November | 2016 | Coalition of Essential Schools

Visit Youth Development Organizations!

November 29, 2016

Visit Providence’s Fabulous Youth Development Organizations! A Fall Forum Pre-Conference New Addition Thursday, December 1, 3:00 – 5:00 pm On the afternoon of Thursday, December 1, we invite Fall Forum guests to visit a few of Providence’s youth development organizations. Providence is known nationally for being home to forward-thinking community-based organizations that are partnering with our city’s young people as they pursue their passions. Please note: we are also talking with Community MusicWorks about a rehearsal open house. As soon as we have that information, we will share it. This is an open house event; feel free to drop by
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Fall Forum 2016: The List

November 22, 2016

Fall Forum 2016: The List (so far) Here the list–so far!–of the schools and organizations that will be represented at Fall Forum. Because many folks are coming in teams, this represents far more than 400 people. We can’t wait to see each and every one of you, and we appreciate your commitment to the CES network. We’re going to do amazing work together next week. Check this out to get a jump start on the connections that you’ll make–and we’ll update this as additional registrations come in. 360 High School Abeo School Change Academy of Citizenship and Empowerment ALA Academy
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Fall Forum 2016 Welcome Letter

November 21, 2016

A CES Big Idea by George Wood Per tradition, the chair of the CES Executive Board welcomes guests to Fall Forum. Here’s this year’s welcome, from CES Executive Board chair George Wood. On behalf of the CES Executive Board, I would like to welcome you to the CES Fall Forum. As CES founder Ted Sizer always called this, our gathering is again a conversation among friends. Throughout its history, CES has been the center of progressive, student-centered and teacher-directed innovation in education. Terms that today seem commonplace in the best schools, such as advisory, block scheduling, and performance-based assessment describe
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Fall Forum Voices from Our Schools

November 4, 2016

At the start of Fall Forum’s second day, Saturday, December 3, three people representing different stages in their lives as learners, teachers, and leaders will share their stories. We are honored to introduce you to these speakers today. Emily Garlock Emily Garlock is a senior at Steller Secondary School in Anchorage, Alaska. Emily loves to read, write, do puzzles, participate in sports, and travel. She hopes to have a job that takes her around the world. Emily came to the CES Fall Forum in 2014 in San Francisco and was inspired to come back to share her experiences of the ways a CES
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“Let’s Talk” Sizer and CES Papers

November 3, 2016

“Let’s Talk”: Theodore Sizer and the Founding of the Coalition of Essential Schools December 1, 2016, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm John Hay Library, 20 Prospect Street, Providence, RI Please join us at “Let’s Talk:” Theodore Sizer and the Founding of the Coalition of Essential Schools exhibit, December 1, 2016, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, at the John Hay Library, 20 Prospect Street, Providence, RI. “Let’s Talk,” an exhibit at Brown University’s John Hay Library, highlights archival material from the collected papers of Theodore Sizer and the Coalition of Essential Schools from the creation of CES and
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At the Copier: Your Stories at #FF2016

November 3, 2016

At the Copier: Stories of School and the Coalition of Essential Schools Working in a school is often inspiring, sometimes outrageous, occasionally hilarious and frequently humbling. As we know there are stories educators often only share with one another, the candid moment of that was deeply moving or that you know no one will really believe is true. We’ve all been told by someone in our family that we should write these down. Here is your chance to share. At Fall Forum, on Friday, December 2 from 8:00 – 10:00 pm in the Narragansett Ballroom, join us for an
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