Parent/Teacher Conferences Recalibrating our PLCs Study of Time Evaluating 21st Century Learning Anticipated changes in the 14/15 school year
  • 35.
  • 36.
    Questions?  Karen Carlson  [email protected]  KirkSamples  [email protected]  Sarah Rodriguez  [email protected]  Stacy Slater  [email protected]  http://www.slideshare.net/kcarlson6645/21st- century-learning-27489324

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