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Johnson, Bil – Horace, 2009
That advisories in secondary schools are fairly pervasive around the country may be one of the great unintended consequences of the Coalition of Essential Schools (CES) reform effort. While no CES Common Principle explicitly states that advisories should exist in schools, as Coalition Schools evolved, advisories became one of the logical ways for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Restructuring, School Surveys, Advisory Committees
Ringwall, Claire Fox; Rogers, Laura – Horace, 2008
A belief in "learning by doing" lies at the heart of the New Teachers Collaborative (NTC), a small teacher-preparation program at the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, and its partner, the Theodore R. Sizer Teachers Center, in Devens, Massachusetts. Now in its sixth year, NTC is designed to bring to adult learners the 10 Common…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mentors, Experiential Learning, Teacher Education
Gine, Roser; Kruse, Diane – Horace, 2007
The authors have attempted to implement "less is more" in a variety of educational contexts. The schools they have been part of include a pilot school in Boston, New Mission High School(New Mission), a charter school in Fitchburg, North Central Charter Essential School (NCCES), and a charter school in Devens, Francis W. Parker Charter…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Charter Schools, Course Content, Mathematics Instruction