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INSIGHTS Just In ... December 2009
In This Issue
Middle-High Forum holds 'best practice' workshops
Planning begins for TFIM's 10th annual Student Leadership Conference
Consortium announces Great Idea Grant winners

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Franklin Regional discusses Ninth Grade Academy
Middle-High teams shared best practices through 20 different workshops
 
When The Consortium for Public Education's Middle-High Forum convened in December, teams shared best practices through 20 different workshops, including sessions on freshman academies, summer support programs for at-risk students, teacher leadership teams and using data to drive improvements. For a full story, click Middle-High Forum.
TFIM team members do Flip video interview Delegates from 25 districts convene to plan conference for The Future Is Mine
 
Student and faculty representatives from teams participating in The Consortium for Public Education's career exploration program, The Future Is Mine (TFIM) gathered in December to brief other districts on their projects, plan their annual conference and find out about a project for which Carnegie Mellon University needs their help. For a full story click TFIM.
Science and environmental projects dominate
winning applications for Great Idea Grants
 
Projects to enrich science and environmental learning made up a dominant theme among winning proposals in The Consortium for Public Education's fall round of Great Idea Grants. For a complete story about the latest awards, click Great Idea Grants.