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Passion and Culture: A Study of Schools That Work
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Gene Chasin, University of Connecticut. Dr. Chasin is the director of Accelerated Schools, a model founded at Stanford University, to bring the concepts and practices of gifted and talented education (or accelerated learning) to all learners.
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Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning, Denver. This is an Expeditionary Learning School implementing student- initiated projects and exhibitions.
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Eagle Rock School, Estes Park, Colorado. School in the mountains of Colorado, fully funded by Honda Corporation, for at-risk, inner city teenagers from across the country. They have a professional training center as well to train educators in their model.
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Fenway High School, Boston. One of the Coalition of Essential Schools, which is a network of high schools dedicated to several clear guiding principles which drive learning, student directed projects, and public presentations of learning.
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Mission Hill School, Boston. Founded by Debbie Meier, this is an elementary school where students learn independently, guided by cognitive guiding questions and student directed learning.
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University of Chicago Lab School. Founded by John Dewey on the campus of the University of Chicago, this school is still in the model of progressive education.
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High Tech High, San Diego. A school driven by student directed projects in the arts and sciences. The school is a public, charter school with considerable infusion of technology and financial support from local corporations and businesses. This model is being replicated in many parts of the country.
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Southwest High School International Baccalaureate, Minneapolis. A public Minneapolis high school implementing the IB program.
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Patrick Henry High School International Baccalaureate, Minneapolis.
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Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School, Milwaukee. An entire high school in the inner city of Milwaukee implementing IB.
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Key School, Indianapolis, Indiana. This is a K-12 public school founded on the theory of multiple intelligences by Howard Gardner.
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Gene Chasin, University of Connecticut. Dr. Chasin is the director of Accelerated
Schools, a model founded at Stanford University, to bring the concepts and
practices of gifted and talented education (or accelerated learning) to all learners.
Schools
•
Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning, Denver. This is an
Expeditionary Learning School implementing student- initiated projects and
exhibitions.
•
Eagle Rock School, Estes Park, Colorado. School in the mountains of Colorado,
fully funded by Honda Corporation, for at-risk, inner city teenagers from across
the country. They have a professional training center as well to train educators in
their model.
•
Fenway High School, Boston. One of the Coalition of Essential Schools, which is
a network of high schools dedicated to several clear guiding principles which
drive learning, student directed projects, and public presentations of learning.
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Mission Hill School, Boston. Founded by Debbie Meier, this is an elementary
school where students learn independently, guided by cognitive guiding questions
and student directed learning.
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University of Chicago Lab School. Founded by John Dewey on the campus of
the University of Chicago, this school is still in the model of progressive
education.
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High Tech High, San Diego. A school driven by student directed projects in the
arts and sciences. The school is a public, charter school with considerable
infusion of technology and financial support from local corporations and
businesses. This model is being replicated in many parts of the country.
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Southwest High School International Baccalaureate, Minneapolis. A public
Minneapolis high school implementing the IB program.
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Patrick Henry High School International Baccalaureate, Minneapolis.
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Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School, Milwaukee. An entire high
school in the inner city of Milwaukee implementing IB.
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Key School, Indianapolis, Indiana. This is a K-12 public school founded on the
theory of multiple intelligences by Howard Gardner.
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