Contemporary Design for 21 st Century Learning Board Work Session October 25, 2012

1. Contemporary Design for 21st Century LearningBoard Work SessionOctober 25, 2012

3. Purpose See and hear about examples of learning spaces and tools in our schools that promote optimal learning

4. Format

5. Meeting Planner • 6:50pm to 7:20pm: Overview Presentation • 7:20pm to 7:30pm: Transition to Breakout Rooms (241, 246, 320) • 7:30pm to 8:10pm: Breakout Sessions • 8:10pm to 8:20pm: Reconvene • 8:20pm to 8:40pm: Board Debrief • 8:40pm to 8:50pm: Closing Remarks

6. OUR VISION All learners believe in their power to embrace learning, to excel, and to own their future. OUR MISSION The core purpose of Albemarle County Public Schools is to establish a community of learners and learning, through relationships, relevance, and rigor, one student at a time. Grand Challenge “To educate ALL students with 21st Century learning skills by providing quality learning experiences in EVERY classroom.”

7. Framework for Quality Learning21st Century Learning Blending the traditional 3 R’s and the more contemporary 4 C’s 3 R’s + 4 C’s = Lifelong-Learner Standards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLNumJEWOtg&feature=plcp

8. Quality Learning Experiences Quality Learning ExperiencesEstablishing a community of learners and learning through relationships, relevance andrigor, one student at a time Rigor:Increased challenge of content. Curriculum should be engaging and interesting Relevance:Increased relevance of content Relationships:Increased availability of resources “It is essential that teachers first establish a close, trusting relationship with students.” – Framework for Quality Learning Relevance of content Relationships to learning resources Rigor of curriculum

9. Measuring Our Mission Establishing a community of learners and learning through relationships, relevance and rigor, one student at a time What students will know, understand, and be able to do Quality Learning Experience for one learner Rigorof curriculum Why students will learn this content Relevance of content What students will use to learn (as well as when, where, and with whom) Relationships to learning resources

10. Rigor:Increased challenge of content What students will know, understand, and be able to do Thinking Skills Quality Learning Experience for one learner Rigorof curriculum Relevance of content Quality Assessments Relationships to learning resources 21st Century Learning

11. Relevance:Increased relevance of content NASA Engineers Quality Learning Experience for one learner Rigorof curriculum Why students will learn this content Relevance of content Ford Motor Company Relationships to learning resources Doctors

12. Relationships:Increased availability of resources“It is essential that teachers first establish a close, trusting relationship with students.” – Framework for Quality Learning Quality Learning Experience for one learner Rigorof curriculum Learning Technologies Relevance of content Relationships to learning resources What students will use to learn (as well as when, where, and with whom) Learning Spaces

13. Tonight’s Work Sessions Session 1: Science – Shifting spaces, tools, and pedagogy to change learning Session 2: Library & Literacy – Shifting spaces for students to go and connect, search, and communicate Session 3: Universal Design for Learning – Two way information tools – ways for students to get information “in and out”

14. Breakout Sessions

15. Guiding Questions • How does changing the learning space create different ways for relationships, relevance and rigor to change? • How are student experiences changing? • With respect to relationships, how are your changes connecting students with the mission of establishing a community of learners and learning?

16. What’s Next? Grand Challenge “To educate ALL students with 21st Century learning skills by providing quality learning experiences in EVERY classroom.” Grant Opportunity for Schools • Purpose • Quality Learning • Professional Development