Hi Everyone! I just wanted to try out posting something. Enjoy the beautiful day!
Hello!
August 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Effective Teaching
August 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Original article: http://teachers.net/wong/OCT09/ October 2009 Inner City Is Not an Excuse Success Is Not an Address The achievement did not make the headlines in the local newspaper; there wasn’t a mention on the evening news; and nary a tweet was twittered. This past school year all of Marco Campos’ students passed the Texas Assessment of [...]
UbD Curriculum & 21st Century Skills
August 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
[Insert research and background information on UbD and 21st Century Skills here...]
Leadership Academy Prospectus
August 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Executive Summary: The New Bedford Leadership Academy (NBLA) is a highly collaborative teacher-led autonomous small learning community set within a reserved area of the existing New Bedford High School facility located at 230 Hathaway Boulevard in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Our education community is comprised of professional educators supporting 125 students. Currently New Bedford High School [...]
Design Work Continues
August 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The NBLA team is entering the third phase of its design work in order to get ready for the September 2010 opening. The first phase began last summer, as the team worked under a Readiness School grant to prepare a proposal for an autonomous school within a school. The second phase encompassed all of the [...]
A New Curriculum
August 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Leadership Academy will pilot a new curriculum model in September based on the Understanding by Design principles practiced in thousands of schools around the nation. It will also highlight the development and measurement of 21st century skills built around a thematic focus on leadership. More to come….
NBLA Opens!
August 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is a sample post for the opening of the Leadership Academy in September 2010. It has been a long road, but New Bedford High School is moving its restructuring process towards full support for autonomous small learning communities. This will, ultimately, empower all students to realize their full potential. More to come…….
