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Carol Newman oral history interview 1, 2005 December 14
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Creator
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Newman, Carol, 1946-2007
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Date Created
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2005-12-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Student-centered learning, Teachers, Experiential learning, Teachers--In-service training
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Description
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Carol Newman, longtime administrator with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) system discusses her involvement with the city's open school program between 1974 and the 1990s. Mrs. Newman describes her early interest in open education, whi...
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Linda Bellamy oral history interview, 2005 October 25
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Creator
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Bellamy, Linda, 1952-
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Date Created
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2005-10-25
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Subjects--Topical
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English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Open plan schools, Teachers, Multiculturalism
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Description
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Linda Bellamy talks about her career at Irwin Elementary and her work in developing the English as a second language (ESL) program in the school. Ms. Bellamy reflects on the challenges she faced in developing this program and in teaching ESL stude...
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Martha O'Neill oral history interview, 2005 August 12
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Creator
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O'Neill, Martha, 1956-
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Date Created
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2005-08-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Drama in education, Arts in education, Musicals, School field trips, Sex instruction, Teachers
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Description
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Martha O'Neill shares her experiences as a drama teacher at Piedmont Open Middle School in Charlotte. She describes the characteristics of open education as it was understood and practiced within the school, including a focus on the whole child, a...
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Pamela Grant oral history interview, 2005 May 31
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Creator
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Grant, Pamela M., 1942-
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Date Created
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2005-05-31
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Open learning, Social sciences--Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Description
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Pamela M. Grant recounts her twenty-six year teaching career at Piedmont Open Middle School. Mrs. Grant became involved with the open learning movement in education during the late 1960s, and gave up a career in academia in order to teach at Piedm...
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Sue Spayth Riley oral history interview, 2005 September 13
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Creator
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Riley, Sue Spayth, 1920-2006
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Date Created
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2005-09-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Unitarian Universalist churches--Education, Open plan schools, Education, Preschool--Curricula, Preschool teachers, School integration, Progressive education--Philosophy, Teacher-student relationships
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Description
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Sue Spayth Riley describes her experiences as the founder and director of Charlotte's first integrated and open preschool, the Open Door School. Ms. Riley attributes her decision to establish the Open Door School to a combination of influence...