http://www.21stCenturySchools.com/Million_Dollars.htm
Schools across the country and around the world are doing incredible things with substantial funding. No educator should ever have to say, “We can’t do that. We don’t have the funding.”

About the Workshop

See examples of real people doing just this kind of fundraising to create outstanding, unique, successful schools, raising anywhere from $5,000 to a million dollars to multi-millions!

Bring your dream proposal to the workshop and leave with a polished proposal, a great deal of knowledge, some experience in basic skills in asking for money. Several proposals will be selected at random for review by Mara Perez!

Why We Created This Workshop . . .

Recently Anne Shaw, Director at 21st Century Schools, was speaking to a woman who had established a strategic business coalition in her city. Their purpose was to support a career and technology high school in their county. This partnership involves employers, chambers of commerce and community organizations in an effort to help students explore career opportunities and understand the education and experiences that are necessary for successful entry into careers of choice. When I spoke to this woman, she stated that they had $1,000,000 in the bank account ready to enhance the education of the students in this school. The enrollment at the school was approximately 200 students. But she was frustrated that when she arranged a meeting for the school district representatives to meet with the business community representatives, the school district people (including the superintendent) were intimidated and went off to sit on the side of the room instead of at the conference table. She said, “These people have to learn how to go in there, put their hand out and ASK FOR THE MONEY!”

This story, along with the responses I hear at my workshops when I show the participants examples of very creative, wonderful schools, is what prompted me to offer a workshop for educators. Frequently, when I show workshop attendees short videos of incredible schools, they immediately dismiss them, stating that they simply do not have that kind of money.

I finally realized that educators just aren’t accustomed to thinking in terms of going out and getting monies, that many are not aware of their options and available resources, and they do not have the knowledge or skills to go after it. So this workshop has been created.

There are ways to obtain the money. Bake sales are nice, but you need SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING. By attending this workshop you will examine the options available to you such as fundraising events, product sales, corporate proceeds and equipment donations, grants and business partnerships.

Registration fee of $529 covers materials, registration fees, continental breakfast and snack breaks on both days. Attend this two-day workshop in New York City - May 8 & 9, 2008

648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 12th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
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http://www.21stCenturySchools.com/Designing_21st_Century_Classroom.htm
Education in the new millennium - challenges and possibilities!

Motivation - Students today live, learn and play in a media-saturated society, in a world of ?infotainment? and spectacle. For many students the curriculum is not relevant, and they become disengaged from learning.

Media Literacies - Rapid developments in technology have brought many exciting changes to life in the new millennium, presenting new challenges for schools. Multiple new literacies are required to navigate the ?forest of signs and symbols? of our globalized media culture. (Douglas Kellner, UCLA)

Diversity - Globalization and immigration have created a society of increased diversity. Old and new social issues demand an informed, concerned and empowered citizenry.

Standardized testing mania has made meaningful curriculum an endangered species. Find out why it’s not an “either-or” situation - you can still teach the way you know you should and your kids will excel on their standardized tests! Read the research!

Technologies and Multimedia - utilize these 21st century tools as the vehicles to implement your curriculum! (Note: this is not a workshop that centers on educational technologies, but centers on curriculum design which incorporates, or utilizes as a vehicle, these technologies in order to achieve curriculum and instruction aligned to the realities of the 21st century.)

In this workshop we will address these issues, and more, as you . . .

Learn Curriculum Design and Classroom Strategies to:

Meet the needs of your students
Bring your classroom into the 21st century
Exceed the standards
Raise standardized test scores
Maintain meaningful, authentic curriculum!
Designing the 21st Century Classroom - about the workshop . . .

Who Should Attend:
Classroom Teachers and Principals K-12
Staff Developers
Curriculum Specialists
University Professors of Education
University Students in Teacher Education Programs

What You’ll Do:
Participate in a variety of groups while learning classroom strategies experientially
Gain new perspectives as you collaborate with other educators
Develop a unit designed for your classroom reflecting the goals, needs and interests of your students, campus and community
Analyze and apply current educational research and best practices in education as you design your 21st century classroom
Incorporate new technologies and multimedia into your curriculum design

What You’ll Learn:

Curriculum Design

Project-based Learning

Problem-based Learning

Interdisciplinary

Integrated

Thematic

Research-oriented unit design

Service Learning projects

Standards - aligning to and exceeding State and National standards

Technologies and Multimedia - utilize these 21st century tools as vehicles to implement your curriculum

Multiple Literacies needed for living and learning in the 21st century

Classroom Strategies to develop Self-Directed, Independent and Interdependent Student Learning

Global Classroom - use the Internet to create collaborative projects and conduct authentic research, nationally and internationally

Student Motivation ? utilize these strategies to ensure that your students are engaged with the curriculum

Classroom Organization and Management - structures to support the 21st century classroom

Addressing Diversity and Social Issues? the ?Isms? - Racism, Classism, Sexism, anti-Semitism and religious oppression, Linguicism, Ableism, Ageism

Media Literacies? introduction to use of multiple forms of media to motivate students, implement the curriculum and for assessment as students learn Media Analysis, Media Critique and Media Production skills!

Multiple Intelligences

Differentiated Instruction

Media Literacy - accessing, analyzing, critiquing and creating products in a variety of media.

Classroom Climate

Physical Environment

High Expectations

Emotional Climate

Cooperative and Collaborative Grouping

Parental and Community Involvement - authentic involvement, truly contributing to the curriculum and instruction the learning process - not the “please come to the school and run off these papers for me, or shelve these books, or cut out these items.” True, highly motivated and valuable participation.

Themes - what kind of themes you can select, and how to incorporate everything, taking learning to greater levels.

What You’ll Take With You”

21st century project-based unit that you have designed for your classroom

Certificate for Professional Staff Development

Designing the 21st Century Classroom, a toolkit, containing all this and more:

Yearly Curriculum Planning Guide

Sample Units?various themes and grade levels

Themes Bank - jump-start your curriculum planning with this bank of possible themes

Classroom Strategies - from physical room arrangements to student grouping and activities

Guide to the Global Classroom

Unit and Lesson Design Tools

Media Literacy - Ideas & Resources

Authentic Assessment Tools

Recommended Resources

Multiple Intelligences Inventories & Lesson Ideas

Current research & best practices in education

The “Whole Teacher”

We take pride in our goal to meet the needs of the ?whole teacher?. We believe that professional staff development should be not only a time of learning, but of renewal.

Efforts are made to hold workshops at locations offering opportunities to visit historical sites, explore exciting cities, or visit theme parks with the family.

Registration Fee includes:

Few workshops include snack breaks! You can pay our price or more for professional development workshops that don’t even provide morning coffee. We make great efforts to treat you special, like the professional you are who deserves luxury treatment.

Continental breakfast

Mid-morning snacks

Mid-afternoon snacks

Buy that plane ticket and join us for two days of exciting professional development in one of these fun-filled cities! Register today!

Now is the time to reserve your dates for planned professional staff development at your campus or district. We can bring you one of our workshops, or we can work with you to develop a unique professional development plan tailored to the needs and goals of your district and community.

Call Anne Shaw, Director of 21st Century Schools, to discuss your needs for the upcoming school year and to reserve your preferred dates. See our web site for additional information. Call (850) 457-2946 or email us at Director@21stCenturySchools.com

Free eNews - subscribe to our free monthly enewsletter

Registration Form:

Please complete the registration form online, or register by phone, email or snail mail your registration form to 21st Century Schools at the address below. Payment in full is due six weeks prior to the workshop. Be sure to visit our web site to find information on the hotel where the workshop is being held and to obtain schedule details. You will also find information on things to see and do in each city.

Registration Information and Terms - Refer to our web site for complete registration information, including terms, registration deadlines, and online registrations.

www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm

648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 12th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
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Over a two-day period (March 7 & 8), thousands of educators and administrators from around the country will gather in New York City to learn the newest innovations in the education world through our hundreds of exhibitors and also become inspired by participating in workshops and keynote presentations. At last year?s event, Al Gore gave his ?An Inconvenient Truth? presentation as the closing keynote speaker. Also present at last year?s conference were Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, Dr. Mel Levine, and Tim Russert of ?Meet the Press? ? just to name a few. The programming team has been working hard to create an even better lineup for the 2008 conference, including Jean-Michel Cousteau, NBC?s Ann Curry, and Michael Pritchard.

3 East 54th Street

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
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http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/After_School.htm
Would you like your after school program to be more than mere tutoring of basic skills? Would you like to have your students begging to attend? Would you like to see your students achieve exponential growth in their learning, grades and test scores?

Find out how to plan exciting after school programs for your students.

Examine case studies of actual innovative after school programs that have won grants/funding; some received funding by the federal program, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, while others received funding from a variety of foundations and other sources.

In this workshop you will learning to:

Articulate the goals of your after school program

Analyze case studies of a variety of successful and innovative after school programs

Connect the program goals to those of the school/district

Go beyond simple skills training/practice, and make the learning real-world, exciting and relevant to your students

Find out how these innovative programs will increase student achievement and test scores

Enhance the lives of the students and their parents

Increase parent involvement

Make meaningful, real connections to the community - local, regional or global!

Register today to attend our first After School Programs for 21st Century Students workshop, to be held in Los Angeles, January 31, 2008.
Registration fee of $295 cover registration, materials, continental breakfast, and a midmorning and mid-afternoon snack break!

You may register by phone,email or online at www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm
648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
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http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/SLC_ws.htm
Keywords: teacher workshop, professional staff development, smaller learning communities, charter school, career academies,

Short description: What constitutes small learning community practice? Find out here.

The term Smaller Learning Community refers to houses and schools-within-schools, magnet programs, career academies, charter schools, and small learning communities. Research and experience have led advocates of small learning communities and small schools to a shared, basic understanding of small unit schooling:

An interdisciplinary team of teachers shares a few hundred or fewer students in common for instruction, assumes responsibility for their educational progress across years of school, and exercises maximum flexibility to act on knowledge of students’ needs. (Oxley, Dec. 2005)

This workshop will draw on research and practice accrued to date to identify strategies that support key elements of smaller learning communities.

We will examine best practices in five interdependent areas:

1.Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Teams
2.Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum and Instruction
3.Inclusive Programs and Practices
4.Continuous Program Improvement
5.Building/District-level Support for SLCs

You will:
?Learn a seven-step cycle of continuous program improvement
?Identify more specific best practices. These are supported by research which identifies these practices as having positive effects on student achievement.

In short, we will examine the question, “What constitutes optimal small learning community practice?”

Join us for this one-day introduction and overview of designing and implementing Smaller Learning Communities.
You may also register to take this course as a self-paced Online Course, or in our Virtual Classroom (live, real-time, collaborative class you take from home, office or anywhere).
Registerby email or online at www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm
648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
Comments: none

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/SLC_ws.htm
The term Smaller Learning Community refers to houses and schools-within-schools, magnet programs, career academies, charter schools, and small learning communities. Research and experience have led advocates of small learning communities and small schools to a shared, basic understanding of small unit schooling:

An interdisciplinary team of teachers shares a few hundred or fewer students in common for instruction, assumes responsibility for their educational progress across years of school, and exercises maximum flexibility to act on knowledge of students’ needs. (Oxley, Dec. 2005)

This workshop will draw on research and practice accrued to date to identify strategies that support key elements of smaller learning communities.

We will examine best practices in five interdependent areas:
1.Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Teams
2.Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum and Instruction
3.Inclusive Programs and Practices
4.Continuous Program Improvement
5.Building/District-level Support for SLCs

You will:
?Learn a seven-step cycle of continuous program improvement
?Identify more specific best practices. These are supported by research which identifies these practices as having positive effects on student achievement.

In short, we will examine the question, “What constitutes optimal small learning community practice?”
Join us for this one-day introduction and overview of designing and implementing Smaller Learning Communities.
You may also register to take this course as a self-paced Online Course, or in our Virtual Classroom (live, real-time, collaborative class you take from home, office or anywhere).
Register at www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm

$295 covers your registration, materials, continental breakfast, mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack breaks.
648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
Comments: none

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/SLC_ws.htm
The term Smaller Learning Community refers to houses and schools-within-schools, magnet programs, career academies, charter schools, and small learning communities. Research and experience have led advocates of small learning communities and small schools to a shared, basic understanding of small unit schooling:

An interdisciplinary team of teachers shares a few hundred or fewer students in common for instruction, assumes responsibility for their educational progress across years of school, and exercises maximum flexibility to act on knowledge of students’ needs. (Oxley, Dec. 2005)

This workshop will draw on research and practice accrued to date to identify strategies that support key elements of smaller learning communities.

We will examine best practices in five interdependent areas:
1. Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Teams
2. Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum and Instruction
3. Inclusive Programs and Practices
4. Continuous Program Improvement
5. Building/District-level Support for SLCs

You will:
?Learn a seven-step cycle of continuous program improvement
?Identify more specific best practices. These are supported by research which identifies these practices as having positive effects on student achievement.

In short, we will examine the question, “What constitutes optimal small learning community practice?”

Join us for this one-day introduction and overview of designing and implementing Smaller Learning Communities.
Now available as a self-paced Online Course or a real-time, live Virtual Classroom Course. Fee of $295 includes your registration, materials, continental breakfast, mid-morning snack break and mid-afternoon snack break.
648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
Comments: none

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Academics_in_Action.htm
This one-day workshop will focus on how to design and implement powerful units of curriculum based on meaningful service-learning projects. These projects are the ultimate 21st century curriculum. They are motivational, provide real-life connections to the curriculum, teach the standards, build skills and knowledge required for the 21st century, and meet all the critical attributes of an ideal 21st century curriculum. You and your students will love this project, and best of all, you’ll know that you are making a real difference. The world is going to be a better place for your efforts!

At this workshop we will explore the concept of Service-Learning and examine actual examples of real projects done by students. You will find answers to these questions and more:
? What is Service-Learning?
? What are the components of a Service-Learning project:
? How do we organize such a project?
? How do we decide what kind of project to do?
? How big should this project be?
? Can this project carry the mandated curriculum?
? Can this project be an After-School Program?
You will also:
? View excellent models of actual service learning projects
? Begin a preliminary design for a service-learning project to take back to your school, based on the resources and needs in your community.
? Learn about excellent resources, from books and web sites to grants and funding.
Join us in San Antonio, Las Vegas or New York City. The $295 fee includes your registration, materials, continental breakfast, min-morning and min-afternoon snack breaks.

Register Complete the Registration Form and select Submit to register online:
www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm

You may also register by phone, fax email or regular mail. Pament by credit card is accepted. Or send payments to:

21st Century Schools
648 Green Pine Drive
Pensacola, FL 32506

Please note that the workshop registration fee does not include airfare or sleeping rooms. No Show” Policy- Anyone registering for a workshop and not attending without notifying 21st Century Schools within the cancellation deadlines will be billed in full.
648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
Comments: none

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Academics_in_Action.htm
This one-day workshop will focus on how to design and implement powerful units of curriculum based on meaningful service-learning projects. These projects are the ultimate 21st century curriculum. They are motivational, provide real-life connections to the curriculum, teach the standards, build skills and knowledge required for the 21st century, and meet all the critical attributes of an ideal 21st century curriculum. You and your students will love this project, and best of all, you’ll know that you are making a real difference. The world is going to be a better place for your efforts!

At this workshop we will explore the concept of Service-Learning and examine actual examples of real projects done by students. You will find answers to these questions and more:
? What is Service-Learning?
? What are the components of a Service-Learning project:
? How do we organize such a project?
? How do we decide what kind of project to do?
? How big should this project be?
? Can this project carry the mandated curriculum?
? Can this project be an After-School Program?
You will also:
? View excellent models of actual service learning projects
? Begin a preliminary design for a service-learning project to take back to your school, based on the resources and needs in your community.
? Learn about excellent resources, from books and web sites to grants and funding.
Join us in San Antonio, Las Vegas or New York City. The $295 fee includes your registration, materials, continental breakfast, min-morning and min-afternoon snack breaks.

Register Complete the Registration Form and select Submit to register online:
www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm

You may also register by phone, fax email or regular mail. Pament by credit card is accepted. Or send payments to:

21st Century Schools
648 Green Pine Drive
Pensacola, FL 32506

Please note that the workshop registration fee does not include airfare or sleeping rooms. No Show” Policy- Anyone registering for a workshop and not attending without notifying 21st Century Schools within the cancellation deadlines will be billed in full.
648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
Comments: none

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Academics_in_Action.htm
This one-day workshop will focus on how to design and implement powerful units of curriculum based on meaningful service-learning projects. These projects are the ultimate 21st century curriculum. They are motivational, provide real-life connections to the curriculum, teach the standards, build skills and knowledge required for the 21st century, and meet all the critical attributes of an ideal 21st century curriculum. You and your students will love this project, and best of all, you’ll know that you are making a real difference. The world is going to be a better place for your efforts!

At this workshop we will explore the concept of Service-Learning and examine actual examples of real projects done by students. You will find answers to these questions and more:

? What is Service-Learning?
? What are the components of a Service-Learning project:
? How do we organize such a project?
? How do we decide what kind of project to do?
? How big should this project be?
? Can this project carry the mandated curriculum?
? Can this project be an After-School Program?
You will also:
? View excellent models of actual service learning projects
? Begin a preliminary design for a service-learning project to take back to your school, based on the resources and needs in your community.
? Learn about excellent resources, from books and web sites to grants and funding.
Additional Information:

Join us in San Antonio, Las Vegas or New York City. The $295 fee includes your registration, materials, continental breakfast, min-morning and min-afternoon snack breaks.

Register Complete the Registration Form and select Submit to register online:
www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm

You may also register by phone, fax email or regular mail. Pament by credit card is accepted. Or send payments to:

21st Century Schools
648 Green Pine Drive
Pensacola, FL 32506

Please note that the workshop registration fee does not include airfare or sleeping rooms. No Show” Policy- Anyone registering for a workshop and not attending without notifying 21st Century Schools within the cancellation deadlines will be billed in full.
648 Green Pine Drive

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Education: K-12.
Comments: none