Schools Making A Difference: Portraits of Excellence, Engagement and Equity

Education Film Festival
Date: 
March 5, 2012 - 5:45pm - 8:45pm
Location: 
Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
  
A series of films, panel discussions and participant dialogues
 
Though economic realities pose significant challenges for our education system, when schools and communities work together with a clear vision and heroic effort, they can achieve stunning results. Exemplary schools provide high expectations and opportunities for all students to succeed. They also provide real world learning experiences that prepare students for college, careers and citizenship in the 21st century. They do this through an engaging curriculum that recognizes the diverse talents and needs of their student populations. Join fellow citizens, educators, and students for any of four evenings of films, panels, and participant dialogues that offer portraits of such schools in our region and around the world.

Space limited: Registration for each event required. Contact Amy Harris at City Club of Portland amy@pdxcityclub.org or 503-228-7231 x110.

Forum 3: Lessons from Afar and Close at Home: What Can We Learn from Schools in Finland and Reggio Emilia, Italy?

Monday, March 5
Hollywood Theater
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
5:45-6:20 – Meet & Greet
6:30-8:45 – Featured Film and discussion
 
Featured film: The Finland Phenomenon: Inside the World’s Most Surprising School System by Robert Compton, producer. Panel discussion & dialogue with audience participants to follow film. Panelists include:
  • Susan Mackay—Director of Education and the Center for Children’s Learning, Portland Children’s Museum; former classroom teacher, Willamette Elementary School and Opal School, a Portland Public Charter School located in the Children’s Museum.
  • Xavier Pierce, graduate of Opal School (K-5th grades), now a junior at Wilson High School, PPS
  • Liza Finkel, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction; Coordinator of Bilingual Teacher Pathway Program, Portland State University Graduate School of Education.
  • Lisa Alibabaie, Primary Grades Teacher; Early Childhood Specialist; Alder Elementary School, Reynolds School District
  • Drew Wilson, Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher, Jackson Middle School, PPS.
Forum 4: How Important Are the Arts and Civic Education for Our Students’ Current and Future Lives?

Wednesday, March 14
Hollywood Theater
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
5:45-6:00 – Meet & Greet
6:00-8:45 – Featured Film and discussion

Featured Film: Paper Clips by Elliot Berlin & Joe Fab Filmmakers. Panel discussion & dialogue with audience participants to follow film. Panelists TBA
 
Co-Chairs Carol Witherell and Cole Mills, Agora committee volunteers, City Club of Portland

Co-Sponsors for the Series as of 1/19/12:
  • Communities and Parents for Public Schools  (CCPS)
  • Confederation of School Administrators (COSA)
  • Ethos
  • Friends of the Children
  • I Have a Dream Foundation - Oregon
  • Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA)
  • Lewis & Clark College Graduate School of Education & Counseling
  • Oregon School Psychologists Association
  • Portland Public Schools
  • Portland State University Graduate School of Education
  • Stand for Children - Oregon
  • The Center for Children's Learning of the Portland Children's Museum
  • The Chalkboard Project
  • Volunteers of America - Oregon
 
Past Film Festival Forums:
Forum 1: Real World Project Learning in Our Region’s Schools: Portraits of Excellence, Engagement and Equity
Wednesday, January 25
Mission Theatre
1624 NW Glisan St.
5:45-6:20 – Meet & Greet
6:30-8:45 – Featured Film and Discussion
 
The film Lessons from the Real World highlights project-based learning in greater Portland region schools. Bob Gliner, filmmaker will be participating in the panel discussion & dialogue with audience participants
 
Panelists:

• Emily Crum, teacher, Alder Elementary School, Reynolds School District
• Bob Gliner, filmmaker, Lessons from the Real World
• Amy Kleiner, Principal of film-featured SE Portland’s Sunnyside Environmental School (K-8)
• Karl Logan, Regional Administrator, Portland Public Schools-Madison/Grant Cluster; former Principal of SE Portland’s Lane Middle School
• Student Manuel Nava from film-featured Jefferson High School
 
Forum 2: How Well Are We Educating Our Students for the Globally Connected World of the 21st Century?
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Mission Theatre
1624 NW Glisan St.
5:45-6:20 – Meet & Greet
6:30-8:45 – Featured Film and discussion
 
In Two Million Minutes, filmmaker Robert Compton follows two students in each of three countries--the United States, China, and India--to learn how they spend their high school years. This film is a good companion to Tony Wagner’s book The Global Achievement Gap. Panel discussion & dialogue with audience participants to follow film.
 
Panelists:
  • Peyton Chapman, Principal, Lincoln High School
  • Lorna Fast Buffalo Horse, Director, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Public Charter High School (LEP High)
  • Hasaun Moore, sophomore at LEP High
  • David Moss, Social Studies/Language Arts/Technology Teacher, Science & Technology (SST) High School, Merlo Station-Beaverton
  • Nathan Goodman, student, SST
  • Guest commentator: Duncan Wyse, Executive Director, Employers for Education Excellence (E3); President, Oregon Business Council
 
 

 

Committee: 
Agora Steering Committee
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