School of the future

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Our school of the future.

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There are no letter grades.

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No grade levels.

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Because our focus is on student learning.

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Not time served.

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Or units covered.

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Students proceed at their own pace.

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Based on understanding and mastering content.

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So children who are more advanced will move ahead more quickly...

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and those who require more time will get the time they need.

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To learn.

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Not just pass.

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In our school of the future, there is no fixed curriculum.

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Only standards.

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Teachers are given free reign to design their own curriculum

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based on the needs of their students.

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Because who knows the needs of their students

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better than the teachers who must actually teach those students?

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Teachers are masters of instructional design.

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Put another way, we put the teacher back into teaching.

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In our school of the future, all students have access to technology.

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Technology is fully integrated into our curriculum and classrooms.

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Because when used properly...

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today’s interactive and communication technologies are the most powerful tools for teaching and

learning

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ever invented.

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So those IRRITATING ipods

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those ANNOYING cell phones

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and all those AWFUL computers and netbooks and laptops...

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are actually used in our classrooms to excite and engage our students in the process of learning.

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Our students are connected.

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But they also unplug.

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In our school of the future, at least one hour each day is dedicated to exercise.

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Because children need to run and play.

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So gym teachers and music teachers and art teachers, dust off those resumes

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because we need you.

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Our school has a garden.

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Every student works in the garden.

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They grow food with their hands.

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They eat the food they grow.

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Healthy food. Sustainable food.

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There are no vending machines.

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Anywhere.

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We don’t sell soda pop and candy.

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Ever.

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We don’t serve processed food for lunch.

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Instead, we nurture our children’s bodies...

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while we engage their minds.

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Our school sits at the hub of the community.

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The school’s resources are available to the community.

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And our students are required to serve their community in some meaningful way.

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We are all connected.

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To each other.

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To a common cause.

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To make our communities better.

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To make our world brighter.

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And to embrace the ideals of John Winthrop...

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That we shall be as a shining City on a Hill

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because the eyes of the world are upon us.

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Envision that.

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Our school of the future.

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