Superintendent+Dale+Wilson

DWilson@wallingford.k12.ct.us


 * 1) What skills/abilities do you feel students need to have to be successful in the 21st century?
 * 2) Will these skills/abilities change as the world becomes more globally-interconnected?
 * 3) What do you think is the best way for students to acquire these skills?
 * 4) How are these skills and abilities being addressed in schools today?
 * 5) Looking at the students currently graduating from high school, what are their strengths and what are their weaknesses?
 * 6) There is a lot of discussion in K-12 education about the importance of content knowledge (knowing a lot of “stuff” about math, science, social studies, language arts, etc.) versus the importance of learning skills and students being able to construct their own understanding of material/ideas that are new to them (being able to “learn how to learn”). What are your thoughts regarding how much we should focus on content knowledge versus focusing on students’ ability to learn/adapt/grow?
 * 7) In schools some classes have their kids world in groups and some individually -- some classes both. How important is it for kids to be working in groups in school? What do you think the balance should be?
 * 8) Tell us a little bit about any changes you foresee for schools in the next 5-15? What do you think this means for students currently in high school and for K-12 education in general?
 * 9) What types of technologies should our students be proficient at using?
 * 10) What was the best learning/educational experience you have had? Why?
 * 11) When we're done today, what's the one most important "take-away" message you'd like our to hear?