Jan. 31, 2019 – Graham Glasheen calmly walked up to the microphone after being asked to spell a word meaning “intended to teach.” D-I-D-A-C-T-I-C. Didactic. It was that moment the Hendricks Avenue Elementary fifth-grader won the county-wide Scripps Spelling Bee — a feat he was unsure he would be able to achieve. “I […]
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Jan. 28, 2019 – Rachel Duff points to a vocabulary word on the board and enunciates it slowly for her students to repeat. She does this two more times before motioning with her hands and repeating the word for them again. This is the DuPont Middle School ESOL teacher’s strategy for teaching her students […]
Read MoreJan. 24, 2019 – We’re sure you’ve already noticed — the way math is taught in our elementary schools doesn’t look the way it used to. When the state of Florida shifted required math standards, Duval County Public Schools initiated a big shift of its own moving students from knowing the work, to knowing […]
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Jan. 23, 2019 – George Pratt just got one step closer to his ultimate dream of becoming a United States senator. The Paxon School for Advanced Studies senior is one of two students statewide to be selected to participate in the prestigious 2019 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). As part of the […]
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Jan. 22, 2019 – Danisha Love, Teacher of the Year finalist and math teacher at Raines High School, says her passion for teaching started with her love for learning. “I love being around knowledge,” said Love. “The knowledge you have can never be taken away from you.” After receiving a degree in biology from the […]
Read MoreJan. 10, 2019 – Everyday, we get hundreds of questions from parents and community members about the magnet and special transfer option process. Below are answers to the top six most frequently asked questions. We have done our best to answer in a clear and simple way. Additional resources are available by visiting our […]
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