Co-Creating Schools for the Future & ING

April 2016 Larry Espe@larryespe

“We continue to talk about factors which may

affect student achievement without

questioning whether the achievement is meaningful.”

N. Postman

“Stratosphere” ...Lee Jenkins

The Game Changer?…

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Engagement. Relevance. Meaning. RelationshipsHands-on, collaborative, outside...

“Excellence in education with excellence in relationship.”

What did students want?

● no straight lines ● natural light and fresh air● different zones for different work ● lots of colours – but not too bright ● green things ● technology

Collaboration...

Autonomy… Accountability…

PBL, Interdisciplinary, Real…

Root Causes of Success

what you won’t

see...

Confidence Friends

Risk-taking Passion

Creativity Alertness to Opportunity

Uniqueness Empathy “Real”

Ambiguity…Process…Community…

the next journey…

Imported Author

1. Is this something our kids need us to work toward or not?2. If it is... what would it take to get it?3. What is already happening that fits the Helix model?

Purpose

“Knowledge… the active process of

making”

3-D curriculum model K-12: Know, Understand, Able to Do

Core Competencies are underpinning

“The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives.”

Robert John Meehan

@larryespe