AP Reading List & Dates
Here's the PDF file for this year's textbook reading list. Basically, I've divided the entire textbook into sections that fit evenly into weeks by chapters. Within each week, I've divided the sections by five day segments. We'll cover the entire textbook in the year before April vacation. After that, we'll ...
Leadership Academy Summer Meetings
Summary: The New Bedford High School Leadership Academy is an autonomous small learning community set within a comprehensive, urban high school. Begun as an extension of the school’s larger restructuring efforts, the academy seeks to develop flexibility and autonomy in the areas of curriculum, budget, scheduling, staffing and other ...
Under Construction
As the school year begins, there will be more and more changes to the site you are viewing. I plan on adding more to the Podcast page, providing a source of great historical reviews as well as interesting news stories. I also plan on updating and adding information to the ...
Howard Zinn (1922-2010)
Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87 By Mark Feeney and Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and whose books, such as "A People's History of the United States," inspired young and ...
AP US History
Early draft of the Constitution found in Phila. By Edward Colimore Inquirer Staff...
Although most of January is gone, I wanted to update the webpage on the calendar...
Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87 By Mark Feeney and...
Here’s the link to the PDF Guide for the assignment. On the computers in the...
The Emigrants – Many of the emigrants that migrated far west were white and...
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Multicultural Studies
From time to time in the class, we will use the RAFTS strategy to explore different...
We begin examining readings in Multicultural Studies by looking at the concepts of...
PRI (Public Radio International) broadcasts a world news program everyday at 7PM. ...
Welcome! Because I believe in the professionalism of teaching, I have for years...
Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87 By Mark Feeney and...
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Leadership Academy
Through Race to the Top, the US Department of Education is asking States to advance reforms around four specific areas: Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals... [Read more of this review]
In the state of Massachusetts, one of the most sweeping – and controversial – laws was recently signed by Governor Patrick to reform our education system. The act clears caps on charter schools, creates plans for Innovation Schools, and also creates new conditions for underperforming schools to rebuild themselves. Here’s a copy... [Read more of this review]
Executive Summary New Bedford Leadership Academy (NBLA) is a highly collaborative teacher-led autonomous small school set within a reserved area of the existing New Bedford High School facility located at 230 Hathaway Boulevard in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Our education community is comprised of 12 professional educators supporting 125 students, 75%... [Read more of this review]
An interesting article… Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars By LIBBY QUAID, AP Education Writer Libby Quaid, Ap Education Writer Wed Nov 4, 6:26 am ET WASHINGTON – One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions... [Read more of this review]
October 19th Meeting Notes: Attending: Janet Beith, ,Isaac Ribeiro, Sandra Rivera, Donna Guay, Nate Everett, Andy Kulak, Jessica Meade, Dennis Winn Objectives: To build and integrate thematic curriculum guidelines. To establish specific criteria and a process for student admission. To create a rubric, interview questions and job descriptions for... [Read more of this review]
Thanks for everyone’s participation and support yesterday. Here’s a brief summary of topics discussed and tasks set. Please let me know if there’s anything you’d like to add, remove or change. Our next meeting is Thursday, October 22nd from 2:45-5PM. Isaiah and I will take ‘refreshments duty’ for the next... [Read more of this review]
Today, we submitted our proposal for the New Bedford High School Leadership Academy to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Begun as a pilot project for our school’s restructuring efforts, the new school-within-a-school will be developed through out the 2009-2010 school year. It’s projected opening is September 2010. This... [Read more of this review]
I received this email a short while ago: Dear Nathan– We all count on teachers to help students succeed, and you count on your union to be your voice at the table. But the new “Readiness Schools” proposal will weaken teacher protections and lessen the role for teachers in decision-making. Under the bill, three new kinds of in-district... [Read more of this review]
What is our goal? It’s the goal of this committee to help New Bedford High School reinvent itself for the 21st century. It involves not just changing the structure of the school, but changing the school culture as well. What work have we done so far? FIRST PHASE: The Restructuring Committee was formed in the fall of 2007 by teachers, parents, students,... [Read more of this review]
Vision: The vision for New Bedford Public School’s students, as stated in the district’s newly adopted Three Year Strategic Plan reads as follows, “As whaler’s provided light to the world, so shall New Bedford students shine with academic excellence.” The focus of the Strategic Plan is to identify and meet the needs of all, and each individual,... [Read more of this review]
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