in The Learning Environment
Where Are We?
Finding one’s way around Dubai can be a challenge. A road might have a name. Or it might not. A road can be nothing more than a sandy path with no pavement yet it can...
in Professional Environment
Buddy Up
We have team leads for every grade level team and department in the elementary school. We meet as a group every two weeks, and today was a team lead meeting day. One of the topics on...
in The Learning Environment
Too Much Fun?
Last week we celebrated a tradition that I’ve experienced at every school at which I’ve worked – Field Day. We actually held two field days; one was for kindergarten through second grade while the other...
in A Community of Practice
Our Literacy Lab Site Journey
One of our goals in the elementary school is to become a community of practice. What does this mean? A community of practice is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for...
in Real World
Beyond the Classroom
How do we make learning authentic? By taking it into the real world. Earlier this month, I accompanied more than 100 fifth grade students as they took their learning beyond the classroom with a three...