David Cook

Builder of Student-Centered Learning Systems Connectedness | Strategic | Activator | Maximizer | Futuristic

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Are students/schools accountable for the important things?

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Does your state have a law or rule allowing your school or school system to apply for waivers to improve policy and practice for innovation. Let’s talk! https://t.co/6HnQj77tML
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Is our education system human centered?

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Current education system is built to sort, not grow. Since 1990, NAEP scores show only modest gains. Achievement gaps are wide. Same test, same results. That’s not a student problem, it’s a design problem. #EducationReform #FutureOfLearning #Leadership

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Name five things that have been made commercially available since 1894? Here’s my list: telephone, television, computers, the internet, AI. One thing that hasn’t is an education system that has adapted with these changes.

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Are we preparing learners for their world in which they live or ours. Our current system focuses on the latter. The driver’s license process explains why our system is wrong. If these videos resonate, please share. https://t.co/2cPetgOChQ

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Our education system was built for a world that doesn’t exist and for when knowledge acquisition was more important than application. The driver's license analogy, we are measuring if Ss know the rules of the road without assessing whether they can drive. https://t.co/2WbrtSVRTJ

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Two years ago I made the decision to end my tenure at the KY DOE after 27 years in public education. When you do that you “retire” from KDE. Today, I get asked often “How is retirement?” I wouldn’t know. I haven’t ever retired. #stillworking #systemchange https://t.co/k10L43Vb82

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@EJLouKY works to end educational inequity by pairing middle school Ss with HS peers for tutoring and mentorship. EJ is expanding their to the surrounding area and is looking for someone to handle the outreach. https://t.co/Na0CszWcrv

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Our education system isn’t broken. It’s the just the wrong system. It’s designed for a world that doesn’t exist. It rewards Ss for the “rules of the road” without asking if they can drive. Check out the video here: https://t.co/wl8NfHQxK0

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@CorySteiner10 Congrats!

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My latest podcast guesting gig. Excited to join Liza Holland and Education Perspectives to talk about “Do They Know How to Drive”, “We All Have Talents” and why our system is the problem, not teaching and learning. https://t.co/k10L43Vb82

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Our education system was built for a world that no longer exists, with metrics that don’t supply the humans the future needs, for an age when change was slow. None of these reasons seem to push change. Learners don’t have time for us to wait any longer.  

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We won’t issue a driver’s license with only a written “rules of the road” test. You must complete the driving test. We still assess learners on “the rules of the road”). We can’t measure them only on what they know. It’s time to teach them to drive. https://t.co/bvIovh3doQ

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Deficit mindsets, standardization, teaching v. facilitating learning, acquisition v. application of knowledge. These are just a few of the 10 reasons our education system doesn’t need to be fixed, it is the wrong system in the Age of AI. https://t.co/AytfKd3iJE

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“Our education system is broken and it needs to be fixed”. This statement isn’t accurate. The system is operating well for what it was designed to do, it gets an A+. It’s the wrong system for today. We need a new system. Read the Top Ten Reasons at https://t.co/AytfKd3iJE

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It’s time to look at what learners bring to the table and improve outcomes by focusing on assets. The research is clear. Better engagement and productivity leads to better outcomes. AI requires humans to be the best version of themselves. Read more at https://t.co/NLOyuMCj5V

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Soon we will assess learners using metrics designed for the industrial age and a world that doesn’t exist. It’s a system that has operated as it was intended since 1894; it’s just the wrong system. We need an AI Ready System that knows who learners are as much as what they know.