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CES e-ssential NEWS (plain text)
| Subject | CES e-ssential NEWS * * * Spring 2007 |
| From Email Address | news@essentialschools.org |
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| Date Sent | 05/02/2007 |
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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
1. National Exhibition Month
2. Fall Forum Call for Proposals
3. "What Do You Stand For?"
4. Affiliate with CES National
5. Summer Institute Registration
6. Horace Submissions for 2007
7. ARISE High School Job Openings
8. Professional Development Opportunities from the CES Network
9. EssentialVisions DVD Series
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1. MAY IS NATIONAL EXHIBITION MONTH
Join CES in a nation-wide campaign to promote and celebrate exhibitions as a preferred form of student assessment. Now in its second year, "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.
On our website we have developed a set of guidelines and tools to help you in creating a successful local event and in doing outreach to the public and the media. In addition, we have a video clip from the EssentialVisions DVD that shows students preparing for and executing their senior exhibition. The materials include:
A PDF of the Exhibition Month Fact Sheet
A Guide for Creating a Successful Local Event
A Set of Student Guidelines for Preparing for an Exhibition
An Advocacy Action Kit
Sample Advocacy Tools
To view these materials, as well as for more information, and suggestions on how you can participate, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/exhibition.html.
2. FALL FORUM CALL FOR PROPOSALS
CES National is now accepting proposals for Fall Forum 2007, which will be held in Denver, Colorado, November 8-10, at the Adams Mark Denver Hotel. This year's theme is "A Principled Stand." Proposals are due May 14th.
This year, we explore what it means 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.
Please note that the period during which CES National will be accepting applications is one month earlier this year, so be sure to submit them before the deadline on May 14th. Conference registration will open in mid-August. To learn more about Fall Forum, visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/fallforum.html.
3. "WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?" FALL FORUM 2007
With this year's Fall Forum theme being "A Principled Stand," we are interested in collecting comments from around the CES network about what people stand for. We plan to use these short comments in conference materials, on our website in the coming months, and at the conference itself. To submit a comment, please visit:
http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/cestop/create/ces_stand.
4. AFFILIATE WITH CES NATIONAL EARLY AND SAVE!
It's time to establish or renew your affiliation with the CES network for the 2007-08 year, which begins on August 1. Schools, centers, and organizations that affiliate before June 30th can save $50 off the regular affiliation fee of $500. To become a 2007-08 CES National Affiliate, schools and organizations must complete and/or update their profiles on the CES website and pay the early-bird affiliation fee of $450 by June 30th.
If you're not associated with a school, center, district, or organization, you can affiliate too! To become an Individual Affiliate, or to renew your status, please create or update your profile on the CES website and pay the annual affiliation fee of $75.
Remember, in order to register for the Fall Forum or other CES conferences at affiliate rates or to claim fee waivers, you or your school/organization must be affiliated and have paid dues by the time you register. To take advantage of these registration discounts, we recommend that you complete or renew your affiliation by August 15, 2007.
To see the benefits of affiliation, and to join or renew, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/affiliation.html.
5. SMALL SCHOOLS SUMMER INSTITUTE
Registration is now open for the 2007 CES Small Schools Summer Institute, "The Essentials of Small Schools: Principles and Practices for Equity and Achievement." The Institute will take place July 9-13 in Miami Beach, Florida, at the Miami Beach Resort and 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.
For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/ssp/print/ces_docs/558.
6. HORACE INVITES SUBMISSIONS FOR 2007
Horace 23.1, "Exhibitions: Demonstration of Mastery in Essential Schools," has been released. Featuring writing from CES educators from Sedona Red Rock High School, Greenfield Center School, Parker Charter Essential School, Mission Hill School, School of the Future, and Leadership High School, the issue looks at the how exhibitions ensure engagement within and outside the school community, and prepare young people for 21st century work and citizenship, and serve as a fulcrum for school transformation.
Stay tuned for Horace's next issue, coming in May 2007, featuring educators writing about the opportunities and challenges of math teaching and learning in Essential schools.
Horace invites submissions for the remaining two issues for 2007. September's issue focuses on Essential elementary schools. November's issue examines transformations that are the result of Essential school principles and practices. Contact Horace editor Jill Davidson (jdavidson@essentialschools.org) for information about how to contribute.
7. ARISE HIGH SCHOOL JOB OPENINGS
ARISE High School, one of the new CES Lab Schools opening this fall in Oakland, California, and a partner with the Mills College TRIO Program (including Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search) and the Mills Graduate School of Education, is still looking for teachers! This is your last chance to submit your resume for positions in Humanities, Math/Science, and Spanish. Download the job description at www.arisehighschool.org or email jobs@arisehighschool.org.
8. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM THE CES NETWORK
The following schools and centers in the CES Network have professional development opportunities available this spring and summer:
May 12: Elementary Education Gathering in New England-
The Greenfield Center School, in Western Massachusetts, is hosting a regional gathering to examine teacher and/or student work as it reflects CES elementary school principles. In addition, they will share stories to build community, use protocols as tools for facilitating work, and expand their network to include more members and strengthen their diversity. For more information please contact Laura Baker, principal, 413-773-1700, laura@centerschool.net, or visit the website: http://www.centerschool.net.
July 16-20: CCE Boston Summer Institute-
Register now for the Center for Collaborative Education's Summer Institute, which will be held in Boston, Massachusetts. The theme of the institute, for teachers in grades 6-12, is "Teaching and Leading for Achievement: Equity and Excellence in Practice." Please visit their website for more information: http://www.ccebos.org/CCE_Institute.mht.
Summer 2007: Experienced Educators Program at Antioch University-
Become the teacher or leader that your school needs you to be. Join the inaugural summer sequence cohort of the Experienced Educators program at Antioch University New England. Spend three weeks in intensive, summer study in beautiful Keene, New Hampshire, and then continue your experience at home by applying your new learning in your own work. If you're seeking a CES Masters of Education, this is the program you've been looking for.
For more details please check the website, www.antiochne.edu/ed/exed/ss.cfm. You may also contact Susan Dreyer Leon at 603-283-2315, or by e-mail, admissions@antiochne.edu.
August 8-10: BayCES Coaching for Educational Equity Institute-
Save the date for the Coaching for Educational Equity Institute to be held August 8-10, 2007, in Oakland, California. Over the past 10 years BayCES has created an advanced set of curricular materials and methods for developing and training coaches for educational equity. At this Institute, highly experienced coaches will provide organizational, school, and school district leaders with the skills and knowledge to develop coaches and coaching programs.
For more information on BayCES's three-day Institute for school leaders and teams, please visit: http://www.bayces.org/programs_services/summerinstitute.htm.
9. CES ESSENTIALVISIONS DVD SERIES
The EssentialVisions DVD series offers a look inside today's most successful small schools and features four CES Common Principles in action: Learning to Use One's Mind Well; Commitment to the Entire School; Personalization; and Demonstration of Mastery.
DVD 1: Classroom Practice, and DVD 2: Student Achievement, 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.
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