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Good News for Ohio Accelerated Schools 1

Powerful Learning Grants........... 1

Your Immediate Attention............. 1

Dates of Interest........................... 2

Principal/Admin.. Institute.......... 2

New Teachers’ Training.............. 2

Coaches’ Training...................... 2

Updates on National Conference. 2

Regional Coaches’ Meeting......... 2

Something to Talk About.............. 3

Welcome Middletown/Monroe....... 3

Coach’s Journals......................... 3

New Satellite Center Associate..... 3

Interested in the List-serve........... 3

Registration Form................ Insert

National Conference............. Insert

Dr. Henry M. Levin visited the University of Dayton in late October. He was the guest speaker for the School of Education’s Ellis Joseph Symposium held on October 22. Dr. Levin’s lecture addressed school reform issues particularly lessons learned over the past 12 years in the development and implementation of the Accelerated School Model.

The next day Dr. Levin spoke with the participants of the Principal/Administrator Institute. He first provided an historical perspective for the participants then glanced ahead at what the future of the movement may hold. He continued by emphasizing the changing role of the principal and the need for district level support in order for the implementation of the Accelerated School Model to truly be successful. A rich dialogue with Dr. Levin concluded the morning session of the Institute.

Our time with Hank was most enjoyable, not to mention, educational! It was a treat to share him with several guests and friends of Accelerated Schools as well as many of our Accelerated school personnel from around the state.

for

Accelerated Schools

Dr. Julie K. Biddle

Director

University of Dayton

School of Education

The ASP Newsletter is published quarterly by the ASP Satellite Center at the University of Dayton

Peg Wuelfing, Technical Writer

Dayton Satellite Center

Update on

Training/Network Opportunities for 1999

January 17-20

2^nd National Conference in (New Orleans)

March 22

East Regional Coaches’ Meeting 1-4 (location to be determined)

May 5-7

Powerful Learning & Inquiry training (University of Dayton)

June 28-July 2

Tentative Coaches’ Training (Limited to 30 participants and will be held at University of Dayton)

September 13-14

Introductory ASP Training (University of Dayton)

October 4-8

Coaches’ Training

Please fax, or return the registration form for Introductory Training found inside this newletter - ASAP !!

Powerful Learning Grant Update

We have a winner! Congratulations to Miami East North Elementary! You are one of our powerful learning grant awardees!

Due to the short turn around time for the grant applications we’ve extended the opportunity for schools to submit proposals. If you are interested in applying for a powerful learning grant fill out the enclosed application and send it in! We have funding for a few more applications!

Logo Contest

Calling all creative students and staffs in our Ohio Accelerated School Network – The Satellite Center is interested in having a logo! Draw us your idea of what we can use on our letterhead, publications (like our newsletter), training materials and brochures to represent Accelerated Schools. All drawings need to be submitted in black and white and camera-ready. Please submit your entries by April 1999. We hope to announce the winning logo in our summer newsletter. The winner will be chosen by the Center advisory council and staff and receive a cash prize of $50.00

Something to Talk About . . .

If your school community has a celebration of achievement you would like to share please contact the Dayton Satellite Center, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio 45469-0510

Phone: (937) 229-3628

E-mail: biddlej@keiko.udayton.edu

or wuelfing@keiko.udayton.edu

New Satellite Center Associate

Dr. Carolyn Talbert-Johnson

Interested in the

List-serve?

The University of Dayton Satellite Center has established a list-serve. The address is oasn@lists.udayton.edu. Notices and discussions can be held on-line among the Accelerated Schools coaches, teachers and schools within Ohio. The list-serve will begin with participants email addresses provided through various methods, including the Call for Information article and forms included in the December issue of the ASP newsletter. If you have not provided us with your email address and would like to subscribe to the list-serve please email or mail your address and other information to: Julie Biddle, Dayton Satellite Center, 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio 45469-0510.

Or to subscribe to the list serve follow these instructions: To subscribe send a message to MAISERLISTS.UDAYTON.EDU in the body of the message type SUB OASN. To unsubscribe send a message to the maiser address with a message of UNSUB OASN. We hope to be able to provide the opportunity for many interesting discussions, suggestions, news items and research topics to the Ohio ASP community through this service.

This list is confidential and not to be disseminated or provided to any other person or party. All postings are confidential and anonymous.

If you have questions, comments or suggestions for articles for our Newsletter, please contact:

Dayton Satellite Center for Accelerated Schools

University of Dayton, School of Education

300 College Park

Dayton, Ohio 45469-0510

(937) 229-4517

(937) 229-3199 fax

biddlej@keiko.udayton.edu

wuelfing@keiko.udayton.edu

· Kudos to Kathy Wolf and Dave Crawford, Lake Elementary (Hartville) When the Akron Beacon Journal (October 4, 1998) reported students learning math, science and critical thinking skills . . . using chewing gum (!!), the coaches extended the Powerful Learning to the community, by connecting teaching and learning enthusiasm and achievement to professional development, teaching innovations – like discovery learning, and state support.

National Center for Accelerated Schools -- Stanford

www-leland.stanford.edu/group/ASP/

Dayton Satellite Center for Accelerated Schools

www.udayton.edu/edu/centers/OASN/

OASN.html

College of Charleston, South Carolina Accelerated Schools Project

www.cofc.edu/^~excel/accel/

Massachusetts State Department of Education-ASP Satellite Center

info.doe.mass.edu/doedocs/accelsch.html

Missouri State Department of Education-ASP Satellite Center

www.accelerated-schools.gen.mo.us/

North Carolina Partnership for Accelerated Schools

www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/accelerated/

Texas Center for Accelerated Schools

www-tenet.cc.utexas.edu/Pub/AcceleratedSchools/