Middle School Middle School Leadership Leadership

for the Digital Agefor the Digital AgeNational Middle School AssociationNational Middle School Association

Baltimore, MarylandBaltimore, Maryland

November 4, 2010November 4, 2010

Robert L. Furman, Ed.D.Robert L. Furman, Ed.D.

Catherine L. Luke, Ed.D.Catherine L. Luke, Ed.D.

L. Robert Furman, Ed.D.L. Robert Furman, Ed.D.

Digital Learner…this week will Digital Learner…this week will spend:spend:

3.5 hours gaming3.5 hours gaming

5.5 hours on computer5.5 hours on computer

16.5 hours 16.5 hours watching TVwatching TV

2 hours reading a book2 hours reading a book

Daily, they instant message, Daily, they instant message, they blog….and they blog….and

76% of their 76% of their

teachers have teachers have

never used wikis never used wikis

and blogsand blogs

At least once a week, 14% of At least once a week, 14% of their teachers let them their teachers let them

create something new with create something new with technology…technology…

63% never do…63% never do…

Middle School OnlineMiddle School Online

““I’m not thinking the way I used I’m not thinking the way I used to think”to think”

Ability to concentrateAbility to concentrate

ReflectionReflection

Deep understandingDeep understanding

When mind When mind wanders…wanders…

Why the emphasis on Why the emphasis on 21st Century Skills?21st Century Skills?

US will continue to US will continue to compete in global compete in global economy economy

Career changes:Career changes:

innovation and innovation and entrepreneurshipsentrepreneurships

Collaboration &Collaboration &

teamwork neededteamwork needed

We live in 200 year context We live in 200 year context of our grandparents and our of our grandparents and our

grandchildrengrandchildren Consider the MS Consider the MS student born in student born in 20002000

Learning tools Learning tools for his for his grandparents?grandparents?

Learning tools Learning tools for his for his grandchildren?grandchildren?

Timeline for Today’s Timeline for Today’s Middle School StudentMiddle School Student

1900………..2000…….21001900………..2000…….2100

A tool of futurists…A tool of futurists…What will you be doing What will you be doing

in:in:3 minutes3 minutes

3 hours3 hours

3 months3 months

3 years3 years

And what aboutAnd what about

15 years?15 years?

30 years?30 years?

Middle School is Perfect Middle School is Perfect Laboratory for ChangeLaboratory for Change

Structures are in placeStructures are in place

Capable of responding to changeCapable of responding to change

Students are eager to be engagedStudents are eager to be engaged

Developmentally ResponsiveDevelopmentally Responsive

TodayToday

(Structures and (Structures and Activities)Activities)

FutureFuture

(Power Teaching and (Power Teaching and Power Learning)Power Learning)

How do we get there?How do we get there?

(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)

ExploratoryExploratory

Advisor TimeAdvisor Time

TeamingTeaming

Students in charge of Students in charge of own Learning-Alan own Learning-Alan NovemberNovember

Mindfulness Theory- Mindfulness Theory- LangerLanger

Students use Students use GoanimateGoanimate

ChallengingChallenging

TodayToday

(Structures and (Structures and Activities)Activities)

FutureFuture

(Power Teaching (Power Teaching and Power Learning)and Power Learning)

How do we get How do we get there?there?

(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)

InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary

Curriculum Planned Curriculum Planned for Connectionsfor Connections

Students as Students as curriculum curriculum researchersresearchers

-November-November

Deep Processing Deep Processing (P=fm)(P=fm)

- Senge- Senge

Create A GameCreate A Game

EmpoweringEmpowering

TodayToday

(Structures and (Structures and Activities)Activities)

FutureFuture

(Power Teaching (Power Teaching and Power Learning)and Power Learning)

How do we get How do we get there?there?

(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)

Binder RemindersBinder Reminders

Follow Assignments Follow Assignments ResponsiblyResponsibly

21st C. Skills:21st C. Skills:

Self DirectedSelf Directed

Critical ThinkersCritical Thinkers

Curious/creativeCurious/creative

Assess info.Assess info.

Inter-cultural Inter-cultural awarenessawareness

Students Plan Students Plan Summer Camp for Summer Camp for Other StudentsOther Students

Student responses in the average classroomStudent responses in the average classroom

AuthenticengagementRitualengagementPassivecomplianceRetreatism

Rebellion

Schlechty, Working on the Work, 2002

Student responses in the highly engaged Student responses in the highly engaged classroomclassroom

AuthenticengagementRitualengagementPassivecomplianceRetreatism

Schlechty, Working on the Work, 2002

EquitableEquitable

TodayToday

(Structures and (Structures and Activities)Activities)

FutureFuture

(Power Teaching (Power Teaching and Power Learning)and Power Learning)

How do we get How do we get there?there?

(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)

Activities Tailored to Activities Tailored to range of difficultyrange of difficulty

Learning SupportsLearning Supports

International International StandardsStandards-Heidi JacobsHeidi Jacobs

Harvard Project ZeroHarvard Project Zero

-Marzano strategies-Marzano strategies

PenPen

(Students Plan Own (Students Plan Own Homework)Homework)

Role of Middle SchoolRole of Middle SchoolPrincipal for 21st CenturyPrincipal for 21st Century

Developmentally ResponsiveDevelopmentally Responsive

Middle School as Middle School as LaboratoryLaboratory

FutureFuture

(Engaging the (Engaging the Stakeholders)Stakeholders)

How do we get there?How do we get there?

(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)

Providing Age-Providing Age-Appropriate ActivitiesAppropriate Activities

Safety ConsiderationsSafety Considerations

Fullan: Strategic PlanFullan: Strategic Plan

Tulgan: Generation Y Tulgan: Generation Y LearnersLearners

Hargreaves: rewardHargreaves: reward

Practitioner-Practitioner-researchersresearchers

Visioning: Visioning:

Strategy of FuturistsStrategy of Futurists

ChallengingChallenging

Middle School as Middle School as LaboratoryLaboratory

FutureFuture

(Engaging the (Engaging the Stakeholder)Stakeholder)

How do we get there?How do we get there?

(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)

Planning to Allow Planning to Allow

ExpandedExpanded

Opportunities Opportunities

Set ExpectationsSet Expectations

Collins: High Collins: High expectationsexpectations

Model LearningModel Learning

Techie TipTechie Tip

EmpoweringEmpowering

Middle SchoolMiddle School

As LaboratoryAs Laboratory

FutureFuture

(Engaging the (Engaging the Stakeholders)Stakeholders)

How do we get there?How do we get there?

(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)

Schedule and Train Schedule and Train for Student Advisoryfor Student Advisory

Student GovernmentStudent Government

Collins: Culture of Collins: Culture of Change Change

Fullan:Fullan:

Lead SymbolicallyLead Symbolically

Build CapacityBuild Capacity

Survey of StaffSurvey of Staff

EquitableEquitable

Middle School as Middle School as

LaboratoryLaboratory

FutureFuture

(Engaging the (Engaging the Stakeholders)Stakeholders)

How do we get How do we get there?there?

(Tools and Activities)(Tools and Activities)

Presentations for Presentations for Parents, Board,Parents, Board,

Community CoffeesCommunity Coffees

Newsletters Newsletters

Fullan: Moral Fullan: Moral PurposePurpose

Manage EffectivelyManage Effectively

Responding to Responding to GroupsGroups

Public Profile Public Profile

(Social Networking)(Social Networking)

Media PresenceMedia Presence

(Webinar)(Webinar)

The need to know the capitol of Florida The need to know the capitol of Florida died when my phone learned the died when my phone learned the answer. Rather, the students of answer. Rather, the students of

tomorrow need to be able to think tomorrow need to be able to think creatively: they will need to learn on creatively: they will need to learn on

their own, adapt to new challenges and their own, adapt to new challenges and be able to adapt on-the-fly.be able to adapt on-the-fly.

Anthony Chivetta Anthony Chivetta Missouri High School StudentMissouri High School Student