Guiding+questions

These questions are all in random order at this point. Please feel free to add to the list

Bridget pointed out that we all know everything applies to 21st century, so I am now omitting it from future questions
 * What will students need to know in the 21st century? (Pat)
 * What scaffolds have already been determined for the 21st century learner in the outside world? (Pat)
 * What will the 21st century teacher look like, need to know, be? (Pat)
 * How will we indentify and establish a K-12 curriculum that is sequential, hierarchical, skills-based and inline with 21at century standards? (Pat)
 * How will students and teachers be assessed in the 21st century? (Pat)
 * What resources might we tap into to do our 21st century work? (Pat)
 * How do we tailor 21st centruy standards to the five bulleted points in our mission statement? (Pat)
 * How will a 21st century curriculum alter our schedule?(Pat)
 * What technology will we need to support a 21st century curriculum? Pat)
 * What changes in our physical plant should we be considering to support the 21st century? Pat)
 * Does GA's heavy dependence on departmental autonomy work against a process-based, one school initiative? Pat)
 * What do colleges and universities expect of students now and in future? (Bridget)
 * What role should athletics play in the school? (Pat)
 * What health issues should we consider (eg teenagers do not do well when they have to come to school so early? (Pat)
 * What role would/should curriculum mapping play?
 * Should the AP Curriculum remain the cornerstone of our academic program? Does the AP program adequately prepare students for college and to be 21st century learners? (Karen)
 * This is really exciting stuff, with enormous implications for the future of GA & the future of education itself...but in order to do this potential justice, we need time to work on it, time to visit other schools, time to organize our efforts...and to reorganize...and re-reorganize. It's crucial work; might the school help us out somehow? (Mark)
 * As we are already a decade into the 21st century, and are all indeed 21st century learners, can we refer to our students as "digital natives," and begin to think about how we can teach/facilitate the learning of the literacy skills of "communication and collaboration; initiative and self-direction; productivity and accountability" (Framework for 21st Century Learning www.21stcenturyskills.org) through the incorporation of the digital natives' tools and authentic student-driven projects? (Sue H-H)