Academics
First IB elementary in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ The planned professional development meeting at Crow Leadership Academy took a turn Monday afternoon. It was a turn four years in the making as the school was officially designated an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme school. The IB certification makes Crow the first IB elementary in the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½,…
Innovation always comes with challenges, but it’s also what reaps the greatest rewards. At Gunn Junior High School and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy, that’s exactly what’s happening with the academy’s inaugural sixth grade. Seven years ago, these sixth-grade pioneers were the fist kindergarteners at the then brand-new Corey and Jones academies of fine…
I recently started reading a book called Think Again authored by Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In the text, he focuses on the value of approaching life and situations with a scientific mindset, open to the possibility (and high probability) that you could be wrong and/or…
The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ wants its students to reach their maximum potential through relevant, innovative and rigorous learning experiences. All three of those aspects start in elementary school in the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, and there’s nothing more innovative than the elementary school specialized programs the district offers. Students in kindergarten in the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ can start following…
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Differentiation. It’s a word that is commonly used throughout the education community. It is also a word that is routinely misused. Most individuals using this term do so to describe their effort to provide a variety of entry points to children in the learning process. We often hear of differentiation of content (what is taught),…
Boy, if there was ever a bad word in education, assessment has become that word. Politicized across various platforms, families have rightfully been frustrated with the volume of time their children are engaged in taking assessments all in the name of accountability. School has turned into more than a place where our children go to…
The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ wants to set students up for their future and has the programs to do just that. It doesn’t matter if the future is college or career, the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ will get you there through its specialized programs offerings that often include the opportunity for free college credits. “Not everyone has the same…
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The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ wants its students to reach their maximum potential through relevant, innovative and rigorous learning experiences. All three of those aspects start in elementary school in the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, and there’s nothing more innovative than the elementary school specialized programs the district offers. Students in kindergarten in the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ can start following…
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