New Discussion Guide for Making Schools Work

Posted by on March 24, 2006

[posted from Public Education Network newblast]

NEW DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR “MAKING SCHOOLS WORK”

A new discussion guide and DVD of excerpts drawn from the PBS prime-time special, “Making Schools Work with Hendrik Smith,” is available and free-of-charge (except shipping). The documentary showed models of successful educational reform from elementary through high school. All are widely used across the U.S. or throughout entire school districts. In all, two million students were reached by these reforms. The discussion guide (and DVD of excerpts from the show) is designed to stimulate public discussion of effective techniques and crucial issues of educational reform. It is intended for teachers, parents, principals, administrators and anyone interested in improving public schools. The topics addressed in the guide include: Are Prescriptive Strategies a Good Idea? How Can Power Sharing Help School Reform? Can All Kids Really Learn? How Do We Combat the Dropout Problem? How Can You Hook Teens on School? How Do We Lift the Quality of Teaching? Testing: Why and Who Is It For? Equity: How Do We Level The Playing Field? Why Is Consensus So Important? If you are interesting in ordering a free copy of the guide and DVD, please contact Jenny Smith at 508-430-0897 or [email protected].

http://www.pbs.org/makingschoolswork/discussionguide.pdf?mii=1