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Notes from 10/7/2009 Individualization
 * Students expected to work solo and independently ( European foundation)
 * Interested in academic reports
 * Self expression, self esteem
 * Individualistic, do not want to get to close

Collectivism
 * Students/ familiar from 90% of the world cultures
 * Work with in groups
 * Interested in social reports
 * Social intelligence
 * Family respect modesty

Demographics Less people willing to support education tax High school grads- 86% 4 year degree- 23%
 * Overall population going up
 * 1950- 52% had children under the age of 18 in school
 * 2008- 46% had children under the age of 18 in school
 * Meaning that tax base is going down because people are not having children

Poverty
 * Narrowing the achievement gap
 * Health of low-income kids
 * Healthcare access (eyes, dental)
 * Home safety (lead, asthma)
 * Parent prenatal care (fetal alcohol syndrome)

Addressing the Barriers
 * Misconceptions and biases
 * Parent access to school
 * School funding and quality
 * Educate about class, poverty and wok (MLK)

Generation __Gen Xers__: born 1960-1980 __Millennial__: Born 1980-1994-200 __Baby Boomers__: born 1945-1960 Adolescence Literature K-5: learning to read 6-12: reading to learn Disciplinary literature
 * Skeptical, balanced work, ethic, don’t care for / about authority, individualistic, non committal, precise (tell me what to do)
 * Outgoing abstract, adaptive, organized, learn my doing, are impatient, computer literate, respect education, multi-askers, want balance lives, don’t reads much, volunteerism
 * Optimistic, driven, team perspective, committed, workaholics
 * Assessment
 * Using out of school time
 * Challenges
 * Vocabulary
 * Knowledge of topics and text
 * Knowing what to do to comprehend
 * More complex texts (adol)
 * Proficiency in monitoring own comprehension

Common Core Standards
 * Fewer clearer higher standards
 * Focusing on key learning concepts and cognitive skills instead of more content
 * Content of cognitive students apply what they learn and problem solve

Assessment
 * Are aligned with the standards

K-12 Standards
 * Variance of standards across country too wide
 * Each state deficiencies proficiency levels are different
 * Difference between states depends on rigor of test
 * Standards no calibrated across grades

Mid School and High School Reforms
 * Middle school student perceptions are mostly positive. They think they are going to college (60-70%). Actual numbers do not reflect this. Many students in high schools do not take the course requirements to go on to college. High school reforms focus on small, personalized and rigorous education.

LEAP
 * An initiative that prepares high school students for college by offering new and contemporary ways of learning in high schools.

Hasst Parkway
 * Citizenship
 * Vocation
 * Self realization
 * Critical thinking

Goodlad
 * Academic
 * Social civic
 * Personal
 * Vocational

21st century skills
 * Emphasize core subjects
 * Emphiasis learning skills
 * Communication
 * Problem solvung
 * Interpersonal

Use 21st century tools Teach and learn 21st century context
 * global awareness
 * financial and business literary
 * civic literacy

Use 21st century assessments

Daggart- need to improve ability to read for imformation

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