Popular Tag: Peer networking

April 5, 2016

Bridging the Academic Divide

Currently at West Bladen high school, in Bladenboro, NC, there are a group of students and teachers that are bridging the academic divide. Co-teaching and cooperative learning is the key to succes…
“Teachers demonstrate leadership”

August 31, 2015

“Teachers demonstrate leadership”

“Teachers demonstrate leadership” As North Carolina teachers, we hang on these three-words. What does it mean to be a teacher-leader? Educators are challenged to balance our instructional respo…

July 6, 2015

Summer Institute 2015: Design – Create – Inspire!

Design – Create – Inspire! And inspire is just what Summer Institute 2015 was designed to do! After my first experience at Summer Institute, I am not only inspired to continue supporting ed…

May 19, 2015

Unpacking the “co-” in co-planning

For those who don't know me, I’ve always enjoyed the creative energy that emerges when brainstorming new ideas with someone. When I first began working with North Carolina New Schools, my initi…

April 7, 2015

Peer School Review offers better view of forest

Labeling life in a traditional public high school as being "fast paced" is an understatement. While we are all pushing in the same direction and working hard to create a school climate conducive t…

March 23, 2015

Sustainable teaching and learning

What I love about being a part of the NC New Schools community is the value put into networking and professional learning. I am a first year teacher and the only foreign language teacher at my …

July 21, 2014

To-Do List: Professional Learning Community

When was your last Professional Learning Community (PLC)? More specifically, how much effort did it require to schedule it and how convenient was it? And are you wondering how in the world can PLCs…