Resources from Stanford's School Redesign Network

Redesigning Schools: What Matters and What Works
(Ten Features of Good Small Schools)

This publication, offered by Stanford's School Redesign Network,
provides information about Linda Darling-Hammond's ten features:
personalization; continuous relationships; high standards and
performance-based assessment; authentic curriculum; adaptive pedagogy;
multicultural and anti-racist teaching; knowledgeable and skilled
teachers, collaborative planning and professional development, family
and community connections; and democratic decision-making. This toolkit
also includes examples schedules and operational budgets, and features
examples of operational design principles implemented in a number of
small schools.

Checkout this resource on the School Redesign Network website
http://www.schoolredesign.net/srn/server.php?idx=297
Download a copy of the publication.

10features.pdf

Solving the Puzzle: Redesigning Large High Schools Together
(Study Kit, Part I)

Part I of the Stanford Study Kit is intended for schools, districts, and
communities that are engaging in the process of redesigning comprehensive high schools. Stanford will send this collection of resources for major areas of redesign work - including videos, books, readings, activities, and sample materials from actual schools/districts/organizations - for $100 plus shipping and handling.

Order the Study Kit, Part I

Structures and Strategies That Support Teaching and Learning in a
Redesigned School
(Study Kit, Part II)

Part II is a web-based resource kit that includes resources that support the development of the small schools in your redesigned large high school.
http://www.schoolredesign.net/srn/server.php?idx=842

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