by Diamond Alexander | Aug 3, 2016 | General
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams Earlier this summer, I had the pleasure of working with eight amazing teachers from Two Rivers as they developed performance tasks to assess problem solving skills. Building on the work of Jill Clark, who has been developing our assessments...
by Diamond Alexander | Jun 3, 2016 | General
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams Two Rivers Public Charter School in Washington, DC is a network of EL Education schools serving over 700 students in preschool through 8th grade. Throughout our twelve-year history, we have continued to champion the importance of embracing a...
by Diamond Alexander | Mar 18, 2016 | General
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams One of the big buzzwords in education reform at the moment is personalized learning. While the term means lots of different things to lots of different people, my first introduction to the idea was at schools where personalized learning meant...
by Diamond Alexander | Mar 2, 2016 | General
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams THE QUESTION What is Two Rivers’ curriculum? A few years ago, a parent approached me with this seemingly simple (albeit essential) question – a question that I should be able to answer quickly without much thought. My title, after all,...
by Diamond Alexander | Nov 2, 2015 | Mission, Outcomes
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams The Two Rivers Public Charter School Mission To nurture a diverse group of students to become lifelong, active participants in their own education, develop a sense of self and community, and become responsible and compassionate members of...
