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High Expectations: Students Learn to Rise to the Occasion

Through a focus on teamwork, individualized instruction, and ongoing assessment, this K-6 school is improving the achievement of minority and low-income students. More to this story.

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Release Date: 5/15/2006
Running Time: 9 min.

Video Credits

Produced, Written, and Directed by

  • Ken Ellis

Associate Producer:

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Editor:

  • Karen Sutherland

Assistant Editor:

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Camera Crew:

  • Lyle Morgan
  • Spence Palermo

Production Assistant:

  • Nicole Bowman

Narrator:

  • Naheed Attari

Special Thanks To

  • Portland Schools Foundation
  • Center for Teaching Quality
  • © 2006
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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MBedan
Posted on 5/27/2008 7:17am

High Expectations: Students Learn to Rise to the Occasion

Wow! What a inspiring video. I love how the teachers believe in their students. They expect nothing less than excellence and the students rise to their expectations. I am impressed with the routines that the staff has set up to create success for the students. Great work - you make me proud to be a teacher!

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Renee A.
Posted on 8/04/2008 6:33pm

Working Together

What struck me most about this video was how closely the teachers worked together. Having a supportive team to rely on is so critical to a teacher's well being. It is true that students will rise to whatever bar you set for them, so teachers should raise that bar high!

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Mandy S
Posted on 9/10/2008 4:59pm

We Can Do It

I love that there are teachers trying things outside the box. They do not see it as the "schools" job to take corrective action, but everyone's job to make a difference. I have seen too many times, teachers who are "comfortable" with their lessons and become rigid when they hear talk about change. Times change, so we need to change to help our students meet these demands. Great job to these individuals who take the time to make it happen, and to you for taking the time to acknowledge there are different ways to teach and learn.

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William Phifer
Posted on 10/27/2008 12:08pm

Good short video about having high expectations. It's encouraging to see successful teachers.

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sunshine
Posted on 6/03/2009 2:10pm

Hi

I used to go to this school 3rd-5th. It is a great school.i miss all my friends. And teachers.it has the best staff:D if i were you i would ssssoooo go there.you will have so much fun!!!!

-Sunshine

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EmaraValentine
Posted on 7/20/2009 3:47pm

hi i was student at Faubion k-3 those were the best times of my life I really love that school and when I leftI missed all my friends and teachers,Ms.TeacherSuasan,Ms.Codwell ,Ms.Berch ,Ms.Stoger.My name is EmaraValentine some of the teacher may remember me and I really remember them. love you all!

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June K
Posted on 8/27/2009 12:30pm

Team Work

I love the way the teachers work together to come up with ideas that will work for their students. And that their expectation of the students was at a high level.

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letecia
Posted on 8/29/2009 2:33pm

hi

umm idk if you remeber me we used to hang alot n in the same classes yeah my name was letecia you know??? hmmm idk but i hope u do just seen ur thing just thought i would reply

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letecia
Posted on 8/29/2009 2:35pm

yeah i used to be a student there from k-5 grade i am currently a student at Parkrosemiddle school and yeah my name is letecia i do remeber these teachers actually ms.susan n ms.caudwell n ms stoger n a lot of others yeah n i do remeber some of these people that had already posted a comment so yeah just thought i write this

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Dr. Dorothy Sisk
Posted on 10/06/2009 9:46am

High Expectations

I will show this video to my teachers involved in a Teacher Quality Grant. The collaboration among the teachers and the collective vision of what learning is all about was inspiring. Plus all of the materials and the color in the environment was great. Thank you for sharing.Dr. Dorothy Sisk

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