Articles by Elliot Washor on

Designing Small Schools

Innovative Pedagogy and School Facilities (PDF File) by Elliot Washor, published by DesignShare. "DesignShare's publication is based on Elliot Washor's doctoral dissertation at Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island, entitled Translating Innovative Pedagogical Designs Into School Facilities. This 100-page book is a must-read for anyone interested in beating the odds to create an innovative school."

Accountability in Small Schools By Elliot Washor  and Charles Mojkowski, Education Week, April 9, 2003. 

Dollars & Sense: The Cost Effectiveness of Small Schools (PDF File) concludes investing tax dollars in small schools is good economic sense. From the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, 2002. By Barbara Kent Lawrence, Ed.D., Steven Bingler, Barbara M. Diamond, J.D., Bobbie Hill, Jerry L. Hoffman, Craig B. Howley, Ed.D., Stacy Mitchell, David Rudolph, Ed.D., and Elliot Washor.

When Learning Matters - Using Learning Plans To Educate One Student At A Time, chapter from the new book Personalized Learning: Preparing High School Students to Create their Futures.

Reforming High Schools: Creating Sensible Places and a Sense of Place, By Elliot Washor and Charles Mojkowski.

Redesigning High Schools as Community Learning Centers: Creating a Sense of Place and Sensible Places, Message to Mayors of Big Cities, By Elliot Washor and Charles Mojkowski.

"Building Knowledge" Tour: Big Picture Co-Director Elliot Washor takes you a two-minute tour of the new, nearly completed Met Schools.

Elliot Washor is Co-Director of the Met School and the Big Picture Company. Charles Mojkowski is Associate Professor, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, Johnson & Wales University.

Elliot Washor co-founded and co-directs The Big Picture Company with Dennis Littky, and is the co-founder of The Met Center in Providence. He has been involved in school reform for more than 20 years as a teacher, administrator, and video producer, and recently received his Doctorate in Education from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI. Elliot has taught all levels from kindergarten through college, in urban and rural settings, across all disciplines. He has served as a consultant to schools throughout the U.S. and Europe. At Thayer High School, his professional development programs won an Innovations in State and Local Government Award from the Ford Foundation and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Elliot has an M.A. in education from Harvard University. You can e-mail Elliot at ewashor@bigpicture.org.