by Diamond Alexander | Apr 3, 2015 | Inquiry, Problem-based Learning, Tasks
By: Jazmin Heartfield, Prekindergarten Teacher; Meaghan Petersack, Second Grade Teacher; and Elaine Hou, Middle School Principal What does problem-based learning look like at Two Rivers? Problems are opportunities, but how does a school create and capitalize on those...
by Diamond Alexander | Mar 27, 2015 | Inquiry, Problem-based Learning, Tasks
By: Jazmin Heartfield, Prekindergarten Teacher; Meaghan Petersack, Second Grade Teacher; and Elaine Hou, Middle School Principal “What makes you the best candidate for this job?” Fast-forward years from their career at Two Rivers, all of our students will have this...
by Diamond Alexander | Mar 12, 2015 | Character, Growth Mindset
By: Caroline Mwendwa-Baker, Elementary School Principal; Penny Perrott, Physical Education Teacher; and Anya Rosenberg, Assistant Teacher It’s Wednesday morning on a crisp day in early November and students in the Fourth Grade are getting ready for their weekly...
by Diamond Alexander | Jun 3, 2014 | Grading
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams What’s in a grade? Why do we grade? What do grades communicate? These questions may seem to have obvious answers, but they warrant consideration as we realize that grading is a major way that schools communicate both how individual students...
by Diamond Alexander | Nov 21, 2013 | Math, School Culture
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams At Two Rivers we have made a conscious effort to change the way that everyone thinks about, talks about, and engages in math. We have shifted the expectations to place the emphasis away from just memorizing math facts to also understanding the...
