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10:15
am – 11:15 am
Connecting
Students to their Community: Project-Based Learning That Matters
Teachers
and administrators all over the country struggle with how to develop a
meaningful projects that reflect their school's mission and vision. This
is especially true for charter schools, which often have specialized
curriculum and employ innovative instructional techniques. In this
workshop, we will take a look at one school's process of developing a
cumulative project that aligns with its core mission. We will examine
the evolution of the project, from a loosely structured performance
project to a well-constructed community service based project complete
with community connections, group panel assessment, and connections to
college and career options after high school. Participants will leave
the workshop with a packet of information that will help them design
their own community-based projects at their school including: the
project description, sample student proposals, and panel scoring
rubrics.
Emily Perkins, English and Drama Teacher, Natomas Charter School’s
Performing & Fine Arts Academy (a 7-12 grade charter school program
in Sacramento)
California’s
Charter Schools and The Ins and Outs of The Charter School Movement
You teach
in a charter school and know that you are in s special place. Is it
because your school is a great school or is it because it’s a charter?
How are charter schools actually started? Learn why charter schools are
at the forefront of educational reform in the state and in the nation?
This interactive workshop provides you with an overview of the charter
process, discuss the philosophical tenets of charter schools, and look
roles of teachers in the continued success of the charter movement.
Frank Gonzales, General Manager, California Charter Schools
Association, Former Teacher
Ting Sun, Vice President, California Charter Schools Association, Former
Teacher and Co-Founder of A Charter School
Standards-Based
Instruction Through Technology
During ten
years of operation, Fenton Avenue Charter School has successfully
renewed its charter twice and increased test scores from single-digit
numbers to consistently exceed statewide mandated benchmarks.
State-of-the art technology and effective teacher
collaboration have made both students and teachers better problem
solvers and prosperous learners. This workshop will demonstrate
strategies and projects developed by teachers incorporating technology
with Open Court and other standards based curriculum
Jacqueline Penner, Teacher, Fenton Avenue Charter School (a K-6 grade
charter school in Los Angeles)
Mark Sanders, Teacher, Fenton Avenue Charter School (a K-6 grade charter
school in Los Angeles)
12:45 pm
- 1:45 pm
Bridging the
Gap
Participants
will learn how one Personalized Learning Program bridged the gap between
independent study and site based programs. Participants will see,
through pictures and anecdotal stories, how The Camptonville Academy
developed an innovative program utilizing educational resource centers
and the talents of its many teachers. Hear about the pitfalls and the
successes, as well as dreams for the future. Breaking into small groups,
participants will have time to brainstorm how they will bring these
ideas and more to their own schools.
Beth Ward is the lead teacher of the Marysville Educational Resource
Center for CORE@TCA (a K-12 grade charter school serving 200 students in
Yuba and Sutter Counties).
Karen Chandler is the lead teacher of the Chico Educational Resource
Center for CORE@TCA (a K-12 grade charter school serving 200 students in
Yuba and Sutter Counties).
The Hedgehog
Concept: High School Grade Level Promotions Through Mastery
Stanislaus
County Office of Education charter schools are unique School-to-Career,
integrated, thematic approach high schools for motivated students. The
schools, members of the Coalition of Essential Schools, blend academic
projects with "real world" internships and experiences.
Students graduate with a culminating celebration (Graduation By
Exhibition) before a committee of school and business/community
representatives. Students promote through "grade levels" via a
martial arts approach of promotion-via demonstrating mastery of the
California academic content standards and other program quality
indicators. Participants in the session will experience a paradigm
shifting experience. Participants will see how project-based
methodologies and assessment/accountability interrelate.
Bill Redford, Lead Teacher, Vocational Education Academy (a 9-12
grade charter school in Stanislaus County)
Jeff Tilton, Director of Charter Schools, Stanislaus County Office of
Education
Building
a Network of Charter School Teachers
Help
design and build a professional community of charter school
teachers! As a charter school teacher, you are working with your
colleagues around the clock to build an effective public school.
How can you effectively share and disseminate best practices amongst
other like-minded professionals given the time constraints imposed by
your classroom and school leadership responsibilities? What forum
would offer the greatest resource: Online? In person?
By subject or grade level? By demographics of students served?
Join other teacher leaders to
discuss these questions, to help design a solution, and to join the
founding team of a statewide progressive teacher network.
Temp Keller,
Founder and President, RISE (Resources for Indispensable Schools and
Educators), and Former Teacher at East Palo Alto Charter School
2:00 pm –
3:00 pm
Building a
Network of Charter School Teachers
Help
design and build a professional community of charter school
teachers! As a charter school teacher, you are working with your
colleagues around the clock to build an effective public school.
How can you effectively share and disseminate best practices amongst
other like-minded professionals given the time constraints imposed by
your classroom and school leadership responsibilities? What forum
would offer the greatest resource: Online? In person?
By subject or grade level? By demographics of students served?
Join other teacher leaders to
discuss these questions, to help design a solution, and to join the
founding team of a statewide progressive teacher network.
Temp
Keller, Founder and President, RISE (Resources for Indispensable Schools
and Educators), and Former Teacher at East Palo Alto Charter School
Redefining
Teacher Leadership Through Teacher Collaborative
Do teachers
always need to be employees? Several groups of teachers in the Midwest
are showing that teachers can own their own professional practices just
as other professionals do in law, medicine and other fields. This
session will explain the legal arrangements used in these Teacher
Professional Practices. The session will also explain the origin of this
development and the implications that this fundamental change holds
for teachers, schools and students.
Joe Graba, Education Evolving
Conceptual
Learning: Making the Invisible Visible
This
session will focus on the dynamics of "Conceptual Learning"
and the underachieving student. Teachers and administrators will leave
with powerful insights that turn learning theory into effective,
results-oriented classroom practices. Strategies presented are
appropriate for all academic courses taught at the secondary level.
Dennis P. Wymbs, Guajome Park Academy (a 6-12 grade charter program
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