The Whole Schooling Consortium is a network of schools, university faculty, teachers, parents, and community members whose goals are to: 1.Promote Whole Schooling practices through research,
professional development, and advocacy, particularly in schools that serve
children from low income families and/or who are at risk.
2. Build a grassroots network of schools, university
faculty, and community members who can provide mutual support to one another.
3. Link urban, suburban, and rural schools in
promoting Whole Schooling practices.
4. Develop a network of exemplary schools who are intentionally seeking to promote both equity and excellence in educational practices. 5. Conduct research to understand best educational
practices.
Whole
Schooling is based on the following FIVE
PRINCIPLES: 1.Empowering citizens in a democracy: The goal of education is to help students learn to function as effective citizens in a democracy. 2.Including all: All children learn together across culture, ethnicity, language, ability,gender, & age. 3.Authentic, multi-level teaching. Teachers design instruction for diverse learners that engages them in active learning in meaningful, real-world activities at multiple levels of ability, providing scaffolds and adaptations as needed. 4.Building
community & supporting learning:The school uses specialized school
and community resources (special education, title I, gifted education)
to build support for students, parents, and teachers; build community and
mutual support within the classroom and school; provide proactive supports
for students with behavioral challenges.
5.
Partnerships: Educators build genuine collaboration within the school
and with families and the community; engage the school in strengthening
the community; and provide guidance to engage students, parents, teachers,
and others in decision-making and direction of learning & school activities.
AN INVITATION If
you want to promote schools like this, we invite you to join us as an individual,
a school, or organization. We work together in many ways that include:
(1) organizing a yearly summer institute, (2) monthly meetings to share,
learn, and organize for action, (3) work with schools to use Whole Schooling
as a framework for school renewal, (4) conducting research and professional
development, and (5) developing materials and documents including a quarterly
newsletter. You can be involved in any of these areas of work. For more information Whole Schooling Consortium, c/o 217 Education,WSU, Detroit, Michigan 48202 |
