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| Subject | CES e-ssential NEWS * * * Winter 2007 |
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| Date Sent | 03/02/2007 |
| Message: | Your CONNECTION to the Coalition of Essential Schools Network
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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
1. National Exhibition Month
2. Small Schools Summer Institute
3. Fall Forum 2007
4. CES Action Alert Update
5. EssentialVisions DVD Series
6. Horace Volume 23 Call for Submissions
7. The Theodore R. Sizer Dissertation Scholars Grant Program
8. CES Wants You! Job Postings
9. In Common Call for Submissions
10. Professional Development Opportunities from the CES Network
11. New Leaders for New Schools Seeking Applicants
12. Imagining Tomorrow Creative Writing and Video Contest
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1. NATIONAL EXHIBITION MONTH IS COMING
Join CES in a nation-wide campaign to promote and celebrate exhibitions as a preferred form of student assessment. "National Exhibition Month," designated by CES National as the month of May, is an annual campaign in which schools and support organizations are invited to participate in activities that make their exhibition work public and to advocate for the use of exhibitions in their local contexts. Whether documenting how exhibitions are done, writing a letter to the editor of your local paper, or hosting a public event at your school around exhibitions, we encourage you to find a way to participate that is both realistic and engaging.
CES National is currently building an inventory of the activities that are being planned for May and the schools that intend to participate this year. We want to hear from you. Please click on the following link and complete a short online survey to tell us more about exhibitions at your school or organization and how you plan to participate in May. We will collect this information through mid-March and use it to organize the nationwide effort. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?A=178177219E19511
For more information, suggestions on how you can participate, to view CES resources on exhibitions, or to download support materials, please visit:
http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/schools/nem/nem_overview.html
2. SMALL SCHOOLS SUMMER INSTITUTE
Save the date for the 2007 CES Small Schools Summer Institute, "The Essentials of Small Schools: Principles and Practices for Equity & Achievement." The Institute will take place July 9-13 in Miami Beach, Florida, at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa, and is organized in collaboration with Southeast CES Center, Nova Southeastern University, Fischler School of Education and Human Services, and the Florida School Choice Resource Center.
The CES Small Schools Summer Institute features workshops and roundtables with some of the most effective small school educators in the country, including those from CES Mentor Schools Urban Academy, Eagle Rock School, Boston Arts Academy, Quest High School, Wildwood School, and Fenway High School. The Summer Institute is open to individuals and school teams who are starting new small schools, working in large schools converting to small autonomous schools, or who are looking for a community of experienced practitioners with whom to learn from and share best practices.
Please join us for a week of powerful work in education and great fun in sunny Miami Beach! Online registration will open April 30th. For more information, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/events.html
3. ANNOUNCING FALL FORUM 2007
Fall Forum 2007 will be held in Denver, Colorado, November 8-10, at the Adams Mark Denver Hotel. This year's theme is "A Principled Stand."
Join us at Fall Forum to take a stand for the relationships, pedagogy, structures, and policies that create and sustain personalized, equitable, and intellectually challenging schools for all of our children. K-12 educators, students, parents, and other leading thinkers in education meet at Fall Forum to collaborate and inspire school transformation.
Look for the Call for Proposals for conference sessions to be distributed in mid-April. Applications will be accepted from mid-April through mid-May. Please note that the period during which CES National will be accepting applications is one month earlier this year, so begin planning your proposals right away and be sure to submit them before the deadline. Conference registration will open in mid-August. To learn more about Fall Forum, visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/fallforum.html.
4. CES ACTION ALERT UPDATE
Earlier this year, CES National issued an action alert asking the CES network to help persuade the San Francisco Board of Education to pass a Small Schools Policy and to work with CES to launch the Bayview Essential School of Music, Art and Social Justice in 2007 as a project to pilot the policy. In response, several hundred network members sent emails to the Board and CES continued to work with community members, district staff, and other small schools educators to advocate for the policy and the school.
We are happy to report that this week, the San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved the Small Schools by Design Policy and a majority of board members expressed support for working with CES to open the Bayview Essential School under the policy in the fall of 2007. In addition to the hard work of CES National staff and other network members who helped to craft the policy through a district Small Schools Task Force, it is clear that the outpouring of support from progressive educators around the country helped to inform and persuade the Board. Thanks to all who participated in the campaign, and look for additional action alerts in the coming months.
5. SEE HOW! CES ESSENTIALVISIONS DVD SERIES
The CES EssentialVisions DVD series recently won an AEGIS video and film production award in the category of training/education. The series is also being considered for the Association of Educational Publishers' Excellence in Educational Publishing Golden Lamp Award and Distinguished Achievement Award. The EssentialVisions DVD series offers a look inside today's most successful small schools and features four CES Common Principles - Learning to Use One's Mind Well, Commitment to the Entire School, Personalization, and Demonstration of Mastery - in action.
DVD 2: Student Achievement and DVD 1: Classroom Practice are both available for $39.95 per DVD at the CES on-line store, http://store.essentialstore.org/index.html.
The third and final DVD, Disc 3: School Culture, will be available this coming November, 2007.
6. HORACE VOLUME 23 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
CES's quarterly journal, Horace, seeks contributions from CES network educators, students, family and community members, researchers, coaches and others on the following themes and essential questions:
MATHEMATICS: What are the advantages and challenges of "less is more" in mathematics? What's happening now in Essential school math instruction? Submissions are due now. If you have not already been in contact with editor Jill Davidson, but have an idea, please contact Jill immediately. Issue will be released in May 2007.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: What defines a CES elementary school? What do the Common Principles look and feel like in elementary schools? Submissions due May 18, 2007. Issue will be released in September 2007.
TRANSFORMATIONS: How do communities interrupt the status quo and create the conditions for transformed schools? How do transformed schools - and their larger environments - sustain and evolve as student-centered, collaborative, academically challenging and equitable places of learning? Submissions due August 24, 2007. Issue will be released in November 2007.
If you are interested in contributing original writing, please contact Director of Publications/Horace editor Jill Davidson to discuss next steps. We can determine the form your contribution can take. Email jdavidson@essentialschools.org or call 401-453-1916.
Horace's latest issue, "Exhibitions: Demonstrations of Mastery in Essential Schools" is about to mail to all affiliated schools, organizations and individuals. Affiliate now so you don't miss this issue! It includes:
* Closing the Gaps of No Child Left Behind: The Assessment Debate for Essential Schools, Lisa Hirsch, Sedona-Oak Creek School District
* The Deep Irony of No Child Left Behind: Lisa Hirsch interviews Linda Darling-Hammond
* Representing: Elementary to the Exhibition of Learning, Laura Baker, Greenfield Center School
* Presenting Themselves with Power and Passion by Heidi Lyne, Parker Charter Essential School
* Frameworks for Making Science Research Assessable for All, by Annie Chien and Lisa Karlich, School of the Future
* Structural and Curricular Design: What Changes When an Essential School Commits to Exhibitions, Greg Peters, Leadership High School and San Francisco Coalition of Essential Small Schools
All new affiliates through Friday, March 9 will receive this issue along with the additional three mentioned above. To affiliate with CES, visit us on the web at http://www.essentialschools.org/affiliation.html.
7. THE THEODORE R. SIZER DISSERTATION SCHOLARS GRANT PROGRAM
The goals of the Theodore R. Sizer Dissertation Scholars Program are: (1) to stimulate research on CES schools and practice; (2) to increase our understanding of the effectiveness of the ten Common Principles and CES practice; and (3) to encourage a new generation of scholars and educational researchers to examine the CES philosophy. Researchers of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
CES National invites dissertation proposals that examine the implementation and effectiveness of CES practices and CES schools. Dissertation Grants are available for doctoral students writing their dissertation proposal or before conducting their research. Applicants must be candidates for the doctoral degree at a graduate school within the United States. CES National will provide up to five awards of $2,000-$4,000 each. In addition to the grant, award winners will receive a stipend to attend and present their research at CES's annual Fall Forum. Dissertation grantees' final reports may either be an article of a quality and in a format suitable for publication in a scholarly journal or a copy of the dissertation.
Dissertation topics may cover a wide range of practice-related issues that include but are not limited to: evidence of effectiveness; teachers and teaching; student voice; policies and practices related to student achievement and assessment; policies and practices that influence student and parental attitudes; contextual factors (individual, curricular, and school related) in education; at-risk students; and school resources and finance.
The deadline for the next rounds of grants is April 20, 2007. For more information, please visit http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/org/DSP_cfp.html or contact Director of Research Jay Feldman at jfeldman@essentialschools.org or 510-433-1914.
8. CES WANTS YOU! JOB POSTINGS
The Bayview Essential School for Music, Art and Social Justice is proposed to open in the fall of 2007 in San Francisco, California, and is looking for dedicated, creative and hardworking educators.
Qualifications:
* Ability to obtain a California teaching credential before employment
* High school teaching experience
* Experience teaching in a CES small school preferred
People of color and residents of Bayview encouraged to apply!
For more information please send a cover letter and resume to:
Mara Benitez, Senior Director of School Development, Mbenitez@essentialschools.org.
View the CES Job Board with listings for many education-related work opportunities in addition to these at http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/jobs/jobs.html.
9. IN COMMON CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Do you have news for the CES network? Share it in the CES affiliate newsletter In Common!
In Common is the primary vehicle for CES affiliates to communicate successes, reflections, and events to our growing national network. Take part in the national CES dialogue and tell the network what's going on in your school or organization.
There are two ways to participate:
1. Submit a short news item, no more than 100 words on what's happening in your school community or affiliated organization.
2. Submit an article or essay between 500-700 words.
Submissions are welcome at any time and are due for the next issue by March 18, 2007. Please send all submissions, inquiries, and comments to Ramon Calhoun, rcalhoun@essentialschools.org or call 510-433-1924.
10. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM THE CES NETWORK
The following schools and centers in the CES Network have professional development opportunities available this spring and summer:
April 10-11
Amy Biehl High School, "Communication Strategy: How to Plan and Execute a Communication Strategy that Will Elevate Your School" (Albuquerque, New Mexico). To register or for more information, please contact: Frank McCullogh, fmccullo@abhs.k12.nm.us.
April 19-20 & 26-27
El Colegio High School, "Leadership in a Small Democratic School" (Minneapolis, Minnesota). To register or for more information, please contact: David Greenberg, david@el-colegio.org.
April 27
Humanities Preparatory Academy will host a school visit (New York, New York). To register or for more information, please contact: Maria Hantzopoulos, maria@humanitiesprep.org.
April 28
School of the Future will host a school visit and various workshops (New York, New York). To register and for more information, please contact: Caron Pinkus, caronpink@yahoo.com.
Summer 2007
Antioch University New England is proud to announce two new M.Ed. programs designed by Essential School practitioners, for Essential School practitioners. Beginning in the summer of 2007, the Experienced Educator's Program will welcome educators from across the country to join us in New England. These low-residency summer programs begin with three-week summer intensive coursework at Antioch New England in Keene, New Hampshire, supplemented by online learning building upon your professional work in the fall and spring.
The M.Ed. in Changing Schools brings you together with educators from around the country who share your passion for teaching and innovation. This practice-oriented program explores curriculum theory and application, teacher leadership, models of school reform, learning theory, and contemporary social and political issues for teachers.
The School Leadership and Administration program is helping to develop the passionate educators who want to become transformational leaders that small and rural schools are looking for. Examine administrative models that respect teacher professionalism, inspire creativity and innovation, and provide rich and powerful learning experiences for students. Learn how to re-craft existing systems of instruction and assessment to emphasize more authentic, higher level learning, while attending to the specific needs of each child. Explore the ethical, legal, financial and human resource dimensions of school leadership.
For more details and to learn about registration, please visit: http://www.antiochne.edu/ed/exed/ss.cfm.
11. NEW LEADERS FOR NEW SCHOOLS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR NEW SITES
New Leaders for New Schools promotes high academic achievement for every child by attracting, preparing and supporting the next generation of outstanding leaders for our nation's urban public schools. This year, New Leaders is thrilled to announce New Orleans and Prince George's County, Maryland, as their newest program sites. New Leaders seeks highly motivated individuals nationwide who have a relentless drive, an unyielding belief in the potential of all children to achieve at high academic levels, instructional expertise in a K-12 classroom, a record of success in leading adults, and the capacity to define a vision, build teams to get results, and achieve despite tremendous obstacles.
If you are interested in becoming an urban public school principal or know someone who might be, please complete the online application form. The application deadline for these two sites ONLY is March 20, 2007. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity or would like to nominate someone, please contact Margot Lowenstein at mlowenstein@nlns.org, call 646-792-1054, or visit http://www.nlns.org.
12. IMAGINING TOMORROW CREATIVE WRITING AND VIDEO CONTEST
IMAGINING TOMORROW, a creative writing and video contest about clean energy for all high-school students in the United States, is seeking submissions for a March 31st deadline. Top entries at the state and regional level go on to the national level, with $10,000 committed in prizes to the national winners.
Today one of the current and most serious threats facing our world is the question of maintaining and even increasing energy resources that provide the fuel for our economies. Simultaneously we are facing the economic, environmental, and political consequences of past choices in energy resource use and consumption. Imagining Tomorrow invites teachers and students to embark on a literary thought experiment, to step outside our current culture and thinking, and imagine a future that might result from the choices we make. Each entry must be related to energy. Energy use, changes in energy use, changes in energy policy, changes in the energy industry, or changes in the environment as a result of energy choices, must be an underlying premise in the work.
If written, stories should be between 1500 and 7500 words, approximately three to fifteen pages. If video, maximum time is 30 minute running length. Stories can be about anything; they can range from apocalyptic to pessimistic to optimistic to Utopian. They can take place anywhere in the world, any time from tomorrow to twenty-five years from now. They can be alternate history stories, based on some change in our recent past that creates an alternative present or future world. They can cut a broad swath dealing with economics, politics or the environment on a global scale, or they can be intensely personal, about one person in one day or one moment. Energy must enter into the story in some way. This need not be the theme of the story, but it should provide a context or backdrop for the story.
For more details on entry guidelines, rules, and submission instructions, please visit: http://www.itomorrow.theforesightproject.org/index.html. Any questions should be addressed to itomorrow@theforesightproject.org.
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