Want to learn more about our schools? Here is a short video that really gives you a feel for who we are: THREE SCHOOLS ON A RAINY DAY

City Neighbors began as a grassroots movement in the summer of 2003 comprised of a group of city neighbors – teachers, parents, business people, and educators – who had the audacity to dream big for their children. After four years of providing dynamic, successful, innovative education, City Neighbors Charter School became the first Charter School in Maryland to replicate by founding two more schools: City Neighbors Hamilton (K – 8) and City Neighbors High School. The City Neighbors Foundation was created to support the three City Neighbors Schools and to be a leader in the transformation of public education in Baltimore City. We offer partnership, training, and annual events to impact students, teachers, families, and the school system and to create the best schools we can imagine.

City Neighbors is seeking an elementary educator for the 2013/2014 school year who wants to join our passionate team in the work of emergent curriculum and collaborative learning, all in the public school system. We serve a racially and economically diverse population of students.

This is a union teaching position with excellent benefits and pay. You must be certified or eligible for MD.

Want to learn more about our schools? Here is a short video that really gives you a feel for who we are: THREE SCHOOLS ON A RAINY DAY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytkILrzrWtQ

Send resume and cover letter in the form of an email attachment (doc or doc.x) to mchalupa@cityneighbors.org.  Enter “CNCS Elementary Educator” in the subject line of your email.  Failure to do so risks your email being lost in the abyss of email correspondence.  NO PHONE CALLS.

Middle and high school Spanish and French
Middle school writing and literature
Middle or high school math
Middle school science
High school social studies

Pacem School is an intellectually inspiring, joyful learning community for 10 – 18 year olds focused on peace, arts, community, environment, and mastery. We are seeking dedicated professionals who are experts in their subject areas, show strong commitment to our mission, and communicate warmly and effectively with students, parents, and colleagues.

More information and the Pacem Faculty Application Form are available on our website at http://

www.pacemschool.org/silverstripe/about-us/employment/

To apply, please send cover letter, resume, references, and application form to:

Hiring Committee
Pacem School and Homeschool Center
29 College Street
Montpelier, VT 05602

Please apply before May 15, 2013

Founded in 1994, PSCS is based on the belief that people are compelled to learn intrinsically and will eagerly learn what they are interested in learning when provided a positive environment and support in their self-selected pursuits. Engaging the community, acting with courage, practicing integrity, and otherwise living as a responsible citizen are among the valued goals of a PSCS education.

At PSCS, a compassionate staff of talented and interesting people work together as a team to provide a nurturing, respectful and vibrant school environment for approximately 50 students in a multi-age setting. We hold those involved with PSCS to very high standards of behavior and demand that everyone strive to build relationships based on mutual trust, honesty, support, and understanding. A primary role of all staff members is to sustain this environment while providing the students with a variety of educational opportunities.

We also believe that functioning in a truly diverse community is a vital 21st-century skill and are building our community accordingly. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply, especially people of color.

In hiring staff members, PSCS first looks for strength of character and personality as well as deep passions and a willingness to be open to experiencing whatever it is that life offers. It is our belief that people teach who they are. In addition to this, the ideal candidate will possess some of the following characteristics, skills or experiences:
- see life as an exciting adventure
- have experience working with middle school students
- have a math and/or science background, especially in a teaching capacity
- experience in inclusivity or diversity in the classroom
- be familiar with the alternative “free” school, student-centered approach to education
- is certified to teach in Washington State (note, this is not a requirement of this position but PSCS teaching staff members so certified receive a $1500 bonus)

To be introduced to PSCS, please go to:
http://www.pscs.org/

To meet the rest of the staff, please visit:
http://pscs.org/community/staff/

Applications are being accepted through May 24, 2013. Those candidates offered an interview are invited to spend a full school day at PSCS soon thereafter and given the opportunity to lead an activity during the day. That afternoon, after school, a more formal interview with our Hiring Committee will take place. To apply, send a cover letter, resumé, and three references to:
Andy Smallman, Director
Puget Sound Community School
660 S. Dearborn St.
Seattle, WA 98134

In your cover letter be sure to include what has attracted you to PSCS and two or three of the things that stand out to you about our educational philosophy. We strongly encourage you to be creative in the presentation of your application materials.

Direct questions to Mr. Smallman at 206-324-4350 or pscs@pscs.org.

Jennifer Wilkin, Director
jobs@slaschool.org

Come to the 10th annual AERO Conference:

May 23-26, at LIU/Post, near New York City!

Keynotes will take place in the Lecture Hall at Hillwood Commons

We feel that this is the time for the education revolution, to empower all students, to make learner-centered education possible everywhere. This year’s theme is “What works!” This means that we want keynotes and presentations that explore and demonstrate effective programs in educational alternatives. This could include any learner-centered approach, including home education, Montessori education, Waldorf education, democratic Education, progressive education, charter schools, magnet schools, etc. We are particularly interested in having presentations that involve graduates of educational alternatives, to hear about their experiences.

The Long Island University/C.W. Post campus is located at 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548.

AERO was founded in 1989 and this will be our 10th conference!

AERO networks all forms of learner-centered educational alternatives. The AERO conference is unlike any other conference you are likely to attend in the USA. Many attendees have described the conference as life-changing.

Download our flyer here.

Press Release

http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=43602

Conference Dates

The 2013 AERO conference will run from May 23-26 with pre-conference visits to democratic and alternative schools in the New York City area on Wednesday, May 22nd (see below).

Registration

You can pre-register here and hold the discount rate by making a deposit until April 1.

No refunds for any conference fees will be returned after April 1. Deposits are nonrefundable.

Keynote speakers

AERO is proud to present the following line-up of keynote speakers for this year’s AERO conference: What Works!

• Alfie Kohn

Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. His twelve books include PUNISHED BY REWARDS (1993), BEYOND DISCIPLINE (1996), THE SCHOOLS OUR CHILDREN DESERVE (1999), THE CASE AGAINST STANDARDIZED TESTING (2000), UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING (2005), THE HOMEWORK MYTH (2006), and, most recently, FEEL-BAD EDUCATION (2011).

Kohn has been described by Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.” His criticisms of competition and rewards have helped to shape the thinking of educators — as well as parents and managers — across the country and abroad. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, including the “Today” show and two appearances on “Oprah.” He lectures widely at universities and to school faculties, parent groups, and corporations, as well as speaking at staff development seminars and keynoting national education conferences.

Kohn’s articles include “Turning Children into Data” in Education Week; “Five Reasons to Stop Saying ‘Good Job!’” in Young Children; and “The Case Against Grades” in Educational Leadership.

Kohn lives (actually) in the Boston area and (virtually) at www.alfiekohn.org.

•  Dr. Peter Gray

Peter Gray, research professor of psychology at Boston College, has conducted and published research in a wide range of fields, including neuroendocrinology, animal behavior, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education. He is author of a highly regarded college textbook, Psychology (Worth Publishers), now in its 6th edition. Most of his recent research and writing has to do with the value of free, unsupervised play for children’s healthy social, emotional, and intellectual development. He has expanded on these ideas extensively, for the general public, in a blog that he write for Psychology Today magazine and in his recently-published book, Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life (Basic Books, 2013).

Peter Gray grew up in small towns in Minnesota and Wisconsin, where he had a rich childhood play life, which, he believes, prepared him well for adulthood. He did his undergraduate study at Columbia University and then earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences at the Rockefeller University, in New York City. His career since then has been centered entirely at Boston College. His play life continues, not only in the joy he derives from research and writing, but also in his enjoyment of long-distance bicycling, backwoods skiing, pond skating, kayaking, and backyard vegetable gardening.

• Nikhil Goyal

Lauded by the Washington Post as a future U.S. Secretary of Education, at age 17, Nikhil Goyal is the author of One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School by the Alternative Education Resource Organization. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, MSNBC, NPR, FOX and Friends, FOX Business, NBC Nightly News, The Globe and Mail, Huffington Post, Fast Company, Psychology Today, and Education Week. In 2012, Goyal was named one of the “World Changers” for Dell #Inspire 100. He is also 2013 Forbes 30 Under 30: Education.

An international speaker, Nikhil has spoken at NBC, Dell, Cisco, Fast Company, M.I.T., Florida International University, College of the North Atlantic, and other conferences around the world. He is also a guest lecturer at Baruch College.

Nikhil currently serves on the board of FairTest. He is leading a Learning Revolution movement to transform the American school system. Nikhil lives with his family in Woodbury, New York.

• Dr. Elina Lampert-Shepel

Dr. Elina Lampert-Shepel is currently a faculty at Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, Walden University.  As a Vygotskian scholar, Elina coordinated research, development and implementation of teacher education program based on the principles of Vygotsky’s cultural-historical concept and activity theory at the first independent teacher educational center, Eureka University, Moscow, Russia. She worked as a teacher educator internationally, establishing dialogue and facilitating projects among innovative alternative educational communities. Her research interests include culture and cognition, reflective praxis, cross-cultural research, bilingual education, philosophical and psychological aspects of intersubjuctivity, learning community, cultural-historical psychology and activity theory (CHAT) as research methodology, mediational means, and dialogue among Vygotsky, Bakhtin, Dewey, and Freire in education.

• The Importance of North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens

North Star is an original model that combines the both of homeschooling and free schools. Founded in Amherst, MA in 1996 by Kenneth Danford and Joshua Hornick, North Star makes living and learning without school a viable and inspiring option for any interested teen in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. Most North Star members are teens who felt constrained and trapped in school, but who never would have considered or sustained homeschooling without the presence of a center such as North Star. The program offers classes, tutorials, and advisory services to its members, as well as support for its teens to explore and work in the local community. Most North Star members attend the center two to four days per week. Most North Star members go on to attend college, many beginning to take courses at ages 15-18 years old, though plenty of others have proceeded on to meaningful work and other opportunities as a continuation of their self-directed learning process.

Some of LIU/Post’s expansive grounds

Over the past few years, North Star has received numerous inquiries about its approach from disillusioned school teachers and veteran homeschooling parents interested in helping teens learn independently of schools. North Star has supported people to start similar programs in Princeton NJ, Ottawa Quebec, Somerville MA,, Framingham MA, New Haven CT, Grand Rapids MI, Portland OR, and elsewhere. Further, North Star has consulted with people all over the country and the world about providing the support and structure necessary for more teens to choose life without school. This growing network is becoming formalized with the inception of a new non-profit organization, Liberated Learners, Inc, founded in January 2013 by Kenneth and Joel Hammon of the Princeton Learning Cooperative. For the past seventeen years, even at AERO, North Star’s program was perhaps a bit ahead of its time. The recent growth in homeschooling, along with the ever-increasing number of people ready to start alternatives to traditional schooling, suggest that North Star is now well-placed to share its experience and vision. The core principles of North Star, embodying trust for teens with important supporting roles for adults, are best captured by North Star slogan, “Learning is natural. School is optional.”

Kenneth Danford

Lobby of Hillwood Commons

Kenneth co-founded North Star in 1996, and has supported hundreds of teens to leave school and utilize self-directed learning over these past seventeen years. Prior to establishing North Star, Kenneth taught in the Amherst, MA Regional Public Schools and in the Prince George’s County, MD Public Schools as an 8th grade U.S. History teacher. He earned his M.A.T. at Brown University under the auspices of the Coalition of Essential Schools, and he graduated from Amherst College in 1988. He has two teenage children, both of whom choose to attend public school and consider his work at North Star to be eccentric.

Laura Ross

“Fishbowl” next to cafeteria

Laura Ross is a 17-year-old homeschooler currently in her fourth year at North Star. She attended public school until 7th grade and started North Star in her 8th grade year. She plays guitar, bass, drums, and piano, and nothing makes her happier than listening to and making music. At the moment she is playing in the North Star band, as well as two bands and a percussion ensemble outside of North Star. She is an avid reader and dancer, and in her spare time she enjoys studying the stars through her telescope. She loves learning about the world and hopes to pursue astrophysics in the future.

Jonah Meyer

Cafeteria seating

Jonah completed elementary school, barely. He spent four years at North Star as a member, then spent a year studying alternative education and North Star’s place in that world. He attended the AERO Conference when it was in Albany, and continues to be committed to supporting alternatives to traditional school. In 2012-2012 Jonah was the youngest member in the history of the Greenfield Community College Outdoor Leadership Program, and he has spent the past fall and winter traveling and rock climbing in the western United States. He has just returned from climbing Mt. Cotopaxi, a volcano in Ecuador.

Emily Odgers

Emily Odgers is currently living and working full-time at the William Penn House in Washington, DC. She organizes service and educational projects for visiting groups in addition to hospitality and community building. Emily homeschooled independently for 7th and 8th grade, returned to high school for one year, and then left school for good to join North Star at 15. She interned with numerous social justice organizations including the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, American Friends Service Committee, and Public Citizen during her teen years. She also served as the youngest member of the Northampton Human Rights Commission. Emily will be attending Warren Wilson College in the fall and is looking forward to pursuing her interests in social justice, poetry, the environment and martial arts.

Workshops and presentations

Online AERO Conference Program (2013 program details now listed!)

Classroom for workshops

Aside from the keynote speakers at the AERO conference, there are dozens of other workshops, presentations, and discussions that will occur on a great variety of issues related to educational alternatives.

If you are interested in presenting a workshop, organizing a discussion or other activity at the upcoming AERO conference, please send us your proposal by February 15th. You can start by sending a paragraph about your proposed presentation. This year we plan to have fewer planned presentations and presenters at the conference so we can have more spontaneous presentations, so send your proposals as soon as possible. Enter your proposal information here into this Word document and email the saved file to info@educationrevolution.org.

“Smart” classroom for workshops

We still have a small number of display tables for individuals and organization with resources useful to AERO members. If interested write to info@educationrevolution.org or call 516 978 7812.

AERO Conference Documentary (2010):

What is the AERO conference?

Field on LIU campus

The most important activity at AERO conferences is the networking. There have been some very powerful and inspirational keynote speakers such as John Gatto, Riane Eisler, Alfie Kohn, Herb Kohl, Patch Adams, Yaacov Hecht and Sir Ken Robinson. The workshops, presentations and panels are often done by people who would have been keynotes at other conferences, but are also done by grassroots people, who are simple practitioners in educational alternatives, including homeschooling parents. Furthermore, unlike most conferences, AERO always reserves space in every time session for spontaneous workshops that are posted daily.

Arboretum walk

Here are some comments from former attendees of the AERO conference:

• “I enjoyed and profited greatly from the AERO conference. I was very interested in the concept of democratic schooling and also wanted to explore other “alternatives” such as unschooling, Waldorf and Montessori, and the conference gave a boost in getting more information and understanding of those concepts. The informality and potential for dialogue, both organized and spontaneous, was significant. It was particularly helpful to interact with some of the leaders in the democratic school movement, as well as the “troops on the ground” who try to make it work every day. It’s also gratifying to see people who are taking this idea seriously.”
• “I so much appreciated your love, commitment, energy, compassion, thoughtfulness, bravery, and creativity in putting on the conference. It had a huge impact on me and my husband.”
• “Amazing… to be among like-minded people from around the globe. One could write a book about the characters attending it. The topics discussed (sometimes into the wee hours) were exceptional. Fading into the past, but not from my mind. This portrayed a dream of the world I carry in my heart and soul. Not an impossible dream. May we wake soon to find these dreams a reality for all. Thanks!”
• 

  Outdoor eating/meeting space

  “What a great time… I am still on cloud 9 from the conference. Everything was so positive, sincere, and loving…”

• “Thank you for causing a Major Ripple in my life. Thank you for the experience and my awakening.”
• “I’d like to thank you all for sharing your energy. It was truly a memorable experience, and I have a feeling that many flowers will bloom from this gathering.”
• “The conference was indeed a great event–from which I learned a multitude of both the conceptual and directly practical. I feel extremely fortunate in my life to have been able to experience it.“
• “Being there was the high point of my life (other than the birth of my sons) and I will never forget the experience!”

Who should go to the AERO conference?

Typic dorm room

Our attendees are from an amazingly wide spectrum. We have had people from every state and dozens of countries.

Our conference has always been friendly to students and children, usually including presentations by and for children and students. Therefore many attendees bring their children and teachers bring groups of their students. Student and children’s rates are discounted. We also have very reasonably priced child-care.

There will be daycare throughout the conference at a total cost of only $100 for the whole conference, half price for a second child for children age 3 through 12.

Attendees have been:

Dorm room opposite view

• Teachers, administrators, parents and students from public and private alternatives
• People from Democratic, Montessori, Waldorf, higher education alternatives and charter schools
• Homeschooling families
• Researchers
• Mainstream public school personnel interested in change
• Media
• Education writers

Hotel, meals, & transportation

This year’s conference will be held on Long Island University’s C.W. Post campus.   The location is just a 45 minute train ride to Manhattan. The address is 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548

TRAIN TRANSPORTATION

Indoor lounge space

It is easy to get to the LIU/Post campus by train. If you come by AMTRAK to New York City you end up in Penn Station. On the lower floor in Penn Station is the Long Island Railroad. You would take the train to Hicksville. That train runs every half hour or so.  It is a 10-minute taxi ride from there. You could also go to Greenvale, which is slightly closer but that train runs less frequently (about every hour and a half).

If you fly into JFK you can take the monorail to the Long Island Railroad station at Jamaica and take the train from there to Hicksville. It is a short bus or taxi ride from there to the conference

If you fly into LaGuardia Airport you’d need to take a taxi or bus to Jamaica.

If you fly to Newark, New Jersey there are easy busses and trains to Manhattan and Penn Station.

The Long Island Railroad Station at Hicksville is near the Econolodge if you are staying there.

You can take a bus or taxi from the Econoledge to the campus:

To take the bus from the Econolodge to CW Post campus walk east on Old Country Road to the first bus stop and take the N24 for 8 minutes getting off at the Hicksville LIRR Station. Alternatively you can walk 1.4 miles east on Duffy avenue to the train station. Then Transfer to the N20 and ride for 17-20 minutes to the campus.

Here’s a link to the campus map. We will be having our keynotes and meals in Hillwood Common, #19. Socializing areas are also there. The dorms are just to the right at #54 and #55. The workshops will be in #21. So the conference is in a pretty compact area.

Fountain

Lodging for most attendees is conveniently located in the dormitories on the POST/LIU campus, right next to the presentation/commons building and the cafeteria. The cost for a bed in a double room is $49, for a single room is $65 a night. You can sign up for these directly below. Parking is free.

For parents or school groups with children under 13 we have made special arrangements with the nearby Econolodge and will provide daily transportation to and from the Post/LIU campus. To get the $80 room rate there call (516) 433-3900. Mention that you are going to the AERO conference. Of course all children can attend the conference and we are providing child care for those who need it.

Meal tickets for 10 meals, from Lunch on Thursday the 23^rd through Lunch on Sunday the 26^th can be purchased in advance of the conference for only $12 a meal, a total of  $120. You can also purchase just the 7 lunches and dinners for $105. Some a la carte food can be bought at the campus snack bar. Scroll to the bottom of the page to view our menu.

Order your meal tickets and reserve your rooms here

Pre- and Post-Conference Events

Library

Please email info@educationrevolution.org if you are interested in the pre-conference school visits. This will include school visits on Wednesday, May 22nd.

Visits are still available to Pono Learning and Manhattan Free School in Manhattan and Queens Paidaia. There is a waiting list for Brooklyn Free School. Calhoun School, a progressive school in Manhattan has just been added. We may be able to provide transportation to the train to NYC from the dorms or the Econolodge.

Some people are going to see The Phantom of the Opera on the evening of the 22nd. Those who do will get a backstage tour by one of the stars just for AERO attendees. To get your ticket to Phantom, go to Broadwaybox.com  We also have free tickets to give to people who want to visit the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan. Let us know if you want to be on the list for them.

Child care

Child care room

We will be providing childcare each day of the conference (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and half of Sunday) for children ages 3-11. Click the button to pay for and arrange this.

Reserve child care

 

Tables

We have a limited number of exhibitor’s display tables available throughout the conference. These will be located in the Fishbowl. a sunken room  by the central area of Hillwood Commons, where all keynotes and presentations will be made. The tables are standard six foot. People can bring their own freestanding displays and signs. To arrange for this write to jerryaero@aol.com or call (516) 978-7812.

Volunteers

We are looking for a handful of superstar volunteers to help out at the conference. This will involve overseeing the meals. Helping in the dormitories, working at the registration/conference info table, helping with the bookstore, helping put up signs, childcare, audio/visual, putting together conference packets (info about the hotel, Portland info, brief schedule). If interested, write to info@educationrevolution.org  Volunteers will get a conference discount.

 

Menu

Breakfast: Morning Agenda

Scones, Crusty Bagels, Assorted Muffins, Seasonal Fresh

Lunch: Bistro Classic Box 

Variety of Classic Sandwiches Accompanied by a Side Salad, Chips, Cookie & Soda/Bottled Water

Classic Sandwiches, include:

• Turkey Breast Caesar Wrap
• Shaved Roast Beef & Smoky Ham with Cheddar on a Croissant
• Stuffed Greek Salad Pita
• Albacore Tuna with Sun-dried Tomato Spread on a Crusty Multi-Grain roll

Choice of 1 Side Salad:

• Macaroni Salad, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Pasta Salad

Dinner: Single Entree Buffet 

All served with your choice of Caesar or Tossed Salad, Assorted Fresh Baked Dinner Rolls, Cookies, Brownies, Soda and Water

• Chicken Dijon: A Boneless Breast of Chicken topped with Tangy Dijon sauce and served with Wild Rice & Sautéed Garden Vegetables
• Georgia Peach Chicken: Boneless Breast of Chicken Grilled and Topped w/a Sweet Peach Sauce Served with Roasted New Potato’s & Sautéed Green Beans w/ red Roasted Peppers
• Salmon Vera Cruz: Salmon Seared to Perfection topped w/ Fresh Roasted Pepper Sauce served with Rice Pilaf & Fresh Broccoli w/ Garlic
• Pineapple Chicken: Boneless Breast of Chicken topped w/ a Chunky Pineapple glaze served w/Ginger Vegetables & Coconut Rice
• California Chicken: Boneless Breast of Chicken Sautéed & served w/ Fresh Mushrooms & Artichokes in a Sherry Wine Sauce accompanied by sautéed Broccolini & Seasoned Orzo & Sundried Tomato
• Grilled Flank Steak: Marinated to perfection in our House BBQ Sauce, finished with Onion & Mushrooms Served with Herb Roasted Potatoes & Creamed Spinach
• Asian Beef: Marinated w/ Garlic, Scallions, Rice Wine vinegar, Cilantro & Honey Served w/ Fried Rice & Oriental Vegetables
• Chicken Marsala: Boneless Breast of Chicken in a Wild Mushroom Sauce Served with Green Bean Almandine, and Herb Roasted Potatoes
• Panko Breaded Tilapia:  Baked with a White Wine Sauce, served with Sautéed Zucchini & Toasted Orzo Pilaf
• Three Cheeses Lasagna OR Vegetable Lasagna: Served with Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and Medley of Fresh seasoned Vegetables
• London Broil: Thinly sliced and served with Mushroom Sauce accompanied by Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes, and a Fresh Broccoli & Cauliflower Medley
• Stir Fried Chicken or Beef: Marinated then Stir Fried with a selection of Fresh Vegetables and Finished with our Special Sauce and served over White Rice

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Building a Culture of Innovation

Sir Ken Robinson delivers a brand new, insightful and entertaining talk to educators at the 9th Annual AERO Conference, “Finding the Catalyst for the Education Revolution.”

Come to the 10th annual AERO Conference: May 23-26, near New York City! Find out more here.

 

“Education doesn’t need to be reformed – it needs to be transformed.  The key is not to standardize education but to personalize it, to build achievement on discovering the individual talents of each child, to put students in an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passions.” – Sir Ken Robinson

 

Sir Ken Robinson: Building a Culture of Innovation from AERO – Education Revolution on Vimeo.

Buy the complete 2-hour DVD of the talk here.

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What goes into creating a powerful learning environment for children and adults? Meet the teachers, families and children of Mission Hill as they experience the highs and lows of a year of self-discovery, exploration, and frustration. And join us for a national conversation about the state of public education as it is – and as it ought to be.

Ten videos. One year. A public school trying to help children learn and grow. The national conversation we need to be having.

Part 1/10, “Why we’re here” – Watch it below:

Part 2/10, “Beginning the Year” – Watch it below:

Part 3/10, “Making it Real” – Watch it below:

Part 4/10, “Love and Limits” – Watch it below:

Part 5/10, “The Eye of the Dragon” – Watch it below:

Part 6/10, “Just Like a Family” – Watch it below:

Part 7/10, “Behind the Scenes” – Watch it below:

Part 8/10, “The World of Work and Experiential Learning” – Watch it below:

Part 9/10, “Seeing the Learning and Accountability” – Watch it below:

Coming 5/23/13!

Part 10/10, “The Freedom to Teach” – Watch it below:

Coming 6/6/13!

 

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