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Category: Building Houston’s Super School

Building Houston's Super School

Five Things To Know About The Push To Rethink American High School

Laura Isensee

Posted on November 22, 2017 · News 88.7's Laura Isensee spoke with one advocate at the forefront of that push, former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise

Tags Alliance for Excellent Education Bob Wise Building Houston's Super School ed reform Furr High School high school innovation

Anita Wadhwa speaks at Houston Public Media's Story Slam in Houston, Wednesday Nov. 8, 2017. (Photo by Michael Stravato)

Building Houston's Super School

Teacher Story Slam: Educators Share Their Take On Innovation, Challenges

Laura Isensee

Posted on November 16, 2017 · Teachers from across Houston share what they have found as challenges -- and solutions -- to innovate and move education forward

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Teacher Story Slam

Building Houston's Super School

Join Us For ‘Teacher Story Slam’

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 31, 2017 · This story-telling event on Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. will feature true stories, as teachers step up to the mic to share tips -- and inspiration – from their classrooms

Tags Building Houston's Super School Furr High School Teacher Story Slam

Maritza, a senior at Furr High School in Houston, works in her college prep class, where students research and apply to colleges. Maritza, whose home was flooded during Harvey and the start of school was delayed causing her to miss a DACA application deadline.

Building Houston's Super School

This Houston Student Had A College Plan, Then Harvey Came, And Trump Rescinded DACA

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 30, 2017 · In the Houston Independent School District alone, Superintendent Richard Carranza estimates about one in ten students are Dreamers -- about 20,000 students

Tags daca dreamers Furr High School harvey hisd immigration

Building Houston's Super School

Dozens Of Students At Furr High School Walk Out To Protest Principal’s Suspension

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 17, 2017 · The initial complaints over a joke about a bat and strict dress code have been closed, but new ones have surfaced, according to HISD

Tags Bertie Simmons hisd Super School

Principal Bertie Simmons listened to a freshman read his first essay.

Building Houston's Super School

Without Its Storied Principal, What’s The Future Of Furr High?

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 12, 2017 · The suspension is an unexpected detour in Bertie Simmons’ 17 years leading Furr, since she famously came out of retirement in 2000 to turn the school around

Tags Bertie Simmons Furr Furr High School hisd houston independent school district

Principal Bertie Simmons listened to a freshman read his first essay.

Building Houston's Super School

UPDATE: Memo Details Allegations Against Longtime HISD’s Furr Principal

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 5, 2017 · HISD also alleges that Simmons verbally threatened students with a baseball bat -- a threat her attorney says defies "credulity" since she is 83 years old.

Tags Bertie Simmons Furr High School hisd houston principal

Ninth grade teachers Seema Dwivedi and Superna Arya joined their fellow instructors this spring to prepare for a new kind of ninth grade. It will involve new kinds of tests, more hands-on projects and students taking more charge of their own learning.

Building Houston's Super School

Teachers Gear Up For A New Kind Of Ninth Grade

Laura Isensee

Posted on July 24, 2017 · Think of the instructor stepping away from the lecture podium and being more hands-on.

Tags Building a Super School Furr High School personalized learning Super School teacher prep teacher training teachers XQ Institute

Senior Victoria Martinez managed the media team at Furr High School and produced video interviews with local officials, including Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.

Building Houston's Super School

Student Diaries: Views On Changes At Furr High School

Laura Isensee

Posted on May 30, 2017 · Student producers tell their own stories from Furr High School with radio diaries and a photo essay.

Tags Furr High School radio diaries student media

Furr High School is experimenting with a new model for high school, including how they hire teachers. Here, administrators watched applicants on a live video feed as they tried to solve clues and "escape the room" during the interview process.

Building Houston's Super School

At Furr High School, Educators ‘Escape the Interview’

Laura Isensee

Posted on May 25, 2017 · News 88.7 is following how Furr High School is trying to rethink high school, including how teachers are hired.

Tags Bauer College of Business Bertie Simmons Escape room Furr High School hiring

Principal Bertie Simmons listened to a freshman read his first essay.

Building Houston's Super School

How One Houston Principal Leads A School Turnaround

Laura Isensee

Posted on March 8, 2017 · Research shows that it’s hard to keep principals at schools with high poverty, with over a quarter of them losing their principals each year.

Tags Bertie Simmons ed reform Furr High School hisd leadership principal

Students Grecia Yraheta and Treveyona Kennedy learn how to take care of 3-month old pitbulls in an elective at Furr High School.

Building Houston's Super School

Furr High School Experiments With ‘Genius Time,’ Letting Students Choose More Courses

Laura Isensee

Posted on January 31, 2017 · Some people question if letting kids learn what they want is the best way to improve education.

Tags ed reform education Furr High School Genius Time hisd innovation

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