Levia Friedman
Becoming protagonists in our own story
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Something magical happened today. The entire learning community stepped into the story of Oregon History and we all became protagonists in…
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How can materials tell the story of how this river crossing changed you?
The day after the Snake River Crossing drama, we asked the students to use materials to reflect on how that experience with the river changed…
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The Power of Water – A Story from Oregon History
An intention we have for social studies work in Opal 4 this year is to dive into the study of Oregon History. With the story…
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Seeing Water Through a New Lens
We experienced one of Oregon’s amazing weather phenomena during the week of January 16 – a combination of snow melt and rain that lead to…
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Research Homework Kicks off in Opal 4
An intention we have for social studies work in Opal 4 this year is to dive into the study of Oregon History. With the story…
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What do engaged learners look like?
On Wednesday, we spent the morning wondering about water. Students had time to play with water in pitchers and in tubs to notice how the…
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Literature Circles in Opal 4 – Part 2
Every book club finished reading their books this week. When this happens, we teachers offer a challenge to the groups that will require them to…
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See a need, Fill a need
Opal 4 has been working for almost three weeks on taking our lists of needs each of us has, as learners, community members, friends, and…
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Constructing Understanding in Mathematics
The students in Levia’s math group have been working for the past couple months on developing an understanding of the associative property of mathematics by…
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