New School Creation
In this email-based online course you will learn the basics of starting your own school, and how to do so in a way that you’ll enhance your students’ learning. Schools aren’t easy to establish, but this course gives you the toolkit needed in order to start on your journey.
Course Enrollment
By clicking enroll you are indicating that you would like to sign-up for an online course.
Materials Needed
Throughout the course, you will need certain materials in order to properly create your comic. They are:
- An Email
- A Video Camera
- A Computer
- Willing Peers to give feedback
Course Stats
- Provided by: High Tech High Graduate School of Education
- Platform: MailChimp
- Cost: Free
- Availability: Self-Paced Course, Always Available
- Language: English
- Duration: Self Paced, minimum 18 hours of work
Deliverables
- A basic understanding of what it takes to open a school.
- Narrative structure that can be presented in multiple formats to multiple and diverse audiences.
Course Design By
Larry Rosenstock is CEO and founding principal of High Tech High, a network of twelve K-12 public charter schools in California. Larry taught carpentry in urban high schools in Boston and Cambridge and was principal of the Rindge School of Technical Arts, and of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. He is a winner of the Ford Foundation Innovations in State and Local Government Award, an Ashoka Fellow, and recipient of the McGraw Prize in Education.
Patrick is a former classroom art educator at High Tech High Chula Vista as well as an Instructional Designer for the Office of Graduate Education at MIT. Currently Patrick is working with the HTH Graduate School of Education to enhance user experience for all audiences both on, and off, line.
Additional Course Resources
These resources are mentioned in the emails you receive after enrolling into the course.
- Video
- Transcript
- Document
- Comic &/Or Reading
- Models
- Rubrics
- Worksheets
- Tutorials
- Link
- Podcast
Email 2: Why a School Is Like a Puzzle
Email 3: A School’s Purpose
Email 4: Student Mix & Pedagogy
- "Changing The Subject" by Rob Riordan and Larry Rosenstock - Animation
- Plessy v. Ferguson Overview - Animation
- Brown v. Board Overview - Animation
- "Student Mix Explained" by Larry Rosenstock
- "Equity In The Classroom" by Jeff Robin - Animation
- "Pedagogy Explained" by Larry Rosenstock
- "Numeracy and Linguistics" by Calvin Brown
- "Choice and Diversity" by Jean Kluver and Larry Rosenstock
- Email 4 Student Model 1
- Email 4 Student Model 2
- School Talk 3: Student Mix and Pedagogy - Video
- School Talk 3: Student Mix and Pedagogy - Podcast
Email 5: Hiring and Leadership
- "The Hiring Process" by Brett Peterson - Animation
- "What To Look For When Hiring" by Larry Rosenstock
- "Maintaining Professional Development" by Larry Rosenstock
- "Balancing Staff and School Philosophies" by Larry Rosenstock
- Bill and Melinda Gates & Oprah Visit HTH
- PBS Piece on High Tech High
- "Beyond the Shop" by Larry Rosenstock and Adria Steinberg
- Notes & Quotes On Leadership
- Email 5 Student Model 1
- Email 5 Student Model 2
- School Talk 4: The Hiring Process - Video
- School Talk 4: The Hiring Process - Podcast
Email 6: Neighborhood & Facility
- Choosing a Neighborhood For a School - Animation
- Interactive Map of High Tech High
- New Vista Design Brochure
- "Our Kids Deserve Better" by Architects for Achievement
- Newshour for HTH
- "Designing for Achievement" by Victoria Bergsagel
- Email 6 Student Model 1
- Email 6 Student Model 2
- School Talk 5: Neighborhoods and Facility Design - Video
- School Talk 5: Neighborhoods and Facility Design - Podcast
Email 7: Presentation of Learning
- Staff Analysis: Presentations Of Learning - Video
- "Informed and Accountable" by Phil Wagner
- POL Preparation Documents
- Email 7 Student Model 1
- Email 7 Student Model 2
- Email 7 Student Model 3 (Downloadable zip file)
- School Talk 6: Question and Answer Session - Video
- School Talk 6: Question and Answer Session - Podcast