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My FutureMy ChoiceMy Life
LHS School Improvement Team
Essential Question:
How do your current educational choices impact your future?
Direction In what direction are you going? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? How can you be successful in the future? What does the future hold for you?
Only YOU know the answers to these questions…
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Global Perspectives: The World is Changing!
• Technology has revolutionized society.• Instant Information results in Economic Shifts.• The choices we make, as consumers, and as
citizens, impact people around the globe.• The rapid pace of change has established
interdependence among nations and individuals.
Today’s students need new skills or they won’t be able to compete tomorrow! These skills include:
Understanding and appreciating diverse cultures so that they can compete globally
Communication skills in more than one language (English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)
Problem Solving Skills Team Work Higher order thinking skills in Math, Science
and Reading and Writing More than basic skills!
We used to be at the top in achievement.
Rank Country Score
1 Finland 548
2 Korea 547
3 Netherlands 531
4 Switzerland 530
5 Canada 527
6 Japan 523
7 New Zealand 522
8 Australia 520
8 Belgium 520
10 Denmark 513
11 Czech Republic 510
12 Iceland 506
13 Austria 505
14 Germany 504
15 Sweden 502
Rank Country Score
16 Ireland 501
17 France 496
18 Poland 495
18 United Kingdom 495
20 Slovak Republic 492
21 Hungary 491
22 Luxembourg 490
22 Norway 490
24 Spain 480
25 United States 474
26 Portugal 466
27 Italy 462
28 Greece 459
29 Turkey 424
30 Mexico 406
The Challenge: Portrait of Our System NCEE 2007
People in the US could make a good living without the highest education levels.
That is not the case anymore. That is why ALL STUDENTS need to
learn at HIGH LEVELS. If the USA is to remain a superpower in
the world, we need to start today! This will take a tremendous effort on the
part of schools, students, parents, families and communities.
The Changing Workforce: Unskilled Jobs are Disappearing
73%
10%
16%
40%
40%
19%
24%
46%
30%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1950 1994 2004
Professional
Skilled
Unskilled
Who make$ what? Advanced degree $74,602 Bachelors degree $51,206 High school diploma $27,915 Workers WITHOUT a high school diploma
make $18,734
A college degree nearly Triples annual earnings
What does this mean? Shift~Happens
You need to be prepared for the jobs and technology that do not even EXIST!
You need to solve problems that do not yet exist!
“We cannot solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them!”
~Albert Einstein
(1879-1955)
What about YOU? What are YOU doing in school?
How are YOU preparing to become successful in the 21st century?
4Sight Tests & PSSA These tests provide you with an indication of
your progress on skills
It is important to do well so you…
learn, live, grow and
become successful
in our ever changing world!
Your Educational Choices……
4Sight assessments:
Sample items of questions on the PSSA
Informs LHS of your educational needs
Drives instruction
PSSA assessments:
Compares you to other students in your school…city….state….country…..world
Measures your mastery of required minimum knowledge and skills in order to compete globally
Student Achievement First……Really Matters
For individualsIncreased lifetime salary
Improved health
Longer lifeFor society
Lower criminal justice costs
Lower health-care costs
Increased economic growth
MATH 4Sight Assessment Results
Student Name
Grade
Total
Numbers & Operations (A)
Measurement (B)
Geometry (C)
Algebraic Concepts
(D)
Data & Probability
(E)
Open Ended
Response (OE)
Base
Test #1
Test #2
Charting Your ProgressName: 2008-2009Homeroom Teacher: 4SIGHT MATH RESULTS
%
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
B 1 2 3 B 1 2 3 B 1 2 3 B 1 2 3 B 1 2 3 B 1 2 3 B 1 2 3
Algebraic
Concepts
Data &
P robability
Open-Ended
ResponseTOTAL
Numbers and
Operations Measurement Geometry
