by Diamond Alexander | Jun 12, 2015 | Character, Collaboration & Communication, Student-led Conferences
By: Bill Day, Math Teacher; Mary Gornick, Business Manager; Bethany Jenkins, Third Grade Teacher; and Treena Wynter, Assistant Teacher As teachers, we have the peculiar task of making ourselves unnecessary. When students enter our classrooms, they need our help to...
by Diamond Alexander | May 27, 2015 | Character, Growth Mindset, Student-led Conferences
By: Edline Blot, 1st Grade Teacher; Kirstyn Fletcher, Assistant Teacher; Rossana Mahvi, Assistant Principal; and Erica Marcus, English Teacher “…typically we limit our vision of who can productively use data: school leaders, coaches, and teachers. Students are...
by Diamond Alexander | May 8, 2015 | Character, Growth Mindset
By: Jesse Martindale, Assistant Teacher; Maggie Bello, Chief Academic Officer; Lesley Riddick, Special Education Teacher; and Erika Delgado, Spanish Teacher In 167 AD the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius drafted a now notorious text on what could easily be described as a...
by Diamond Alexander | Apr 24, 2015 | Play-based Learning
By: Rebecca Wenstrom, Middle School Inclusion Specialist; Taryn Peacock, Second Grade Teacher; Julian Wilson, Assistant Teacher; and Tonia Vines, Arts Coordinator What joyful childhood memory can you recall most clearly? When asked this question, one grown-up recalled...
by Diamond Alexander | Apr 10, 2015 | Differentiation, Flexible Groups, Independent Centers
By: Jennifer McCormick, Middle School Assistant Principal; Mike Jordan, Assistant Teacher; Kai Blackwood, Kindergarten Teacher; and Elizabeth Leboo, ELL Teacher In a 4th grade classroom, the teachers have planned a close reading task on anthropology, in preparation...
