PARTNERS IN

LEARNING
School of the Future Overview
 Rules of Engagement
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 Philadelphia Context
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 Grade 9 – 12 Public High School with 750 Students opened

Sept. 2006
 Neighborhood High School with comprehensive curriculum,
not special admit
 3 Year project funded by the School District of Philadelphia
with a standard budget allocation
 Microsoft’s contribution primarily human capital,
partnership development support and MCS resourcing and
is part of our US Partners in Learning portfolio
 New construction in West Philadelphia (163K Sq. Ft.)
 Best practices and outcomes to be leveraged worldwide.
Building not required. 
 Resources available at www.microsoft.com/education/sof
 Project Principles
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 6 Essential Questions
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 PDAs Real-time
Whiteboards Carts Assessment
Laptops
Wireless
Portals
Technology
Labs
Robotics Distance Instructional
Learning Management

is not
email the
Smartcards Solutions
OneNote
Virtual
Wireless WWW2
T1 Classrooms
Projectors
issue
Distributed
Media
T3
Flexible Windows Server
Tablets 2003
Space IM
Speech Recognition
What are you trying to
create?
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Establishing the Environment Principles

1 where learning is not dependent on time and place
2 where content, curriculum and tools are current and relevant
3 where instruction adapts to the needs of the individual student

continuous
relevant
adaptive
 Implications
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continuous
Schedule, Calendar, Contracts, Information Access

r relevant Professional Development, Instruction, Tools, Systems, Partnerships

el
e
v
a
n Tools, Assessment Models, Space, Customer Awareness
t
adaptive
 Who are we creating this
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for?
 1 in 6 of the world’s adults is illiterate
 60,000 of UK pupils have unauthorized absence from school every day
 Currently, some 115 million children in the world are not being
educated
 Today’s average US student has 4 – 5 email addresses
 26% of US students access a foreign news service
 The fastest growing segment of computer users today in the US is 5 –
7 year olds.
 In Indonesia, a person with tertiary education earns an average 82 per
cent more than one with secondary qualifications. In Paraguay, the
difference is as high as 300 percent.
 96% of US students say school is important to their success… only
20% believe it is meeting their needs.
 Who is your customer?
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• Motivations
MOTIVE • Obstacles
• Trends
• Interests
• Values
• Environment
 How will you organize your work?
Through Definition of scope.
Areas of Innovation
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 What process will guide your
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efforts?6 Development Process
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©

1 2 3 4 5 6
Introspection Investigation Inclusion Innovation Implementation Introspection
Establish Review and Engage Determine Act Reflect,
Pedagogy Identify Community Personnel Training Review and
Methodology Best Practice Key Leaders Building Readiness Adjust
Culture Innovation Government IT Architecture Launch
Success Metrics Research Partners
Benchmarks Advisory Board
SWOT Process

stage 1 stage 2 stage 3 stage 4 stage 5 stage 6

1 – 3 months 4 - 6 months 30 – 36+ months 2 - 6 months 1 - 4 months 4 - 12 months

 What is Critical for Success?
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 Creating Common Language
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Success
An Factor
involved 1: Involved
and connected and connected
learning learning
community community
acknowledges that all stakeholders—
students, parents, community organizations, Higher Ed, businesses, etc. must participate if
success is to be realized. The learning community is a dynamic, vibrant society that
incorporates and represents the voices of all constituents. Multiple means for
communicating, sharing information, and soliciting input must be established. Digital tools,
electronic and print media must support inclusion, eliminating barriers of language and
economics. Finally, the learning community must provide opportunities that promote
learning as a life-long process.

Success Factor 2: Proficient and inviting curriculum-driven setting

The physical setting must support and be conducive to the continuous and changing needs
of the learning community. The technical infrastructure must support current and future
mobile and fixed technical equipment and should enable the sharing of all data types. All
learning spaces must provide the necessary elements that allow for instruction and learning
at all times and be mobile and flexible to adapt to changes in teaching and learning
activities.
Success Factor: Proficient and inviting curriculum–driven setting
The physical setting must support and be conducive to the continuous and changing needs of the learning
community. The technical infrastructure must support current and future mobile and fixed technical equipment
and should enable the sharing of all data types. All learning spaces must provide the necessary elements that
allow for instruction and learning at all times and be mobile and flexible to adapt to changes in teaching and
learning activities. The physical setting must also act as a motivating element for members of the learning
community and support the mission and vision of the school.

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
• Wireless infrastructure • Teachers need to rethink the way they design and
• 1:1 access deliver content
• Glass-enriched, flexible and moveable learning spaces • Teachers must learn to mentor and engage students
• Prepares students for the technology rich workplace and and community members in teaching and learning
society they will live and work in process.
• Provides a model for school design and construction • Difficult to plan for future needs of physical space

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
• Have real observable societal impact • Maintaining currency of infrastructure and technology
• Prepare learners who are able to adapt to changing, tools
technology rich society and workplace • Not maximizing use of facility to achieve cost
• Prepare all learners for jobs yet to be identified effectiveness
• Drive architectural design • Administrators and staff have not been selected
• Develop integrated spaces for collaboration and team
projects
• Ability to extend beyond school day to meet the needs of
the community
• Motivate all members of the community to learn, grow
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 Building the Assets
Design Principles
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What assets will you need?
Success Factor Asset

Competency Wheel
Professional Leadership
Professional Leadership Development Model
Proficient and inviting curriculum-driven
Learning Space Matrix
setting
Cross-Curricula Integration of R&D R&D Integration Framework
Device Strategy
Community Inclusion Plan
School Procurement System
Time Reporting and Payroll Management
Involved and Connected Learning Home/School Broadband Connection
Community Community Information Portal and Content
Repository
Space and Time Management Solution
InfoPath Form Development
Virtual Library / Virtual Teaching Assistant
Food Service Management Control
Flexible and sustainable learning
Assessment Dashboard
environment
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 Asset: Learning

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 Learning Plan Functions
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 Learning Plan Form 24/7
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 Day in a Life
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 9:15 Community Gathering

 9:45 – 4:30 Formal Learning Time
 Essential Questions for Each PSSA Strand
Determined
 Duration of Question Cycle Dependent on
Question
 Student Placement Determined by LP
(Learning Plan)
 4:30 – 10:00 Continuous Engagement
Opportunities
 Onsite, Offsite or Online
 Options for all 3 Functions Offered
 Personal
 Asset Examples

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 Successful
Learning
Organization

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Principles
6 Characteristics of Effective Learning
Spaces
 Motivating

 Flexible

 Collaborative

 Reflective

 Performance Focused

 Community Centric
 Learning Space Matrix

Building Location
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Objective:
To be environmentally responsible to
surrounding area including the park and
the adjacent community

Motivating Flexible Collaborative Reflective Performance Focused Community Centric

Maximizes natural First floor designed to Part of the Centennial Sited and designed to Appropriate vegetation and First floor and lower
lighting throughout the accommodate elements of an District; enhances reflect the tranquility landscaping elements elevation provide residents
building urban community center surrounding of the natural setting; including a “green roof” will with easy access to
with a high degree of neighborhood and innovative, yet sited align with the SOF prescribed appropriate resources
interaction among staff and adjacent parkland to take advantage of ecological and environmental
students the park’s natural studies
Fairmount Park and beauty and its ability
nearby Philadelphia Zoo to stimulate personal Adjacent to four athletic
become curricular tools reflection fields
for out-of-classroom
ecological and
environmental studies

Interactive Learning Center Streetscape and Lobby Performance Arts Pavilion Building Infrastructure Physical Fitness Suite
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