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Tabulating Tabs: An Integration of Math, Community Service Learning, Language Arts, Visual Art, Environmental Science, and Global Studies, et un peu de francais
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Marblehead Community Charter Public School
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Felice Kachinsky
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Students create and carry out plans, conduct evaluation, analyze data, write reflections, present findings, utilize maps and a foreign language, and serve the community; an authentic learning experience for all.
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(Topics: Arts, Assessment, Community, Curriculum, Elementary, Humanities, Math/Science, Middle School)
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12/01/2006
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Support Structures at Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
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Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
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Amanda Colley
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Want to ensure that all students complete their homework each night, stay organized, and get tutoring that meets their needs? This paper covers systems BPCPS has in place to help students succeed.
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(Topics: High School, Middle School, Support services)
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12/01/2006
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The Imperial Scrapbook Project: Creating an Authentic Resource
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Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School
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Daniella Garran
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Interdisciplinary and multi-modal, the ISP requires 7th-graders to research, write, create, and design. It helps students think like historians, while attaining benchmarks and engaging in project-based learning.
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(Topics: Arts, Curriculum, Humanities, Middle School)
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10/01/2006
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Cultivating Symbiotic Partnerships
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Codman Academy Charter Public School
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Meg Campbell
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Partner organizations can infuse schools with energy and resources and provide students with "real world" role models. But the fit needs to be right, and both sides must benefit. This paper outlines how it works at Codman.
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(Topics: Administration, Alternative Education, Community, Curriculum, Discipline, School Culture, Senior Year)
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12/02/2005
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Disseminating the Work of Essential Schools through School Partnerships
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Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School
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Frank Honts
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Director of a Teachers' Center, the author examines the opportunities and challenges of a partnership between a progressive charter school and a traditional district school, as they pursue a similar educational philosophy.
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(Topics: Administration, Community, School Culture)
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12/01/2005
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In Service of Children: How Charter and District Schools Can Work Together
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Hill View Montessori Charter Public School
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Janet Begin, Kara Kosmes
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Examine the roadblocks, and learn strategies for building positive relationships between neighboring district schools and charter schools, both during the chartering phase and throughout the life of the school.
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(Topics: Administration, Community, Governance, School Culture)
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12/01/2005
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Macbeth Director’s Cut: Using Essential Questions and Video to Enhance Student Understanding
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Marblehead Community Charter Public School
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John M. Cronin
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Seventh grade students film, edit, act in, and produce videos of Shakespeare's works. The technology is engaging, the task authentic, and the process deepens student understanding of this complex literature.
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(Topics: Arts, Curriculum, Humanities, Middle School, Technology)
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12/01/2005
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Addressing the Needs of First-Generation, College-Bound Students: A Comprehensive 5th - 12th Grade Approach.
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Boston Collegiate Charter School
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Joshua Cabral
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College vocabulary, “I Got In” bulletin boards, Mystery College of the Week, College Mornings, College Scavenger Hunts, SATuesdays. Curious? Read about BCCS’s college counseling/college prep program.
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(Topics: Curriculum, High School, Middle School, School Culture, Senior Year, Support services)
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12/01/2004
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Organizational Tools for Academic Success in Secondary Education
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Boston Collegiate Charter School
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Catherine Murray
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Older students need systems of organization and support in using them. The author discusses personal agendas, binders, class calendars, and the physical environment in which students learn.
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(Topics: Curriculum, High School, Middle School, Support services)
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10/01/2003
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Professional Development in Greek Studies: A Partnership Model for Linking Traditional Public Schools and Public Charter Schools Through Professional Development
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Boston Collegiate Charter School
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Catherine C. O'Flaherty
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BCCS established an informal partnership with the Newton Public Schools' Greek Studies Program, a program of shared professional development.
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(Topics: Administration, Curriculum, High School, Middle School)
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01/01/2001
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The Boston Evening Academy's Community Interviews: Making Learning Meaningful Through Intergenerational Dialogue
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Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School
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Ryan Richard Oliver
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Students interview members of the local, national, and global community. Storytelling, apprenticeship, and mentoring are involved. In the process students retain knowledge and develop skills.
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(Topics: Community, Curriculum, High School, Humanities, Physical Education)
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01/01/2001
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The Project for School Innovation: Education Reform by Teachers, for Teachers
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Neighborhood House Charter School
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Michael Rothman
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PSI helps schools work in small clusters, reflect on strengths and needs, swap innovative practices, adapt models to their own schools, and share effective practices nationally.
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(Topics: Administration, Community, Curriculum, Elementary, Middle School)
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01/01/2001
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Monthly Compositions and Goal-Setting Meetings: Using Formative Assessment to Help Students Succeed
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Neighborhood House Charter School
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Anne Bernard, Kate Nissenson, Carolyn Obel-Omia, Sean Shirley-Davidson
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Monthly Compositions help teachers address academic standards, track individual growth, and identify areas of difficulty. In Goal-Setting Meetings students actively assess their own progress.
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(Topics: Assessment, Curriculum, Elementary, Humanities, Middle School, School Culture)
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01/01/2001
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KidLab: An Experiential Program in Science and Art Designed for an Urban School Setting
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Neighborhood House Charter School
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Melissa Basquiat, Leah Blake, Kevin Emerson, Laura Fields, Anne Knight, Kate Nissenson
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KidLab is a little like a classroom and a little like a museum, a little like a laboratory and a little like an art studio. "KidLab is learning," one students explains, "but it's really fun."
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(Topics: Arts, Curriculum, Elementary, Math/Science, Middle School)
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01/01/2001
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Establishing a Development Program
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Atlantis Charter School
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Melissa Dick, CFRE
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A clearly defined development program, as is described in this paper, can help a school build relationships, raise funds, build a strong group of supporters, and create a culture of philanthropy.
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(Topics: Administration, Community, Elementary, Middle School)
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10/31/2002
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Peaceful Schools: A Whole School Model Utilizing Rituals, Opportunities for Involvement, Conflict Resolution, and Peer Mediation
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Atlantis Charter School
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Patricia Santos
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At ACS we provide students with care, support, and the opportunity for participation in activities that promote pro-social bonding. We also teach life skills, especially the skills of peace making.
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(Topics: Community, Curriculum, Elementary, Middle School, School Culture)
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01/01/2001
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A Noncoercive Approach to Student Discipline at Sturgis Charter School
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Sturgis Charter Public School
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Elizabeth Orvis
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We have committed ourselves to a responsibility based, not consequence based, approach to student discipline, employing the methods of consultant Jim Fitzpatrick and the theory of William Glasser.
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(Topics: Discipline, High School, School Culture)
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01/01/2001
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The World Build Project at the South Shore Charter School
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South Shore Charter Public School
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Mark Veader
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World Build is multi-faceted, project based learning involving integrated course work, meetings, hands-on preparation, and a trip to El Salvador during which students work with Habitat for Humanity.
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(Topics: Community, Curriculum, High School, Humanities, School Culture)
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10/31/2002
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The Physical Education Program for Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Graders at the South Shore Charter School
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South Shore Charter Public School
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Lisa Berman
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SSCS implemented a P.E. program, without a specialist or a gym, and at the same time provided teachers with common prep time. An integrated curriculum and off-site trips are key to this practice.
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(Topics: Community, Curriculum, Middle School, Physical Education)
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10/31/2002
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The Classical Guitar Project at South Shore Charter School
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South Shore Charter Public School
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Gene Stein
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This project combines peer instruction and a classical music conservatory education with SSCS's project based learning and international studies programs.
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(Topics: Arts, Community, Curriculum, Elementary, High School, Middle School)
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01/01/2001
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