First grade students at West Whitesburg Elementary are using project based learning to discover animal transformations. Students are designing and creating terrariums that will be used to view the lifecycle of butterflies and frogs (and maybe some other insects if possible). We are also using purchased terrariums as models. We are using a…Read More

Many students tell me the AR reading program is about accumulating points for rewards rather than choosing a great book to read. Dawn Mitchell outlines a personalized approach to selecting great books while asking raising this question: “Public libraries don’t limit their readers by levels, why should we?”…Read More