MaryGage Davis
Math Congress: Space for everyone to get on and off the subway
Math Congress is a structure that we use often at Opal School in which children are invited to communicate their thinking, their strategies, their solutions,…
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Nudging toward rhythm
As a teacher, I am continuously reflecting upon decisions to nudge students, whether nudging them to try something new, to take a deeper dive into…
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Pressing the Reset Button
As teachers we are continuously reflecting upon promoting healthy and productive classroom cultures. In designing experiences for children, we consider what we know about optimal…
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Imagining a New Playspace
Here's a sneak peek into some of the work the children from Opal 3 have been doing to imagine a new Opal playspace. I just…
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Character Study Homework
From the very beginning of the year, we have been exploring relationships to place, through maps of summer, to our favorite places in the arboretum…
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Finding mystery and surprise in familiar places
While exploring the art of letterboxing over the past couple of weeks, we began to think more deeply about riddles, clues and puzzles. Earlier this…
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