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The Global Dimension: Walter Payton College Prep High School
New doors open as these students learn an international perspective reinforced by four years of language study, global videoconferences, and travel abroad.
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Release Date:09/26/07
Running Time: 7 min.
Video Credits
Produced, Written, and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Associate Producer:
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Editor:
- Karen Sutherland
Camera Crew:
- Rob Weller
- Bennett Spencer
Narrator:
- Kris Welch
Original Music:
- Fareed Haque
Additional Footage Courtesy of
- Walter Payton College Prep
- © 2007
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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This award-winning math, science, and world-language academy on Chicago's Near North Side enhances its global perspective with instruction in a multitude of languages and a distance-learning center that connects students to classrooms worldwide, including China and the Kingdom of Morocco.
Payton Prep
Submitted by jkendall (not verified) on July 21, 2008 - 15:16.
I am a 2005 alum of Walter Payton, and I really loved it there. I feel like they did a wonderful job of preparing me to enter college and inspire me to learn about things I would otherwise have not pursued. I would especially like to thank Ms Lu and Ms Havlik for being wonderful examples of the superb faculty at this school.
COLLEGE PREP
Submitted by KAY (not verified) on July 20, 2008 - 13:47.
EXCELLENT ACADEMIC PROGRAM.
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE STARTED AT THE LOWER ELEMENTARY LEVEL WITH MORE FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
MORE SCIENCE AND MATH CLASSES SHOULD BE STARTED IN THE UPPER GRADES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
Establishing a fellowship
Submitted by franklin cleveland (not verified) on May 6, 2008 - 13:43.
we are just beginning the process of creating schools of choice in the Low Country region of South Carolina. All will embrace multilingualiism, civic virtue,international studies, foreign student exchanges etc. would love to establish an on going partnership with Walter Payton. Our Learning Communities will include pre-K through 12.So as we grow and expand our ability to deliver service to our constituents let us develop a working and sharing relationship with your community. you story is more than encouraging.
Developing great faculty
Submitted by K Shinn (not verified) on March 17, 2008 - 18:37.
I liked Payton's goal of developing a great faculty to nurture global leaders, and the requirement of 4 years of a foreign language. The emphasis on the importance of language acquisition and the student's comment about that being "difficult and fun" were good.
A delightful program about a
Submitted by Charles Nolley (not verified) on October 31, 2007 - 20:17.
A delightful program about a wonderful school. While it is certainly true that it takes resources to do all of the things shown, I believe the things that make Payton stand out most are the vision that animates the school administration, faculty and students and the shared committment to achieving excellence in the pursuit of that vision. These qualities attract assistance and support. Thanks to all involved.
financing innovative programs
Submitted by Diane Demee-Benoit on October 29, 2007 - 22:02.
To the reader asking about getting the money to finance similar programs--
As distance learning technologies improve and become less expensive we hope that more and more schools will be able to "bring the world into the classroom."
Some schools have been able to fund technology initiatives through various grants and donations from area businesses and parent organizations. I've heard of several places that showed Edutopia videos at local chamber of commerce meetings and at other public meetings to build public interest in such programs. Sometimes all it takes is showing what it looks like to get your community fired up!
Visit the edutopia grants page (www.edutopia.org/grantinfo) for ideas. Grant Wrangler (www.grantwrangler.com) and DonorsChoose.org (www.donorschoose.or) are other great Web site to look for funding and equipment.
The Global Dimension
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 29, 2007 - 19:57.
What a dream school with first class technology equipment !!An incredible example of bringing the world in a classroom. As a French teacher, what a wonderful way to open doors and expand horizons. Students are exposed to other cultures and languages in a real and rather easy way.What a great opportunity to get a global perspective of shared interests! One major issue and potential obstacle however.. Money.How can we duplicate such a "world" school ? Christine
The Global Dimension: Walter Payton High School
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 14, 2007 - 19:57.
Payton has a great foreign language program, but unfortunately distance learning is expensive in terms of the equipment. It's very rare to have a public school with such capacities. It's not so much a matter of being slow to change as it is a matter of being unable to change.
Also, only two years of language are required, four is only recommended.
What a fabulous program. We
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on September 29, 2007 - 06:18.
What a fabulous program. We need more schools that take an integrated, global approach to education instead of an egocentric,unifocused approach.
Global Dimensions of the Learning Process
Submitted by Ernesto M. Reza (not verified) on September 27, 2007 - 05:20.
This short video delivers a very effective and succinct point about the enhanced level of understanding and meaningfulness that students can gain from active engagement and interaction with experts and peers in practically any other location on the planet. To illustrate this point, the video depicts how students can discuss issues in real time with a surgeon at an operating table in a hospital. Other globalized learning opportunities are summarized and reinforce the value of globalized learning experiences.
Potentially, the planet can become an integral part of any classroom setting through virtual networks that can link persons in other places with students in our classrooms using a relatively simple configuratiobn of PC's and communication devices. One issue to consider in initiatives to create globalized learning contexts is that faculty who have a genuine interest in extending a "global" learning experience to their students may do so through individual initiatives but efficacy in such efforts will be more likely when administrative executives in academic settings are actively engaged in facilitating technical as well as other tangible and intengible forms of interpersonal, social, economic and political support to such initiatives or projects.
Without the support and active participation of top administrative staff, faculty confront a daunting set of challenges that may impede their efforts to provide students with a viable and competitive learning experience which integrates the "globalized" contextual framework presently emerging in contemporary human culture. Such support is evident in the magnate program featured in the video.
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