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CES e-ssential NEWS (plain text)
| Subject | CES e-ssential NEWS * * * Spring 2008 |
| From Email Address | news@essentialschools.org |
| Test Email Address | rcalhoun@essentialschools.org, sulawesi88@yahoo.com, cougar8@gmail.com |
| Send as HTML? | no |
| Date Sent | 04/25/2008 |
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1. Fall Forum Call for Proposals
2. Summer Institute Registration
3. National Exhibition Month
4. Affiliate with CES National – Early Bird Special
5. Horace Call for Submissions
6. General News & Announcements from the CES Network
7. CES Network Professional Development Opportunities
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1. FALL FORUM CALL FOR PROPOSALS
CES National is now accepting proposals for Fall Forum 2008, which will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 6-8, at the Westin Charlotte. This year's theme is "Live It. Learn It. Change It." Proposals are due May 14th.
CES seeks session proposals that bring the “Live It. Learn It. Change It.” theme to life by exploring specific successes and challenges of teaching and learning in accord with the CES Common Principles. Tell us about creating schools for the 21st century that are personalized, equitable, and intellectually challenging through your life, through your teaching and learning, and through the change that you inspire.
***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.
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2. SMALL SCHOOLS SUMMER INSTITUTE 2008
On May 1, registration opens for the 2008 CES Small Schools Summer Institute, "The Essentials of Small Schools: Principles and Practices for Equity and Achievement." The Institute will take place July 14-18 in Portland, Oregon, and is organized in collaboration with E3 (Employers for Education Excellence) and the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) at the University of Oregon.
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/events.html.
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3. MAY IS NATIONAL EXHIBITION MONTH!
Join CES in a nationwide campaign to promote and celebrate exhibitions as a preferred form of student assessment. Now in its third year, "National Exhibition Month" 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.
Our website offers guidelines and tools to help you create a successful local event and reach out to the public and the media. We also have a video clip from the EssentialVisions DVD series that shows students preparing for and executing their senior exhibition. In addition, we’ve compiled a list of the schools that will be participating this year, with their dates and activities.
To view these materials, the list of participating schools, more information, and suggestions on how you can participate, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/exhibition.html.
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4. AFFILIATE WITH CES NATIONAL – EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
It's time to establish or renew your affiliation with the CES network for the 2008-09 year, which begins on August 1. Schools, centers, and organizations that affiliate before June 30th are entitled to an early bird special: $50 off the regular affiliation fee of $500. To become a 2008-09 affiliate, schools and organizations must first complete and/or update their profiles on the CES website, and pay the affiliation fee.
If you're not associated with a school, center, district, or organization, you can affiliate as an individual! 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.
Please note: in order to register for 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, 2008.
To see the benefits of affiliation, and to join or renew, please visit: http://www.essentialschools.org/affiliation.html.
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5. HORACE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Horace, CES’s quarterly journal, seeks submissions for its September 2008 and November 2008 issues.
September 2008, Horace 24.3: “Politics and Policies: Election 2008”
In this issue, Horace looks at civic engagement to understand the ways educators involve themselves in politics and policy creation to create and sustain personalized, equitable, and academically challenging schools for all students. If you would like to contribute to this issue, please be in touch with Horace editor Jill Davidson as soon as possible: jdavidson@essentialschools.org. Completed drafts are to be submitted by the start of July 2008.
November 2008, Horace 24.4: “Cycles of Inquiry and Improvement:
This issue of Horace collects perspectives on schools and school systems that are committed to continuous improvement, analysis, and refinement. This focus will be on the ways we create cycles of inquiry and action, and collect and interpret evidence and data about a wide range of indicators. If you would like to contribute to this issue, please be in touch with Horace editor Jill Davidson as soon as possible. Completed drafts are to be submitted by the middle of September 2008.
Full descriptions of the issues and a link to Horace writer guidelines are available at http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/resources/horace/submissions2.html
And don’t miss Horace 24.1, “Lifecycles of CES Educators: Teacher Preparation and Leadership Development” now online at: http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/resources/horace/v24/24_1_toc.html
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6. GENERAL NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CES NETWORK
Do you have news for the CES network? Share what’s happening in your school community on our website and blog, which we update as frequently as possible. We also include news items in In Common, the CES affiliate newsletter. These are great ways to get national notice for your school, center, or organization. If your school or center has been covered in the media, has had an article written about it, has been featured in a study or report, received grants, awards, etc, please let us know. You may send news items at any time.
The Essential Blog is here: http://www.essentialblog.org
Please send all submissions to Ramon Calhoun, rcalhoun@essentialschools.org.
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7. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS FROM THE CES NETWORK
CES MENTOR SCHOOLS:
June 24-27; Leadership High School, Teaching for Equity – Summer Sessions (San Francisco, CA). For more information, contact Greg Peters, gpeter@sfcess.org, http://www.sfcess.org/events.html.
June 25-27; High Tech High, Summer Institute (San Diego, CA). For more information, contact Jennifer Husbands, jhusbands@hightechhigh.org, http://www.hightechhigh.org.
June 30 – July 3; Boston Arts Academy, 5th Annual Summer Institute for Arts in Education. For more information, contact Corey Evans, cevans@bostonartsacademy.org, http://www.bostonartsacademy.org.
August 4-8; Leadership High School, Critical Friends Groups Coaches Training: “How do we establish and foster professional learning communities to build alliances across differences and improve individual practice” (San Francisco, CA). For more information, contact Greg Peters, gpeter@sfcess.org, http://www.sfcess.org/events.html.
August 13-15; High School for Recording Arts, “Hip Hop in Education” (St. Paul, MN). For more information, contact Paula Anderson, paula@hsra.org, http://www.hsra.org.
For a complete listing of upcoming professional development opportunities from CES Mentor Schools for 2007-2008, please visit: http://www.ceschangelab.org/cs/clpub/print/cl_docs/80?x-r=disp.
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New feature! CES NETWORK EDUCATOR TRAINING is a recent addition to the CES website, with sections on Professional Development Opportunities and Certification Programs from across the network. These resources, designed to support staff in Essential schools, are valuable opportunities no matter where you are in your teaching or school leadership career. If your school, organization, or affiliate center would like to add professional development opportunities or certification programs to these lists, please contact CES Publications Director Jill Davidson at jdavidson@essentiaschools.org.
CES Network Professional Development Opportunities:
http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/schools/net/prof_develop.html
CES Network Certification Programs:
http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/schools/net/cert_prog.html
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