NEIT14+Open+Space+2J+-+Cliff+View

NEIT14 - OpenSpace Session - Click "edit" to add notes for session.


 * Attendance:**
 * 1) Christina Shailas, Convent of the Sacred Heart: cshailas@cshnyc.org
 * 2) Angie Bergeson, IDEAL School: abergeson@theidealschool.org
 * 3) George Swain, NYSAIS: george@nysais.org
 * 4) Judith Sheridan, NYSAIS: judith@nysais.org
 * 5) Whitni Roche, Rudolf Steiner School: wroche@steiner.edu
 * 6) Lizbeth Johnson, Prof. Childrens: ljohnson@pcs-nyc.org
 * 7) Diane Neary, Nightingale Bamford: deary@nightingale.edu
 * 8) Briar Sauro

Cohorts and online degrees happening already through NYSAIS
 * for now, special needs and online--AB IDEAL school

A La Carte classes offered through Coursehorse: brick and mortar

JS, NYSAIS: It is the wave of the future Public/private linking (ent. opportunity) Scheduling frustrations Online offers time flexibility Could Coursehorse help with the scheduling aspect? Safety component/ background checks of teachers Redefining schools in a way that put their old models at risk Accreditation: process that confirms the intentionality of what you do/ **NOT** a checklist
 * Logistics concerns:**
 * also a concern of regular accreditation
 * including online security
 * how do you define those philosophical principles when things go "open source?"
 * bring the set of questions that have to be asked
 * CANNOT be loose questions-- tight.

Is this credit bearing?? Does this lead to something Does this learning REALLY lead to an "x" school diploma? Students are feeling that it is all irrelevant
 * Students will want to know:**
 * Is it connected to something real that will help ME as a teen?
 * critique other classes even within a school

What are our buildings doing sitting empty? Already paid rent on buildings
 * Usefulness for Developing Indep. Schools:**
 * settlement house model
 * kids learn in day, then parents come at night
 * hosting Coursehorse classes.

Inter-school exchanges give meat to the lip-service of diversity Montessori--moodle courses (teacher training)
 * Physical building/classroom exchange
 * Student motivation to take classes that interest them.
 * could do faculty driven PD through Coursehorse ALSO

Open Pool for: Internships Service Learning Foreign Study

Agreed upon best practices

Provocative idea: Hybrid benefit of wider world of ed. Existing models of collaboration: Interschool Global online academy (closed universe) Stanford Online High School--- fully accredited by WASC NCAA -- getting athletes qualified Laurel Springs Professional Children's School "competes" with Laurel Springs My Learning Springboard: Brad Hoffman Rebecca Yahm: Homeschool expert openpathhomeschooling.com AWSNA homeschool accreditation Public School System NYC "City as School"

Difference with this idea is that those are "all belonging to a universe with similar values and methods"
 * connect with those for research