This post may be premature as I have only seen 2/3s of the PLP Independent Schools' team presentations of their impact journey through PLP and team projects- but I must say, Will and I were more than impressed. It was more on the level of WOW.
From extensive summer institutes with a Web 2.0 registration process for other schools to attend (all taught by the team members) to an 8th grade project that will utilize the best that Web 2.0 has to offer in a project based format implemented by all 8th grade teachers next year to a creative Lunch 2.0 project or school-based wikis with all digital curriculum shared and more, we found ourselves renewed in the faith that schools can make principled changes in the way we "do" school as a way to remain relevant in the lives of the students we teach. Independent school culture is such that teachers need to make certain they build on the rich heritage of what works and yet make room to rethink delivery of AP courses and such so that these kids not only get into some of the most prestigious colleges around, but they are fluent in the new literacies when they arrive.
All the project plans will be shared on the Independent School wiki after the remaining 1/3 of the teams present next week.
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@Cheryl and Will
What are we looking at in terms of cost and time if I want to plug some of my cutting edge teachers into this consortium? Might be nice to mix a little Midwest in with the group. I'll be reading more about it. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Charlie A. Roy | March 27, 2008 at 05:41 PM