1. Creating a Better Education for All Children Looking Ahead to a New Decade Mary Kay Sommers Principal, Shepardson Elementary 2007-08 President National Association of Elementary School Principals

4. Reflections Leadership Experiences at International Level

5. Netherlands – Educating the Whole Child

7. Liverpool, England – UK Education Leaders

8. Individual Child Focus and Accountability

9. Movement and Brain Research Common

10. Australian Principals Share in Tasmania

11. Competing on math problems with students around the world.

12. Choice in Schools

13. Working on replacing windows and getting safe fence around property. Photographs to build student pride.

14. International Panel --- USA UK Canada New Zealand --- High Stakes Testing

18. Reflections Leadership Experiences at National Level

19. New York City Principals Meet With City Officials And Prominent Educational Leaders

20. Music and Arts are Valued!

21. Technology is Valued

22. Instruction Is Coordinated And Learning Is Monitored

23. Students work in stations in Montana.

24. 5 th grade Students Problem – solving Using Web cams To talk to NASA To Answer Team Questions Missoula, MT

25. OK teachers meeting regularly to plan from assessments. Teachers in high achieving schools get bonuses.

26. Testifying for Congress – NCLB Revisions

29. Reflections Visioning Process for 2021 Institute for Alternative Futures

31. Drivers for Change

41. What might the future be? Today Time Tomorrow . Trends Forecasts Plausible Futures Possible Futures Wild Cards Scenarios

42. Going with the Flow/ Paddling Harder Problems Successes Alternative Futures Feared Future Preferred Future Expected Future Visionary Change Leader Community Convener Innovative Pacesetter Compromised Position Implosion Endangered Species

43. Scenario – Future We Fear *Endangered species *Implosion

45. Scenario – Future We Expect *Going with Current Flow *Paddling Even Harder

47. Scenario – Future We Prefer *Innovative *Changes with needs *Capitalizes on resources and networks

48. What Is Happening NOW? And what are the implications for the future?

49. Federal Impacts on Education In United States No Child Left Behind (NCLB) How do we influence legislation?

54. Looking Ahead to a New Decade “Future” is already happening in some places now!

68. Or together we can… Create a Better Education for All Children!

69. Creating a Better Education for All Children Looking Ahead to a New Decade Mary Kay Sommers Principal, Shepardson Elementary 2007-08 President National Association of Elementary School Principals