What is #EcoSYS?
It's an ongoing conversation on the dynamics of social ecosystems, now focused on K12 Education.more return to front page
Innovation Framing
On these pages, we will outline innovative ideas driven by insights generated in our weekly chats or async conversations, in hopes that we might establish a base of ideas for others to draw from. Scope and approach of idea are expanded below.
I1 EduKare.
A new paradigm for struggling urban schools.
Q1 What are basic parameters of concept?
A1a. Primary framing link by @GraingerEd
A1b. Seeks clarity re: individual student profile.
A1c. Provides multidisciplinary professionals response to support, bringing budgets with them (eg., social services, library, )
Q2 In what ways is this approach different (a.) mainstream and (b.) what has been tried before?
A2a.1 Mainstream system is designed for average student in average community; EduKare recognizes that every student can learn.
A2a.2 Recognizes that a variety of social detractors (Poverty, addiction, social problems, relationship problems, depression, family issues, learning disabilities, violence, gangs) will block student's ability to learn.
A2a.3 Approach is more 'model' than 'program', and as such, will evolve (not set in stone) - thereby more sustainable.
Q3 Who stands to (a.) gain from this approach, and how? (b.) Who stands to lose, and how?
Q4 What are the biggest hurdles to this approach and potential mitgations for them?
Q5 What 'next steps' might help drive this idea to reality?
What's a Social Ecosystem?
K12 Education today functions like an ‘ecosystem’. Most of the many interdependent stakeholders (teachers, students, parents, administrators, legislators, policy makers, text book companies) work diligently, but not always in tandem. No one entity has full control of the process. Across the diverse stakeholder groups are multiple, often conflicting objectives. Each depends on the others in the food chain for the system to function, but there is little optimization taking place. Across the education ecosystem, too often it’s become a challenge of survival.
Open for further Discussion & Input.
Parking Lot for future topics (possibly in other threads, "Bright Spots", "Thought Leaders", "R"s or "T"s, "Innovations"
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