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High school flexibility enhancement

17 Mar 2009

ADMINISTRATORS Support is provided in the form of a brief history of Alberta Education’s High School Flexibility Enhancement Project; a definition and discussion of the Carnegie Unit, a term and measure associated with high school scheduling; an overview of foundational principles, supportive strategies, and evident benefits and challenges related to high school redesign as gleaned from a re [...] The purpose of the pilot project is to determine whether the requirement of students to have access to 25 hours of face-to-face instruction per high school course credit should be maintained; explore the relationship between hours of face-to-face instruction and student success; and explore various innovative and educationally sound high school redesigns with the purpose of benefiting studen [...] Educator Roles and Professional Development: The role of the teacher as guide, coach and career mentor, and the role of the administrator as instructional leader are supported through professional development opportunities within collaborative and collegial school environments and professional learning communities. [...] The resources offered by the CASN include publications focused on theory, research, standards of practice, and implementation of Career Academies; planning, school re-structuring, and self-assessment guides; course sequences and web-based teaching and learning resources; and High School Flexibility Enhancement: A Literature Review | High School Redesign Efforts in North 21 America handbook [...] The physical transition between high school and college is eliminated and with it the need to apply for college and for financial aid during the last year of high school.xxxii Early college high schools also share the attributes of high-performing small schools, such as: A focus on research-based goals and an intellectual mission; Small, personalized learning environments, with no more than
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ISBN
9780778581369
Pages
89
Published in
Canada

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