Susan Harris MacKay
Science, Research and Synthesis
The collection in this post brings together both formal documentation that was created at the end of a school year in our classroom for 6-8…
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This week’s contents
Welcome to Module Four! Here, we focus on documentation and what it means to take a stance as a teacher-researcher. These articles, videos, and reflection…
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Organizing for Instruction: A Painting Story
While reading this entry, ask yourself: What are the organizational strategies that support the experience, and support children's thinking and learning? by Marcy Berkowitz, Early…
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Mission, Values, and Guiding Principles — Organizing for Open Systems
What is an open system? An open system is one that is constantly exchanging feedback with its environment. An open system finds new information interesting,…
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Organizing for Instruction: A Story from Kindergarten
One of Opal School's values is stated this way: A view that learning happens in an environment where people form relationships with one another, with…
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Organizing the Opal School Environment
By Judy Graves, Opal School Founder Opal is a small school of 117 students that is operated by the Portland Children’s Museum. The school exists…
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Organization as Fundamental
There is an underlying order and beauty in the design and organization of all space in a school and the equipment and materials within it.…
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Organization of Opal School
1. What is your hiring process? We advertise open positions listing the requirements and qualifications that we are seeking. We ask for a resume, letter…
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Summer is when green blooms on the trees
How do you invite young children into knowing their relationship to the natural world? How do you invite them into inquiry that begins to support…
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Curiosity, Wonder, Surprise, Joy
This post was written this week by our Early Kindergarten Teachers Marcy Berkowitz and Nicole Simpson: In these first few weeks of school, children are experiencing…
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