What Works! - American University students focus on what's working in DC Public Schools
Tuesday April 24, 2007
from
6:00pm -
7:00pm
The American University School of Communication class, Communication & Social Change, presents the What Works! campaign - committed to making DC public schools work for all students.
The Communication & Social Change class of 12 graduate and undergraduate students has researched, designed and executed the What Works! campaign to influence positive change through media. This is the third year this unique class of public communication, visual arts and journalism students have come together, under the leadership of Professor Charlene Gilbert, to address a social issue in the District.
This year the students chose to focus on education and the DC public schools. They developed a campaign called What Works! The goal of the campaign is to identify schools, programs and policies that are working to increase student achievement in the DC public school system and encourage policy leaders to replicate these successful models.
On Tuesday night What Works! is hosting a panel discussion on their findings, launching their interactive website www.whatworksdc.org and distributing their published booklet of findings. All community members concerned about the future of DC public schools are invited to attend and participate in this discussion.
Panel guests will include DC Board of Education's Tonya Kinlow; AU's Dean of the School of Education, Sarah Irvine-Belson; Miner Elementary Principal LaVonne Taliaferro- Bunch; and Tellin' Stories Senior Program Coordinator Jill Weiler. Professor Charlene Gilbert will moderate the discussion.
Event details:
Date: Tuesday, April 24th
Time: 6:00PM
Place: American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016
Wechsler Theater in the Mary Graydon Building, 3rd floor - School of Communication
Childcare and dinner for the kids will be provided. RSVP required, 410-829-8444.
For more information about the campaign, please visit www.whatworksdc.org!
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