Thursday, March 27, 2014
Dance Party!
The first day of each of our grades beginning MCAS we have had an all-school dance party to loosen up, have fun, and celebrate. Check out this photo of Ms. Grindrod's 5th grade class getting into the groove...
Monday, March 24, 2014
Barrows Recital
Check out pictures from our amazingly talented students at the Barrows Spring Recital tonight!
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Special Thanks to Ms. Cahill-O'Shea for organizing this event!
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Special Thanks to Ms. Cahill-O'Shea for organizing this event!
Student Participants:
Name |
Grade
|
Instrument
|
|
Lily
|
Dodge
|
1
|
drums
|
Raymond
|
Borawski
|
2
|
piano
|
Caroline
|
Sewall
|
2
|
piano
|
Elizabeth
|
Grimm
|
2
|
piano
|
Danny
|
Henneberry
|
2
|
piano
|
Ali
|
Zurcher
|
2
|
piano
|
RJ
|
Miller
|
4
|
piano
|
Solana
|
O'Shea
|
4
|
piano
|
Abby
|
Henneberry
|
4
|
piano
|
Meghan
|
Zurcher
|
4
|
piano
|
Nicholas
|
Steenbruggen
|
4
|
drums
|
Carolyn
|
Xu
|
4
|
piano
|
Lucy
|
Whitelam
|
4
|
piano
|
Josh
|
Bedingfield
|
5
|
piano
|
Molly
|
Hamlin
|
5
|
piano
|
And our fantastic Barrows Chorus!
Friday, March 21, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Read-A-Thon
My daughter Emma gets in on the action - are you logging your minutes for the Barrows Read-A-Thon?
Monday, March 17, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Key figures in Educational Leadership visit Reading Public Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Massachusetts
Commissioner of Education Mitchell Chester, Massachusetts Commissioner of
Department of Early Education and Care Tom Weber, and MTA President Paul Toner
visited Coolidge Middle School in Reading today.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits Reading
Re-post from Dr. Doherty's Reading Public School Blog:
United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan To Visit Reading Public Schools on Wednesday
We are proud to announce that United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be visiting the Reading Public Schools this week. Secretary Duncan will be visiting the Arthur W. Coolidge Middle School on Wednesday, March 12th to visit a Grade 8 math classroom and to hold a roundtable discussion with Reading Public Schools teachers, administrators, and students about our progress on current educational initiatives, the benefits we are working to achieve for our students, and challenges we face in implementation. Each school in the district will be represented in this critical discussion.
In addition to Secretary Duncan’s visit, a group of Reading educators will also be participating in a discussion facilitated by members of the US DOE’s Principal Ambassador Fellowship and Teacher Ambassador Fellowship programs. The mission of the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship is to improve education for students by involving teachers in the development and implementation of national education policy. The Fellowship also seeks to involve teachers in developing policies that affect the classroom, to improve education programs and policies by strengthening the connection to practical knowledge about school realities, and to expand teachers’ leadership in policy at the national, state, and local levels.
As part of his two day visit to Massachusetts, Secretary Duncan will also be visiting the Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School in Roxbury, Worcester Technical High School in Worcester, and the Match Charter Public High School in Boston.
Secretary Duncan has chosen Reading as one of the places he is visiting while in Massachusetts because of Reading’s leadership with several state initiatives and its commitment to prepare students for college and career readiness. These initiatives include our emphasis on the literacy and mathematics curriculum frameworks, educator collaboration in the development of district determined measures, the educator evaluation process, elementary standards-based report cards, technology integration, and a focus on 21st century skills. The strength of these initiatives is due to the enormous dedication and collaboration among teachers, administrators, and the community. We look forward to engaging in a meaningful dialogue that will benefit all educators and students, and we are honored to be hosting such an important opportunity for our district, our state, and our nation.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Mistakes!
I enjoyed these quotes from a recent article in Educational Leadership;
"If the students are answering every one of the teacher’s questions correctly,” says Wiliam, “the teacher is surely wasting the students’ time. If the questions are not causing students to struggle and think, they are probably not worth asking.” He is fond of saying to his students, “Mistakes are evidence that the questions I asked are tough enough to make you smarter.” Research indicates that long-term learning improves when students make mistakes and correct their answers."
"If the students are answering every one of the teacher’s questions correctly,” says Wiliam, “the teacher is surely wasting the students’ time. If the questions are not causing students to struggle and think, they are probably not worth asking.” He is fond of saying to his students, “Mistakes are evidence that the questions I asked are tough enough to make you smarter.” Research indicates that long-term learning improves when students make mistakes and correct their answers."
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