A Strategic Shift

PSY 3401 Psychology of the Exceptional Learner Syllabus Calendar Resources YA Literature Disability in Kid Lit YA Novels with Special Needs Characters Books with Characters Who Have Physical Disabilities 8 Children’s & YA Books that Cast Characters with Disabilities Characters… Continue Reading →

I have presented about GLANCE many times and updated the post with resources each time. GLANCE is a protocol that can be used to support students to become attentive readers, writers and thinkers by layering digital media into the close… Continue Reading →

Last June (2018), the 6th grade instructional team at the Highland Falls Intermediate School took on the challenge of organizing a hack-a-thon. The Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction & Technology (me) pitched the idea to them and it became bigger… Continue Reading →

Tomorrow I will be at the NYSCATE 1st Annual NYC Conference: Digital Leadership. Join me for Session #1, from 10:30 – 11:15 to learn how the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery CSD Technology Leadership Team worked together to build teacher capacity and cultivate… Continue Reading →

GLANCE is a protocol that can be used to support students to become attentive readers,writers and thinkers by layering digital media into the close reading process. We will explore the question: How can the use of digital media create more… Continue Reading →

Cultivating Pedagogical Innovation through Emerging Leaders The Highland Falls – Fort Montgomery Central School District IBL21 initiative proposed to support improved student performance by assisting students, teachers and administrators in the following areas: Expanding the curriculum to embrace inquiry-based learning… Continue Reading →

Big Idea & Content Big Idea: How does biodiversity impact organisms’ relationships in an ecosystem. Core Content Objectives: Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information. Defining biodiversity Explaining Interdependent relationships in ecosystems Classifying plants and animals Essential Vocabulary Biodiversity Ecosystem Interdependent Classification Arthropod… Continue Reading →

3rd Grade: Frogs Adaptations to Extreme Environments Big Idea & Content Big Idea: Animals have unique adaptations that help them to survive in various environments. Core Content Objectives: Identify how frogs survive in extreme environments.  Identify true frog characteristics and attributes. … Continue Reading →

1st Grade: Animals & Habitats Big Idea & Content Big Idea: Living things live in environments where they are best able to survive. Core Content Objectives Describe what a habitat is Identify the characteristics of the Arctic tundra habitat Understand… Continue Reading →