Giving the Gift of ‘Time’ Through Authentic and Purposeful Innovation
I’m honored and excited to share this guest post written by Dr. Marc Bertrando, Superintendent of Schools for the Garnet Valley School District. Dr. Bertrando is entering his 27th year in public education. He began his career teaching 7th … Continued
Final Form- A Future Ready Library
Revisiting the Areas & Their Function So, as promised…a final look at our last main space in the district that we have designed, our Garnet Valley HS Library. For the complete WHY, HOW and WHAT Elementary & Middle spaces, as … Continued
Broken Crayons Still Color
Our 5 year olds are obsessed with Legos. We are not sure what really started it…and to pin point when I would just have to look back at when our bank account balance started dropping on a bi-weekly basis :-). … Continued
Building Bridges Across ‘Lines’
This past week I had the opportunity to attend and present at the 2017 Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) Leadership Conference, Organize for Our Future, in Gettysburg, PA. Earlier in the year I was able to be a part of … Continued
From Demolition to Creation- Learning Space Update 2
As I mentioned in my first 2 posts related to our library redesign, When Form Matches Function: Redesigning Our Learning Spaces, & Updates on our Learning Space Redesign, I promised to provide updates as we go through the process of redesigning our high … Continued
How to Host Your First Twitter Chat
So a teacher from China, a Principal from Spain, a Headmaster from Praug, and an educational consultant from Texas walk into a bar…not quite sure what happened at the bar…however the 1 meeting that is more likely to happen than … Continued
Updates on our Learning Space Redesign!
As I mentioned in my first post related to our library redesign, When Form Matches Function: Redesigning Our Learning Spaces, I promised to provide updates as we go through the process of redesigning our high school library. During the last week … Continued
Journey to Success for All Students: Providing a Structure to Support Students in PBL
I’m excited to share this Guest Post Written by Kelly Hastings, junior high principal & member of the #ITA17! She came to education later in life (mid 30’s) and started teaching World Geography and Government at Mansfield and Summit High … Continued
Sometimes You Have to Go Slow to Go Fast
To just simply say that change is a constant would be an understatement, and Education is no exception. I can look back over the past 18 yearsI’ve been in the profession and rattle off a number of different initiatives that … Continued
Managing Change in School
I am excited to share this guest post by Seonaid Davis, who is the Vice Principal, Teaching and Learning at Havergal College a K-12 Anglican girl’s school in Toronto (http:www.havergal.on.ca). She has taught math and science at all grade levels … Continued