Stories tagged: curriculum
Curriculum Fair and Education Summit taking place this Saturday
Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 10:23 Posted in Events | Permalink
Teacher Action Group Philadelphia and the Campaign for Nonviolent Schools will hold the 4th annual Education for Liberation Curriculum Fair and Citywide Summit on Saturday, May 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Folks Arts and Cultural Treasures charter school.
The theme for this year’s curriculum fair and summit is “Flipping the Script in Philadelphia.”
District chief to present turnaround plan for schools on Monday
Submitted by Dale Mezzacappa on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 12:11 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
Four months after William Hite took the helm of one of the most troubled big-city school districts in the nation, the new Philadelphia superintendent is set to release his blueprint for turning the system around on Monday.
Hite is facing a grim reality. He is already committed to closing 37 schools -- nearly one in six -- and needs to stave off what will turn into a $1 billion annual shortfall by 2018 if austerity measures aren’t taken now.
District has new model for handling students' academic and behavioral problems
Submitted by thenotebook on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 13:54 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
by Charlotte Pope
The School District has begun to roll out a new system for responding to poor classroom performance, bad behavior, and truancy in students.
The West Philadelphia Parent and Family Resource Center, in collaboration with the School District of Philadelphia’s Parent University, held the second of four parent workshops Thursday to introduce a new system called RtII, or Response to Instruction and Intervention.
Pencils Down: It's time to rethink tests
Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 13:44 Posted in Social justice in education | Permalink
How reliable are tests in measuring what really matters for 21st-century learning? And should high-stakes tests really be used as a punitive evaluation of teacher quality? With all the controversy surrounding standardized tests and cheating, it’s time for teachers, parents, districts and policymakers to consider alternatives.
District hosts open houses for Regional Talent Centers
Submitted by thenotebook on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 12:51 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
By Kofi Biney
When you first walk into Universal Audenried Charter High School, you are greeted by banners displaying various positive messages, such as “My future begins here,” “I help others succeed,” and “I will overcome.”
Audenried isn't just promoting this can-do attitude through its banners, but as the location of the South Philadelphia Regional Talent Center.
Conference on 'action civics' meets in city
Submitted by Dale Mezzacappa on Wed, 09/19/2012 - 16:22 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
A national group hoping to redefine civics education held a conference in Philadelphia earlier this month to strategize about ways to help schools prepare students to be engaged citizens.
The effort, called the National Action Civics Collaborative (NACC), is also aimed at working with schools to move civics beyond classrooms and textbooks into real-world projects and activities, especially in schools that serve less affluent, marginalized students.
Books boys can't resist
Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 13:01 Posted in Commentary | Permalink
“Books Boys Can't Resist” was the theme for the 27th annual Children's Literature Conference at Shenandoah University in Virginia that I attended June 25-29, not a week after school ended for summer vacation. In addition to attending the conference, I was invited to present during a special afternoon workshop.
EWA conference: Day 2
Submitted by Erika Owens on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:07 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
Education reporters returned to the University of Pennsylvania campus today to learn about education research and reporting tips at the Education Writers Association's National Seminar. Throughout the morning, teachers and researchers are giving brief talks about the teaching profession. Several reporters are tweeting updates during the session.
Disability-office counselor talks about finding services at college
by Samantha Byles Posted in Summer 2012 Edition | Permalink
The transition from high school to college is difficult for any student. But for special needs students, who often depend on tailored instruction and targeted resources at the high school level, the move to higher education can seem even more daunting.
About a third of District graduates who attend college enroll at the Community College of Philadelphia. We posed some questions to Theresa Tsai, who has been a counselor at CCP's Center on Disability (COD) for 20 years, about the transition to college life for special education students.
Greatness on the ground
Submitted by Nijmie Dzurinko on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 17:18 Posted in Commentary | Permalink
“We have to believe in ourselves and we have to speak with one voice,” said Maurice Jones, on the opening afternoon panel of the recemt Teacher Action Group/OneVoice Philadelphia Citywide Education Summit and Curriculum Fair. Jones was one of many speakers who addressed the crowd of more than 100 people on history, lessons, strategies, and victories of transforming our schools from the ground up:
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