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Amaechi: /* Communicating the Whole Student – and Teacher */

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Communicating the Whole Student – and Teacher

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	''Innovations by the Somerville High School/OneVille ePortfolio team, above		''Innovations by the Somerville High School/OneVille ePortfolio team, above
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	'''[[http://oneville.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ePortfolioFinalPresentationProgramMarch2011.pdf<font color=#0000FF>ePortfolio Final Presentation</font>]] '''		'''[[http://oneville.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ePortfolioFinalPresentationProgramMarch2011.pdf<font color=#0000FF>ePortfolio Final Presentation</font>]] '''



	==Innovative impacts from the ePortfolios on a classroom at Somerville High School==		==Innovative impacts from the ePortfolios on a classroom at Somerville High School==

Amaechi: /* 21st Century Community Collaboration */

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21st Century Community Collaboration

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	As a research team, we’re trying to understand the existing ecosystem of such communications about kids in Somerville. And, we’re testing new tools and strategies for supporting communication and collaboration between key folks in kids’ social networks. Check back in with us regularly to see what we’re finding out!		As a research team, we’re trying to understand the existing ecosystem of such communications about kids in Somerville. And, we’re testing new tools and strategies for supporting communication and collaboration between key folks in kids’ social networks. Check back in with us regularly to see what we’re finding out!



			==It Takes A Network to Raise a Child==
			''Posted April 23, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK

			Every young person has a social network made up of the key people he or she knows. Friends; family members; teachers; coaches; mentors; all the folks whose actions matter.

			On the OneVille Project, we think that if the folks in any young person’s social network communicate regularly about how the young person is doing, and collaborate to support the young person’s success, every young person can succeed.

			In Somerville, MA, we’re learning how people who share kids’ social networks can communicate and collaborate on a daily basis. We’re particularly interested in how basic technology can support people to do this. Stay tuned!


			==OneVille: Community Cooperation in Young People’s Success==
			''Posted January 15, 2010 By ONEVILLE PROJECT

			We’re writing to introduce a community project in Somerville called OneVille. Our goal? Uniting people in our vibrant, diverse city around pursuing the success of every young person. How can we work together so that every Somerville student graduates from high school college- and career-ready, and also intellectually, creatively, and civically engaged? How can we make the resources, knowledge, and skills available in Somerville available to each young person and family? No city in the country acts this way. We think that Somerville has the energy to try.

			We believe strongly that to pursue young people’s success, people who share communities need to communicate about how young people are doing and work together to provide opportunities to every child. Right now, we’re learning from folks across the city about existing communications and relationships affecting young people. Mica Pollock, a Somerville parent and faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, started us off and now leads our research. We are now a community research team supported by a two year planning grant from the Ford Foundation, to pilot projects in partnership with the school district, the city, and Somerville’s rich network of young people, agencies, teachers, families, and volunteers. Over the next 1.5 years, we hope to make recommendations for tools and strategies that support ongoing conversation and partnership among the people in Somerville young people’s lives. We also hope to offer other cities ideas for how diverse communities can partner in student success in the 21st century.

			We are assembling a “toolkit” of face to face strategies and simple, free communication tools (using cell phones and computers) that would support everyday communication and partnership between the people in each young person’s life. Such tools could include:

			• Multilingual events and community dialogues, designed to build community face to face;

			• e-portfolios, designed at the High School, which would support students and teachers in running conversations about improving student learning;

			• “teams” and mentoring partnerships for every young person, with mentors using private social networking tools to communicate with students about students’ ongoing progress and learning experiences;

			• a multilingual community dashboard that could show community members and educators a quick view of student progress;

			• online forums engaging community members of all ages in naming specific experiences affecting young people positively and negatively;

			• a community search engine (or merger of listserves) allowing people to search for opportunities available for kids in the community.

			Put together, we hope these tools would support people of all ages to rapidly meet young people’s needs. We’re committed to figuring out how people could participate if they don’t own computers, and how to support communication across language barriers.

			Connect with us at www.oneville.org to share your ideas, or to volunteer as a computer trainer, dialogue leader, translator, or mentor. You can also contact Mica Pollock at 617 290 9903 (mica.pollock@gmail.com), or Consuelo Perez, OneVille’s family outreach coordinator, at 617 669 8598 (Copeal2002@yahoo.com). We look forward to working with you.

Amaechi: /* Communicating about the success of individual students */

2012-07-25T15:24:15Z

Communicating about the success of individual students

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Amaechi: /* Communicating about the success of individual students */

2012-07-25T15:18:47Z

Communicating about the success of individual students

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	==Communicating about the success of individual students==		==Communicating about the success of individual students==
	''Posted September 7, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK		''Posted September 7, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK

	On the OneVille Project this fall, we’re piloting three tools that can support communication about individual students. We’ll report on each one as we go.		On the OneVille Project this fall, we’re piloting three tools that can support communication about individual students. We’ll report on each one as we go.

Amaechi: /* Some of our work from last year */

2012-07-25T15:18:37Z

Some of our work from last year

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	==Some of our work from last year==		==Some of our work from last year==
	''Posted September 11, 2010 By ONEVILLE PROJECT		''Posted September 11, 2010 By ONEVILLE PROJECT

	In Somerville, many people are working really hard to support young people’s success. How could some new communication tools and strategies help the people in young people’s lives talk and work together more easily? That’s what we want to know.		In Somerville, many people are working really hard to support young people’s success. How could some new communication tools and strategies help the people in young people’s lives talk and work together more easily? That’s what we want to know.

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	Somerville has much to say. We’re very happy to be partnering with young people, families, educators, and youth providers in figuring out how to support communication for young people’s success.		Somerville has much to say. We’re very happy to be partnering with young people, families, educators, and youth providers in figuring out how to support communication for young people’s success.


	==Communicating about the success of individual students==		==Communicating about the success of individual students==

Amaechi: /* OneVille efforts, 2010-11 */

2012-07-25T15:18:23Z

OneVille efforts, 2010-11

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	==OneVille efforts, 2010-11==		==OneVille efforts, 2010-11==
	'''Posted November 4, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK		''Posted November 4, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK

	We’ve been busy! Here’s a public community report on the work we’re doing this year. It reflects ideas and efforts from people of all ages, and across Somerville.		We’ve been busy! Here’s a public community report on the work we’re doing this year. It reflects ideas and efforts from people of all ages, and across Somerville.

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	A group of teachers representing the range of Somerville High School departments have already met and expressed enthusiasm and a very dynamic vision for ePortfolios. They are identifying a group of diverse student participants. A first meeting of the entire ePortfolio project team of Somerville High School teachers and students with our OneVille team is anticipated by mid-October 2010. We’re thrilled to get started!		A group of teachers representing the range of Somerville High School departments have already met and expressed enthusiasm and a very dynamic vision for ePortfolios. They are identifying a group of diverse student participants. A first meeting of the entire ePortfolio project team of Somerville High School teachers and students with our OneVille team is anticipated by mid-October 2010. We’re thrilled to get started!

	~~Posted in Uncategorized \| Tagged 3 tools, communication, eportfolio, individual student, learning \| Leave a comment~~
	~~September 24, 2010~~		==Some things we learned this summer about supporting youth==
	Some things we learned this summer about supporting youth		''Posted September 24, 2010 By ONEVILLE PROJECT
	By ONEVILLE PROJECT
	One of Oneville’s core goals is to empower young people to be active agents in their learning and education. Another is to engage people throughout the community in supporting young people. So how can young people stay “in charge” and feel supported at all times?		One of Oneville’s core goals is to empower young people to be active agents in their learning and education. Another is to engage people throughout the community in supporting young people. So how can young people stay “in charge” and feel supported at all times?

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	So, we’re now hoping to pilot a model where “teams around kids” text each other as needed, in one classroom of people excited to try out the approach. We’ll keep Somerville young people, teachers, family members, and “buddies” in the driver’s seat of designing a structure and process for these “teams.” We’ll keep you updated on our progress.		So, we’re now hoping to pilot a model where “teams around kids” text each other as needed, in one classroom of people excited to try out the approach. We’ll keep Somerville young people, teachers, family members, and “buddies” in the driver’s seat of designing a structure and process for these “teams.” We’ll keep you updated on our progress.

	~~Posted in Reports and Research, Uncategorized \| Tagged team around kids, texting \| Leave a comment~~
	~~September 11, 2010~~		==Some of our work from last year==
	Some of our work from last year		''Posted September 11, 2010 By ONEVILLE PROJECT
	By ONEVILLE PROJECT
	In Somerville, many people are working really hard to support young people’s success. How could some new communication tools and strategies help the people in young people’s lives talk and work together more easily? That’s what we want to know.		In Somerville, many people are working really hard to support young people’s success. How could some new communication tools and strategies help the people in young people’s lives talk and work together more easily? That’s what we want to know.

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	Somerville has much to say. We’re very happy to be partnering with young people, families, educators, and youth providers in figuring out how to support communication for young people’s success.		Somerville has much to say. We’re very happy to be partnering with young people, families, educators, and youth providers in figuring out how to support communication for young people’s success.

	~~Posted in About OneVille, Introduction to OneVille, Reports and Research, Uncategorized \| Tagged coffee hour, communication, OneVille, social network, Somerville \| Leave a comment~~
	~~September 7, 2010~~		==Communicating about the success of individual students==
	Communicating about the success of individual students		''Posted September 7, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK
	By MICA POLLOCK
	On the OneVille Project this fall, we’re piloting three tools that can support communication about individual students. We’ll report on each one as we go.		On the OneVille Project this fall, we’re piloting three tools that can support communication about individual students. We’ll report on each one as we go.

Amaechi: /* Co-designing communication solutions */

2012-07-25T15:16:32Z

Co-designing communication solutions

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	'''Posted December 10, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK		''Posted December 10, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK

	A few nights ago I went to a great Literacy Night at my child’s school. It was organized by literacy experts at a local university. I got some really good reading tips. But there were hardly any other parents there. It’s true that people are particularly tired right now — tons of parents are working constantly on school redesign, for example — and that night was particularly cold. But did that paper handout in the backpack get missed? How about the fact that the school listserv gets info only to some?		A few nights ago I went to a great Literacy Night at my child’s school. It was organized by literacy experts at a local university. I got some really good reading tips. But there were hardly any other parents there. It’s true that people are particularly tired right now — tons of parents are working constantly on school redesign, for example — and that night was particularly cold. But did that paper handout in the backpack get missed? How about the fact that the school listserv gets info only to some?

Amaechi: /* Co-designing communication solutions */

2012-07-25T15:16:14Z

Co-designing communication solutions

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	==Co-designing communication solutions==		==Co-designing communication solutions==
	''Posted December 10, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK		'''Posted December 10, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK
	A few nights ago I went to a great Literacy Night at my child’s school. It was organized by literacy experts at a local university. I got some really good reading tips. But there were hardly any other parents there. It’s true that people are particularly tired right now — tons of parents are working constantly on school redesign, for example — and that night was particularly cold. But did that paper handout in the backpack get missed? How about the fact that the school listserv gets info only to some?		A few nights ago I went to a great Literacy Night at my child’s school. It was organized by literacy experts at a local university. I got some really good reading tips. But there were hardly any other parents there. It’s true that people are particularly tired right now — tons of parents are working constantly on school redesign, for example — and that night was particularly cold. But did that paper handout in the backpack get missed? How about the fact that the school listserv gets info only to some?

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	unites people in new collective efforts to support young people.		unites people in new collective efforts to support young people.
	It’s an honor to do this work here in Somerville.		It’s an honor to do this work here in Somerville.


	==Information + sharing = community==		==Information + sharing = community==

Amaechi: /* Co-designing communication solutions */

2012-07-25T15:15:50Z

Co-designing communication solutions

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	It’s an honor to do this work here in Somerville.		It’s an honor to do this work here in Somerville.

	~~Posted in Uncategorized \| Tagged co-design, communication solutions, design-based participatory research \| Leave a comment~~
	~~December 2, 2010~~		==Information + sharing = community==
	Information + sharing = community		''Posted December 2, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK
	By MICA POLLOCK
	In the OneVille Project, partners of all ages are exploring the role of commonplace technology in improving communications about and with young people so they succeed.		In the OneVille Project, partners of all ages are exploring the role of commonplace technology in improving communications about and with young people so they succeed.

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	I personally have come to see a community as an ecosystem of information — where all sorts of people need to share necessary information to support young people.		I personally have come to see a community as an ecosystem of information — where all sorts of people need to share necessary information to support young people.

	~~Posted in Uncategorized \| Leave a comment~~		==OneVille efforts, 2010-11==
	~~November 4, 2010~~		'''Posted November 4, 2010 By MICA POLLOCK
	OneVille efforts, 2010-11
	By MICA POLLOCK
	We’ve been busy! Here’s a public community report on the work we’re doing this year. It reflects ideas and efforts from people of all ages, and across Somerville.		We’ve been busy! Here’s a public community report on the work we’re doing this year. It reflects ideas and efforts from people of all ages, and across Somerville.

Amaechi at 15:13, 25 July 2012

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