101+Agenda+-+9.26.13

10:50 - 10:55 - Welcome Notetaker: Christina

Recap From Tuesday: The two main questions more complicated answers: About Money in education Is it valuable to throw money at school? American comparative to other countries Are we hopelessly behind others?

Interview of Finnish school Ambassador: Doesn’t believe that you can measure who is exactly the best. PISA is good to learn more about how education system is working. What do you think about rewarding American teachers for good test scores? He says I don’t know why you do that. He says he has learned a lot from American school, teaching methods and teaching self-confidence. Says they still have problems there. THREE main critiques: Says Americans rely too much on standardized test. We devalued teaching as a profession. Individual teachers accountable for individual students v 72% trust teachers in public schools v 22% believe in testing that helps school performance v 2013 Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll Results v When scores are controlled for poverty v Achievement gap between disadvantaged and advantaged students is smaller than in similar countries
 * o U.S. scores 4th in Reading
 * o 10th in Math
 * o ITS COMPLICATED

v Star wars guy said so much focus on other countries. But America is good for creative ideas: 10:55 - 12:00 - What's right with American schools?
 * o Innovation
 * o Technology
 * o Wrap-around services (9 not just kids from 9-3, but 24/7)
 * o Community, family, and business investment in schools
 * Ø Elementary school in Arizona Video:
 * o Use arts to help with other learning (Opening minds through the arts)
 * o Study science when playing violin
 * o Professional opera teachers from around class around 2 times a week
 * o 20% of school is English language learners
 * o Gene Jones helped by funding a pilot program
 * o Half her class could write a word, now three or four sentences
 * o Read and writing and math scores have gone up
 * o Arts helps overall atmosphere
 * o Got the actors involved in the public education
 * Ø John Morse K-8 ( Sacramento)
 * o Waldorf education
 * o Integration of the arts to education
 * o Focus on nature studies
 * o Skipping to define social awareness
 * Ø Hawaii Nuuanu K-6 school:
 * o The do a morning weather report
 * o Different grade do different weather work
 * o Made a family tree on the computer
 * o Small school, each teacher knows all the kids names and learning styles
 * o They do water sampling by near rivers
 * o Very family oriented
 * Ø Visitation valley Middle school:
 * o San Francisco CA
 * o 41 murders occur in the neighborhood
 * o All close with people who died or those who did the shooting
 * o Many urban schools are run like jails
 * o Stress is a major problem in educational system
 * o Quiet time (meditation) in 2007
 * o Truancy rain by more then half to 7%
 * o Drop out rate went to 6%
 * o Giving kids a coping mechanism
 * o Great behavioral difference
 * Finnish Perspective - http://finntimes.com/?p=1618
 * [[file:what's right with schools.pptx]]


 * To Do:**
 * **Finalize service learning contract**
 * **Submit character and fitness form**