“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.” ~Knute Rockne The start of 2018 has brought record-setting cold temperatures to our Fairfax community. On any given winter night, however, there is no better place to escape the chill than at a basketball game in the Richard A. Brown gymnasium at BFA … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: A Closer Look at Sportsmanship at BFA Fairfax
THE FWSU STORY: Professional Practice Forum for New Teachers: Using “Teach Like Finland” to Promote Student and Teacher Wellbeing
Each year, in addition to receiving mentoring in their schools, FWSU New Teachers engage in a hybrid learning model -- a balance of online and face-to-face meetings with a focus on supporting them as new teachers. The purpose of New Teachers Professional Practice Forum is to: Explore new ideas about practice through readings, speakers, and … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Professional Practice Forum for New Teachers: Using “Teach Like Finland” to Promote Student and Teacher Wellbeing
THE FWSU STORY: GEMS Inventors Share Reflections on Iteration in Prototypes and Designs
As the Prototyping and Inventing class winds down in the Georgia Elementary Middle School Innovation Lab, students are eager to share the great work they have been doing. You can read more about the class in this post. In the video below, a student talks about the concept of iterations in the inventing and design process. This foundational … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: GEMS Inventors Share Reflections on Iteration in Prototypes and Designs
THE FWSU STORY: Students Explore World Traditions and Celebrations in GEMS Innovation Lab
As part of a recent unit focusing on traditions, first graders in Mrs. Dattilio's class, under the guidance of their student teacher, Jeannine Bissonette, combined many areas of study into one great culminating event. After reading books and having group discussions about how different traditions that are celebrated around the world, the students each spent … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Students Explore World Traditions and Celebrations in GEMS Innovation Lab
THE FWSU STORY: BFA Fairfax Middle School Students Engage in Flexible Learning Opportunities
This year BFA Fairfax Middle School is implementing a school-wide Project-Based Learning (PBL) component as part of our academic program. For the past several years our staff collaborated to create more authentic and student-driven learning opportunities with varied levels of success. This year a group of teachers met during the summer to design a process … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: BFA Fairfax Middle School Students Engage in Flexible Learning Opportunities
THE FWSU STORY: GEMS Second-Graders Become Nature Explorers in Four Winds Trip
Today's on The FWSU Story, we are pleased to feature a guest post by Julie Ferguson, a second-grade classroom teacher at Georgia Elementary Middle School. Earlier this month, the second graders at GEMS enjoyed their first field trip, organized by Four Winds volunteers. It was a wonderful trip to the Senesac property in Georgia which … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: GEMS Second-Graders Become Nature Explorers in Four Winds Trip
THE FWSU STORY: Students Celebrate “The Best Part of Me”
Elementary teachers across the United States have been engaged in writing projects using photographer Wendy Ewald’s 2003 book, The Best Part of Me: Children Talk About their Bodies in Pictures and Words. The book highlights and celebrates various aspects of body differences. The writing project can build community and self-esteem by encouraging the kind of … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Students Celebrate “The Best Part of Me”
THE FWSU STORY: What’s a YATST? Empowering Student Voice and Agency
Recently a group of BFA High School Freshmen and Sophomores convened in Montpelier as part of a movement to bring student voice to the forefront of high school transformation. The two-day workshop was organized and sponsored by UP for Learning. Here is how UP for Learning defines itself as both an organization and a movement: … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: What’s a YATST? Empowering Student Voice and Agency
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