In Our Schools Program Focuses on what Learning Should Look Like in the 21st Century

CHARLESTON, SC – September 11, 2009  – The “In Our Schools” television program begins the 2009-10 school year with a special live discussion about education for the 21st century.

The one-hour show airs from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, September 13, on South Carolina ETV statewide.  “In Our Schools” is a special series designed for parents, educators and community partners and produced by ITV, which is part of the State Department of Education, with ETV’s assistance.

This edition will focus on what the public and private sectors are doing in partnership to look at what schools should be like in the 21st century.
 
Questions to be considered in this discussion include:
• How can we incorporate the comprehensive needs of each student while also focusing on changing technologies, teaching strategies, curriculum and more?
• How can our schools become energy efficient?
• How do we encourage active community participation within each school?
• In short…how do we move our schools into the 21st century?

Panel members taking part in this live broadcast are Amanda Burnette, former principal at J.V. Martin Junior High School; Darryl Rosser, CEO of Sagus International in Chicago; Steve Turckes, an architect with Perkins and Will in Chicago; author and futurist David Houle; Diane Sumpter, CEO of DESA International; Dillon County School District Two Superintendent Ray Rogers; and Dr. Oscar Lovelace, a physician in Newberry.
  
The September 13 broadcast will be repeated September 17 and 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on ETV Channel 1 for taping by schools (unlimited rights).