Video: Ali Carr Chellman describes problems with zero tolerance policy

18 April 2012
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Alison Carr-Chellman is professor of Instructional Systems and Head of Learning and Performance Systems at Penn State. A former third-grade teacher, Carr-Chellman is widely published on topics related to school change and innovation. Her research looks deeply into the alarming statistics surrounding boys’ disinterest in traditional classroom education and suggests methods for making schools more innovative as well as more "boy friendly" in their instructional design practices. In this video clip -- excerpted from Carr-Chellman’s hour-long "town and gown" discussion in State College, as part of the University’s Research Unplugged series, she discusses the implications of "zero tolerance policy" for boys.

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Carr-Chellman’s talk "Gaming to Re-engage Boys in Learning" was part of the TED video series and brought international attention to the mismatch between boy culture and school culture and ways that digital learning media can bring boys back to productive educational engagement.