Put it in a Project
(A Wildwood Symposium)
Health Teacher Beth Cantwell said the most value she got from her visit was to see teachers give and get extreme respect. “We talked to kids who said what really blew them away was that the teachers knew their names in the first week.”  more

Cold Winds and Tangible Energy in Chicago
”We should all be doing this!” Study Tour participant and English teacher Dan Yamada was struck by  “the enthusiasm and dedication between the students and the teachers.  Everybody bought into the program. It was unanimous.” more

Helping Kids Grow Up
Deborah Meier, SLC expert, visits Local District 4 Principals.  “The closer kids get to becoming grown-ups, the fewer grown-ups they have in their lives...it is part of the crisis in our schools today...[kids need] an environment where [they] would like to become a grownup.”  more

Wall-to-Wall Schools at Hamilton, Part II
From the Beginning:  SLCs, Faculty and Students
Hamilton’s restructuring process began 12 years ago.  Teacher Andrew Ui says the biggest advantage [is that] teachers have a much stronger sense of ownership.  Student Katrina Lovely Mosley considered dropping out in the 9th grade, but her relationship with a teacher kept her in school and gave her an “understanding of America [and] the different people that make [it] up. more

Getting Engaged with the Experts:  A Local Teacher’s Summit
On April 9, Occidental College, in collaboration with Local District 4, UTLA, AALA, and the Small Schools Collective, will host the Teacher’s Summit. The 400 participants, mostly LD 4 teachers, will focus on best practices in SLC redesign. more

UNITE-LA Releases a
Benefit CD
UNITE-LA announces the pending release of a Benefit CD in Best Buy stores throughout Southern California. Tune into Hot 92.3 to hear the music, promotions, and a special morning show featuring the success of UNITE-LA.   more

Resources

The Wildwood Symposium featured two project-based learning samples - one multidisciplinary humanities project and one that combines art and math. They have shared their resources with us and you may find further examples at www.wildwood.org/outreach

W.W.I Memory Box Overview
     - Project Sheet
     - Poetry Rubric
     - Propaganda Rubric

School of Athens Overview
     - Project Sheet

Calendar

New Tech High Study Tours to Napa more

Colorado Small Schools 4th Annual Conference  more

Big Picture’s First Annual Conference more

USDE Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative 2005 Summer Workshops more

2005 Model Schools Conference  more

Reinventing America’s High Schools Summer Institutes  more