A School Making the Shift

Second graders designing exhibits for the National Museum of American History, teachers dressing up as endangered species telling their stories as a part of a school-wide thematic festival of learning, and middle schoolers using the arts and multimedia to share their understanding of To Kill A Mockingbird are just a few of the highlighted instructional strategies and assessments being used at Alexandria Country Day School.

My school's blog, Adaptive and Innovative Practices at ACDS, is jammed packed this week with excellent lesson and unit plan ideas. The purpose of the blog is to share with our parents but I think it is time to share with a broader audience. Take a look!