Perseverance, learners mindset, confidence, collaboration, communication, resourceful, self-directed, and civic literacy are a few of the many themes that emerged in the Portrait of a Graduate sessions that took place during the months of December and January. Students, educators, parents, district leaders, and community members provided a wealth of ideas, perspectives, and insights - the conversations were outstanding. Moving forward, a critical task is to identify the most essential 21st century competencies our students need to be lifelong learners...
As 2019 comes to an end, I’m spending time reflecting on the year and thinking about personal and professional goals I want to achieve in 2020. I won’t share my personal goals; however, I will share a professional goal, which is to increase the number of opportunities for students to find joy in learning. Don’t get me wrong, many of our students enjoy learning; however, there are many students who do not. Why is this for many of our learners and what can we do to help students enjoy learning? ...
Each year, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) highlights Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning activities across the Commonwealth by having a STEM week. It is a statewide effort to boost the interest, awareness, and ability for all learners to envision themselves in STEM education. The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough expanded STEM week to STEM fall and highlighted the STEM learning happening throughout the ten schools...
