Redesigning High School: Systemic Implementation of the 10 Features
Hosted by LPI’s Center for School and System Redesign
Co-sponsored by UCLA Center for Community Schooling and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth
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Most schools are not designed to educate today’s students to face the challenges of our time. Too many young people still experience the factory-style model of learning prevalent in U.S. high schools, which emphasizes uniformity, efficiency, and rote learning. There are schools that have been successfully redesigned to prepare students for a global workforce, and they offer a powerful blueprint for creating learning environments that are more humane, enriching, and productive than our current models.
In this webinar, speakers discussed how educators, families, and communities transform factory-model high schools into schools where students feel safe, belong, engage in meaningful learning, and thrive physically and emotionally. An overview of the 10 features that lead to whole school transformation was followed by a discussion of practices and strategies for effective teaching, learning, and student support.
Speakers
- Matt Alexander, School Board President, San Francisco Unified School District
- Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute
- Jeff Gilbert, Lead Principal, Hillsdale High School, San Mateo Union High School District
- Cheryl Jones-Walker, Director, Center for School and System Redesign, Learning Policy Institute
- Nicky Ramos-Beban, Chief Academic Officer, TutorWorks; Founding Principal, East Palo Alto Academy
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