The World of Wonder Accelerated Learning Community: A Case Study.

Autor/in	Biddle, Julie K.
Titel	The World of Wonder Accelerated Learning Community: A Case Study.
Quelle	(2000), (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Acceleration (Education); Case Studies; Community Schools; Educational Development; Educational Improvement; Experimental Schools; Grade 1; Grade 2; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Public Schools; Staff Development; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Bildungsentwicklung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Pilot school; Model school; Modellschule; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Primarbereich; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung
Abstract	This report presents a case study of the World of Wonders Accelerated Learning Community School (WOW). A community school in Ohio is a new kind of public school-an independent public school that is nonsectarian and nondiscriminatory. The report presents three contexts for the study--historical, local and methodological--and highlights some of the lessons being learned as a group of public, urban educators reinvent their work and themselves. Finally, it discusses the educational importance of this work and suggests implications for professional development trainers and school personnel involved in continuous school improvement, with special attention to those in the Accelerated Schools Project. Goals for WOW are similar to training goals for other schools. Participants are expected to become familiar with the Accelerated School philosophy and process and have a greater understanding of the personal, social and cultural issues surrounding school improvement. The goal is that participants gain a better understanding of the dynamic of both personal and school change and become leaders in moving their school through the Accelerated School process. (DFR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC