"Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Each year we pause in May to celebrate and thank all of our hardworking teachers in the Franklin West Supervisory Union. Our teachers work with our communities most valued resource everyday - our children. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you do!
BFA Welcomes Inductees to National Honor Society
Target 2: Leadership in a Student-Centered Learning Environment - FWSU will foster development of teacher and student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step - Ensure students and staff take an active role shaping their learning using rich, authentic questions, problems they identify, and diverse resources. Friday night, the BFA Fairfax chapter of … Continue reading BFA Welcomes Inductees to National Honor Society
FES Students and Staff Keep Fletcher Green
Target 2. Leadership in a Student-Centered Learning Environment - FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step - Ensure students and staff take an active role shaping their learning using rich, authentic questions, problems they identify, & diverse resources. Today, the Fletcher Elementary School … Continue reading FES Students and Staff Keep Fletcher Green
BFA First Graders Take Virtual Tour to Visit Pengiuns & Puffins
Target 3. Flexible Learning Environments – FWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all. Action Step - Make relevant and authentic problems become the focus of connected learning. After studying a unit on penguins, first graders at … Continue reading BFA First Graders Take Virtual Tour to Visit Pengiuns & Puffins
FWSU Joins the Geocaching World
Target 3. Flexible Learning Environments - FWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all. Action Step - Develop opportunities for students to collaborate, innovate, create and conceptualize in all learning settings. Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which the … Continue reading FWSU Joins the Geocaching World
BFA Educator Presents Webinar – Live From the Tundra
Target 2 – Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment: FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step - Ensure students and staff take an active role shaping their learning using rich, authentic questions, problems they identify, & diverse resources. BFA Teacher Tom Lane, currently on leave studying the … Continue reading BFA Educator Presents Webinar – Live From the Tundra
FWSU Teacher Evaluation Work Moves into Final Stages
Read previous posts about the work of the Evaluation Committee The FWSU Evaluation Committee is in the final stages of developing a new evaluation system for all professional staff members. The committee has been working diligently since October to develop a system that meets the needs of a digital-age learning environment.The committee started its work with a research review, both theoretical and practical. The committee has also explored and studied … Continue reading FWSU Teacher Evaluation Work Moves into Final Stages
Thank you Lowe’s for Supporting STEM Education at GEMS!
The Lowe's store in South Burlington stands by its slogan, “Let’s Build Something Together”. When STEM Coach JoAnn Harvey recently asked for their help to “build” the STEM program at GEMS, Lowe’s generously donated over $300 in supplies. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is a new emphasis at GEMS this year. Students in Grades 2-4 have not … Continue reading Thank you Lowe’s for Supporting STEM Education at GEMS!
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