Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Each building block has a tremendous impact on the learning experience for students, staff and families, and every school handles those elements differently. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator.

Schools 167

Schools Change Management Middle School Middle School 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’re not just talking about the [ Pennsylvania System of School Assessments ], but our formative data and what we see in classrooms. We needed to improve that number and send kids to middle school proficient in math. It wasn’t about buy-in but instead helping teachers feel comfortable making changes successfully.

Beliefs 183

Beliefs Learning Math Assignments 183

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The network began the Greenfield Schools design project to research what the future of school could be, with the goal of opening two new schools in 2015—an elementary school and a middle school. The first Greenfield Schools launched in August 2015 in New Haven, CT.

Education 128

Education Schools Middle School Middle School 128

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Not only did these site visits provide examples of what personalized learning environments could look like at our schools with a 1:1 initiative, but they also gave us tremendous insight into practical implementation of the degree of change we were investigating. In the winter of 2015, the TAC visited our own schools.

Achievement 118

Achievement Elementary School Elementary School Schools 118