Group items tagged schools - Partnership For Change

Schools Learn to Roll Out Red Carpet for Parents - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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family school partnerships FSP parents

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Back-to-School Stories: What Reporters Have to Do With the Education Debate - Atlantic ... - 0 views

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education debate communication controlling the narrative

shared by lindsey cox on 05 Aug 13 - No Cached

Improving School Lunch by Design in the NYTimes - 1 views

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lunch student voice design

shared by vprussack on 17 Oct 13 - No Cached

vprussack on 17 Oct 13

""When adults dine, we don't just think about the food," explained Orla O'Keeffe, the executive director of policy and operations. "The food is important, but so is what's going on around it: the ambience, the service, the company. Why would we assume kids are any different?""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""When adults dine, we don't just think about the food," explained Orla O'Keeffe, the executive director of policy and operations. "The food is important, but so is what's going on around it: the ambience, the service, the company. Why would we assume kids are any different?""</div>

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Seven 'Steve Jobs Schools' open in the Netherlands | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - 0 views

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flexible time space

shared by lindsey cox on 22 Aug 13 - No Cached

NESSC Leadership in Action Brief: Proficiency-Based Diploma - 0 views

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proficiency education grading Carnegie Unit

shared by Sarah Bertucci on 12 Oct 12 - No Cached

Sarah Bertucci on 12 Oct 12

This brief information packet from the New England Secondary Schools Consortium (NESSC) does a great job of concisely laying out the history and philosophy underlying a desire to move to a Proficiency-Based Diploma.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This brief information packet from the New England Secondary Schools Consortium (NESSC) does a great job of concisely laying out the history and philosophy underlying a desire to move to a Proficiency-Based Diploma.</div>

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http://performanceassessment.org/articles/DataReport_NY_PSC.pdf - 0 views

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teacher retention proficiency ELL success college success

shared by Matthew Webb on 08 Oct 12 - No Cached

How to drive technology innovation SmartBlogs - 0 views

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connected learning Leadership learning culture technology-integration teacher_learning personal_learning_networks

shared by John Downes on 28 Nov 12 - No Cached

Teachers: The Engine of Change « Competency Works - 0 views

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proficiency-based teacher_learning Leadership democratic schooling student involvement innovation curriculum-development Assessment design

shared by John Downes on 04 Mar 13 - No Cached

John Downes on 04 Mar 13

"The authors highlight the dynamics in which "Teacher leadership provided considerable momentum in the institutionalization of competency education practices.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The authors highlight the dynamics in which "Teacher leadership provided considerable momentum in the institutionalization of competency education practices.""</div>

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Partnerships for Learning: Community Support for Youth Success - 0 views

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education 21stCenturySkills

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JIll Jacobelli on 12 Mar 13

A Harvard report outlining what is essential for successful family and community partnerships with schools.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A Harvard report outlining what is essential for successful family and community partnerships with schools.</div>

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New data shows school "reformers" are full of it - Salon.com - 0 views

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education poverty reformers

shared by Matthew Webb on 07 Jun 13 - No Cached

Matthew Webb on 07 Jun 13

In the big picture, it's not the teachers, it's poverty. Obviously. And those who say otherwise are being paid big time by those who want to profiteer off the system.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the big picture, it's not the teachers, it's poverty. Obviously. And those who say otherwise are being paid big time by those who want to profiteer off the system.</div>

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I used to think… « Wright'sRoom - 0 views

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teacher_learning teaching learning education flexible changing beliefs vision values

shared by Matthew Webb on 12 Dec 12 - No Cached

Peter McConville on 12 Dec 12

Great reflection by one teacher on her shifting thinking about schools and learning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great reflection by one teacher on her shifting thinking about schools and learning. </div>

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Matthew Webb on 13 Dec 12

One teacher's shift in beliefs and practices in education, from teacher-centered to student-centered.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">One teacher's shift in beliefs and practices in education, from teacher-centered to student-centered.</div>

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VT Proficiency Based Graduation - 0 views

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proficiency education 21stCenturySkills flexible innovation learning teaching

shared by Sarah Bertucci on 28 Oct 12 - No Cached

Sarah Bertucci on 28 Oct 12

If you're looking for an introduction or for deeper resources for Proficiency-Based Learning, start here. This site contains links to documents and resources shared by my co-presenters and me at the Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirements session at the Rowland Foundation High School Transformation Conference.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If you're looking for an introduction or for deeper resources for Proficiency-Based Learning, start here. This site contains links to documents and resources shared by my co-presenters and me at the Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirements session at the Rowland Foundation High School Transformation Conference.</div>

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Education Week: Competency-Based Schools Embrace Digital Learning - 0 views

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proficiency-based 1:1 Personalization virtual_school common core

shared by John Downes on 18 Oct 12 - No Cached

The Third Teacher case study - YouTube - 0 views

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learning environments architecture school building design students innovation 21stCenturySkills flexible

shared by Matthew Webb on 01 Nov 12 - No Cached

Matthew Webb on 01 Nov 12

Kids learn from teachers, peers, and the physical environment. Video about flexible, connected, adaptive spaces and furnishings designed with adolescents' physicality and 21st century learning in mind.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Kids learn from teachers, peers, and the physical environment. Video about flexible, connected, adaptive spaces and furnishings designed with adolescents' physicality and 21st century learning in mind.</div>

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Mis-Education Nation: Why Were Student Voices Silenced at NBC's Town Hall? | Education ... - 0 views

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student voices town hall education parents family school partnership youth leadership and engagement

shared by Matthew Webb on 22 Oct 12 - No Cached

Matthew Webb on 22 Oct 12

What student voice and parent engagement do NOT look like, and thoughts on what to do about it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What student voice and parent engagement do NOT look like, and thoughts on what to do about it.</div>

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Including Student Voice from March 29, 2013 Edutopia - 0 views

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voice; student empowerment

shared by vprussack on 11 Aug 13 - No Cached

vprussack on 11 Aug 13

"One of the principles guiding the transformation work at Sammamish is that student achievement and engagement will increase when students have more ownership of their school community..."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"One of the principles guiding the transformation work at Sammamish is that student achievement and engagement will increase when students have more ownership of their school community..."</div>

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Mentoring Students to Prevent the 'Summer Slide' - 0 views

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summer; mentoring

shared by vprussack on 08 Aug 13 - No Cached

vprussack on 08 Aug 13

A summer program called "Practice Makes Perfect", a peer to peer mentoring program in lieu of traditional summer school.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A summer program called "Practice Makes Perfect", a peer to peer mentoring program in lieu of traditional summer school.</div>

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