Learners and Leaders

Alliance Schools Institute

June 27-30, 1999
Waltham, Massachusetts

Making Schools Work for All Students is the theme of the fourth annual Alliance Schools Institute. Leadership teams from the network of 70 Alliance Schools will gather in June to enhance their knowledge of math and science reform strategies and formulate plans for 1999Ð2000. Each team will devote four days to refining their reform goals, while strengthening their capacity to meet those goals.

In addition to team planning time, the schedule includes problem-solving sessions and periods for exploring issues related to math and science curriculum and instruction, leadership, equity, and professional development. For the planning and problem-solving sessions, teams will be able to take advantage of the math and science resources from the Regional Alliance library as well as the expertise of educators from around the region.

All participants will attend in one of nine content workshops that will meet for seven hours during the course of the four-day institute.

Workshop topics include:

  • Problem Solving in Elementary Mathematics
  • Working with Data in Real World Situations
  • Inquiry, Teaching, and Assessment Intertwined
  • Inquiry-based Science in Elementary School Classrooms
  • Teaching Physical Science in the Elementary School
  • Teaching Algebraic Concepts Through Investigations
  • Equity: Working with Mixed Ability Groups in Our Schools
  • A Continuous Cycle of Science
  • Microcomputer-Based Laboratory Exploratory Workshops.
  • Each year the summer institute helps Alliance School leadership teams lay the foundation for successful reform work during the academic year. The Alliance looks forward to strengthening the ability of each team and the network to further school improvement efforts.




    Vol. 4, No. 1, Summer 1999

    In this issue:

    Building A Culture of High Standards in the Middle Grades

    Safe to Be Smart

    Is Your Middle School Ready for Standards-Based Reform?

    A Convocation on TIMSS

    Change is the Order of the Day Here

    Reforms at Boschulte are Part of a National Movement


    Middle Level Education Institute (MLEI)

    Changing the Structure

    Block Scheduling and Team Teaching Resources

    Learners and Leaders: Alliance Schools Institute

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