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Our school of the future.
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There are no letter grades.
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No grade levels.
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Because our focus is on student learning.
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Not time served.
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Or units covered.
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Students proceed at their own pace.
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Based on understanding and mastering content.
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So children who are more advanced will move ahead more quickly...
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and those who require more time will get the time they need.
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To learn.
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Not just pass.
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In our school of the future, there is no fixed curriculum.
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Only standards.
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Teachers are given free reign to design their own curriculum
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based on the needs of their students.
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Because who knows the needs of their students
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better than the teachers who must actually teach those students?
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Teachers are masters of instructional design.
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Put another way, we put the teacher back into teaching.
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In our school of the future, all students have access to technology.
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Technology is fully integrated into our curriculum and classrooms.
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Because when used properly...
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today’s interactive and communication technologies are the most powerful tools for teaching and learning
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ever invented.
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So those IRRITATING ipods
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those ANNOYING cell phones
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and all those AWFUL computers and netbooks and laptops...
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are actually used in our classrooms to excite and engage our students in the process of learning.
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Our students are connected.
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But they also unplug.
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In our school of the future, at least one hour each day is dedicated to exercise.
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Because children need to run and play.
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So gym teachers and music teachers and art teachers, dust off those resumes
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because we need you.
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Our school has a garden.
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Every student works in the garden.
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They grow food with their hands.
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They eat the food they grow.
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Healthy food. Sustainable food.
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There are no vending machines.
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Anywhere.
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We don’t sell soda pop and candy.
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Ever.
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We don’t serve processed food for lunch.
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Instead, we nurture our children’s bodies...
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while we engage their minds.
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Our school sits at the hub of the community.
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The school’s resources are available to the community.
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And our students are required to serve their community in some meaningful way.
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We are all connected.
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To each other.
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To a common cause.
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To make our communities better.
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To make our world brighter.
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And to embrace the ideals of John Winthrop...
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That we shall be as a shining City on a Hill
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because the eyes of the world are upon us.
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Envision that.
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Our school of the future.
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