Progressive Ed Summit 2012

Progressive Friends Group Registration Form

The City Neighbors Foundation

2nd Annual Progressive Ed Summit

...was a great success!

Dear Attendees and Registrants,

At Saturday's 2nd Annual Baltimore Progressive Education Summit, we announced a new initiative that supports educators interested in or practicing progressive educational practices to continue their conversations, reflect on their practice, and share best practices in the months following the Progressive Education Summit.

The "Progressive Friends Group" is a meeting of committed educators interested in exploring best classroom practices together. They will meet monthly, led by teacher Alison Mercier, and together determine the course of the conversation. If you're interested in joining this conversation, please fill out the application. The deadline for first round applications are has been extended to Thursday, February 9th!

Thanks again to everyone who came to the event. We look forward to seeing you in January 2013 for the 3rd Annual Baltimore Progressive Education Summit. And, we hope you will join us for these on-going conversations!

All the best,

Bobbi, Mike and Alison

Thank you to our keynote speakers, to the innovative workshop presenters, to all those teachers, administrators, community members and parents who came out on a Saturday to learn together.
Check back here for pictures and video soon

Scroll down to learn more about our speakers

Deborah W. Meier

is currently at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, as senior scholar a as well as Board member and director of New Ventures at Mission Hill, director and advisor to Forum for Democracy and Education, and on the Board of The Coalition of Essential Schools.

Eleanor Ruth Duckworth

(born 1935 in Montreal, Canada) is a cognitive psychologist, educational theorist and constructivist educator. A former student, colleague, leading translator and interpreter of Jean Piaget as well as renowned Professor of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, she is one of the leading progressive educators today.

Andres Alonso

At the age of 12, Dr. Andrés A. Alonso emigrated from Cuba to the United States with his parents. Originally speaking no English, he attended public schools in Union City, New Jersey, graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University, and earned a J.D. and a Doctorate in Education from Harvard University. After practicing law in New York City he changed course to become an educator.