Staff Spotlight – Learning Designer, Crystal Beshears
“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” Ignacio Estrada Crystal Beshears is empathetic,
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Lesson #1: Texarkana Arkansas School District Project-Based Student Expo
In the past few months, I’ve had the pleasure of spending significant time in schools with educators, students, families, and community and business
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GUEST BLOG: Personalized Learning – Every Student on a Team
I am one of those that doesn’t get involved in basketball or March Madness until it gets down to the really competitive, final
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The Good Times Rolls with Marsha and Carolyn 1.3
Hi! Marsha here…I just returned from a small trek to Rochester, MN. Carolyn and I separated ways this week as she joined the
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Creating an Environment for Learning at Star City Schools
The Office of Innovation for Education has worked with Star City Schools for several years. Star City High School and Middle School are
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The Award Winning EAST Program at Sonora Middle School
Derek Ratchford leads the EAST program at Sonora Middle School in Springdale, Arkansas. This year, the program was named the Overall Founder’s Winner
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City Year – Making an Impact in LRSD
After a recent visit to Hall High School, it was evident that an organization known as City Year of Little Rock is making
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The Good Times Roll with Marsha and Carolyn 1.2
Well, folks, this time I had to hit the road without Marsha, but I was not alone. Twenty-nine (yes that is 29!) educators
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Hall High – A High Reliability School
Dr. Mark Roberts, 2nd year principal of Hall High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been a principal for 28 years. In his
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The Good Times Roll with Marsha and Carolyn 1.1
The car is loaded, and with great anticipation Marsha and Carolyn can’t help but hum “On the road again, just can’t wait to
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