Transformative Education Project

1. Henry McNair & Susan Palmer

2.  a public, college preparatory school in Newark, N.J.
 Magnet school, screened school
 academically gifted students
 rigorous and highly competitive as students compete
for admission
 emphasis on academics, arts and athletics
 2010 U.S. News & World Report top public high
schools in the country - Bronze Medal status
predicated upon college readiness as defined by the
College Board and the International Baccalaureate of
North America
 combined junior high and high school
 556 students in grades 7th through 12th with 45
instructional faculty members

3.  Public high school in Ocean City, New Jersey
 NJ Inter-district Public School Choice District
 STEM, Project Lead the Way, and National
Academy of Finance programs
 NJ Magazines top 100 schools
 Comprehensive school focused on
academics, arts, athletics
 Grades 9-12
 Approximately 1350 students and 150
instructional faculty members

4. Our Goals
 To facilitate a student forum using
interactive video conferencing and other
forms of communication and technology
 Student governments to meet weekly to
discuss education and social issues, and share
ideas and activities
 Expand to schools in other states and
countries

5.  Compatible technology
 Managing students schedules
 Managing school schedules
 Unplanned incidents at schools

6. •Student Governments at both schools meet to discuss project and their ideas
•Plan: students organize a “goal” sheet to share with other school for
W/O March brainstorming
18th
•First attempt at video conferencing with our Technology teams, unsuccessful
•Plan: Trouble shoot resources, or use alternative such as Skype, Google + or
March 26 Facetime
•Successful conference using Facetime between Henry & Susan
•Plan: Students meet online Friday
March 28
•Student’s successfully Facetime!
•Student’s agree on first goal: Getting to know about schools and communities
•Plan: Meet April 17th to discuss plans to get to know about schools and
March 30 communities

7. • Spring break at University High School: March 31 – April 8
• Spring break at Ocean City High school: April 6 – April 15
March 31 –
April 8
• Students hold second conference and brainstorm ideas for their first
goal, getting to know each others schools and communities
• Plan: Each school creates a “Webquest” or information hunt for
other school to follow
April 17 • Plan: Next meeting April 24
• Student’s update each other on webquests
• Student’s discuss upcoming events at schools and how to share them
(Chris Herren & Student OutReach
• Plan: May 1st – Swap webquests
April 24 • Plan: May 10th – We meet in person! Six Flags Great Adventure

8.  Webquest theme for 2012 . . . “You wish you
were ONE TWO.”
 Research favorites of the graduating class of
2012
 Use as a promotional tool for University High
School, Newark Public Schools, and the city
of Newark
 Virtual tour of the high school, school life
 Expand the “Be The Change” Program
 Create “Future Stars” Network

9.  Use the theme of the 2012 Yearbook, “The
Life,” as their webquest theme
 Help navigate other students to specific web
pages such as OCHS, School Tube, Ocean City
Sports to learn about the school
 Virtual tour of the high school
 Yearbook Avenue, virtual yearbook
 Local favorite websites

10.  OCHS: Chris Herren – sharing school
presenters
 Multi-Cultural Day at UHS
 OCHS & UHS: Six Flags Great Adventure –
May 10th
 UHS: Student Outreach with NJ Cares–
sharing student workshops
 “Possible” Joint National Honor Society
Induction ceremony via “U-Stream”

11.  Facebook group for sharing day to day
activities
 Twitter swap
 Videos posted online on SchoolTube and
possible other sites
 Plans for a kick off event for next year
 September 2012 Virtual Learning Academy