"What It’s All About": A Middle School Teacher Reflects on Senior Signing Day.
By:Nilda Solomon on June 12, 2013
Nilda Solomon is a seventh-grade teacher at AF Bushwick Middle.
During “Senior Signing Day,” my seventh graders sat in the stands at AF Brooklyn High, waiting for members of the first graduating class to announce the colleges they will attend in the...
Op-Ed: Common Core Gives Gift of Clarity, Feedback
By:Doug McCurry on June 05, 2013The Power of The Network: A Principal’s Story
By:Michael Rosskamm on May 31, 2013
Michael Rosskamm is the principal of AF Bushwick Middle.
When I was a math teacher in a traditional district school, we failed way too many of our students because we weren’t all on the same team. Everyone seemed to have a different philosophy or...
A First-Year Reflection: Learning and Growing at Achievement First
on May 22, 2013
Heights Middle.
Before I came to AF Crown Heights Middle, I spent two years teaching sixth-grade history as a Teach For America corps member in Memphis, Tenn. I considered myself a successful teacher. For two...
Earth Day Competition Showcases Student Creativity and Problem-Solving Skills
on May 17, 2013
Maya Guttman-Slater is an assistant to Principal Injy Carpenter at AF East New York Elementary.
At Achievement First, we believe in the power of experiential learning. We make sure to recognize days of national importance with meaningful learning...
Achievement First Featured on "Blend My Learning"
on May 14, 2013Tales from the Classroom: The Power of Rowing Together
By:Kate Stasik on May 09, 2013
Kate Stasik is a teacher at AF Amistad High.
A few weeks ago, my coach suggested I try a “hands-down discussion” to review multiple-choice questions and encourage students to voice their thinking aloud. He had seen it done extremely well in a site...
Achievement First Fully Embraces the Common Core!
By:Doug McCurry, Co-CEO and Superintendent, Achievement First on May 03, 2013At AF Brownsville Middle, The End of The School Day is Only the Beginning
By:Erin McGonegle on April 23, 2013A Light Bulb Moment: The Fusion of Academics & Character Values
By:Ami Patel on April 23, 2013
In my first year of teaching, I stumbled across some words that lit a light bulb for me. That light bulb has been on ever since. The words came from Rafe Esquith’s book, “Teach...
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