Dagget

National Conference Saturday 9 am

Bill Dagget in the house

Opened up with a show of hands of how many people think there is a problem in education

Then asked people to raise their hands if they felt they were the problem. Lol who the heck would raise their hand.

Our schools are not failing -the graduation rate is up,

We are getting better but we all have to admit we need to get better. No more name game!

Schools are improving!

Lesson number one

The teachers and administrators are not working any harder in any states but they are working differently.

Lessons learned inform emerging learning

@Create a culture. We do not have a culture that supports change but often looks and says change is a bad thing

@Instruction not structure- does not matter what schedule etc what matters is the instruction (don't change my 1990 lesson plan- I have it laminated lol) Those same teachers say this too shall pass

@Essential vs.Nice to know this nation has never met a standard it did not like, hmmmmm. But common core will take us there

@Teacher evaluation is the 600 pound bear in the room

Why do we need to change? It's not because schools are failing.

Technology is changing....how many people have googles something in the last 24 hours

Wolf Ram Alpha -check it out

Dagget went on and showed a clip then he asked if anyone had googles wolf ram alpha? He said if our students do that many teachers say they are cheating.lol what a great point.

Lexile framework study for reading

Talked about levels of knowledge and the four quadrants

Level A is low level knowledge STATE TESTS

Rigor and relevance framework

Relevance makes rigor possible!

National essential skills study

eliminate department chair people with interdisciplinary chair people

What do all kids need for math. They need to be proficient in BASIC MATHEMATICS

There are are actually about 1/3 of standards not tested

The questions on tests are going to go from quadrant a to d

THE GORILLA in the room

Teacher evaluation TAKE CONTROL or BE CONTROLLED

The tests measue and challenge the top 1/3 of the students

Rubrics are needed to stretch students

Kids have become passive

They are not engaged

His list of Guiding Principles are what we want our kids to be - academia is not on it...

The media has slipped up

Families have slipped up

we need to make sure we don't

Bottom line- make a three year transition plan

I am asking for the PowerPoint.