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Providing Support Brings Success
As most teachers would tell you, helping people to succeed in today’s complex workplace is quite a challenge. Jane McGovern, Coordinator of the Distance Learning Program and instructor for the Center for Literacy (CFL) in Philadelphia, PA, will confirm that for the underserved and hard-to-reach adults, success in the workplace can seem especially elusive. Even so, McGovern offers a unique perspective about how many of these adults are reaching their goals and are successfully preparing to move into the workplace. Find out more about these students’ remarkable accomplishments, supported by McGovern’s successful student-centered approach, using the Workplace Essential Skills multimedia, a distance learning program produced by the PBS LiteracyLink Star Schools project.
Former Showcase projects include:
The Underground Railroad Runs Today:
A modest project turns into an ambitious event involving 656 participants. Learn more about Mike Irwin’s journey as Head Conductor on the Iowa Underground Railroad Project, and about how you can adopt some of these exciting participatory learning ideas for your students.
Teacher hits the "Math Trail" and Reaches Success with Students:
Lisa Ledwith takes her students on a one-day field trip to Philadelphia for interactive exploration of the math found everywhere - from the classroom to the larger, everyday environment.
The Safety-Net Story: Read about Ken McCoy and the San Saba State School-TYC (Texas Youth Commission) team using SAFETY-NET instructional materials as part of achieving remarkable success with incarcerated youth.
Making a Difference in the Classroom with Distance Learning: Discover how veteran teacher Sharon Harrison used TEAMS Distance Learning to increase achievement and self-esteem in her 5th-grade class.
Kids Talk about Star Schools: Students produce public service announcements celebrating the successes of the Star Schools Program.
The Laptop Project at Clarke College-Dubuque, sponsored in part by the Iowa Star Schools Grant - Iowa Public Television.
Note: If you have been part of a Star Schools funded project and would like us to feature or point to your students' work, please contact .