Edutopia is the magazine, Web site, and video documentaries published by The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF). Founded in 1991 by filmmaker George Lucas, the Foundation documents and disseminates information about exemplary programs in K-12 schools to help spread these practices nationwide.

A nonprofit organization, GLEF serves their mission through the creation of media: films, books, documentaries, the magazine Edutopia, e-newsletters, and http://www.edutopia.org.

Edutopia media celebrates unsung heroes who are making “Edutopia” a reality. The word Edutopia represents an ideal educational landscape, where students are motivated to learn and teachers are energized by the excitement of teaching. In these schools, parents and other professionals from the community -- architects, artists, physicians, and writers, among others -- contribute their expertise and resources.

Technology is readily available and enables students, teachers, and administrators to seek knowledge and expertise beyond the school building. “Edutopia” is a vision of powerful teaching and learning.

With the goal of having educators and parents, as well as business and community leaders involved in making change in education, the Edutopia resources show best practices in many different ways. The magazine goes in-depth into the issues, the documentary films provide real world examples, and the Web site gives the practical tools, tips, and how to's.

Edutopia magazine, designed to profile the stories and people behind innovation in education, is led by editor in chief James Daly. Their editorial agenda is based on its 10-point Big Ideas for Better Schools:

Students

    * Engage: Project-Based Learning
    * Connect: Integrated Studies
    * Share: Cooperative Learning
    * Expand: Comprehensive Assessment

Teachers

    * Coach: Intellectual and Emotional Guide
    * Learn: Teaching as Apprenticeship

Schools

    * Adopt: Technology
    * Reorganize: Resources

Community

    * Involve: Parents
    * Include: Community Partners

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The February 2008 issue includes Math and Science Rock: Hands-On Learning Is Music to Students' Ears -- and Minds, As the World Learns: Education as a Vital Global Marketplace Represents the Future, Programming: The New Literacy, and much more!

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Table of Contents | February 2008

Editor's Note: Demanding Better Public Schools from Aspiring Leaders

To the presidential candidates we say: Look to the public schools -- that's our future.
Feedback: Big Schools, Big Cities

An invitation to explore the impact of smaller teachers' colleges on less well-populated regions.
Dispatches: Civics Unrest: On Teaching Kids to Love Democracy

With a presidential election on the horizon, the teaching of civics takes on new importance.
Sage Advice: Grooming Good Global Citizens

How do you prepare your students to be citizens of the world?
Ask Ellen: Induction Policy Drives Program Quality

How do we get better new-teacher support to keep our newest educators in the profession?
Pop Quiz: Jason Lee

The star and producer of NBC's hit comedy My Name Is Earl talks about his school years.

Features
As the World Learns: Education as a Vital Global Marketplace Represents the Future

Explore the many ways students are taught around the world.
Programming: The New Literacy

Power will soon belong to those who can master a variety of expressive human-machine interactions.
Math and Science Rock: Hands-On Learning Is Music to Students' Ears -- and Minds

A Colorado school's slogan finds its rhythm in the laboratory and stokes student passion to learn.

Cool Schools
Monster Mash: Learning Real-World Skills in a Creature-Creating Art Class

A classroom doubles as a special effects tech studio, and students go pro.
How To: Give Art Class a Life of Its Own

When a high school art class becomes a professional special effects studio, students learn creative problem solving while developing personally and professionally.

Heart & Soul
Scared Not to Be Straight: Harassment of LGBT Teens Prompts Antibullying Initiatives

Gay students seek protection from bullies.

Head of Class
Chalk One Up for the Arts: A Record-Breaking Coloring Project

Schools and community pull together for the world's largest chalk drawing.
By the Numbers: Online Learning

The number of real students learning in cyber classrooms is on the rise.
Bag Lunch: What's to Eat in the Global School Cafeteria

School lunches from around the world.
Hot Stuff: Media for Educators

Open source curriculum, a field guide for introducing kids to nature, getting civics back into the classroom, and a video news archive.

Field Trips: Events for Educators

Ed-tech conferences, a workshop about service-learning curriculum, the National Arts Education Association Convention, and "the world's fair of education."

About The George Lucas Educational Foundation:

The George Lucas Educational Foundation was founded in 1991 as a nonprofit operating foundation to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools. Since that time, we have been documenting, disseminating, and advocating for exemplary programs in K-12 public schools to help these practices spread nationwide.

We publish the stories of innovative teaching and learning through a variety of media -- a magazine, videos, e-newsletters, DVDs, books, and this Web site. Here, you'll find detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, short documentary segments, expert interviews, and links to hundreds of relevant resources. You'll also be able to participate as a member of an online community of people actively working to reinvent schools for the twenty-first century.

To understand more about why we are passionate about our work, see our Big Ideas for Better Schools and what our founder and chairman, George Lucas, has to say about education.

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