Interversity Quotes"I think it's time to ask the Standardistos: Where's the test for compassion? For honesty? For curiosity? For moral commitment? Until they can answer, let's tell them to shut up." —Susan Ohanian (One Size Fits Few: The Folly of Educational Standards) Interversity ProjectsEchoes of Orwell:The purpose of this webforum is to promote a lively discussion among students and faculty alike about George Orwell's 1984 and the parallels or echoes found in today's society. |
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I just got the flyer with all the information on the upcoming conference. "One Size Fits Few" Keynote speaker: Susan Ohanion TUESDAY OCTOBER 19 4-9 PM at School Without Walls Rochester, New York Cost: $15.00 sponsored by The School Without Walls Community Board and The Rochester Teaching Center 4-4:30 Registration 4:30-6 Small Grop Workshops 6-7 Hearty hors d'oevres dinner (there are many good restaurants nearby also) 7-8 Keynote speaker 8-9 Audience interaction with Susan Ohanian Small Group K-12 Workshops: Fostering (or undermining) Student Willllingness to Learn (Rich Ryan, Professor, University of Rochester Dept. of Psychology) How Students Learn (Susan Ohanian) How It Works - The SWW Assessment System (SWW teachesr) Beyond Social Studies Standards: Soical Studies for Social Change (David Hursh, professor, University of Rochester, Dept. of Education) Co-creative curriculum & Change (S.Post & P.Wooters, teachers at Cobblestone School, alternative K-8 school) The Assessment War (A history of SWW's current battle with NYSED and a creative problems solving approach to fighting "city Hall" (Dan Drmacich, principal, SWW)\ "Hands-on Assessment (Rose Martin, director, Cobblestone school) The 8 year Study: WHat Our Nation's Most Comprehensive Curriculum Study Teaches Us About Standardization (Norm Bauer, Professor Emeritus, SUNY Geneseo) How a Non-Standardized Education Affect Us: A Panel Discussion" (SWW graduates) Exhibitions, Assessment, and Computer Technology (Jim Nicoll, SWW staff) Creating and Sustaining a Student-Centered Classroom (Doug Llewellyn, Rochester City School District Director of Science) Creating an Outdoor Expeditioniary Curriculum (DJKitzel & J.Collins, BOCES, Fingerlakes Alternative HIgh School Staff). Send check for $15.00 payable to School Without Walls Community Board 480 Broadway Rochester, NY 14607 Please excuse the typos. I just got back from a week-end in the barracks of West Point and 9 hours on the road! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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