?	Accelerated Schools Project Dayton Satellite Center for Accelerated Schools
December 1998	Dr. Henry M. Levin Visits the University of Dayton
INSIDE Henry Levin................. 1 Training/Network....... 1 Logo Contest................ 1 Something to............... 1 Grant Update............... 2 Let us Know................. 2 New Associates........... 2 Excerpts....................... 2 List-Serve..................... 2 Grant Application........ 3	Dr. Henry M. Levin visited the University of Dayton in late October. He was the guest speaker for the School of Education, 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 of the Accelerated Schools 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 Schools 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.
Dayton Satellite Center 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 Vickie Hodges Communications Coordinator	Update on Training/Network Opportunities for 1999 January 17 - 20 2^nd National Conference in (New Orleans) Tuesday, April 13 (1-4 p.m.) East Regional Coaches’ Meeting Lake Elementary 225 Lincoln Street Hartville, OH 44632 Call Kathy Wolf at 330-877-4276 to RSVP and for directions (please note the date change from 3-22) Friday, April 16 (1-4 p.m.) West Regional Meeting Location to be announced May 5 - 7 Powerful Learning & Inquiry training University of Dayton (Contact Julie for applications) June 28 – July 2 Tentative Coaches’ Training (Limited to 30 participants) University of Dayton September 13 – 14 Introductory ASP Training University of Dayton October 4 – 8 Coaches’ Training		?
			Logo Contest Calling all creative students and staffs in our Ohio Accelerated School Network – The Satellite Center is interested in having a logo! Draw 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 format. Please submit your entries by April 1, 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 . . . Kudos to Kathy Wolf and Dave Crawford, Lake Elementary in 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, discovery learning, and state support. The Family Room was one of the “best practices” that brought Kinder School in Miamisburg the prestigious Brad Tillson Award this past September. “French and Spanish spoken here’ for everyone K through 5” at Dorr Elementary in Toledo, school secretary Mrs. Gallagher is pleased to report. Henry W. Longfellow Accelerated Learning/Extended Day Magnet School is proud of their name change, and having met all their targets, were rated as an “excelling school” by the State Department of Education.
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! Let us know . . . One copy only of the “National Newsletter” is being sent to each school. If your school does not get its copy please let us know. We will forward one copy that can then be duplicated for distribution. There are three volumes published per year and the topic of the last issue was “Technology.” If your school community has a celebration of achievement you would like to share please contact us. Dayton Satellite Center, University of Dayton, 300 College Park Drive, Dayton, OH 45469-0513 Phone: (937) 229-3870 email: hodges@keiko.udayton.edu New Satellite Center Associates Dr. Carolyn Talbert-Johnson is an Associate Professor in the School of Education, University of Dayton, who has taught for twenty-one years at elementary through university levels. She received her BS in Special Education from Ohio Dominican College in Columbus, and her MA degree from Ohio State University, and her Ph.D. from OSU in Applied Behavior Analysis. Dr. Talbert-Johnson will serve as an external coach, and will be involved in selected research efforts from the Dayton Satellite Center. She brings to the Center particular expertise in issues related to diversity, special education, teaching mentorship, and collaboration with the Ohio State Department of Youth Services. Vickie Hodges is a secretary in the Office of Educational Services at the University of Dayton and managing editor of the Journal for a Just and Caring Education. She began her career at the University of Dayton in 1985 and since then has worked in the Department of Teacher Education, Office of the Dean and Office of Educational Services. She has added communications coordinator of ASP to her list of duties.		Excerpts from “Technology is the Answer . . . and What’s the Question?” as it appeared in the Accelerated Schools Newsletter (Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1, 8, 11). Many of us have gone to staff development workshops, read articles, and been counseled by well-meaning colleagues from outside of education saying, “Technology is the answer.” But the dialogue begins when we respond, “and what is the question?” Historical studies of the use of educational technology in classrooms have found that the technologies are not easily accepted by classroom teachers or adaptable to teaching and learning needs of students (Cuban 1986). And much of what teachers do goes well beyond the capabilities of even the best technological advances. The fact is that historically the abstract vision of technology as the “answer” often ends up with students sitting before video monitors doing electronic worksheets or “drill and practice” rather than paper worksheets or playing the equivalent of video-games while classroom life continues to drone on in all of its other forms. And this is especially likely to be true for students in at-risk situations. The question posed by this issue is what should be the role of educational technology in Accelerated Schools? The overall answer to the question is that technology can be an extremely valuable and effective tool when integrated into powerful learning strategies and guided by the principles and values of accelerated schools. The best way to evaluate educational technologies for their appropriateness for Accelerated Schools is to assess their appropriateness for specific powerful learning applications as well as their compatibility with the principles and values of Accelerated Schools. It is obvious that “stand alone” technological applications do not meet the criteria of connectiveness and continuity among different learning contexts and subject areas or the promotion of knowledge in a holistic framework. They are also unlikely to be student-centered or to promote authenticity in learning activities. Technologies that treat students as passive recipients of knowledge rather than as active learners are unlikely to fulfill the requirements of powerful learning. In a project supported by the Mott Foundation, Accelerated Schools’ researcher Marta Forero considered how the principles and values of the Accelerated School and powerful learning might be translated into evaluation scales for considering particular technologies. (Editor’s note: You’ll find this information on the National ASP web page.) We invite schools to use the evaluation tools in the Forero paper and to share with the National Center for Accelerated Schools or its Satellite Centers the exemplary projects that they have mounted which use technology in effective ways.		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 online 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 SUBOASN. To unsubscribe send a message to the maiser address with a message of UNSUBOASN. We hope to be able to provide the opportunity for many interesting discussions, suggestions, new items and research topics to the Ohio ASP. This 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 Drive Dayton, Ohio 45469-0510 (937) 229-4517 (937)229-3199 (FAX) mail to: biddlej@keiko.udayton.edu wuelfing@keiko.udayton.edu hodges@keiko.udayton.edu

Dayton Satellite Center for Accelerated Schools

Powerful Learning Grant Application

(Only one application/school)

Applicant(s) Name_____________________________________________________________________________

Home Address________________________________________________Phone___________________________

School Name__________________________________________________________________________________

School Address________________________________________________________________________________

School Phone_________________________________________________FAX_____________________________

Email address_________________________________________________________________________________

Grade Level Presently Teaching_________________________________________________________________

Number of years you have been an Accelerated Schools Coach__________________________________

(Attach additional pages if more than one individual is applying)

Principal’s Signature___________________________________________________________________________

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In 2-3 pages please

· Describe completely how $500.00 will be used to enhance powerful learning opportunities for all students (include objectives of plan, implementation strategies, and timeline for implementation).

· Explain how your project fits with your prescribed course of study.

· Explain how the five components of powerful learning are woven into the proposed project.

Awardees must agree to

· Submit a well-produced videotape documenting the powerful learning project described above (tape becomes property of Satellite Center).

· Agree to participate in a follow-up interview with Satellite Center personnel.

· Agree to complete an evaluation of project.

Award winners may be invited to participate in local, state, and/or national presentations as well as powerful learning training.

COMPLETE APPLICATION AND MAIL TO: Dayton Satellite Center for Accelerated Schools, University of Dayton, 300 College Park Drive, Dayton, OH 45469-0510.

TIMELINE

· Application deadline is April 15, 1999.

· Notification of winners will be Summer 1999.

· Implementation of grant is for school year, 1999-2000.

· Videotape due at the Satellite Center by June 30, 2000.

· Interview and evaluation in June/July 2000.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Julie K. Biddle at 937-229-4517 or email biddlej@keiko.udayton.edu.

On the Web

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/