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Hyperjumping out of the Status Quo: Technology and Restructuring at Silver Ridge Elementary School in Silverdale, Washington.
Matteson, Aleta – Equity and Choice, 1992
New educational technology supports a new vision of learning and teaching at Silver Ridge Elementary School in Silverdale (Washington), part of the Strategy 2020 design of the Central Kitsap School District. Technological and pedagogical innovation features extensive use of computers, flexible building arrangements, and special education in…
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
"Habits of the Mind": "Essential" Classrooms in Action at Fairdale High School in Louisville, Kentucky.
Fiske, Edward B.; Clinchy, Evans – Equity and Choice, 1992
Describes "essential" classrooms, where students concentrate on essential subjects and learn to think for themselves, at Fairdale High School in Louisville (Kentucky). The accompanying interview with T. R. Sizer outlines this new direction in education. The most credible agent for change is a comparable school already involved. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Respect and Success Every Day: High Expectations and Family Style Teamwork Are Woven into the Community Fabric of Daniel Webster Accelerated School in San Francisco, California.
Johnson, Etta Green – Equity and Choice, 1992
Daniel Webster Accelerated School in San Francisco (California) is one of two schools adopting the process of school change developed by H. M. Levin. An interview with Levin explains his philosophy of accelerated schools characterized by (1) unity of purpose; (2) school site responsibility; and (3) building on strengths. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Community Involvement, Educational Change
An Urban High School in the "Kindergarten Tradition": Alternative Concept Schooling at Central Park East Secondary School in New York City.
Clinchy, Evans – Equity and Choice, 1992
Central Park East Secondary School in New York City is a secondary school run in the kindergarten tradition of personalized learning and catering to the student's growing independence. The description of the school's operation is accompanied by an interview with its codirector, D. Meier. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Preparation, Educational Change, Graduation Requirements, High School Students