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What if I create an equitable solution for all students to have free access to internet on Wednesday remote learning days

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What if I used technology in a more transformative approach in my classroom

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What if I centered my lessons around mastery of content to personalize my students learning

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What if I took my kids outside more and incorporated lessons with their natural environment

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What if I brought more flexible seating choices into my classroom?

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What if I brought more field experiences into our remote learning days?

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What if I took on more of a role as a coach in my student’s learning?

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What if my students were given the agency to choose their purpose and course for learning the content standards in my science class?

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What if every student were digitally equitable?  How would that change teacher frustration during remote learning?

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What if teachers make this year of Covid-19, one of their best years ever, despite all the uncertainty and restrictions?

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What if students could have more decision making power with their learning.

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What if students didn't need to worry about social stresses at school.

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What if students had access to teachers after the end of the school day.

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What if students could drive their own educational path?

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What if teachers got the respect they deserved?

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Nothing changes and we continue to teach cemetery style.

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We teach life skills, like finance and taxes.

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What if we did more to encourage a love of reading - at all ages?

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What if students could choose a track in high school (arts, vocational, college prep, etc.) similar to European models?

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What if schools could adopt a more flexible learning environment that allowed students to dive deeper into classwork and projects through longer class periods/block schedule and student collaboration?

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What if students' social emotional learning and "soft skills" were more important/more prioritized than academic skills and abilities?

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What if teachers could focus on what is best for their classroom & learners to thrive instead of having to ask for permission?

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Diana McCafferyWhat if we focused on student interests to spark the love of learning, especially for long term projects?

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What if teacher time wasn't monopolized by endless meetings about new initiatives that will be abandoned by the next semester?

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What if we didn't have to teach to a test and could do things that actually sparked joy in the classroom?

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What if every assessment was performance based/task oriented, rather than standardized?

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What if we could have more multi-grade mixing within the district to create mentors in the community?

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What if teachers could have daily collaboration time with colleagues that teach the same course?

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What if students could choose the classes they take based on their interests and not worry about requirements?

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What if we had two teachers in every class?

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What if we had more time for outside play?

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What if students could work on one project all day?

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What if students could choose their daily schedule each morning?

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What if our community schools worked in better partnership with one another? Regarding... - curriculum - mentoring - extra curriculars - parent preparation - daycare - etc.

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Build in time for one day a month observations of other teachers (where ever the observer or whomever the observer would like to see)

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What if we stopped standardized testing?

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What if we had smaller class sizes so we could really get to know the students and give critical feedback in a timely manner?

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What if our elementary school library had flexible seating: couches, high tables, stools and students could come in throughout the day for quiet reading time?

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What if we had a dedicated Makerspace in our school where teachers could take their classes?

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What if students got to pick classes and avenues they want to go down?

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what if we had a place in the school building that both students and staff saw as a place to go when they needed a break?

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What if we could could teach from home a couple days per week?

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What if...students chose classrooms they attended based upon how they wanted to learn.

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What if...students had choice in how to spend portions of their day?

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What if...students had 30 minutes everyday to meet with a teacher for extra help, a group to work on a project or do homework or sit and relax during the school day.

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What if we used e-learning for at least 1 school day a week?

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What if we changed the process by which we have kids read and encourage them in new ways to be motivated by reading?

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What if we offer year round schooling, with an multiple breaks that include e-learning?

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What if we looked at our curriculum from the standpoint of experience instead of material and timelines.  Creating lessons within a particular experience

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what if we held an innovation college at the school in the summer with open problems as classes allowing teachers to be creative and work together without constraints to come up with new ideas and solutions they may never had before

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What if we looked at social emotional learning as not "another thing" but as something that is already naturally happening?  Expanding on that, if we focused on many of the aspects of SEL as skills that we need to develop in students rather than lecturing knowledge, could we be better helping students? Suppose that students are having more emotional health struggles more than ever before because maybe they simply don't have the developed skills such as mindfulness, advocacy, kindness, etc. as the previous generations had due to more personal interactions.

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What could students accomplish if curriculum was developed around the idea of encouraging creativity and innovation rather than accomplishing a set of objective standards?

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What positive things could happen if all school staff and students work together on one project/problem?  What if that project took priority over tests?

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What if teachers were truly able to master new curriculum/initiatives/technologies/etc and apply them to their classrooms in a productive and meaningful way before things change?

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What if there was a meaningful and impactful way to hold students accountable for how they treat each other (other than referrals/detentions/etc)?

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What if students had more choices in what classes they take in school?

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What if we created desks with computer screens inset, like the back of seats in some SUVs and airplanes.  Then students will not have to carry technology with them - they can access it anywhere they sit.

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What if we didn't ask students what they are interested in and instead just told them what they should be interested in?

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What if we spent more time disciplining students than building relationships with them?

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Or what if we graded students on skills like disrespect, dishonesty, and lack of attendance, how would your students do?

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What if we graded students in PE without requiring them to be physically active...

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What if student materials were presented in a way that resonated with today’s generation of students?

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What if class times were flexible so that students could finish their work on one topic before moving on to the next?

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What if teachers had enough time to during the school day to fully prep for the classes that they teach?

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Unrestrict websites and social media in school

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What if… there was time in the school day for teachers and students to connect on a personal level (to learn about their interests, concerns, dreams, etc.)? Afterall, "students don't care what you know until they know that you care."

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What if students' emotional needs could be supported in the daily classroom?  What is teachers were WAY more in tune with students' emotional welfare?

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What if we taught real-world skills - how to fill out forms, read a bus map, file taxes, be a smart consumer, invest, etc.

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What if all students if all students demonstrated the ability to be responsible, show self-management, and be kind to others?  How would this improve the learning environment?

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What if students were kind to each other?  What if they were open to each other's differences?  What if they took one minute to picture what it might be like to walk in someone else's shoes?

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What if we actually listened to research about how kids learn and what they need to succeed instead of listening to legislators on how to make test scores go up?

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I thought these were supposed to be "bad ideas"

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What if students stopped memorizing facts and started using critical thinking skills, design, and technology to complete assignments at their own pace until mastery is achieved.

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What if we expected mastery in mathematics before students moved to the next grade level?  What if there wasn't such a things as a "grade" level?

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Let's scrap the whole high school framework, deep dive into design thinking, and apply that mindset to meeting the needs of our stakeholders/users: the students. What would high school look like then?

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What if we provided a gap year at the end of the traditional four years of high school so we don't send eighteen-year-olds  off for a $200,000 education when they have no idea what they want to do! Students have no concept of what the careers they think they want actually entail but a gap year could provide them illuminating experiences to help them make informed choices.

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What if… I had a couple of static days of face-to-face learning and a couple of dynamic days of students working where they see fit while still being able to receive assistance from me.

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What if... my classroom wasn't in my classroom.  What if I just told my students to meet in the student cafe for ten minutes and then break out into work groups.

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What if...students created their own assessments? What if teachers collaborated across subjects for project-based learning?  What if we completely got rid of grades?

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What if student YouTube channels were open for use in our district?

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What if we had a district-wide student generated blog?

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What would students say if they Snapchatted their entire school day? What would that tell us about our educational system?

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What if all students had equitable access to devices AND tools to demonstrate learning?

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What if- teachers weren't pressured to teach to tests/curriculum and had the opportunity to incorporate more hands-on learning and projects?

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What if...
...more school leaders took courses like this one?
...schools were skills based rather than content based?
...we moved on when we were ready, not when we 'needed' to?
...we could start it all again, from scratch?

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What if...Our courses were more of a blended format than just face to face in the public high school.

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What if....Students could shape the curriculum.

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What if...teachers had more freedom from the curriculum to peruse more hands on materials.

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What if students taught the teacher something in class on Fridays?

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What if students were allowed more time to create and make based on their own personal interests and then had to teach others about what they did or what they learned.

What it we no longer used grades and instead held quarterly conferences with parents and students to discuss progress toward content goals.

What if students were not allowed to attend college until they had at least 2 years of “work” experience or internship in various fields.

What if we let the students design the lesson and teach us the content.

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What if teachers spent less time marking and more time coaching students? What if teachers were able to meet the needs of all students with the use of technology? What if teachers were able to have 20% of their teaching load to research or develop something that interests them?

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What if you moved through school based on mastery of content - not age based? What if students didn't start school until 7 years old and were able to play, explore and socialize to develop social skills? What if we spent just as much time on social/emotional, resiliency, collaboration skills, and work ethic as we did academics? What if students received more recess, fine arts and physical education than academics?

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What if... all of our teacher institutes had to be based around the honeycomb elements. What if... all students had an inner agency to learn. What if... school districts really did what's best for kids vs. their state report card.

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What if we taught/graded/sorted students by their mastery of content? What if we did more Problem Based Learning? What if we didn't use standardized tests? What if standardized tests weren't a requirement for entering college? What if all classes were taught using the flipped model?

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What if we tell students they do not have to go any where to school anymore?  Student would learn everything in a virtual world.  Teachers would be online, students would watch videos, how would that look?

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What if we stopped giving out grades in school? how would it impact our students? How would it impact the job industry and colleges?

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What if we stopped putting so much emphasis on standardized tests.  What if we stopped giving standardized tests.  What would happen?
What if we mandated collaboration and stopped putting desks in rows?
What if we teach how we were taught?  Taking turns reading from the textbook and completing worksheets.
What if we went back to rote learning and focused on memorization.