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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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