Archives for January 2014

Ethics Before Devices!

Four years ago, Journey was one of the first schools in the state to pioneer Digital Media Literacy as a graduation requirement. Instead of prematurely stocking classrooms with expensive smart-boards and other alluring technologies, we decided it was most important to first allocate instructional time and resources to weekly Cyber Civics classes. In this way, […]

Fractions in Action

Ms. Amanda Simmons is thrilled with the effort and results she’s seeing in her 4th Grade students. For the past few weeks, the students have been immersed in a Fractions Block. Ms. Simmons first led her students through a progression of tactile and sensory experiences to make math fun and relevant (food, paper, sculpting, etc.). […]