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Hot off the page and onto the stage...Catch the Buzz.
Based entirely on interviews with students, teachers, and school leaders, this new one-woman show weaves a tale of success chronicling the educational struggles and ultimate triumphs of schools, educators, and students who refuse to settle for anything short of real success.
Among the characters you'll meet:
Ø Richard, a passionate Mexican-American principal who, just seven years ago, entered a struggling rural high school plagued by gangs and abysmal achievement levels. Determined to change the life prospects for his students, many the children of poor, migrant farm workers, Richard worked tirelessly to change policies and practices and the beliefs underlying them to create a culture of high achievement and hope among staff and students. The hard work is paying off and producing solid academic gains every year. His motto and message to his students, proudly displayed everywhere, from the school’s hallways to his own license plate, is “Si, se puede” – Yes, it can be done.
Ø Wendy, a New York teacher who began her career in a struggling urban school with few supports for new teachers. She transferred to a high school that, while confronted with the same high levels of poverty, grows teachers into masters of their crafts and powerful change agents in the lives of their students.
Ø Maxx, a Puerto Rican high school senior who transferred to his high school from the Bronx and transformed his life. Lost in a broken system, Maxx had responded like so many students do, by giving up. But, driven by the high standards of his new school and a desire to help his family, Maxx changes his life’s course and heads straight for college.
Buzz on the Road:
National Center for Urban School Transformation, CA, 2008
MA College and Career Summit, Worcester, MA, 2008
Chattanooga, TN, 2008
University of Tennesee, 2008
Annapolis High School, MD, 2008
Southeast Region After-School SERVE Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2008
DC Association of Teacher Educators, 2008
Pilar Barbosa Education Internship Program, Puerto Rico, 2008
South Lake, MI, 2008
Ed Trust-West Conference, CA, 2008
Franklin, Georgia, 2008
Bristol Community College, MA, 2008
Durham, NC, 2008
Nat. Cntr. for Urban School Transformation, CA, 2007
Minority Student Achievement Network, OR, 2007
IL Migrant Educators' Conf, IL, 2007
CityYear, Philly, PA, 2007
Chicago Area 15 Schools, 2007
Texas Consortium of Teacher Preparation Programs, TX, 2007
Nashville, TN, 2007
Boston, MA, 2007
Eugene, OR, 2007
Model Schools Conference, DC, 2007
George Washington U, Sept. 2007
Boston U, MA, Sept. 2007
Indianapolis IN, 2007
Omaha, NE, 2007
Bright Futures, Omaha, NE, 2007
Cadillac, MI, 2007
Raleigh, NC, 2007
Omaha, NE, 2007
Prince George's County, MD, Oct. 2007
Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 2007
CA Dept. of Ed Conf., CA, 2007
Ann Arundel Cty. Schools, MD, 2007
Easton, WA, 2007
Imperial HS, CA, 2007
Seattle U, WA, 2007
NSF/NCWIT, CO, 2007
Portland, OR, 2007
Cheboygan, MI, 2007
Mobile, AL, 2007
Wichita, KS, 2007
Appalachia Reg. Comp. Cntr., 2007
U. of Hawai'i, Manoa, 2007
Hawai'i GEAR UP and HSs, 2007
Boston University, 2007
Mideast Assn of Educ. Opp, MD, 2007
San Antonio NE ISD, TX, 2007
Citizen Schools, Boston, MA, 2007
University Park HS, MA, 2007
Ann Arundel HS, MD, 2007
Urban Forum, U. of Wis, WI, 2006
SC Assoc. of Title I Admins., SC, 2006
Prince George's County, MD, 2006
GW University, DC, 2006
CityYear, Philly, 2006
Central CT State University, 2006
Ed Trust Conference, DC, 2006
Oakland Cty., MI, 2006
Surrattsville High School, MD, 2006
South Redford, MI, 2006
Chicago, IL, Au 2006
Godwin Heights Schools, MI, 2006
Dinwiddie Schools, VA, 2006
Ann Arbor, MI, 2006
Chicago, IL, 2006
E. Baton Rouge, LA, 2006
Alabama State University, 2006
Prince George's County, MD 2006
Aiken, SC, 2006
MI. School Administrators, MI, 2006
Assn of Teacher Educators, IN, 2006
Alabama State University, AL, 2006
Clayton County, GA, 2006
College Summit, 2006
St. Clair, MI, 2006
Ann Arundel schools, MD, 2006
National Association of System Heads Conference, WY, 2006
University of Iowa School of Education, 2006
Monroe, MI, 2006
Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta, 2006
Maryland State Teachers Association, 2006
Michigan School Testing Conference, 2006
North Carolina High School Network Conference, 2006
Louisiana STAR Teachers' Conference, 2006
Alabama State University Closing the Gap Conference, 2006
National Assn. of Federal Ed. Program Administrators Conference, 2006
Muskegon, MI. Schools, 2006
Cleveland Heights, OH Schools, 2006
Joyce Teacher Quality and Access Meeting, 2006
Illinois State U., School of Education, Feb. 2006
Education Trust-West Conference, April, 2006
Palatine, IL Staff Development, 2006
Chicago Fry Foundation High School Retreat, 2006
Gear Up, NJ, 2005
The Education Trust Conference, 2005
And, Coming Soon...
George Washington University, School of Education, July, 2008
Fairfax County Schools, VA, August, 2008
Indianapolis, IN, August, 2008
Lexington, KY, Sept., 2008
Chattanooga, TN, Sept., 2008
Start a Buzz in your school or community.
Contact Brooke at (202)293-1217x330 or email bhaycock@edtrust.org
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