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YES Prep Cultivates Parent Engagement

The rigors of this college-prep education place demands on families, too.

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Release Date: 10/28/09
Running Time: 05:26 min

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Produced, Written, and Directed by

Ken Ellis

Editor

Karen Sutherland

Coordinating Producer

Amy Erin Borovoy

Production Assistant

Doug Keely

Camera Crew

Thomas Waldron
Mark Angelo

Narrator

Kris Welch

Original Music

Ed Bogas

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Parent Engagement

Family Contract - English 567K
Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (English)

Family Contract - Spanish 535K
Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (Spanish)

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Ninth-grade English teacher Rachael Arthur makes Shakespeare come to life for her students.

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Release Date: 10/28/09
Running Time: 03:04 min

Video Credits

Produced, Written, and Directed by

Ken Ellis

Editor

Karen Sutherland

Coordinating Producer

Amy Erin Borovoy

Production Assistant

Doug Keely

Camera Crew

Thomas Waldron
Mark Angelo

Narrator

Kris Welch

Original Music

Ed Bogas

© 2009
The George Lucas Educational Foundation
All rights reserved.

Support for Edutopia's Schools That Work series is provided, in part, by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

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Arthur 9th Grade Romeo & Juliet Project 930K
Assignment: Romeo and Juliet literary analysis, grade 9 English

Literary Analysis Rubric 160K
Rubric: Literary analysis

Presentation Rubric 65K
Rubric: Oral presentation

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YES Prep Cultivates Parent Engagement

The rigors of this college-prep education place demands on families, too.

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Release Date: 10/28/09Running Time: 05:26 min

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Coordinating Producer

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Narrator

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Parent Engagement

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Making Learning Relevant

Ninth-grade English teacher Rachael Arthur makes Shakespeare come to life for her students.

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Release Date: 10/28/09Running Time: 03:04 min

Video Credits

Produced, Written, and Directed by

Editor

Coordinating Producer

Production Assistant

Camera Crew

Narrator

Original Music

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Curriculum and Assessment

A Charter School Charts Success with a Quality-Control Initiative

The Teacher Advancement Program gains momentum: This extensive teacher-development plan includes performance-based bonuses.

by Malaika Costello-Dougherty

This article was also published in the October 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "The Behrman Blueprint".

Put Child-Psychology Research to Work

Close the gulf between research and the classroom and make use of findings that can enhance learning.

by Chris Colin

This article originally published on 8/31/2009

How to Help Your State Get Race to the Top Money

Educators can be coaches in the contest for stimulus-package funding for innovation.

by Alexandra R. Moses

This article originally published on 8/27/2009

It's Time to Get Serious About Creativity in the Classroom

By Jim Moulton

Video's Objective Eye Helps Educators Evaluate Their Habits

How can we see ourselves as others see us? Try putting cameras on students' heads.

by Burr Snider

This article was also published in the September 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "Kid Vids Show and Tell".

Education-Stimulus Priority: Reform Bad Schools

Educators are taking steps to turn failing schools around.

by Alexandra R. Moses

This article originally published on 8/3/2009

Education-Stimulus Priority: Improve Classroom Standards

Several states are modeling innovative efforts to determine what children should learn by the end of their senior year.

by Alexandra R. Moses

This article originally published on 8/3/2009

Education-Stimulus Priority: Develop Effective Teachers in Every Classroom

Defining what makes a good educator is only the first step in improving teacher quality.

by Alexandra R. Moses

This article was also published in the September 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "Operation: Develop Effective Teachers in Every Classroom".

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