well no one knows that we exist that was a comment made to me by one life staff
a comment made to me by one life staff
a comment made to me by one life staff members when I arrived at Maryland’s
members when I arrived at Maryland’s
members when I arrived at Maryland’s public school in southwestern City 12
public school in southwestern City 12
public school in southwestern City 12 years ago as the principal there was a
years ago as the principal there was a
years ago as the principal there was a comment that indicated that no one
comment that indicated that no one
comment that indicated that no one really cared about the way our children
really cared about the way our children
really cared about the way our children learned and what knowledge skills they
learned and what knowledge skills they
learned and what knowledge skills they were bringing to our school we also knew
were bringing to our school we also knew
were bringing to our school we also knew that as much as we tried in lifting the
that as much as we tried in lifting the
that as much as we tried in lifting the literacy and the numerous results of our
literacy and the numerous results of our
literacy and the numerous results of our students it seemed like we were chasing
students it seemed like we were chasing
students it seemed like we were chasing ourselves and when we’re never ever
ourselves and when we’re never ever
ourselves and when we’re never ever catching up soon after 2005 the federal
catching up soon after 2005 the federal
catching up soon after 2005 the federal government announced a digital education
government announced a digital education
government announced a digital education revolution high school students received
revolution high school students received
revolution high school students received the laptop and we thought there was
the laptop and we thought there was
the laptop and we thought there was going to be this amazing plethora of
going to be this amazing plethora of
going to be this amazing plethora of digital transformation that was going to
digital transformation that was going to
digital transformation that was going to take place we saw lots of powerpoints
take place we saw lots of powerpoints
take place we saw lots of powerpoints and word processing and Bob pencil and
and word processing and Bob pencil and
and word processing and Bob pencil and paper
paper
paper however we knew that we also had to
however we knew that we also had to
however we knew that we also had to start our digital revolution ourselves I
start our digital revolution ourselves I
start our digital revolution ourselves I was we would be left behind that’s where
was we would be left behind that’s where
was we would be left behind that’s where our journey began we went out and out of
our journey began we went out and out of
our journey began we went out and out of our school to look at industry we saw
our school to look at industry we saw
our school to look at industry we saw some of the most amazing things that
some of the most amazing things that
some of the most amazing things that were happening in industry how people
were happening in industry how people
were happening in industry how people were using a disruptive technology to
were using a disruptive technology to
were using a disruptive technology to transform the way they were working we
transform the way they were working we
transform the way they were working we saw some of the most amazing work
saw some of the most amazing work
saw some of the most amazing work environments where people can create and
environments where people can create and
environments where people can create and flourish in a lovely environment and
flourish in a lovely environment and
flourish in a lovely environment and then we look back at our school and our
then we look back at our school and our
then we look back at our school and our school was last century we looked at
school was last century we looked at
school was last century we looked at what we were doing and we weren’t
what we were doing and we weren’t
what we were doing and we weren’t preparing students for the future were
preparing students for the future were
preparing students for the future were preparing students for the path we also
preparing students for the path we also
preparing students for the path we also looked at international data
looked at international data
looked at international data and we didn’t see Australia right up the
and we didn’t see Australia right up the
and we didn’t see Australia right up the top of the world
top of the world
top of the world despite the digital transformation that
despite the digital transformation that
despite the digital transformation that was happening so what is up with
was happening so what is up with
was happening so what is up with technology we knew from the onset
technology we knew from the onset
technology we knew from the onset they’re having a lot of technology
they’re having a lot of technology
they’re having a lot of technology doesn’t make a difference just like
doesn’t make a difference just like
doesn’t make a difference just like having lots of books in a school doesn’t
having lots of books in a school doesn’t
having lots of books in a school doesn’t mean suddenly the children can read a
mean suddenly the children can read a
mean suddenly the children can read a very high level well having lots of
very high level well having lots of
very high level well having lots of sporting equipment means that the
sporting equipment means that the
sporting equipment means that the children’s fitness levels would be a lot
children’s fitness levels would be a lot
children’s fitness levels would be a lot higher we had to use technology in a
higher we had to use technology in a
higher we had to use technology in a very different way winning one our
very different way winning one our
very different way winning one our children to learn how to change a phone
children to learn how to change a phone
children to learn how to change a phone how to underline or bold the text we
how to underline or bold the text we
how to underline or bold the text we wanted to our children to learn the
wanted to our children to learn the
wanted to our children to learn the skills that we had gleaned from the
skills that we had gleaned from the
skills that we had gleaned from the industry we wanted our children to be
industry we wanted our children to be
industry we wanted our children to be problem solvers to be able to
problem solvers to be able to
problem solvers to be able to collaborate to be able to be skilled
collaborate to be able to be skilled
collaborate to be able to be skilled communicators not just to talk with
communicators not just to talk with
communicators not just to talk with their peers but the talk a global
their peers but the talk a global
their peers but the talk a global audience and we want our students to be
audience and we want our students to be
audience and we want our students to be self-regulated learners that is we want
self-regulated learners that is we want
self-regulated learners that is we want the children to be able to find their
the children to be able to find their
the children to be able to find their own knowledge and their skills and use
own knowledge and their skills and use
own knowledge and their skills and use platforms like YouTube as part of their
platforms like YouTube as part of their
platforms like YouTube as part of their learning to do this we had to transform
learning to do this we had to transform
learning to do this we had to transform our school so we removed that rows of
our school so we removed that rows of
our school so we removed that rows of this old furniture and we start pulling
this old furniture and we start pulling
this old furniture and we start pulling down walls so that our children can have
down walls so that our children can have
down walls so that our children can have a mobile and agile learning environment
a mobile and agile learning environment
a mobile and agile learning environment where they can walk around and share
where they can walk around and share
where they can walk around and share their learning with each other where
their learning with each other where
their learning with each other where time was senseless and learning we also
time was senseless and learning we also
time was senseless and learning we also fought about the way our school was
fought about the way our school was
fought about the way our school was organized remember when you went to
organized remember when you went to
organized remember when you went to school and you had bills bills to tell
school and you had bills bills to tell
school and you had bills bills to tell you when to start school bells went to
you when to start school bells went to
you when to start school bells went to tell you when to week like recess or
tell you when to week like recess or
tell you when to week like recess or lunch bills went to tell you to stop and
lunch bills went to tell you to stop and
lunch bills went to tell you to stop and some cases some of you might have had
some cases some of you might have had
some cases some of you might have had bills to tell you when to go to a toilet
bills to tell you when to go to a toilet
bills to tell you when to go to a toilet all that’s like a prison but we remove
all that’s like a prison but we remove
all that’s like a prison but we remove the loud bells from our school so that
the loud bells from our school so that
the loud bells from our school so that way learning becomes seamless and that
way learning becomes seamless and that
way learning becomes seamless and that people don’t stop just before
people don’t stop just before
people don’t stop just before on the bill we fought it very hard about
on the bill we fought it very hard about
on the bill we fought it very hard about how we were going to do things in our
how we were going to do things in our
how we were going to do things in our school and the pedagogy or the teaching
school and the pedagogy or the teaching
school and the pedagogy or the teaching practices of our teachers which is now
practices of our teachers which is now
practices of our teachers which is now technology in a very multi path of way
technology in a very multi path of way
technology in a very multi path of way we have a strategy called project-based
we have a strategy called project-based
we have a strategy called project-based learning now when you went to school
learning now when you went to school
learning now when you went to school project Basin a project means we hand
project Basin a project means we hand
project Basin a project means we hand the teacher piece of cardboard and they
the teacher piece of cardboard and they
the teacher piece of cardboard and they would market our ten and you would feel
would market our ten and you would feel
would market our ten and you would feel good about yourself or not project-based
good about yourself or not project-based
good about yourself or not project-based learning is totally different it is
learning is totally different it is
learning is totally different it is about authentic problem-solving and
about authentic problem-solving and
about authentic problem-solving and making real social change let me give
making real social change let me give
making real social change let me give you example last year on the day when
you example last year on the day when
you example last year on the day when our students were sitting for a national
our students were sitting for a national
our students were sitting for a national assessment and they had to write a
assessment and they had to write a
assessment and they had to write a persuasive text something like know it
persuasive text something like know it
persuasive text something like know it as that time on the same day our
as that time on the same day our
as that time on the same day our students went down to the local council
students went down to the local council
students went down to the local council and they have been doing some work about
and they have been doing some work about
and they have been doing some work about facilities for children in our community
facilities for children in our community
facilities for children in our community and they were able to convince our local
and they were able to convince our local
and they were able to convince our local council to build our kwatak Center so
council to build our kwatak Center so
council to build our kwatak Center so let’s have a look at this who is the
let’s have a look at this who is the
let’s have a look at this who is the more persuasive a student that gets full
more persuasive a student that gets full
more persuasive a student that gets full marks or high marks in a writing
marks or high marks in a writing
marks or high marks in a writing assessment or students that can convince
assessment or students that can convince
assessment or students that can convince a local councillor for Bob build a
a local councillor for Bob build a
a local councillor for Bob build a multi-million dollar Hall and we know
multi-million dollar Hall and we know
multi-million dollar Hall and we know the answer for that we also knew that
the answer for that we also knew that
the answer for that we also knew that many industries and employers let them
many industries and employers let them
many industries and employers let them please have time to themselves to
please have time to themselves to
please have time to themselves to problem-solve for their organization so
problem-solve for their organization so
problem-solve for their organization so we introduced the program in our school
we introduced the program in our school
we introduced the program in our school called adventure where students can
called adventure where students can
called adventure where students can follow their passionate leads to the
follow their passionate leads to the
follow their passionate leads to the curriculum students can code and instead
curriculum students can code and instead
curriculum students can code and instead of playing games online hostages learned
of playing games online hostages learned
of playing games online hostages learned how to code games online our students
how to code games online our students
how to code games online our students are able to create edit and publish
are able to create edit and publish
are able to create edit and publish videos using chroma keying
videos using chroma keying
videos using chroma keying our students Weibull to build websites
our students Weibull to build websites
our students Weibull to build websites and upload their family history we also
and upload their family history we also
and upload their family history we also had students that were very good at
had students that were very good at
had students that were very good at blogging and writing online and sharing
blogging and writing online and sharing
blogging and writing online and sharing that and then feedback from the each
that and then feedback from the each
that and then feedback from the each other we also found that students really
other we also found that students really
other we also found that students really loved virtual and augmented reality and
loved virtual and augmented reality and
loved virtual and augmented reality and when students were into Minecraft and
when students were into Minecraft and
when students were into Minecraft and building virtual worlds and linking
building virtual worlds and linking
building virtual worlds and linking those virtual worlds to other schools in
those virtual worlds to other schools in
those virtual worlds to other schools in Australia and also all around the world
Australia and also all around the world
Australia and also all around the world we also use technology for our students
we also use technology for our students
we also use technology for our students to communicate instead of learning for
to communicate instead of learning for
to communicate instead of learning for curiously about another country we
curiously about another country we
curiously about another country we wanted our students to talk to people
wanted our students to talk to people
wanted our students to talk to people from another country and in one project
from another country and in one project
from another country and in one project our students who were very much from a
our students who were very much from a
our students who were very much from a non-english speaking background and
non-english speaking background and
non-english speaking background and imagine we had 44 40 different language
imagine we had 44 40 different language
imagine we had 44 40 different language backgrounds they were teaching our
backgrounds they were teaching our
backgrounds they were teaching our school in Korea English and so that gave
school in Korea English and so that gave
school in Korea English and so that gave them empowerment of being a teacher
them empowerment of being a teacher
them empowerment of being a teacher we also set up a social enterprise
we also set up a social enterprise
we also set up a social enterprise program and taught our children how to
program and taught our children how to
program and taught our children how to design things prototype budget to solve
design things prototype budget to solve
design things prototype budget to solve solutions our students then want to buy
solutions our students then want to buy
solutions our students then want to buy products online our students want to
products online our students want to
products online our students want to sell products online so we were able to
sell products online so we were able to
sell products online so we were able to come up with a range of ways where we
come up with a range of ways where we
come up with a range of ways where we can use technology we still teach the
can use technology we still teach the
can use technology we still teach the basics in education even the argument of
basics in education even the argument of
basics in education even the argument of phonics in reading we still do
phonics in reading we still do
phonics in reading we still do however we take our learning and our
however we take our learning and our
however we take our learning and our knowledge and skills for our students
knowledge and skills for our students
knowledge and skills for our students out into the community our students for
out into the community our students for
out into the community our students for example went and worked at a company
example went and worked at a company
example went and worked at a company called Alessio which is a tech company
called Alessio which is a tech company
called Alessio which is a tech company those children are 5 to 12 years old but
those children are 5 to 12 years old but
those children are 5 to 12 years old but man
man
man and they went to work for lesson on
and they went to work for lesson on
and they went to work for lesson on front burner they had to they had to
front burner they had to they had to
front burner they had to they had to write their resumes upload their resumes
write their resumes upload their resumes
write their resumes upload their resumes Joanne attend the interview and once
Joanne attend the interview and once
Joanne attend the interview and once they got a job they helped the company
they got a job they helped the company
they got a job they helped the company code and solve a problem they gave our
code and solve a problem they gave our
code and solve a problem they gave our students la she our students did
students la she our students did
students la she our students did something similar they went and worked
something similar they went and worked
something similar they went and worked for the museum in Tempe arts and again
for the museum in Tempe arts and again
for the museum in Tempe arts and again they had to upload their resumes our
they had to upload their resumes our
they had to upload their resumes our students redesign a sensory room they
students redesign a sensory room they
students redesign a sensory room they looked at their website and said that a
looked at their website and said that a
looked at their website and said that a website was very add-on and there was no
website was very add-on and there was no
website was very add-on and there was no children’s website so they prototype a
children’s website so they prototype a
children’s website so they prototype a website for them for children they also
website for them for children they also
website for them for children they also made a video as for why children should
made a video as for why children should
made a video as for why children should come to the museum which an attempt Rio
come to the museum which an attempt Rio
come to the museum which an attempt Rio arts we know that our students can do a
arts we know that our students can do a
arts we know that our students can do a lot more than when they come to school
lot more than when they come to school
lot more than when they come to school we’ve demonstrated that even to a point
we’ve demonstrated that even to a point
we’ve demonstrated that even to a point where only recently we started our fifth
where only recently we started our fifth
where only recently we started our fifth year of changing school hours many of
year of changing school hours many of
year of changing school hours many of you work on the school where it started
you work on the school where it started
you work on the school where it started 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock we’ve changed our
9 o’clock to 3 o’clock we’ve changed our
9 o’clock to 3 o’clock we’ve changed our school hours from 8 o’clock to 1:15
school hours from 8 o’clock to 1:15
school hours from 8 o’clock to 1:15 because we knew our community from
because we knew our community from
because we knew our community from Middle Eastern European backgrounds
Middle Eastern European backgrounds
Middle Eastern European backgrounds historically started school early
historically started school early
historically started school early now can you mention that from last week
now can you mention that from last week
now can you mention that from last week when the temperature was 40 degrees we
when the temperature was 40 degrees we
when the temperature was 40 degrees we were our home or in the park in the
were our home or in the park in the
were our home or in the park in the water parts enjoying ourselves and
water parts enjoying ourselves and
water parts enjoying ourselves and avoiding that fatigue period and yet we
avoiding that fatigue period and yet we
avoiding that fatigue period and yet we still got a full day of school in but
still got a full day of school in but
still got a full day of school in but more importantly we know that our
more importantly we know that our
more importantly we know that our students can go home and get online and
students can go home and get online and
students can go home and get online and upload their homework and share we
upload their homework and share we
upload their homework and share we collaborate with one another we also
collaborate with one another we also
collaborate with one another we also know from our students that it has
know from our students that it has
know from our students that it has technology has made a huge impact on
technology has made a huge impact on
technology has made a huge impact on their learning la she does train
their learning la she does train
their learning la she does train curriculum and reporting authority
curriculum and reporting authority
curriculum and reporting authority published sus so called meritless that
published sus so called meritless that
published sus so called meritless that show growth
show growth
show growth of schools from near 35 our school was
of schools from near 35 our school was
of schools from near 35 our school was on that list and we know from our own
on that list and we know from our own
on that list and we know from our own internal data that student engagement is
internal data that student engagement is
internal data that student engagement is a lot higher our suspension rates in the
a lot higher our suspension rates in the
a lot higher our suspension rates in the Maryland is down to the zero so we know
Maryland is down to the zero so we know
Maryland is down to the zero so we know that our children come to school to
that our children come to school to
that our children come to school to engage in learning we know that
engage in learning we know that
engage in learning we know that technology has made a huge impact on our
technology has made a huge impact on our
technology has made a huge impact on our look students we know our students are
look students we know our students are
look students we know our students are creating the future for themselves we
creating the future for themselves we
creating the future for themselves we know now that our students can learn
know now that our students can learn
know now that our students can learn anytime anywhere and with anyone and we
anytime anywhere and with anyone and we
anytime anywhere and with anyone and we know that strong impact of technology
know that strong impact of technology
know that strong impact of technology for our students and how it’s made a
for our students and how it’s made a
for our students and how it’s made a difference for our students and their
difference for our students and their
difference for our students and their teachers thank you very much
teachers thank you very much
teachers thank you very much [Applause]
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