The first goal listed under the NVUSD strategic plan is “Student learning, achievement and success”. According to the district, this goal will be accomplished by addressing the following items
Navigating further on the NVUSD website, one is able to locate the 21st century learning page. While this page is more explicitly geared towards the use of innovation and technology in the district, several locations on the page make mention of things like bringing a device to class, Napa learns and CUE, the mission statement at the top of the page, still makes no explicit mention of these strategies: “ Our mission is to transform lives by instilling and inspiring lifelong learning in every student. We believe it is imperative that we make learning relevant to the real world in order that our students can thrive in the work force, contribute to their communities and become respected members of society.” Listed under the navigation links and 6 C infographic on this page is the first explicit mention of the districts aim for teachers to create a student centered classroom. NVUSD explains that in our classrooms students will have innovative and relevant learning experiences, enhanced through the implementation of technology in classrooms. “The old classroom model – teacher-centered, one-way, one-size-fits-all – makes no sense to young people who have grown up in a digital world. Instruction must enable students to take ownership of their own learning, use technology to enhance learning, and ensure that student are active participants and ENGAGED in personalized educational experiences.” I understand that some might appreciate a separation between NVUSD’s strategic plan and its goal to produce 21st century learners but with such a large focus at the district and site level to increase the use of technology in the classroom, it seems counterintuitive to not unite these subjects.
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Tess
6/16/2019 12:07:13 pm
I agree. The mission statement is a bit vague regarding how we will implement 21st Century Skills and the use of technology. I feel that there are too few people in the district that understand what 21st Century education looks like. They're using buzzwords, but really don't have a mental picture of it. It will take people like you and like minded educators to change the general mind-set. You can do it, Brandon!
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Jona Sandau
6/17/2019 12:44:56 am
Thank you, Brandon, for a thorough perspective that addresses the strategic plan! I had not thought of looking at the plan to see where technology fits. I wonder if it might be helpful for administrative leadership to go back and look at our site via a specific lens such as technology. As we have learned so often through our work here with Touro, looking through multiple lenses can be extremely illuminating! This process makes me want to comb over my capstone multiple times from different angles! Great job and thank you for always helping me to think smarter!
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JP
6/18/2019 06:19:58 pm
College and Career ready should mean the integration of innovative learning and technology, especially since we are training for jobs "that don't exist yet." I was inspired by your post to look at our district's strategic plan and agree that there is no explicit mention of 21st century learning to be found.
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