Innovation in High Schools

 This event is tonight; sorry, I just saw it.  The film is available on YouTube.

From the Seattle Times:

Can public schools better serve students if there are more options and fewer constraints in the classroom? 

Former Seattle public high school teacher Kaci Salnick has been exploring this question as a doctoral student at Northeastern University. She’s conducted dozens of interviews with educators across Washington state for her research and has homed in on Highline Public Schools, which points to some intriguing answers. 

On Sept. 28, Salnick will share “One Thousand Steps,” a 40-minute documentary on her findings so far, followed by a panel discussion with Highline educators and administrators moderated by The Seattle Times Education Lab. The free community screening at 7 p.m. at Central Cinema in Seattle will be followed by a feedback-sharing session to help inform Salnick’s work.  All ages welcome.

The pandemic highlighted a well-known fact among educators that a high school schedule with six periods a day between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. “works for some kids OK, but there’s just a lot of kids that it’s never worked for,” she said.

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