Seven Surprising Things about Award-Winning Schools

Autor/in	Shorr, Pamela Wheaton
Titel	Seven Surprising Things about Award-Winning Schools
Quelle	In: Instructor, 115 (2005) 3, S.30-33 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-5851
Schlagwörter	Awards; Academic Achievement; Mathematics Instruction; Professional Development; Educational Environment; Parent Participation; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Change; Multigraded Classes; Weekend Programs; Technology Integration; Multimedia Instruction; Active Learning; Student Projects; Second Language Learning; Global Approach; Educational Practices; School Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Award; Auszeichnung; Schulleistung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Elternmitwirkung; Bildungsreform; Mehrstufenklasse; Wochenendseminar; Multimediales Lernen; Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Globales Denken; Bildungspraxis; Schuleffizienz
Abstract	There are many myths about award-winning schools. Most attribute outstanding school success to money or luck--generous state dollars, corporate sponsorships, that one-in-a-million principal who could run a small country in his spare time. Sure, these things help, but the 20 schools that walked away with this year's Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards are not waiting around for luck to make a difference in the classroom. Schools of Distinction winners come from every type of community--the richest to the poorest. Their teachers are veterans, newbies, and in between, but they all share a passion for reaching kids. In this article, the author discusses seven surprising things about award-winning schools: (1) They spend a day each week teaching teachers; (2) They teach math all day; (3) They harken back to the one-room schoolhouse; (4) They get kids (and parents) to come to school on Saturday; (5) They look to Hollywood for inspiration; (6) They let kids snorkel and climb active volcanoes; and (7) They have kids and teachers learn a new language. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10