New to Burke

Goals

innovation in schools, @Burke, showcase

"Surely as we breathe air, change will continue to occur. We need to talk about these changes and brainstorm alternative futures. As Peter Drucker notes: 'The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.'"
-- Donna Orem, NAIS President and former Burke Parent

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Reimagine School
Do over Know

The "Failures" of Ind School

• Unprepared for college
• Unprepared for work
• Unprepared for citizenship
• Unprepared for life
• Cost and competition

College Prep

• Content coverage
• Standardized testing
• Sorting students
• Mental and emotional costs
• Not prepared for work

Top 10 Skills World Economic Forum of Jobs Report 2020

complex problem solving
emotional intelligence
critical thinking
judgement and decision making
creativity
service orientation
people management
negotiation
coordinating with others
cognitive flexibility

School should be:

• Engaging and inspiring
• Support mental health and well-being
• Focus on skill development and foster intrinsic motivation
• Content supports and inspires, not drives
• Mastery, presenting, portfolios

Research

Trends

Innovative Ed Trends

• Satellites and franchises
• Charters and home schooling
• Micros
• Signature programs & diplomas
• Project based schools
• Tuition and business models
• Grading and transcript reform

Here in DC...

• Mysa School
• Templeton Academy
• Fusion Academy
• Acton Academy
• DC International School
• Washington Leadership Academy
• AltSchool
• Whittle School and Studios

Build a culture of innovation

innovation = creativity, motivation, expertise

skills >= content
application >= abstract
process > outcomes

"Education must be retooled to maximize these needed skills and attributes: strong fundamentals in writing, reading, coding and math; creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration; grit, self-motivation and lifelong learning habits; and entrepreneurship and improvisation."
---- Thomas Friedman
Thank You For Being Late

Innovation at Burke

Mastery and Personalized Learning

Hydroturbines

S.O.A.P

Tiny Houses

Podcasts

Nina Project

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