Multi-faceted Refractions

This year, I have had the opportunity to re-enter the classroom, being asked to teach our eighth grade pre-algebra course, Foundations of Algebra. When first given the assignment, I was excited to be able to put into practice all that I preach, to shift to a student centered classroom, to provide opportunities for discovery, to [...]

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Yesterday, I posted a picture of our students who were in our Collaborative Learning Lab using our new media:sacapes. A question was posted as to what these were. Knowing it would take longer than 140 characters to explain, I am now turning to my blog to be able to give a more in-depth answer. In [...]

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Two years ago, our school began the process of planning the transformation of our high school, also know as our Upper School. The architectural firm which led the process was OWPP/Canon Design. This post is a collection of the my reflections of living in the space during the first week of school which concluded this past Friday. [...]

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This past Tuesday, we opened our newly transformed Upper School (High School) building. One of the hallmarks of the new building are the four media:scapes we have in various locations around campus. Today, on Saturday, I came on campus so that I could spend some time catching up on the variety of different projects which [...]

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On Tuesday, we officially open our newly renovated high school. All of us have been busy, unpacking boxes, learning how all of the new technologies can be used, trying to figure out the new flow and character of new space. I look forward to seeing how the students begin inhabit the space. I look forward [...]

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