General Information Home About VUE Order Print Copies Permission, Privacy, & Disclaimer Notice Contact Us Current Issue CONTENTS On-Line Discussion Board Audio Clips Links & Resources Author Bios Past Issues Visit the archives to browse a complete collection of past issues of VUE. Visit the Audio Clip Archives to listen to author voices from across the issues. High School Redesign VUE Number 8, Summer 2005 CONTENTS Redesigning High School: Whole Systems That Work for All Students by Robert Rothman > Full Text Portfolios of Schools: An Idea Whose Time Has Come by Constancia Warren and Mindy Hernandez To meet the goal of ensuring success for all students in their school systems, cities are developing portfolios of varied, high-quality schools based on values of excellence, equity, diversity, and choice. > Full text with audio clips Students as Co-constructors of the Learning Experience and Environment: Youth Engagement and High School Reform by Francine Joselowsky One of the most important assets schools and school systems have in redesigning high schools are in schools every day: the students themselves. Yet, few districts engage youth effectively. > Excerpt Giving Voice to Discomfort by Rosanna Castro A young Latina woman confronts her often-painful high school experience, relates how she learned to voice her discomfort, and advocates for an empowering education model to counteract the misunderstanding and bias that so often destroy opportunities for youths of color. > Excerpt        Tackling Instruction Head-On: The San Diego Strategy by John DeVore By developing districtwide curriculum maps and assessments and engaging teachers in creating units of study, San Diego has attempted to strengthen the rigor and reduce the variability in high school instruction. > Excerpt Small Learning Communities: Putting Power in the "C" by Alethea Frazier Raynor Much of the effort to create small learning communities in high schools has emphasized the size of the communities. What does "community" mean? How can schools and school systems unleash the power of communities? > Excerpt Reinventing High School Accountability: Authenticity, Pressure, and Support by S. Paul Reville Accountability policies are critical to ensuring that new high school designs thrive. An effective system should provide authentic information about school performance and provide pressure and support for improvement. > Full Text Top ©2005 Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University Top | Home | About AISR | Sitemap