Building Bridges and Building Learning

Students in enrichment classes are building bridges and building learning processes at the same time through personalized learning. Second and third graders in MFL MarMac Elementary school make choices during each enrichment session. What materials would you use to...

Using Stopwatches Makes Math Fun

A group of first graders has discovered that using stopwatches makes math fun. At Hillsdale Elementary, first graders are having fun solving addition problems in minutes.  They use stopwatches to sharpen their math skills, and literally try to beat the clock....

New Middle School is Tech-Centric and Wide Open

A new middle school is tech-centric and wide open in design, promoting project based learning and collaboration among students. Manor New Tech Middle School does not look like most schools . The cafeteria doubles as a dining room, a classroom, and a library.  Walls...

Flexible Seating in Fifth Grade

An elementary school teacher is using flexible seating in fifth grade, and students can better direct their personalized learning. There are no traditional desks lined up in rows in Vanessa Singley’s  classroom at Scott Elementary in Thomasville, Georgia....