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| Subject | CES e-ssential NEWS * * * Summer 2007 |
| From Email Address | news@essentialschools.org |
| Test Email Address | bbradshaw@essentialschools.org, rcalhoun@essentialschools.org |
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| Date Sent | 06/26/2007 |
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Contents for 2007 Summer Issue:
1. Summer Institute Registration
2. Affiliation Reminder
3. National Exhibition Month Summary
4. Fall Forum Registration Opens in August
5. What Do You Stand For?
6. Sizer Scholars
7. Horace Call for Submissions
8. In Common Submissions
9. Network News and Professional Development Opportunities
10. CES National is Moving!
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1. Last Call for Summer Institute Registration
Registration for the 2007 CES Small Schools Summer Institute, "The Essentials of Small Schools: Principles and Practices for Equity and Achievement," closes this week. 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.
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, the 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.
For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/ssp/print/ces_docs/558
2. National Exhibition Month Summary
Thanks to all those that participated in National Exhibition Month this year, our nationwide campaign to promote and celebrate exhibitions as a preferred form of student assessment. The campaign ended up being very successful, as throughout the month of May (in some cases in April and June) many schools and support organizations across the country engaged in activities that made their exhibition work public and advocated for the use of exhibitions in their local contexts. Whether documenting how exhibitions are done, writing a letter to the editor of the local paper, hosting a public event at the school around exhibitions, or reaching out to educate media or local leaders about the benefits of exhibitions, schools found multiple ways to participate that were both realistic and engaging.
The campaign received considerable media attention, with a number of schools appearing in local newspaper articles that were written during the month. To see a summary of National Exhibition Month activities, including links to articles and reports from schools across the network, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/schools/nem/summary.html
For all those who participated in the campaign, we invite you to take a moment and complete a short on-line survey to tell us how the experience was for you and your school, and also to provide us feedback about how we can better support you. Click on the following link to be directed to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iDcQZpn_2fSgU2vM68AS_2fbLw_3d_3d
If your school or organization received any media attention, or if you have photographs or other supporting material that describes your participation in the campaign, please forward them to Ramon Calhoun, at rcalhoun@essentialschools.org.
3. Affiliation Reminder
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.
4. Fall Forum Registration Opens in August
Join us for the 21st annual Fall Forum, "A Principled Stand," November 8-10 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Denver, Colorado. At Fall Forum, K-12 educators, students, parents, and concerned citizens will gather 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.
Featured sessions include: Deborah Meier & Jane Andrias, Ellin Oliver Keene, The Forum for Education and Democracy, Aya De Leon, alumni from CES Schools, three award-winning performance artists on opening night, and featured panels that address the impact of NCLB, restorative justice, organizing parents and communities, and promoting equitable outcomes for English Language Learners.
Online registration will open in late August. To register, or for more details on the conference schedule, speakers, sessions, and activities, as well as logistics for hotels, and transportation, visit our website at http://www.essentialschools.org/fallforum.html.
5. What Do You Stand For?
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. Please take a moment to tell us what you stand for. To submit a comment, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/cestop/create/ces_stand.
6. Sizer Scholars
Doctoral students Camille A. Farrington, Leah Lembo, and Shannon K'doah Range have been selected as the Summer 2007 recipients of the Theodore R. Sizer Dissertation Scholars Award. Presented by the Coalition of Essential Schools and named for its founder and chair emeritus, the Sizer Dissertation Scholar Awards encourage a new generation of scholars to conduct research on CES schools and further an understanding of the effectiveness of innovative school practices. Award recipients receive a grant to conduct research or complete their dissertation, as well as a stipend to present their research at the CES annual conference.
Here are the 2007 Sizer Scholar recipients, the school they attended, and the title of their abstracts:
1. Camille A. Farrington, University of Illinois at Chicago-
"The Effect of Competency-Based Course Credit on High School Credit Accumulation and Graduation Rates."
2. Leah Lembo, University of Delaware-
"Preserving Child Centered Education in the Era of NCLB: A Case Study of One School’s Efforts."
3. Shannon K’doah Range, Stanford University-
"Re-Framing Progressive Education: Constructing a New Rhetoric for Progressive Reformers."
To read their abstracts, please visit:
http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/org/dis_announce_sp06.html
7. Horace Call for Submissions
Horace 23.2, "Essential Mathematics Education," has been released. Featuring writing from CES educators, the content includes:
- “Translating Success: How Careful Planning Within a Problems-Based Curriculum Can Prepare Students to Enter College-Level Math Classes,” by Jessica Fillmore, Amy Biehl High School.
- “What if Less Is Just Less? The Role of Depth over Breadth in the Secondary Mathematics Curriculum,” by Roser Giné and Diane Kruse, Parker Charter Essential School.
- “The Case for Creativity in Math Education, by Mark Lonergan, Boston Arts Academy.
- Discourse Time! Developing Argumentative Literacy in the Math Classroom,” by David I. Singer, Skyview Academy High School.
- “Applying the Common Principles to Math: Successes and Challenges,” by Ankur Dalal, Vanguard High School.
- “One Instructor's Quest for a Collaborative Professional Culture,” by Jimmy Frickey, Eagle Rock High School.
And as always, Horace has extensive resources, book reviews, and more. Congratulations and thank you to all CES network educators who contributed to this issue!
In September, look for Horace 23.3, "What’s Essential about Elementary Schools?" Horace will look at the latest thinking in the CES network about what defines CES elementary schools, inviting practitioners to discuss how elementary schools express the CES Common Principles.
Finally, we are still seeking contributions for Horace 23.4, "Beyond Reform: Transformations." In this issue, Horace will explore how 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?
Contact Horace editor Jill Davidson (jdavidson@essentialschools.org) for information about how to contribute.
And don’t forget to visit Horace online at http://www.essentialschools.org/horace.
8. In Common 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 August 13, 2007. Please send all submissions, inquiries, and comments to Ramon Calhoun, rcalhoun@essentialschools.org or call 510-433-1924.
9. Network News and Professional Development Opportunities
The Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES) announced a new Executive Director, LaShawn Routé Chatmon, to succeed Steve Jubb, who is retiring after 11 years to pursue new projects. Jubb’s retirement will be effective June 30. Routé Chatmon, currently the Director of the High School Redesign Initiative at BayCES, will take the helm of the organization at that time. For the past seven years, Routé Chatmon has worked with BayCES on several large-scale school reform initiatives and contributed to the creation of over 30 new schools in the region. Currently she supports district and school leaders to manage and improve new high schools, including trainings for Oakland school principals in current approaches to school improvement with a focus on raising achievement of all students regardless of race or class background.
For more details, please visit: http://www.bayces.org/advocacy/press.htm#leadership
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The Center for Collaborative Education is seeking diverse candidates to fill positions working with Pilot Schools in Boston and elsewhere in Massachusetts. We are looking for a Senior Associate, a Community and Family Engagement Coordinator, and a Special Education Project Manager. Information about the openings and application details can be found at:
http://www.ccebos.org/jobs.html
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The following schools and centers in the CES Network have professional development opportunities available this summer:
August 6-7: Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago, 2nd Annual Summer Institute, Creating Equitable Learning Environments.
You will have the opportunity to join with educators from around Chicago and nationally. Participate in conversations about teaching, learning, and leading in a small school environment. Workshops are in the planning stages on: Student Assessment; Distributed Leadership; Differentiated Instruction; Professional Development; and Building School Culture. For more information, please visit: http://www.ywlcs.org/index.html.
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August 7-10: Wildwood Outreach Center, Los Angeles, CA, Summer Institute for Small School Design.
Wildwood Outreach Center presents its annual Summer Institute for Small School Design that is focused on essential elements of small school design. Participants have the option of attending for four days or for either one of the 2-day sessions. The workshops take place each day from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm at Wildwood School, 11811 Olympic Blvd. in west Los Angeles, CA.
The Habits of a Professional Learning Community - August 7-8.
Creating a positive school culture is the foundation for all the work that a school undertakes and is essential to providing the context for a successful small school. This two-day workshop focuses on developing a school culture for faculty and staff, students, parents and community members that supports your school’s mission and goals. Through hands-on activities and protocols, participants will identify the purpose of their school and develop a working definition of what it means to be a professional learning community as well as deeply examine what it means to be a lifelong learner and develop norms and habits that are appropriate for their unique setting.
Advisory Programs - August 9-10.
In this two-day workshop, participants will learn about the purpose and goals of advisory programs and design an advisory program and an implementation plan for their school. By participating in interactive activities including team-building exercises, communication protocols and academic coaching, participants will have a firsthand experience of techniques to bring back to their schools. The role of the advisor will be defined and examples of training programs will be provided. Additionally, participants will define the intended student outcomes of their advisory program and create an advisory curriculum that will allow students to achieve academic success and personal growth.
Fees and Registration-
The workshop fee is $325.00 per 2-day workshop or $600.00 for 4 days. There is a reduced rate for schools and individuals who are members of the Coalition of Essential Schools of $300.00 per 2-day workshop or $575.00 for 4-day workshop. There is a 15% discount for school teams of four or more people. For more info and a downloadable registration form, go to https://www.wildwood.org/data/files/News/Outreach/Wildwood_Summer_Institute_07.pdf or call 310-397-8775.
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August 8-10: BayCES Coaching for Educational Equity Institute, Downtown Oakland, CA.
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 3-day summer Institute, participants will be supported to critically reflect and learn about the process of coaching as a means of interruption, transition and transformation toward equitable schools. The Institute is designed to connect participants to their own experiences and to the experiences of others in taking leadership and coaching for educational equity. In order to seriously address issues of educational equity, school coaches must depart from “business as usual.” This Institute provides the precious time and space for participants to critically reflect upon what it means to take up equity work as a school coach in her/his local context in a thoughtful and provocative manner. Participants will leave with:
• Increased self-awareness and knowledge about issues of systemic oppression, power and privilege;
• Practical methods for improving relational trust within the school and community;
• Skills to coach and facilitate leadership development, school change;
• Strategies for engaging in deeper dialogue about culturally responsive pedagogy and instructional practices, student achievement and equity.
For more information or to register please visit: http://www.bayces.org/programs_services/summerinstitute.htm, or email Will Lerner, Program Assistant, at will@bayces.org.
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Summer Workshops: The Rutgers Center for Effective School Practices, New Jersey.
The Academy for Teaching and Learning, a program housed at Rutgers, is dedicated to being a significant leader in providing relevant, responsive, and innovative professional development to educators. Our goal is to improve the education of New Jersey students by providing educators with the tools they need in this quest for excellence. Visit our summer catalog of workshops at: http://cesp.rutgers.edu/index.html.
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Critical Friends Group Coaches Training: Antioch University New England, Keene, NH.
A CFG is a professional learning community committed to improving practice through collaborative learning. Teacher leaders and administrators will learn how to facilitate honest and productive conversations with colleagues focused on improving student learning and teacher practices.
July 16—20; Cost: $1,000 - Coaches Training for School Leaders
August 1—3; Cost: $300 - Experienced Coaches Training
August 13—17; Cost: $500 - Beginning Coaches Training
Register online at: http://www.antiochne.edu/acsr/edventures/coaches_training.cfm
For more information or questions, call 603-283-2302.
Accepting applications for School Leadership and Administration, leading to Principal Certification Post-Master’s Certificate (24 Credits): Antioch University New England, Keene, NH.
Have you been thinking of moving into a school leadership role? Small and rural schools are looking for passionate educators who want to become transformational leaders. 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. You can earn your principal’s certification within an intensive cohort model that teaches you how to foster growth and creativity in your own school community. This program leads to New Hampshire certification which aligns with the requirements of most other states. We are happy to review other state requirements with you. Details at: http://www.antiochne.edu/ed/exed/ss_schoolleadership.cfm.
10. CES National is Moving
The CES National office is moving to a new space (still in Oakland, CA) and will have a new address beginning August 1, 2007. Please make a note of the new address and update any databases, address books, vendor documents, or other correspondence to reflect the change. Phone numbers and email addresses will remain the same. The new address is:
CES National
1330 Broadway, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612-2509 |
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