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Idlewild Elementary School
Memphis, TN
School Type:
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School Setting: Urban
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Level: Elementary
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School Design: Magnet
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Content Presented By:
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Edvantia
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Summary
The practice: Community Relationships - School leaders must develop strategic community relationships that foster collaboration in planning, implementing, and assessing the use of technology in schools.
- Local TV station personnel train children to report and use equipment in production of a school-wide TV program
- 4th grade writing scores went from 50% passing to 99% passing
- Community members provide "hands-on" as well as financial support
- The "Primetime" program provides means to share classroom curriculum projects
A valuable partnership between Idlewild Elementary School and WMC-TV5 led to the development of "Primetime"--a program in which students act as reporters, news anchors, camera operators, editors, and producers. More than a frequent field-trip destination, many station personnel volunteer personal time to provide training on reporting as well as using and maintaining the equipment. Additionally, parents are also involved, as they volunteer, chaperone, co-sponsor, advise, and support personnel. Funding the program was collaborative as well. Goals 2000, a competitive grant program intended to raise student achievement, contributed $44,000. The matching money requirement was satisfied by in-kind contributions from several sources--partners, supplemental grants, and school-community fund-raising initiatives.
This site also exemplifies the following practice(s):
- Integration - School leaders must model the purposeful use of technology and ensure that teachers and students integrate technology into daily classroom practice.
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