Based on his book, I think he would really like our Commodore Manufacturing program. Students are taking on leadership roles, problem solving, learning to apply math skills and how to communicate with businesses, etc. It is creating a space where students can be innovative, build relationships and know what it means to be a leader.
Even though Commodore Manufacturing is a step in the right direction, I often find myself wanting to do more for our students. The world is changing so quickly, but our education system is so slow to change and so far behind. As a public school, we often find ourselves trying to keep one foot in the old system and one foot in a system that we dream about!
You will hear more from me about this book. If there are any of you that would be interested in joining this book study, please let me know as soon as possible. I look forward to taking on this journey together.
Below is a note from Mr. Dintersmith that comes from his book. To me, it is a very compelling reason we must make changes in the way we play school if we want to make sure our students are ready for the world that will await them. What you read below seems like science fiction, but are truly technologies that are underway.
What the Future Could Be:
You're connected 24/7 to vast resources through tiny devices on your watch, clothes, glasses and body implants. No need to carry around a clunky smartphone. Your day starts with a made-to-order breakfast, compliments of your personal kitchen robot. Your virtual assistant briefs you as you eat. With a quick voice command, you summon a driverless car to take you to a meeting.
One your drive, you pass teams of agile robots maintaining your neighborhood - collecting trash, repairing buildings, tidying yards, policing for safety. A swarm of drones passes overhead to address and emergency. A corner log, vacant just a week ago now as a beautiful home manufactured by 3D printers, listed by an online real-estate site and sold with the help of a virtual lawyer.
Your meeting includes a few people in person; most attend via lifelike holographic replicas. Each participate virtual assistant tracks the conversation and provides relevant, curated observations in real time. Leveraging online resources, your group designes a complex initiative and implements it in a matter of days, for a few thousand dollars, and then continuously improves it with the help of big data.
Robots perform your errands. Your purchases are either 3D printed in your home or delivered in minutes by drones. To diagnose health challenges, you turn to artificial intelligence. An aging relative receives 24/7 care from an automated attendant. In your leisure time, virtual reality takes you to museums, cities, parks, or performances around the globe. The boundary between real and virtual life has blurred in ways that are uplifting, and disturbing.
Here is a great article that tells a story about how successful people can have a very different education approach. To me, stories like this help me to see that it is okay to let go at times and let students take the lead. Story is HERE.
Important Information:
Fox 44 Pep Session: Our morning pep session will be this Friday, January 25th! The main part of the pep session will begin at 7:00 with doors opening at 6:45. Student Council will be asking some of you to play games - they are looking forward to your participation! See you there!
ILearn State Readiness Test (Oxymoron to what we just talked about above! LOL!) : Our wonderful Tech Team will be leading us in the State Readiness Test on Wednesday, January 23 from 8:50 - 9:20. If you have students in grades 7-8 at this time, we will be asking all students to log-in to the state testing site at this time. On Tuesday, please remind students to ensure they have a working computer by 2nd period on Wednesday. If students need help with this, please ask them to visit the Tech Team or enter a Tech Support Ticket. The test could take anywhere from 10 - 30 minutes. You will be receiving directions and usernames and passwords very soon. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Faculty Meeting - We will have a Faculty Meeting on Tuesday (the day we return) at 9:20 in the high school library. See you there!
PLC Meetings: Just a reminder that I have the following PLC meetings on my calendar this week:
* Tuesday, January 22 - Art, PE, Foreign Language, Band, Business
* Wednesday, January 23 - English/SS periods 1-2/ Performance Tasks
* Friday, January 25 - Science (Table Grade Performance Tasks)
Conscious Discipline High School Training- Wednesday, January 23rd (3:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.)
Career Day Kudos - Thank you to everyone that helped with Career Day and a big thank you to Maria Sweat for her leadership for the event. We had over 50 individuals come and talk about their careers to students in grades 8-10. It takes a large team of people to make this even a success. Thanks to everyone that helped!
Important Dates:
Tuesday, January 22 - Faculty Meeting 7:20 a.m. / Senior Night Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Rock Creek @ Home 5:30 p.m. . /Forest Park JV Tourney - boys @ FP 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23 - High School Teacher Conscious Discipline training 3:10 - 4:10
Thursday, January 24 - Laurie Ferry Math Meeting
Friday, January 25 - 7:00 a.m. - FOX 44 Pep Session/ Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball @ Crawford County 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 26 - Boys Varsity Basketball @ home vs. Lanesville 5:30 p.m.
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