Tentative Schedule

Schedule Assignments

8/24	Overview, Syllabus, Profiles of High Schools
8/31	Teaching and Learning Experiences PEI model	Teaching and Learning Experiences Paper Sizer pp. 0-68 Post Response
9/7	Development of Public Education and high schools	Evolving American High School
9/14	Literacy and Standards Discussion of Sizer – Coalition of Essential Schools	Youth at the Crossroads Sizer pp. 71-160 Post Response
9/21	Funding – online
9/28	Organization of high school – Students’ role	Sizer Response Paper Locating the Dropout Crisis Breaking Ranks II Visual, Text, Core
10/5	Organization of high schools – Teachers’ role	Silva pp. 1-38 Post Response Creating a Community of Learners Among High School Teachers
10/12	Structuring teaching and learning Accountability: NCLB Teacher Leaders: Jennifer Bullock +	Silva pp. 39-83 Post Response 1) Replacing the American High School 2) Seventeen Reasons Why ..
10/19	Assessment High School students – need 4 Guest Students	Putting Performance Assessment to the Test  Silva Response Paper
10/26	Communities and Schools Online Chat with Book author - Silva	Silva pp. 120-149 Post Response
11/2	Charter Schools and Magnet schools -online
11/9	Vouchers and Privatization Issac Bear Early College – principal (Sherry Broome) and teachers	Research Papers / School Improvement Report due Free Market Policies and Public Education
11/16	Special Education– Paula Volk, Hoggard High Other models of high school reform	Change Initiative/ School Report due Education Week Research Center Special Education: 3 articles Introduction 2002 Report. 25 Years of Educating Children with Disabilities Pages 3-8, 47-62 A Better IDEA: First Draft May Be Sanitized Version
11/23	Thanksgiving
11/30	Final Thoughts	Reflective Papers due