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Transitions: A Parent and Student’s Account of School’s Closure

May 7, 2013May 9, 2013 - by Carey Reed

When Believe Southside’s charter was revoked in June 2012, Tonia Hucey had to find a new school for her son, Skylar. Here is their story.

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Middle school boys vault over park benches during parkour enrichment class.
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Fit Kids: Working Out with Parkour at a Brooklyn Charter

May 7, 2013May 5, 2020 - by Andres David Lopez

Parkour, a young and trendy fitness discipline, is brought to the classroom at Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School.

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Digital Literacy: New Director at DOE Emphasizes Greater Social Media Use in Classroom

May 7, 2013May 8, 2013 - by Aisha Asif

Lisa Nielsen is New York City’s first director of digital literacy and citizenship. She says her job is to help teachers and students become web-savvy.

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Tweeting, Instagramming and YouTubing in Class

May 7, 2013May 7, 2013 - by Amanda Cedrone

With smart phones, MacBook Pros and iPad’s abound, take a look at how a group of tech-savvy students at a private Upper West Side school are tweeting, posting and instagramming their way through class.

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Jeremy Rivera outside Bread & Roses
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Transitions: New Beginnings and Lasting Memories at Bread & Roses

May 6, 2013May 5, 2020 - by Joanna Seow

Their high school is going to start the phase-out process next year. Ninth graders Jeremy Rivera and Nakia Watson have the chance to transfer to better schools, but will they?

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Transitions: A Principal Reflects on Her School’s Closure

May 6, 2013May 9, 2013 - by Carey Reed

Like their counterparts at the 49 other schools in New York City that were closing or phasing out in 2012, Believe Southside’s staff and students were forced into transition. Here is that story from the perspective of Believe Southside’s principal, Shannon Browne.

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Tasneema Sultana before her oral presentation
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Preparing the Portfolio: One Student’s Journey

May 6, 2013May 7, 2013 - by Joanna Seow

Students at Manhattan International High School hail from 57 different countries and between them speak 44 languages. To graduate, they complete a senior portfolio as part of the performance assessment system instead of taking five Regents exams. Follow senior Tasneema Sultana’s journey as she puts the finishing touches on her portfolio.

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Blended Learning: The Digital Blend

May 4, 2013March 25, 2020 - by Rula Al-Nasrawi

Blended learning, a curriculum combining both digital and traditional learning techniques within the classroom is a concept that is being slowly introduced to schools across the city like Pathways in Technology, also known as P-Tech.

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Social Media: Tweeting and Learning in the Classroom

April 23, 2013May 7, 2013 - by Amanda Cedrone

Educators see social media as an important tool to aid learning in the classroom, but there is no consensus on how best to teach it.

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DREAM: Prepping for Stuyvesant and Defying the Odds

April 9, 2013March 25, 2020 - by Crystal Kang

Bronx middle schoolers face a tougher challenge than most when it comes to entering the city’s elite high schools. A weekend test prep program tries to change those odds.

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