curriculum

Here they come…National Standards

National Standards kindergarten through 12th grade are on their way. At PDS we are looking forward to taking a good…

15 years ago

Music and Arts lag. Can poetry be far behind?

This week in the NYTimes – news of a rather discouraging report about music and arts education across the US.…

15 years ago

Butterfly Waystation

The sixth grade began planning this in science class in the fall when the monarchs stop by PDS on their…

15 years ago

Science Symposium 2009

The sixth annual Science Symposium meant  7th and 8th graders ready to share their work with the school community. As…

15 years ago

Thicker than water

I was sorry to miss this event but Lynn sent me pictures.This was a lesson in viscosity. They started with…

16 years ago

Brain Surgery

Can you tell the anterior cortex, amygdala, and  parietal lobe from  the optic chiasma and  the corpus collosum? If not…

16 years ago

10 Tips for Creating a 21st Century Classroom Experience

Can design help children learn? That's the cover story of in the February Metropolis Magazine lent to me last week…

16 years ago

Electricity Trade Show

The American Flashlight, Game Boards, Quiz Shows, a Climbing Tree, Cop Car, Electric Robot and more. All at the Electricity…

16 years ago

World Markets

Here are just a few pictures from the display of dioramas of markets from around the world. I will add…

16 years ago

Saving the Children from Science

There's another of those scary science stories in today's NYTimes: Split Outcome in Texas Battle in Teaching Evolution. The real…

16 years ago

When will I ever need to know this? Connecting learning to the real world

“What do I need to learn this algebra and geometry and math stuff for?” Connecting learning to the real world…

16 years ago

PDS Wordled

Click for a better view Wordle is no longer a novelty but here is a PDS high school curriculum Wordle…

16 years ago

Keep the Connection … Expand the Horizon

Children are natural learners. It's what they do. And the learning is joyful and the thirst for knowledge, understanding and…

16 years ago