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Teacher Support: Sherman Oaks Community Charter School

Sherman Oaks Community Charter School provides an unusual amount of support for its faculty, including ninety minutes of collaborative planning time each day. More to this story.

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Release Date: 10/1/2000
Running Time: 6 min.

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Produced and Directed by

  • Bonni Cohen
  • Jon Shenk

Editor:

  • Andrew Gersh

Camera Crew:

  • Jon Shenk

A Co-Production of

  • Actual Films
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • © 2000
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
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Since this video was filmed in 2000, founding principal Peggy Bryan and teacher Sandra Villarreal have moved on from Sherman Oaks Community Charter School, but current principal Irene Preciado carries on the school's original vision.

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Anonymous
Posted on 5/21/2008 8:46pm

Teacher Support: Sherman Oaks Community Charter School

This is superb! Good on you for acknowledging the deeper benefits of giving teachers time to share. I hope this inspires other schools.

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Jeannette
Posted on 5/22/2008 2:17am

Teacher Support: Sherman Oaks Community Charter School

I find it amazing that they are able to do this. I have many questions. How do they handle lunch? We don't have a cafeteria and have to do lunch in our classroom. Who watches the students? How do they fund the professional development?

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Susan
Posted on 5/22/2008 1:43pm

Teacher Support: Sherman Oaks Community Charter

THIS is the level of support that teachers need to develop and share their skills in a collegial environment.

How wonderful and how practical! I imagine the block of time includes the students' lunch as well as P.E. activities.

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