by Chloe | Jan 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
By: Elaine Hou, Instructional Guide What is rigorous teaching and learning, and what does it look like across the grades? As students, educators, and parents, we have all come across varied definitions of rigor in past and present schooling experiences. When one wants...
by Chloe | Nov 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams Anyone who has had a conversation with me about education or has taken time to read any of my previous posts on this blog knows that I am passionate about what I have come to describe as expanded outcomes for education. This idea is at the...
by Chloe | Nov 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams Math can be one of the most challenging areas of school for children, and many parents don’t have an idea about where to begin to help their kids be successful within the discipline. A lot of websites, video games, and materials are produced...
by Chloe | Apr 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
By: Elaine Hou, Instructional Guide In the crisp November air, forty-eight fourth graders from Two Rivers eagerly set foot onto Jamestown soil, perhaps with as much excitement and trepidation as the first English settlers brought with them over four hundred years ago...
by Chloe | Mar 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
By: Jeff Heyck-Williams This year I have a wonderful opportunity. I get to teach math. Specifically, I teach middle school students in an algebra class and elementary and middle school teachers during professional development in an effort to build their mathematical...