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Principal Certification Program - Summer 2001 Session
The Small Schools Workshop is offering an 84* Contact Hour Program for Chicago Public School (CPS) Principal Eligibility. Outstanding Chicago area educators will present a diverse and exciting curriculum covering
  • The basics of the CPS principalship
  • The issues of models for school change
  • The leadership styles necessary to implement change

    * Expanded program from 70 to 84 hours according to new guidelines.
    • Requirements
    A Master's degree
    An Illinois Type 75 Certificate
    Six years of teaching or administrative experience
    Superior or excellent evaluations in the last 2 years
    When and Where
    Monday, July 9 through Thursday, July 26, 2001
    Weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    At the Small Schools Workshop
    115 S. Sangamon Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607
    Registration
    REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION IS CLOSED.
    Registration is still open for our FALL SESSION.
    Tuition for the 84 Contact Hour Program is $900 and includes all materials.
    To register, please print out and complete the application, and mail with a check (payable to "Small Schools Workshop") to the address indicated on the form.
    For more information contact Jack Mitchell (Tel.: 312.326.0242) or Mindy Feicke (Tel.: 312.413.8066).
     
    Nuts and Bolts of Small School Restructuring
    Small schools teachers, administrators, parents, community representatives, and activists...

    Do you schedule your school or does your school schedule you? How do you break up a large traditional high school into smaller learning communities, schools-within-schools & academies? What about scheduling? Counseling? Regrouping students and teachers while building equity and a high-quality instructional program? Meeting special needs? What about autonomy and the role of leadership? Buy-in for staff and community?

    The Small Schools Workshop in collaboration with the Coalition of Essential Schools Northwest is offering this workshop in which several restructuring strategies will be explored along with block scheduling, teacher and student selection, the role of guidance and counseling, action research, staff and community buy-in, and parental involvement among others.
    When and Where
    August 20-22, 2001 plus two days during the 2001-2002 school year.
    Seattle, Washington
    Click for on-line registration form.
    Cost
    For individuals or teams of four people or less, the cost is $750/person. For teams of five or more people, the cost is $675/person.
    For More Information
    Contact Rick Lear
    (206) 221-6034
     
    Summer Institute for Career Academies/Small Learning Communities
    Topics to be covered include:
  • Developing and maintaining a strong team
  • Operating a small learning community
  • Collecting and using student data for program improvement
  • Planning for meaningful student mentors
  • Establishing and maintaining an effective steering committee
  • Curriculum issues: How do we integrate and meet state standards?
    • Participants
    Teams of academic and career technical teachers, counselors and administrators working with or developing academies or small learning communities
    Sponsors
    Career Academy Support Network, U.C. Berkeley, and
    National Career Academy Coalition
    When
    Wednesday through Friday, August 1-3, 2001
    Workshop begins Wednesday at 1:00 p.m., ends on Friday at 11:30 a.m.
    Where
    Hilton Hotel
    150 S. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101
    (Close to both Los Angeles and Burbank Airports, in the middle of downtown Pasadena)
    Cost
    $200.00 per person (Includes dinner Wednesday, continental breakfast on Thursday and Friday, lunch on Thursday.) Price includes materials.
    Registration and More Information
    Call Sandy Mittelsteadt at (661) 900-7822
    Principal Certification Program - Fall 2001 Session
    The Small Schools Workshop is offering an 84* Contact Hour Program for Chicago Public School (CPS) Principal Eligibility. Outstanding Chicago area educators will present a diverse and exciting curriculum covering
  • The basics of the CPS principalship
  • The issues of models for school change
  • The leadership styles necessary to implement change

    * Expanded program from 70 to 84 hours according to new guidelines.
    • Requirements
    A Master's degree
    An Illinois Type 75 Certificate
    Six years of teaching or administrative experience
    Superior or excellent evaluations in the last 2 years
    When and Where
    September 25, 2001 through February 7, 2002
    Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

    No classes: November 6, 8, 15, 20, 22, 2001
    or December 20, 2001 - January 10, 2002

    At the Small Schools Workshop
    115 S. Sangamon Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607
    Registration
    Tuition for the 84 Contact Hour Program is $900 and includes all materials.
    To register, please print out and complete the application, and mail with a check (payable to "Small Schools Workshop") to the address indicated on the form.
    For more information contact Jack Mitchell (Tel.: 312.326.0242) or Mindy Feicke (Tel.: 312.413.8066).
     
    National Small Schools Leadership Institute
  • How do you lead change in schools?
  • What strategies can you use to restructure your large school into small schools?
  • What are the models for small school governance and shared leadership?
  • How do you build professional community within small schools?
    Want answers? Come to the Small Schools Workshop's five-day institute addressing the key elements of leadership for school change.
    Keynote Speaker: Pedro Noguera
    Read a SUMMARY of this event.

    When
    June 25 - 29, 2001
    Where
    Allegro Hotel
    171 W. Randolph Street
    Downtown Chicago
    Who
    Are you thinking about, or in the process of school restructuring? Has your school received a Smaller Learning Communities grant? Bring members of your Leadership Team or other key stakeholders: principals, assistant principals, lead teachers, business managers, schedule programmers, parents, guidance counselors, teachers, business and community partners,...
    Registration
    The cost of the Leadership Institute is $1200. There is a $50 discount per person for teams of 4 or more from the same school.
    Contact
    Olivia Mulcahy
    Small Schools Workshop
    115 S. Sangamon Street, Chicago, IL 60607
    Fax: (773) 384-1226
    Phone: (312) 413-9152
     
    Nuts and Bolts of Small School Restructuring
    Small schools teachers, administrators, parents, community representatives, and activists...

    Do you schedule your school or does your school schedule you? How do you break up a large traditional high school into smaller learning communities, schools-within-schools & academies? What about scheduling? Counseling? Regrouping students and teachers while building equity and a high-quality instructional program? Meeting special needs? What about autonomy and the role of leadership? Buy-in for staff and community?

    In this workshop, several restructuring strategies will be explored along with block scheduling, teacher and student selection, the role of guidance and counseling, action research, staff and community buy-in, and parental involvement among others.
    When and Where
    8:00 am - 3:00 pm, June 20-22, 2001
    Portland, Oregon
    Cost
    $500 per person for the 2-day workshop including all materials, continental breakfast and lunch.
    Click for on-line registration form.

    For More Information
    Contact Kim Feicke
    Small Schools Workshop at Lewis & Clark College
    0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, MSC 93, Portland, OR 97219
    (503) 768-7712, fax (503) 768-7703
     
    Principal Certification Program - Spring 2001 Session
    The Small Schools Workshop is offering an 84* Contact Hour Program for Chicago Public School (CPS) Principal Eligibility. Outstanding Chicago area educators will present a diverse and exciting curriculum covering
  • The basics of the CPS principalship
  • The issues of models for school change
  • The leadership styles necessary to implement change

    * Expanded program from 70 to 84 hours according to new guidelines.
    • Requirements
    A Master's degree
    An Illinois Type 75 Certificate
    Six years of teaching or administrative experience
    Superior or excellent evaluations in the last 2 years
    When and Where
    March 1, 2001 through June 14, 2001
    Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
    More Information
    Contact Olivia Mulcahy, 312.413.9152, omulcahy@uic.edu
     
    Leadership for School Change
  • How do you lead change in schools?
  • What strategies can you use to restructure your large school into small schools?
  • What are the models for small school governance and shared leadership?
  • How do you build professional community within small schools?
    The Small Schools Workshop is offering an intensive two-day workshop addressing the key elements of leadership for school change.
    Who
    Small schools teachers, administrators, parents, community representatives, and activists
    When and Where
    8:00 am - 3:00 pm, May 16 - May 17, 2001
    The Chicago Circle Center at the University of Illinois Chicago
    750 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois
    Cost
    $500 per person for the 2-day workshop including all materials, continental breakfast and lunch
    Reservation
  • option1: To hold your place, fax your registration form to the Small Schools Workshop. You will receive an invoice and the necessary information.
  • option2: To guarantee your place, send registration form or fill out the registration form from our website, send a check payable to the "Center for Innovative Schools" or a purchase order from a university or school district to the Small Schools Workshop.
    Contact
    Small Schools Workshop, Attn: Olivia Mulcahy
    115 S. Sangamon Street, Chicago, IL 60607
    Fax: (773) 384-1226
    Tel: (312) 413-9152
    Email: omulcahy@uic.edu

     
    Public Dialogue with Sarasota County Public Schools
    Sarasota County Public Schools invite you to a Public Dialogue:
    How do we change Sarasota County's huge high schools into small, safe, and successful learning environments for ALL students?
    Featured Speakers
    • Ms. Patricia McNeil, Former Assistant Secretary of Education
    • Dr. Mike Klonsky, Co-Director of the Small Schools Workshop
    Where and When
    Sarasota High School Auditorium
    1000 South School Avenue
    Sarasota, Florida 34237

    Wednesday, April 18, 2001
    7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
    For More Information
    Visit the Sarasota Smaller Learning Communities homepage.
     
    Looking at Student Work Colloquium
    The Small Schools Workshop is co-sponsoring the "Looking at Student Work for Accountability, Equity, and Student Achievement" colloquium in San Francisco. It it being coordinated by the Bay Area Coalition of Essential Schools. This colloquium follows in the tradition of past colloquia sponsored by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and the "Opening the Door" colloquium SSW co-sponsored last year.

    Partners are: Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Bay Area Coalition of Essential Schools, Center for Collaborative Education--Boston, National School Reform Faculty, Harmony Education Center, Small Schools Workshop, Southern Maine Partnership.
    When and Where
    April 26 - April 28, 2001
    San Francisco, CA
    For More Information
    Contact Barbara Oldershaw at barbaro@bayces.org or visit the
    Looking at Student Work website www.lasw.org.
     

    Nuts and Bolts of Small School Restructuring
    Do you schedule your school or does your school schedule you? Several restructuring strategies will be explored including block scheduling, teacher and student selection, the role of guidance and counseling, action research, and parental involvement among others. Read a summary of this event!
    Who
    Small schools teachers, administrators, parents, community representatives, and activists
    When and Where
    8:00 am - 3:00 pm, March 28 - March 29, 2001

    NEW LOCATION!!
    Hyatt Regency Chicago
    151 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois
    Tel.: (312) 565-1234 or (800) 233-1234
    Ask about special rates for the Small Schools Workshop Conference.
    Cost
    $500 per person for the 2-day workshop including all materials, continental breakfast and lunch
    Reservation
  • option1: To hold your place, fax your registration form to the Small Schools Workshop. You will receive an invoice and the necessary information.
  • option2: To guarantee your place, send registration form or fill out the registration form from our website, send a check payable to the "Center for Innovative Schools" or a purchase order from a university or school district to the Small Schools Workshop.
    Contact
    Small Schools Workshop, Attn: Olivia Mulcahy
    115 S. Sangamon Street, Chicago, IL 60607
    Fax: (773) 384-1226
    Tel: (312) 413-9152
    Email: omulcahy@uic.edu
     

    Equity in Education Public Forum Series

    Four public forums will be held next week in conjunction with the Chicago portion of Equity in Education. Twenty-five students from Marin Academy in California will be visiting Chicago for a week in late February to work with students from Chicago's Paul Robeson High School. Their visit will be followed by a visit of Robeson students to northern California in the spring.

    Equity in Education is a school-based youth-action project that provides opportunities for students from public and private high schools to collaborate in action against the inequities in education.

    The forum series:

    What is an activist?
    Program includes partial viewing of "Rebels With a Cause" followed by panel discussion.
    Panelists:
    • Students from Paul Robeson HS and Marin Academy
    • Michael Klonsky, UIC College of Education, 60s activist
    • David Stovall, UIC College of Education, critical race theorist
    • Jose Rico, education reformer, community organizer with Small Schools Workshop
    When and Where
      Monday, Feb. 26, 6:30-8:00 pm
      Small Schools Workshop, 115 South Sangamon St.

    Can principals be activists?
    Program includes a viewing of "Color Confuses Us," a video featuring students from Paul Robeson and ACT Charter School, speaking out about education and justice.
    Speakers:
    • Lucinda Katz, head of the University of Chicago Lab Schools
    • Diana Shulla and Kimberlie Day, co-directors, Perspectives Charter School
    • Michelle Smith and Sarah Howard, co-directors, Academy of Communications & Technology Charter School (ACT)
    When and Where
      Tuesday, Feb. 27, 6:30-8:00 pm
      Small Schools Workshop, 115 South Sangamon St.

    How Can Kids Rebel? Lessons from Young Activists
    Speakers:
    • Alex Correa, juvenile justice activist, featured in William Ayers' A Kind and Just Parent
    • Lisa Copeland, juvenile justice attorney
    • Jeremy Lahoud, organizer, Southwest Youth Collaborative
    • Rudy Lozano, Jr., director of the Association House Mentorship Program
    • Students from Paul Robeson High School, Chicago
    • Marin Academy, California
    When and Where
      Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6:30-8:00 pm
      Small Schools Workshop, 115 South Sangamon St.

    Can Kids Change Education?
    tudents from Paul Robeson HIgh School in Chicago and Students from Marin Academy in California will discuss how they can take action against the inequities in education. This discussion is for all students in the Chicago area. Please join us.

    Viewing:  "Predestined Me," a video featuring Robeson and Marin students performing in costume, the negative messages society has about youth today.
    When and Where
      Friday, March 2, 6:00-8:00 pm
      Chicago Circle Center, 750 South Halsted Street.

    ALL FOUR FORUMS ARE FREE OF CHARGE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL SMALL SCHOOLS WORKSHOP 312-413-8066

     

    Small Schools Expo 2001
    Parents, Students, Teachers, Principals, School Partners, Community Organizers! Come out to the Small Schools Expo 2001 - a unique showcase of the small schools in Chicago! Learn all about small schools choice, see great student performances, network with small school leaders, and find great resources for educators at the Expo Marketplace!
    Small Schools Expo 2001 is being sponsored by the Chicago Public Schools, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, Leadership for Quality Education, and the Small Schools Workshop.
    Read a summary of Expo 2001!
    When and Where
    4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Thursday, February 8, 2001
    Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois
    Cost
    Attendance is FREE and open to the public!
    Free parking available in Soldier Field North Lot for first 200 cars!
    Contact
    For more information, call Marguerite Stams, CPS Office of Special Projects, at 773.553.1562, or Jamie Hendrickson at the Expo Hotline, 312.641.5570.
     

    Curriculum Development, Integration, Alignment
    Learn and practice the basics that support collegial learning communities and reflective practice. A series of protocols and activities will be introduced based on local practice and context.
    Who
    Small schools teachers, administrators, parents, community representatives, and activists
    When and Where
    8:00 am - 3:00 pm, January 31 - February 1, 2001
    Small Schools Workshop, Chicago, Illinois
    Cost
    $500 per person for the 2-day workshop including all materials, continental breakfast and lunch
    Reservation
  • option1: To hold your place, fax your registration form to the Small Schools Workshop. You will receive an invoice and the necessary information.
  • option2: To guarantee your place, send registration form or fill out the registration form from our website, send a check payable to the "Center for Innovative Schools" or a purchase order from a university or school district to the Small Schools Workshop.
    Contact
    Small Schools Workshop, Attn: Steven Strull
    115 S. Sangamon Street, Chicago, IL 60607
    Fax: (773) 384-1226
    Tel: (312) 413-9417
    Email: sstrul1@uic.edu


    Racism Explained

  • a panel discussion of respected commentators on the issue of racism, including William Ayers, David Mura and Patricia Williams, three of the essayists from the book Racism Explained to My Daughter by Tahar Ben Jelloun (The New Press, 1999) as well as Elizabeth Alexander, Martin Espada, and Salim Muwakkil.
  • a video presentation from a recent youth forum on racism
  • attendee participation in small group discussions and a resource fair
  • a copy of the book Racism Explained to My Daughter
    When
    Full Conference: 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    Poetry Reading Only: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
    Where

    Field Museum, Chicago
    Sponsor

    The University of Illinois at Chicago's Center for Youth and Society
    The Human Relations Foundation of Chicago
    The Field Museum
    Reservation
    Full Conference: $20 per person prior to 9/5/00; $30 per person after 9/5/00
    Poetry Reading Only: $10 per person
    For group and individual reservations, call (312)665-7400
     
     
    Critical Friends Group Coaches Seminar
    A National School Reform Faculty summer seminar for aspiring Critical Friends Coaches. Offered by the Small Schools Workshop and the Coalition of Essential Schools - Chicago.
    Objectives
  • Demonstrate skill as a reflective teacher practitioner
  • Use tools that support improved instructional practices and student achievement
  • Share practices and tools with others
  • Clarify and examine important elements in student learning
  • Look at teacher and student work in different, reflective, and authentic ways
  • Value receiving important feedback
  • Identify and use appropriate protocols for specific needs
  • Construct a CFG action plan
  • Recognize the need to know more about self and students to support improved student learning
    • When and Where
    June 26-30, 2000
    Chicago, Illinois
    How much?
    $1200 includes all materials, morning and midday meals. Travel and accomodations additional.
    To register
    Send in your Name, Title, School/Organization, Mailing Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail with your payment, (checks should be made payable to the Small Schools Workshop) to:
    Small Schools Workshop, Attn: Steven Strull
    115 S. Sangamon Street, Chicago, IL 60607
    Fax: (773) 384-1226
    For More Information:
    Contact Steven Strull: sstrul1@uic.edu Tel: (312) 413-9417
     
     
    Opening the Door: Teaching, Learning, and Leading for the New Millennium
    Opening the Door: Teaching, Learning, and Leading for the New Millennium Opening the Door will provide insight into processes to improve student learning and achievement by exposing teachers, principals and college faculty to new resources and tools for examining student work and teaching practice. An organizational framework will be introduced that moves teaching from insulated privacy to public practice in safe and non-threatening yet critical ways. This event centers on the theme of professional collaboration, a vital element of the small school concept.
    Click here for more information and registration materials.
    When and Where
    March 30-April 1, 2000 at the Allegro Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
     
     
    Make Tracks with Paleontology!
    Presented by Project Exploration, hosted by Paul Sereno and Gabrielle Lyon. Inspired by the Dinosaur Giants exhibit at Navy Pier, this workshop is designed for K-12 Chicago Public School teachers. This event is being co-sponsored by the Field Museum, Navy Pier, Teacher Leadership Academy/Small Schools Workshop at UIC.

    Highlights include:

    Paleontologists and educators from around the country; Interdisciplinary strategies for tapping into kids' interests; Resource booths hosted by Illinois science organizations; Elementary, Middle and High School strands...

    Sample workshops include:

    Design a shoe for a sauropod; Chicago 400 million years ago; Learning from the fossil record; Exhibits as teaching tools; Pushing the limits - physics of sauropods; Illustrating evolution...

    When and Where

    January 22, 2000
    8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Navy Pier
    Registration

    $65 registration fee includes lunch and workshop materials. Call Project Exploration at 773-643-3014 or contact info@projectexploration.org for more information and registration form. Only 150 slots! Registration deadline: Friday, January 14.
     
     
    Small Schools for Equity's Sake
    Sponsored by the Bay Area Coalition of Essential Schools and Oakland Community Organizations.

    Friday, January 14
    Reception with Keynote Speaker: Deborah Meier,     author of The Power of Their Ideas, and co-founder of the first small elementary school of choice in E. Harlem.

    Panel Discussion with: Pedro Noguera, UC Berkeley Professor, Lillian Lopez, Oakland Community Organizations, Superintendent George Musgrove, and other local educational leaders.
    6:30-9:30p.m.
    Oakland Marriott City Center
    1001 Broadway, Oakland

    Saturday, January 15
    Conference: Making Urban Schools Work for Everyone
     Workshops; 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
    Oakland Technical High School, 4351 Broadway, Oakland

    Workshops include:
    Equity in School Choice- Deborah Meier;
    How to set up Support for a New Small School- Michael Klonsky, University of Illinois at Chicago, Small School's Workshop;
    The Multi-Plex- Dividing up a Large Comprehensive High School- Betty Dispenza-Green, Chicago Vocational High School;
    Why Small Schools? The research base that supports small schools;
    The Road to a District Policy: History of the Small Schools Movement in Oakland;
    Stories of Success: Case studies and panels of Small Schools of Boston, New York, and Bay Area educators, students, and parents;
    Design Principles: How to Create a New Small School;
    Union Issues- Examination of how New York, Chicago, and Boston created contact language that supported New Small Schools;
    And More!

    Friday Reception with Keynote Speaker Deborah Meier: $25.00
    Saturday Conference (includes continental breakfast & lunch): $50.00

    For more information or scholarship requests contact Chelsea Toller at 510-208-0160 or chelsea@bayces.org.
     
     
    Small Schools Expo 2000
    Parents, Students, Teachers, Principals, Community Organizers, Activists, and Small Schools Supporters, SAVE THE DATE! for the Small Schools Expo 2000. Attendance at the Expo 2000 is Free and Open to the Public! View the Small Schools Expo 2000 website
    When and Where
    Sat, Dec 4th, 1999 at the Illinois Room, Chicago Circle Center at UIC
    To Register
    For your presentation at the Expo 2000, print out and mail in these forms:
    Small Schools Booth
         Student Performance
    Marketplace Booth
    For more details
    Call the Expo Hotline at (312)355-0822
     
     
    Mary Anne Raywid speaks at SSW
    "Small Schools: A Matter of Policy" A discussion at the Workshop with Mary Anne Raywid
    Mary Anne Raywid is Professor Emerita of Administration and Policy Studies at Hofstra University. She is currently a member of the Graduate Affiliate Faculty of the College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also among the most prolific writer/reserachers on small and alternative schools. Her current book-in-progress focuses on policy implications for the small schools movement. Some of the current policy issues include governance, costs, the role of unions, teacher selection, accountability and testing.
    When and Where
    October 14, 1999, 5 p.m. at the Small Schools Workshop at UIC, 115 S. Sangamon Street.
    For more Information
    Call (312)413-8066
     
     
    The Students Are Watching: Schools and the Moral Contract back-to-school event for educators
    Lecture by Theodore Sizer and Nancy Faust Sizer.
    Theodore Sizer is University Professor Emeritus at Brown University and Chairman of the Coalition of Essential Schools. He and his wife, Nancy Faust Sizer, served as the Acting Co-Principals of the Parker Charter School in Massachussetts.
    Free and Open to the public.
    When and Where
    Thursday, September 30, 7:00 pm at UIC circle Center, 750 S. Halsted(Illinois Room)
    This event is brought to you as part of Project Millenium, Chicago's Celebration of the Millenium and is being co-sponsored by the Small Schools Workshop at UIC and the Teacher Leadership Academy
    For more Information
    Contact the Small Schools Workshop at (312)413-8066
     
     
    1999 Junior Paleontologist Program July19 - August9
    This summer thirteen 7-12th graders spent three weeks together investigating paleontology alongside paleontologists and college students through Project Exploration's "Junior Paleontologist Program." During the first two weeks of the program students learnt about paleontology, what skills it takes to make fossil discoveries and how to interpret finds. Students also pursued a question or problem that fascinated them. The final week of the program was spent putting skills to work in MONTANA at the famous dinosaur nesting grounds known as "Egg Mountain.."

    (Project Exploration's 1999 Junior Paleontologist Program was made possible by generous support from the Small Schools Workshop at UIC and the Butz Family Foundation)
     
     
    Positive Discipline: Maintaining Discipline Without Coercion
    Presented by Edna Capehart, Small Schools Workshop. Brought to you by the Small Schools Workshop and the Teacher Leadership Academy, this workshop will review and critique various discipline programs currently used by educators. We will examine which programs work, and look at best practices in the area of classroom management. We will then focus in on one discipline method that can help students develop as thinking, socially-respectful and responsible individuals: Positive Discipline. We will look at how this method of discipline can be successful in a small school setting or in any school that is looking for a school-wide approach to changing the way we look at disciplining children. Teachers will be involved in hands-on techniques to solving various discipline problems in the classroom, and applying this discipline program to real classroom situations. This workshop is free!
    When and Where
    Monday, August 2, 1999 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. at the Small Schools Workshop, 115 S.Sangamon Street, First Floor
    To register
    Please fax your name, daytime phone number and your school clearly indicating that you will attend the Positive Discipline Workshop to (312)413-5847 with attention to:Olivia Mulcahy by July 21.
     
     
    Fundraising Workshop
    The Small Schools Workshop is sponsoring a Fundraising Workshop especially for small schools teachers.
    You will learn how to:
    - Inventory existing resources at your small school
    - Identify funding sources for education
    - Sell you ideas to potential funders or donors
    - Get organized to write proposals for resources and funding
    Fee: $25 (includes lunch and materials)
    Instructor: Susan Klonsky
    When and Where
    July 19, 1999, 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at 115 S. Sangamon.
    To register
    Deadline is July 12. Fax the following information at (312)413-5847 with attn: Theresa Gatlin-Heard :
    Name, Title, School, Address, City, State, Zip, Phone, Fax, Number of teachers from your school, Total enclosed ($25 per person) or call (312)413-8066 to reserve your space. Please send u'r registration fee to The Small Schools Workshop at UIC, 115 S. Sangamon Street, Chicago, IL 60607
     
    Let the Children Choose : Using Project Based Learning to Teach Multicultural Education Skills
    An afternoon workshop for small schools teachers with Adrian Capehart, offered to you by the Small Schools Workshop and The Teacher Leadership Academy
    When and Where
    July 19, 1999 , 1:00-3:30 p.m. at 115 S. Sangamon, First Floor.
    Details
    How Much? Free!
    This workshop will provide educators with some concrete examples for getting elementary school students involved in learning about their local community, the nation and the world. While some of the information provided will be directed toward students in the primary grades, the session will be heavily weighted in favor of children in grades four through eight
    Besides exploring ways for improving reading and writing skills, a great deal of emphasis will be placed on the use of hands-on activities to bring the social studies alive for children. In doing so, a considerable amount of time will be devoted to a discussion of the steps that can be taken to make sure that students of color are provided with a place of entry into the classroom curriculum
    Participants will be provided with a list of books, journal and magazine articles, and internet sites which they can consult in order to acquire additional information and resources to enrich the classroom curriculum. Teachers will be shown examples of the kinds of films, documentaries, and videos that can be utilized to broaden the educational experience of today's elementary school students.
    To register
    Please fax your name, daytime telephone number, school and your indication that you will attend the workshop on Monday, July 19th to the Small Schools Workshop at (312)413-5847 with Attention to:Olivia Mulcahy. Registration forms should be send no later than July 14th
     
     
    The Small Schools Workshop's 1999 Summer Institute
    When and Where
    June 28-30 at the George Williams Conference Center, Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
    Details
    Participants will be housed in the beautiful new lodge or the air-conditioned lake front cottages. Walks in the woods, swimming and boating in the Bay, and the Yerkes Observatory are part of the environment. Most importantly, teachers and support people will come together to hone their skills and talk about:
  • teaching and teaming strategies in small schools
  • authentic assessment
  • teacher leadership in school change
  • coaching and external partner techniques
  • helping schools get off "the list"
  • charter school planning

    • Space is limited - so reserve your spot now!!

    The cost is $500 for the 3 days (2 nights) which includes room (double occupancy) and meals as well as tuition. $50 deposits are required to hold your room and space is filling up quickly. Course and lane credits are available for UIC grad students and Chicago Public School teachers.
    Reservations
    Send your Name, Home Address, School/Organization, School/Organization Address, Social Security Number along with your deposit to The Small Schools Workshop attn. Theresa Gatlin. By mail to: 115 S. Sangamon St., Chicago, IL 60607. For more information, Email ssw@uic.edu or call Theresa Gatlin at (312)413-8066.
     
     
    Visit to Small Schools in New York City
    Take advantage of this opportunity to spend two days in New York City observing and learning from teachers, principals and visionaries insome of the nation's top small schools.
    When
    Tuesday, May 25 - Thursday, May 27th
    Departing after school Tuesday and returning Thursday night
    Details
    A fee of $250 per person assumes a double occupancy room, and covers airfare, hotel, a Wednesday group dinner and ground transportation to and from the schools and the New York City airport. Payments are due no later than the day of the trip! Registrants who do not attend will be billed the full price. There will be a pre-trip meeting required of all participants May 13 at 3:30 p.m.. Those who request single occupancy rooms must incur the extra cost
    Contact
    Space is limited. Call ASAP. Contact Sarah Volinski at BPI (312)641-5570 or FAX: (312)641-5454
    This trip is sponsored by the Small Schools Coalition, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest and the Small Schools Workshop.
     
     
    The Art and Politics of Making a Successful Small School
    The Third Annual Workshop for small schools teachers, leaders, parents and members of your small school community.
    Featured Article on the Workshop
    From ABCNEWS : Teachers and Educators Meet
    What do Columbine High in Colorado, Heritage High in Georgia, and the vast majority of high schools in Chicago have in common? They are too big. So says John Devine, author of Maximum Security - The Culture of Violence in Inner-City Schools...Devine brought his message to the Conference of Educators on Saturday.
    Featured Speaker
    John Devine, author of Maximum Security : The Culture of Violence In Inner-City Schools
    When and Where
    Saturday, May 22, 1999, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the IBM Building, 330 N. Wabash Avenue, 40th Floor, Chicago, IL
    Options
    LEADERSHIP, whether it comes from teachers, principals, parents or the community, is a critical element of a successful small school. Participants will be able to choose from a variety of specific workshops:
    - "The Next Step to the Small Schools Principalship"
    - "Making Teaching Public: An Introduction to Peer Coaching"
    - "Who's the Lead Teacher?: Exploring the Roles of Lead Teachers and Teacher Leaders in Small Schools"
    ...and many more!

    FOCUS ON READING AND WRITING. David and Meredith Liben, teacher leaders of the Family Academy in Harlem have developed a balanced curriculum combining whole language and phonics where standardized test preparation is integrated into daily lessons. Obtain ready-to-use materials and strategies for 3rd to 12th grade classrooms in two of four workshops:
    - "Introduction to Reading"
    - "Remedial Reading Techniques"
    - "Advanced Reading"
    - " Introduction to Writing"
    Cost is $30 per attendee, $100 maximum per small school
    Registration
    Please contact Sarah Volinski at BPI for details and registration materials at (312)641-5570
    A conference sponsored by Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, Chicago Public Schools: Department of Special Initiatives, Leadership for Quality Education, Small Schools Coalition, Small Schools Workshop and the Teacher Leadership Academy.
     
     
    The Small Schools Expo'99 
    Small Schools Expo'99 will be an exciting event showcasing the unique small schools and the wealth of educational, cultural, community and business resources of Chicago. 
    Expo Components 
    • School Showcase:Teachers, students and parents from the participating schools will design booths to highlight their schools and be on hand at the Expo to represent their schools
    • Educators Marketplace:Citywide resources for education (arts organizations, cultural institutions, community organizations, educational reform groups, curricular resources, etc.) will have booths detailing their programs and events. Family activities,freebies, and fun!
    • Community Forum:Student Performances, discussions on various topics of interest to parents, community members and educators, health department lead and cholesterol screenings, etc.
    Expo Goals
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