The Common Elements of Successful Systems
Published on Jul 30, 2016
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The Common Elements of Successful Systems
Chapter 3 of A World-Class Education
Vision & Leadership
Broad & realistic vision involving all stakeholders
-Real reform of education must include political and societal leadership that recognizes the direct connection between the success of education and the economy
-Central to improving our educational system to meet world standards is to improve access and equity of the U.S. education system
-Multiple stakeholders: teachers, parents, politicians, communities, and corporations must be consulted and work together to create an education system that helps U.S. students succeed
-Central to improving our educational system to meet world standards is to improve access and equity of the U.S. education system
-Multiple stakeholders: teachers, parents, politicians, communities, and corporations must be consulted and work together to create an education system that helps U.S. students succeed
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Ambitious Standards
Greater Focus, Greater Rigor, Greater Coherence
- U.S. standards have a much broader focus and suffer from the problem of a curriculum that is a mile wide and an inch deep
- In world education systems, standards are tied to specific disciplines rather than just a random list of facts and skills to master
- Vital to success of any standard based curriculum is consistency of the standards across the state or country
- Along with consistent standards, it is vital that a deep curriculum is developed
- In world education systems, standards are tied to specific disciplines rather than just a random list of facts and skills to master
- Vital to success of any standard based curriculum is consistency of the standards across the state or country
- Along with consistent standards, it is vital that a deep curriculum is developed
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Commitment to Equity
through widespread collaboration
- focus on achieving equity in a strong and deliberate way
- need high-quality early childhood education
- Having necessary resources is important
- funding should be done at a more collaborative level
- pair high & low achieving schools to learn from each other
- need high-quality early childhood education
- Having necessary resources is important
- funding should be done at a more collaborative level
- pair high & low achieving schools to learn from each other
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High-Quaility Teachers & Leaders
Strong leadership at all levels, focused on results
Need . . .
- Greater emphasis in education
- strong & effective leaders focused on results
- strong leadership at the city, state, and national levels, too
- Greater emphasis in education
- strong & effective leaders focused on results
- strong leadership at the city, state, and national levels, too
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Alignment & Coherence
Everyone on the same page
We can . . .
- Use PLC time to discuss goals and how we will all work towards them
- Work with Superintendents, Principals and other staff members to work on having a shared vision of eduction
- work on consistency (within grade levels, schools, districts, and so on)
- use networking as a way to "get everyone on the same page"
- Use PLC time to discuss goals and how we will all work towards them
- Work with Superintendents, Principals and other staff members to work on having a shared vision of eduction
- work on consistency (within grade levels, schools, districts, and so on)
- use networking as a way to "get everyone on the same page"
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Management & Accountability
balance between the two
We can . . .
- learn how our system is managed and work on finding a balance
- holding those that are accountable accountable for their actions
- work towards having informed professional judgement
- "combine intelligent, multifaceted, transparent accountability with initiatives that build professional knowledge and capacity to implement and evaluate best practices at the school level"
- learn how our system is managed and work on finding a balance
- holding those that are accountable accountable for their actions
- work towards having informed professional judgement
- "combine intelligent, multifaceted, transparent accountability with initiatives that build professional knowledge and capacity to implement and evaluate best practices at the school level"
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Global & Future Orientation
Learning from others around the globe & looking forward
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