welcome welcome before I get started I wanted to thank an amazing young student
wanted to thank an amazing young student
wanted to thank an amazing young student deeply Chandra putting on this TED youth
deeply Chandra putting on this TED youth
deeply Chandra putting on this TED youth TEDx youth at North Creek event depleted
TEDx youth at North Creek event depleted
TEDx youth at North Creek event depleted all work she contacted the National Ted
all work she contacted the National Ted
all work she contacted the National Ted organization got the permit worked with
organization got the permit worked with
organization got the permit worked with the district on the logistics arranged
the district on the logistics arranged
the district on the logistics arranged the speakers and music drove the floor
the speakers and music drove the floor
the speakers and music drove the floor plans and coordinated everything from
plans and coordinated everything from
plans and coordinated everything from the filming to the refreshments I don’t
the filming to the refreshments I don’t
the filming to the refreshments I don’t know about you but I certainly never
know about you but I certainly never
know about you but I certainly never coordinated such a large event why not
coordinated such a large event why not
coordinated such a large event why not what a wonderful theme for this event as
what a wonderful theme for this event as
what a wonderful theme for this event as an educator I deeply believe in the idea
an educator I deeply believe in the idea
an educator I deeply believe in the idea of why not for each and every student
of why not for each and every student
of why not for each and every student isn’t that actually the underlying core
isn’t that actually the underlying core
isn’t that actually the underlying core belief of our entire educational school
belief of our entire educational school
belief of our entire educational school system could this child grow up to be
system could this child grow up to be
system could this child grow up to be the president of the United States why
the president of the United States why
the president of the United States why not
not
not could this child become an engineer or a
could this child become an engineer or a
could this child become an engineer or a lawyer or a writer or a dancer why not
lawyer or a writer or a dancer why not
lawyer or a writer or a dancer why not could one of our students at North Creek
could one of our students at North Creek
could one of our students at North Creek become one of the first people to set
become one of the first people to set
become one of the first people to set foot on Mars why not
foot on Mars why not
foot on Mars why not could one of our Jaguars eventually cure
could one of our Jaguars eventually cure
could one of our Jaguars eventually cure cancer
cancer
cancer why not at North Creek High School and
why not at North Creek High School and
why not at North Creek High School and in the North Shore School District our
in the North Shore School District our
in the North Shore School District our mission is to provide the kind of
mission is to provide the kind of
mission is to provide the kind of education to each and every student that
education to each and every student that
education to each and every student that opens up worlds and possibilities our
opens up worlds and possibilities our
opens up worlds and possibilities our job is to open doors not closed at North
job is to open doors not closed at North
job is to open doors not closed at North Creek our goal is a 100% on-time
Creek our goal is a 100% on-time
Creek our goal is a 100% on-time graduation rate why not
graduation rate why not
graduation rate why not where each graduate is ready to take on
where each graduate is ready to take on
where each graduate is ready to take on the complex world of their future given
the complex world of their future given
the complex world of their future given that this title is TEDx youth
that this title is TEDx youth
that this title is TEDx youth north creek let me spend just a little
north creek let me spend just a little
north creek let me spend just a little time on exactly how we’re going to do
time on exactly how we’re going to do
time on exactly how we’re going to do that first and foremost North Creek will
that first and foremost North Creek will
that first and foremost North Creek will focus on equity and social justice in
focus on equity and social justice in
focus on equity and social justice in all areas I want to thank dr. Reed our
all areas I want to thank dr. Reed our
all areas I want to thank dr. Reed our superintendent and our next speaker for
superintendent and our next speaker for
superintendent and our next speaker for help bringing this new renewed focus on
help bringing this new renewed focus on
help bringing this new renewed focus on tech we need our district let’s thank
tech we need our district let’s thank
tech we need our district let’s thank dr. Lee several years ago at South by
dr. Lee several years ago at South by
dr. Lee several years ago at South by Southwest edu down in Austin Texas I
Southwest edu down in Austin Texas I
Southwest edu down in Austin Texas I have the chance to listen to a talk
have the chance to listen to a talk
have the chance to listen to a talk given by the Finnish Minister of
given by the Finnish Minister of
given by the Finnish Minister of Education as you probably know Finland
Education as you probably know Finland
Education as you probably know Finland regularly finishes the top of world
regularly finishes the top of world
regularly finishes the top of world rankings of performance by students in
rankings of performance by students in
rankings of performance by students in nearly all areas so how did they do it
nearly all areas so how did they do it
nearly all areas so how did they do it decades ago when the Finnish school
decades ago when the Finnish school
decades ago when the Finnish school system was badly in need of reform the
system was badly in need of reform the
system was badly in need of reform the goal of the Finnish program was never
goal of the Finnish program was never
goal of the Finnish program was never excellence
excellence
excellence it was always equity since the nineteen
it was always equity since the nineteen
it was always equity since the nineteen eighties the main driver of the Finnish
eighties the main driver of the Finnish
eighties the main driver of the Finnish equity to the Finnish education policy
equity to the Finnish education policy
equity to the Finnish education policy has been the idea that every child
has been the idea that every child
has been the idea that every child should have the exact same opportunities
should have the exact same opportunities
should have the exact same opportunities to learn regardless of family background
to learn regardless of family background
to learn regardless of family background race gender income or geographic
race gender income or geographic
race gender income or geographic location education has been seen first
location education has been seen first
location education has been seen first and foremost not as a way to produce
and foremost not as a way to produce
and foremost not as a way to produce star performers but as an instrument to
star performers but as an instrument to
star performers but as an instrument to even out social inequality equity means
even out social inequality equity means
even out social inequality equity means giving every student what they need when
giving every student what they need when
giving every student what they need when they need it and making sure that no
they need it and making sure that no
they need it and making sure that no matter what the circumstances of their
matter what the circumstances of their
matter what the circumstances of their birth every single student has the
birth every single student has the
birth every single student has the opportunity to succeed and the
opportunity to succeed and the
opportunity to succeed and the appropriate supports do so it also means
appropriate supports do so it also means
appropriate supports do so it also means that we adults need to be knocking down
that we adults need to be knocking down
that we adults need to be knocking down barriers including entrenched
barriers including entrenched
barriers including entrenched institutional policies and practices
institutional policies and practices
institutional policies and practices that favour some students over others
that favour some students over others
that favour some students over others and North Creek we will make sure that
and North Creek we will make sure that
and North Creek we will make sure that equity is a lens through which we make
equity is a lens through which we make
equity is a lens through which we make all our decisions from budgeting to
all our decisions from budgeting to
all our decisions from budgeting to hiring to
hiring to
hiring to choices we work with the district to
choices we work with the district to
choices we work with the district to address those institutional barriers
address those institutional barriers
address those institutional barriers that prevent some students from reaching
that prevent some students from reaching
that prevent some students from reaching their full potential and we will operate
their full potential and we will operate
their full potential and we will operate with the understanding that equity is
with the understanding that equity is
with the understanding that equity is not a program or an initiative it’s a
not a program or an initiative it’s a
not a program or an initiative it’s a way of life in the words of the late
way of life in the words of the late
way of life in the words of the late conservative who was a professor of
conservative who was a professor of
conservative who was a professor of educational leadership and Policy
educational leadership and Policy
educational leadership and Policy Studies at the University will always be
Studies at the University will always be
Studies at the University will always be asking whose interests are being served
asking whose interests are being served
asking whose interests are being served can North Creek really be a high school
can North Creek really be a high school
can North Creek really be a high school where equity comes first and social
where equity comes first and social
where equity comes first and social justice is one of our top goals why not
justice is one of our top goals why not
justice is one of our top goals why not throughout this year I’ve been meeting
throughout this year I’ve been meeting
throughout this year I’ve been meeting with user North Creek teachers and one
with user North Creek teachers and one
with user North Creek teachers and one of the through lines of our meetings
of the through lines of our meetings
of the through lines of our meetings that we’ve discussed over and over and
that we’ve discussed over and over and
that we’ve discussed over and over and over again has been their job our job is
over again has been their job our job is
over again has been their job our job is to build relationships with our students
to build relationships with our students
to build relationships with our students our goal of North Creek and actually
our goal of North Creek and actually
our goal of North Creek and actually across the entire Northland school
across the entire Northland school
across the entire Northland school system is that each and every student is
system is that each and every student is
system is that each and every student is known well by at least one caring adult
known well by at least one caring adult
known well by at least one caring adult in each school the research is clear
in each school the research is clear
in each school the research is clear students who feel and know that someone
students who feel and know that someone
students who feel and know that someone cares about them do better in school
cares about them do better in school
cares about them do better in school have better attendance and getting far
have better attendance and getting far
have better attendance and getting far less trouble as bill gates in an article
less trouble as bill gates in an article
less trouble as bill gates in an article in 2015 teaching is about relationships
in 2015 teaching is about relationships
in 2015 teaching is about relationships this fall every student in North Creek
this fall every student in North Creek
this fall every student in North Creek will have an advisory period twice a
will have an advisory period twice a
will have an advisory period twice a week where they’ll meet with a small
week where they’ll meet with a small
week where they’ll meet with a small group of students in one of our caring
group of students in one of our caring
group of students in one of our caring teachers during advisory students will
teachers during advisory students will
teachers during advisory students will get to know each other and their teacher
get to know each other and their teacher
get to know each other and their teacher they will work on social-emotional
they will work on social-emotional
they will work on social-emotional skills and will form bonds that are
skills and will form bonds that are
skills and will form bonds that are critical to success in high school in
critical to success in high school in
critical to success in high school in classes teachers will get to know their
classes teachers will get to know their
classes teachers will get to know their students as individuals and will work
students as individuals and will work
students as individuals and will work for it’s helping each of their students
for it’s helping each of their students
for it’s helping each of their students succeed most high school
succeed most high school
succeed most high school when asked what they do they say things
when asked what they do they say things
when asked what they do they say things like oh will I teach math or I teach
like oh will I teach math or I teach
like oh will I teach math or I teach chemistry and there’s those are great
chemistry and there’s those are great
chemistry and there’s those are great answers but I hope that when we open
answers but I hope that when we open
answers but I hope that when we open North Creek teachers say I teach kids
North Creek teachers say I teach kids
North Creek teachers say I teach kids and I have to teach the length or
and I have to teach the length or
and I have to teach the length or chemistry or dance can we really create
chemistry or dance can we really create
chemistry or dance can we really create a school where every single one of our
a school where every single one of our
a school where every single one of our 1,700 students knows they are cared for
1,700 students knows they are cared for
1,700 students knows they are cared for and where they have great relationship
and where they have great relationship
and where they have great relationship with each other and with our teachers
with each other and with our teachers
with each other and with our teachers staff and administrators why not one of
staff and administrators why not one of
staff and administrators why not one of the best ways to get students to reach
the best ways to get students to reach
the best ways to get students to reach high levels of expectation a high level
high levels of expectation a high level
high levels of expectation a high level of achievement excuse me is have high
of achievement excuse me is have high
of achievement excuse me is have high expectations over student achievement is
expectations over student achievement is
expectations over student achievement is strongly affected but what the teacher
strongly affected but what the teacher
strongly affected but what the teacher expects of them and this has been
expects of them and this has been
expects of them and this has been demonstrated by many different
demonstrated by many different
demonstrated by many different educational researchers the first and
educational researchers the first and
educational researchers the first and foremost I want to mention this
foremost I want to mention this
foremost I want to mention this experiment is called the Pygmalion
experiment is called the Pygmalion
experiment is called the Pygmalion effect researchers Robert Rosenthal and
effect researchers Robert Rosenthal and
effect researchers Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson conducted an experiment
Lenore Jacobson conducted an experiment
Lenore Jacobson conducted an experiment at a primary school where they gave all
at a primary school where they gave all
at a primary school where they gave all the students and intelligence tests the
the students and intelligence tests the
the students and intelligence tests the experimenters then told the teachers
experimenters then told the teachers
experimenters then told the teachers that these were the top 20% of students
that these were the top 20% of students
that these were the top 20% of students and that many of these students had
and that many of these students had
and that many of these students had exceptional potential and would achieve
exceptional potential and would achieve
exceptional potential and would achieve high results but the teachers didn’t
high results but the teachers didn’t
high results but the teachers didn’t know as the students were randomly
know as the students were randomly
know as the students were randomly selected and the test made no such
selected and the test made no such
selected and the test made no such prediction however when the students
prediction however when the students
prediction however when the students were tested again eight months later
were tested again eight months later
were tested again eight months later those so called gifted students did
those so called gifted students did
those so called gifted students did perform much higher because of those
perform much higher because of those
perform much higher because of those patience Robert Marzano Fellman when
patience Robert Marzano Fellman when
patience Robert Marzano Fellman when teachers have high expectations of
teachers have high expectations of
teachers have high expectations of students they actually act differently
students they actually act differently
students they actually act differently they call them the more often waiting
they call them the more often waiting
they call them the more often waiting longer for their answers and give them
longer for their answers and give them
longer for their answers and give them more opportunities to succeed at North
more opportunities to succeed at North
more opportunities to succeed at North Korea will have these very kinds of high
Korea will have these very kinds of high
Korea will have these very kinds of high expectations for all our students and
expectations for all our students and
expectations for all our students and will also provide the supports necessary
will also provide the supports necessary
will also provide the supports necessary from each of our students to succeed not
from each of our students to succeed not
from each of our students to succeed not only when we have advisory but we’ll
only when we have advisory but we’ll
only when we have advisory but we’ll also have extra tutorials for students
also have extra tutorials for students
also have extra tutorials for students who are struggling enrichment sessions
who are struggling enrichment sessions
who are struggling enrichment sessions for students ready to take on additional
for students ready to take on additional
for students ready to take on additional challenges classes to support students
challenges classes to support students
challenges classes to support students who are learning English as an
who are learning English as an
who are learning English as an additional language specialized
additional language specialized
additional language specialized instruction for students who learn
instruction for students who learn
instruction for students who learn differently than their peers and
differently than their peers and
differently than their peers and counseling for students whenever they
counseling for students whenever they
counseling for students whenever they needed and wanted can we really open a
needed and wanted can we really open a
needed and wanted can we really open a high school where we treat every student
high school where we treat every student
high school where we treat every student like them gifted where we have very high
like them gifted where we have very high
like them gifted where we have very high expectations and where we provide high
expectations and where we provide high
expectations and where we provide high levels of support so that every student
levels of support so that every student
levels of support so that every student succeeds why not this past fall as
succeeds why not this past fall as
succeeds why not this past fall as students register for classes at North
students register for classes at North
students register for classes at North Creek they were offered 20 different
Creek they were offered 20 different
Creek they were offered 20 different Advanced Placement or AP courses
Advanced Placement or AP courses
Advanced Placement or AP courses including AP Calculus AP physics and AP
including AP Calculus AP physics and AP
including AP Calculus AP physics and AP English language as well as ap
English language as well as ap
English language as well as ap environmental science and AP Human
environmental science and AP Human
environmental science and AP Human Geography in the fall of 2018 we’ll add
Geography in the fall of 2018 we’ll add
Geography in the fall of 2018 we’ll add at least six more AP courses including
at least six more AP courses including
at least six more AP courses including AP government in politics but I’m most
AP government in politics but I’m most
AP government in politics but I’m most excited to announce that in 2018 and 19
excited to announce that in 2018 and 19
excited to announce that in 2018 and 19 North Creek will become one of the first
North Creek will become one of the first
North Creek will become one of the first North Shore schools
North Shore schools
North Shore schools to add the new AP capstone program AP
to add the new AP capstone program AP
to add the new AP capstone program AP capstone is comprised of two courses 87
capstone is comprised of two courses 87
capstone is comprised of two courses 87 on AP research and is designed to
on AP research and is designed to
on AP research and is designed to complement and enhance the discipline
complement and enhance the discipline
complement and enhance the discipline specific study in other AP courses
specific study in other AP courses
specific study in other AP courses students who are scores of 3 or better
students who are scores of 3 or better
students who are scores of 3 or better on the AP research and AP seminar exams
on the AP research and AP seminar exams
on the AP research and AP seminar exams and then also get a three of them on
and then also get a three of them on
and then also get a three of them on four other exams will earn the AP
four other exams will earn the AP
four other exams will earn the AP capstone to flow
capstone to flow
capstone to flow a very special significant event this
a very special significant event this
a very special significant event this will signify two colleges their
will signify two colleges their
will signify two colleges their outstanding academic achievement and
outstanding academic achievement and
outstanding academic achievement and attainment of high level college
attainment of high level college
attainment of high level college academic and research skills in addition
academic and research skills in addition
academic and research skills in addition to AP courses Norfolk teachers are
to AP courses Norfolk teachers are
to AP courses Norfolk teachers are looking at each of their curricular
looking at each of their curricular
looking at each of their curricular areas and trying to find ways to make
areas and trying to find ways to make
areas and trying to find ways to make your content more relevant to today’s
your content more relevant to today’s
your content more relevant to today’s students for example I’ve been working
students for example I’ve been working
students for example I’ve been working with our English department to see if we
with our English department to see if we
with our English department to see if we can make the novels we read more
can make the novels we read more
can make the novels we read more reflective of the students we teach in
reflective of the students we teach in
reflective of the students we teach in the areas of electives organics and
the areas of electives organics and
the areas of electives organics and unique electives like architectural
unique electives like architectural
unique electives like architectural design lab where students will actually
design lab where students will actually
design lab where students will actually work with local architects on real
work with local architects on real
work with local architects on real building projects with respect to
building projects with respect to
building projects with respect to courses in science technology
courses in science technology
courses in science technology engineering and mathematics known as
engineering and mathematics known as
engineering and mathematics known as stem we are excited that our program
stem we are excited that our program
stem we are excited that our program will have both a biomedical and an
will have both a biomedical and an
will have both a biomedical and an aerospace focus at North Creek
aerospace focus at North Creek
aerospace focus at North Creek our Career and Technical Education
our Career and Technical Education
our Career and Technical Education programs will emphasize innovation
programs will emphasize innovation
programs will emphasize innovation creativity and problem-solving a major
creativity and problem-solving a major
creativity and problem-solving a major mindset coupled with state-of-the-art
mindset coupled with state-of-the-art
mindset coupled with state-of-the-art technology and 21st century curriculum
technology and 21st century curriculum
technology and 21st century curriculum standards set the stage for students to
standards set the stage for students to
standards set the stage for students to think outside the box and become true
think outside the box and become true
think outside the box and become true innovators can we really offer a
innovators can we really offer a
innovators can we really offer a curriculum that’s both rigorous and
curriculum that’s both rigorous and
curriculum that’s both rigorous and relevant that’s both classic and
relevant that’s both classic and
relevant that’s both classic and creative that reflects the students we
creative that reflects the students we
creative that reflects the students we teach and yet give students access to
teach and yet give students access to
teach and yet give students access to the dominant paradigm and that
the dominant paradigm and that
the dominant paradigm and that encourages innovation in all areas
American high schools are different than
American high schools are different than most in the world in addition to
most in the world in addition to
most in the world in addition to academic classes u.s. high schools offer
academic classes u.s. high schools offer
academic classes u.s. high schools offer a plethora of extracurricular
a plethora of extracurricular
a plethora of extracurricular experiences from sports to music to
experiences from sports to music to
experiences from sports to music to language clubs north korean will be no
language clubs north korean will be no
language clubs north korean will be no different we’ve hired coaches for our
different we’ve hired coaches for our
different we’ve hired coaches for our sports teams from professional leagues
sports teams from professional leagues
sports teams from professional leagues and from around the country we have
and from around the country we have
and from around the country we have talented student athletes coming to us
talented student athletes coming to us
talented student athletes coming to us from nine different Norfolk schools and
from nine different Norfolk schools and
from nine different Norfolk schools and from schools beyond our borders the kids
from schools beyond our borders the kids
from schools beyond our borders the kids for North Korea make the playoffs or
for North Korea make the playoffs or
for North Korea make the playoffs or even two
even two
even two or state in their very first unity open
or state in their very first unity open
or state in their very first unity open why not our arts program we truly
why not our arts program we truly
why not our arts program we truly amazing and I can’t wait to see our
amazing and I can’t wait to see our
amazing and I can’t wait to see our first play go to our first concerts our
first play go to our first concerts our
first play go to our first concerts our clubs and activities and offerings will
clubs and activities and offerings will
clubs and activities and offerings will be robust and importantly if a student
be robust and importantly if a student
be robust and importantly if a student doesn’t find something that interests
doesn’t find something that interests
doesn’t find something that interests them they can always start their own
them they can always start their own
them they can always start their own Club let’s remember we are all here
Club let’s remember we are all here
Club let’s remember we are all here tonight because one student was so
tonight because one student was so
tonight because one student was so passionate about this event that she
passionate about this event that she
passionate about this event that she just had to create it that’s North Creek
just had to create it that’s North Creek
just had to create it that’s North Creek in a nutshell a place where every
in a nutshell a place where every
in a nutshell a place where every student knows that he or she can be part
student knows that he or she can be part
student knows that he or she can be part of something amazing or simply create
of something amazing or simply create
of something amazing or simply create something amazing why not as I close I
something amazing why not as I close I
something amazing why not as I close I wanted to share my dreams for all our
wanted to share my dreams for all our
wanted to share my dreams for all our future Jaguars anything is possible at
future Jaguars anything is possible at
future Jaguars anything is possible at North Creek we have the staff we have
North Creek we have the staff we have
North Creek we have the staff we have the students we have the parents and the
the students we have the parents and the
the students we have the parents and the community and we have the support from
community and we have the support from
community and we have the support from our school district from our school
our school district from our school
our school district from our school board and from our superintendent we can
board and from our superintendent we can
board and from our superintendent we can and will graduate students who are
and will graduate students who are
and will graduate students who are innovators creative problem-solvers
innovators creative problem-solvers
innovators creative problem-solvers collaborative thinkers caring and
collaborative thinkers caring and
collaborative thinkers caring and compassionate friends environmental
compassionate friends environmental
compassionate friends environmental champions certain leaders and social
champions certain leaders and social
champions certain leaders and social justice activists why not
justice activists why not
justice activists why not anything is possible at North Korea
anything is possible at North Korea
anything is possible at North Korea you
you
you [Applause]
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