Susan Harris MacKay
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Small moments
I happened upon a small moment today in the preschool that made me stop in my tracks and marvel over the tremendous capacity of children…
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Beginning the homework project
Opal 3 Homework Project January – February 2011 An intention we have for social studies work in Opal 3 this year is to dive into…
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Mental Sticky Notes
From Mary Gage Davis, Curriculum Specialist: In Opal 2, we’ve been paying attention to our thinking as we read and explore comprehension strategies. During a…
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Thinking about thinking
In their earliest years at Opal School, students are introduced to the big word, metacognition, with the simple meaning: thinking about your thinking. This is…
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What are your hopes and dreams?
This post was written by Carole Burton, visual arts specialist: The students in Opal 3 began the year with this question. In small groups they…
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The Story of the Story
How does a group of more than twenty 5 – 7 year old children write a story together that they all feel they proudly authored…
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Changing Education Paradigms
This is great support for questioning our assumptions about education, and a fun eleven minute animation:
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Thinking like mathematicians
This post was written by Mary Gage Davis, Opal School Curriculum Specialist Our work at Opal School is driven by the desire to support children…
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When learning community becomes discipline
A child’s most sought after goal is to recognize himself in others, and to find in others (objects and the natural world as well) parts…
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Getting to Calm
Earlier this week, NPR did a story that centered on the work of Laura Kastner and her book, Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting…
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