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Transform the Task

“Must be the money”

We are not in it for the income; we are in it for the

outcome.

As educators, we should ensure that the next generation will be better off than this generation.

Beliefs Drive Behaviors

What do these present day examples tell us about the future our students will inherit?

Jeffco’s Strategic Plan

“We must enter this new era bravely, with the courage to do what it takes to prepare

Jeffco’s children for their future.”

-Dr. Jason Glass

It all starts with Task

Task

Predicts

Performance

Transform the Task

Book Tasting

at Welchester Elementry

Design Thinking at North Arvada

Middle

Career Exploration for High School Students

Jeffo

Generations

Skills

Jeffo

Generations

Skills

Transforming the task builds on the existing instructional practices of our amazing classroom colleagues.

What’s the role of direct instruction when we transform the task?

What’s the role of direct instruction when we transform the task?

Inquiry or

Project Based

Direct Instruction

If we are truly going to transform the tasks for our students,

what support will our colleagues need?

Educational Research and Design (ERD) Spotlight Work

Serendipitous

Serendipitous

Serendipitous

When?

What will your school do this year to prepare students for a future

only they can imagine?

Transform the Task Through...• Four Shifts Protocol• High Expectations• Project Based Learning• Math and the Three

Act Tasks• Technology• Career Pathways

• Student Directed Learning

• Instructional Coaching• Innovation• Assessments• Design Thinking• Learning Labs