E-mail update archive

Vol 4., No. 2 - 3/25/2008

Do you sense, too, the greatest uncertainty about where to go next with policy for improving school and learning? If so, you might be interested in the proposal that Education|Evolving is now moving around the country.

E|E'S NEW "STAYING IN!!" REPORT AND EXPANDED WEB SITE DOCUMENT DIFFERENT KINDS OF SCHOOLING THAT ARE CRITICAL TO MOTIVATING STUDENT SUCCESS
REPORT REVIEWS RECENT STUDIES, IDENTIFIES TEN KEY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SCHOOL COMPLETION AND SUCCESS
UNDERSTANDING WHAT MOTIVATES STUDENT SUCCESS IS CRITICAL IN ERA OF NCLB
CASE STUDIES OF FIVE MINNESOTA STUDENTS -- AND THEIR VERY DIFFERENT SCHOOLS -- BOTH DOCUMENT CHALLENGES AND OFFER HOPE
EDUCATION|EVOLVING CONNECTS STUDENT VOICES TO MAJOR TOPICS IN CURRENT EDUCATION POLICY
WEB SITE FEATURE "STUDENT VOICES ON VIDEO" IMPROVES UNDERSTANDING OF UNCONVENTIONAL LEARNING AND SCHOOLING
EXPANDED CLEARINGHOUSE ALSO IMPROVES AWARENESS OF STUDENT VOICES IN EDUCATION POLICY
SEND E|E COMMENTS; ACCESS ARCHIVE OF PAST EDITIONS

RECENT E|E MEETING HELPS EXPLAIN NEED FOR RADICALLY DIFFERENT ‘SCHOOLS’
E|E MEETING ALSO AFFIRMS NEED TO EXPLAIN IMPLICATIONS OF NEW SCHOOLS FOR EXISTING K-12 GROUNDRULES
TRANSCRIPT OF DIALOGUE WITH STUDENTS NOW AVAILABLE ON E|E WEBSITE; NEW REPORT COMING
E|E EXPANDS CAPACITY TO MAINTAIN ITS LEADERSHIP IN CHALLENGING CONVENTIONAL THINKING ON ‘SCHOOLS’ AND ’SCHOOLING’

EDUCATION|EVOLVING RELEASES UPDATED NATIONAL INVENTORY OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
RECOGNITION OF AND DEMAND FOR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IS GROWING
EDUCATION|EVOLVING NOW PLACING A HIGH PRIORITY ON SPREADING THIS MODEL NATIONALLY
REPORTS AND PAPERS ON E|E WEB SITE AID UNDERSTANDING OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

NEW E|E REPORT DOCUMENTS STUDENT ATTITUDES/BEHAVIOR ON TECHNOLOGY
VIEWS, EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ALREADY INFLUENCING E|E
IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL CULTURE, OTHER KEY FACTORS HAVE HELPED SHAPE E|E VIEWS ON THE NEED FOR FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE
THE NEXT EVOLUTION IN E|E’S THINKING FOCUSES ON HOW WE DEFINE ‘SCHOOL AND SCHOOLING’
LATEST E|E REPORT SURVEYS RESEARCH ON STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS AND BEHAVIORS ON USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
WORKS CITED IN THE REVIEW ARE AVAILABLE ON EDUCATION/EVOLVING’S ‘STUDENT VOICES’ WEB SITE
OTHER NEW RESOURCES FEATURING STUDENT OPINIONS

TEACHERS UNION INITIATIVES AROUND CHARTERING SPARK CONCERN, ALSO REFLECT OPPORTUNITIES
CHARTER-INITIATED STRATEGIES FOR ANTICIPATING AND ADDRESSING LEGITIMATE TEACHER INTERESTS
NEEDED SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT REQUIRES TEACHERS TO THINK "MY SCHOOL" -- RATHER THAN SIMPLY "MY CLASSROOM"
THE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IDEA HAS A NUMBER OF BASIC ELEMENTS
THE MILWAUKEE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ARRANGEMENT IS FULLY UNION-COMPATIBLE
WITH GATES FOUNDATION FUNDING, EDVISIONS SCHOOLS IS NOW TAKING THIS MODEL TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
PUBLIC AGENDA SURVEY DOCUMENTS POTENTIAL MARKET FOR THIS APPROACH
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND AND RESOURCES ON THE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE MODEL
EDUCATION|EVOLVING NOW PLACING A HIGH PRIORITY ON SPREADING THIS MODEL NATIONALLY

INTERDISCIPLINARY LICENSE SEEKS TO MESH INNOVATIVE LEARNING MODELS WITH TEACHER QUALITY GOALS
NEW LICENSE STEMS PARTLY FROM EFFORTS TO MEET NCLB’S "HIGHLIY QUALIFIED TEACHER" REQUIREMENTS
NEW LICENSE RECOGNIZES ALL STUDENTS DON’T LEARN THE SAME WAY OR THE SAME PACE
NEW LICENSE HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR A GROWING, VITAL SEGMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
EXAMPLES OF COMPETENCIES NEEDED FOR THE NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY LICENSE
COMMITMENT TO ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION, TEACHER TRAINING AND RESEARCH
LEGISLATION WAS BACKED BY A BROAD AND DIVERSE COALITION

NEW E|E WEB SITE INTEGRATES STUDENT VOICES WITH EDUCATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT
AVALON CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXAMINE PEERS’ ATTITUDES ABOUT WHAT MAKES A SCHOOL WORTH ATTENDING
STUDENTS INFORM LEGISLATORS: WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT CHARTERED SCHOOLS AND WHAT MOTIVATES STUDENT LEARNING?
WANTED: STUDENT PARTICIPATION TO INFLUENCE MINNESOTA EDUCATION
UPDATES AND INSIGHTS SIGN UP AND ARCHIVES

INTRODUCTION TO AN IMPORTANT NEW INTERNET RESOURCE ON CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZING
MINNESOTA USING LEGISLATIVE AND NON-LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN CHARTER SPONSORS
SINGLE PURPOSE SPONSOR PROPOSAL FATE NOW RESTS WITH MINNESOTA HOUSE-SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
MINNESOTA SPONSOR NETWORK LAUNCHES NEW QUALITY SPONSORSHIP TASK FORCE

"TWO DIFFERENT THEORIES OF CHANGE" -- TED KOLDERIE’S END-OF-SESSION "NOTE TO POLICY LEADERS IN MINNESOTA"

MINNESOTA-SPAWNED INNOVATION IS SEMI-FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD
NEW REPORT TAKES INVENTORY OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
RELATIVE SCALE OF THE INNOVATION NOT YET A MEASURE OF ITS IMPORTANCE
POTENTIAL FOR THE INNOVATION UNDERSCORED BY PUBLIC AGENDA SURVEY
ATTITUDES OF BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DO VARY BY ENVIRONMENT
NEW PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES HAVE RELEVANCE TO BIG-CITY SCHOOL REFORM INITIATIVES

WELCOME TO A NEW "OCCASIONAL" E-NEWSLETTER
NEW KOLDERIE BOOK AVAILABLE FROM EDUCATION WEEK PRESS
GRABA EXPERIENCE GIVES CREDIBILITY TO ‘OPEN SECTOR’ IDEA
THE ‘OPEN SECTOR’ IS NOT JUST A THEORY
DIFFERENT THINKING ABOUT EDUCATION REQUIRES A DIFFERENT WAY OF MEASURING SUCCESS