CREDIT FLEXIBILITY WEBINAR信贷弹性网络研讨会.ppt

High School Credit Flexibility Otsego Local Schools October 29,2009 Jason Smith WCESC School Improvement Consultant Serving Otsego and Lake Local Schools 1867 N. Research Drive Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 Wcesc_jsm@ 419 354-9010, ext. 218 Check-in(from outside to inside the meeting) Reflect on anything that might limit your participation in this meeting. ? Something really on your mind ? Something great that happened to you that you need to share. Take 2 minutes to cross share with your elbow partner. Thank your partner for sharing and say “I’m in” Meeting In Progress It is OK to feel some Trepidation First Basketball Practice or Game Who is on my team? What are the rules? Who will be helping me? How do I know I am doing what is required of me? I do not want to look like I do not know what to do! Credit Flexibility Ohio Core, SB 311, etc. Require the state to develop a plan for students to earn high school credit based upon demonstration of subject area competency, instead of, or in combination with hours of instruction. Credit Flexibility Plan Moves away from the Carnegie unit as a measure of learning. The Carnegie unit was introduced at the beginning of the 20th century and is tied to the notion that the brain is a “pail we fill” during the required 120 hours of seat time. Students Can Earn Credit By the Following Completing coursework Testing out or showing mastery of course content Pursuing an educational option such as senior project, distance learning, postsecondary coursework, online coursework, service learning, research-based project, internship, study abroad. Any combination of the above Flexibility to meet…….. Increased expectations for HS graduation (4 years of math w/Algebra II and 3 years of science w/lab) in response to globalization, technology, demographics). Demand for 21st Century skills - especially creative and innovative thinking. Benefits Related to Achievement Students have access to more learning resources/experie