One of the logistical changes that has taken place at Lincoln School due to the pandemic has been a shift in our instructional hours. At first, when we were 100% virtual and concerned about the effects of increased screen time on our students’ physical and mental health, we reduced our instructional hours. As we came … Continue reading Apples and Honey →

What follows is a transcript of the Podcast I recorded last year regarding self-care and meditation. There's never a bad time for self-care so I thought I'd re-post it here as a part of the blog. If you have 20 minutes, please check out the recording. I hope you enjoy it! ----- I want to … Continue reading Self-Care and Meditation: A Podcast →

A few weeks ago, we hosted Shirley Campbell Barr at Lincoln School Costa Rica. Ms. Campbell Barr is a published poet and social justice advocate from Costa Rica who has used her position to speak out on issues of gender and racial equity across the country and region. As an Afro-Caribbean woman, she is able … Continue reading An Afternoon with Shirley Campbell Barr →

At Lincoln School, we are committed to teaching students the skills they need to both function in, and lead, small groups. We’re doing this both as an “end” and a “means,” meaning we see these skills as an important part of the student-centered learning and teaching process AND as essential to their ability to succeed … Continue reading Student-Centered Strategies: Cooperative Learning →

New for the 2022-2023 school year, every tenth-grade student at Lincoln School now takes a Career and College Readiness course that is co-taught by members of our high school administrative team. This course covers multiple topics aimed at preparing our students for their future, including their final two years at Lincoln School. It’s an important … Continue reading College and Career Readiness →

One of the advantages of holistic grading systems like the one we use at Lincoln School is greater score reliability. In other words, it’s much more likely that a student would earn the same score, regardless of the teacher marking their assessment, than they would in a percentage-based system. As an example, what exactly differentiates … Continue reading Building Better Assessments →

As you know, the high school team at Lincoln School is spending our in-house, professional development time this year by focusing on our instructional practice.  September is the first month where we’ll be focusing on a particular instructional strategy and we’re kicking things off with exit passes. An exit pass (also called an exit ticket, … Continue reading Student-Centered Strategies: Exit Passes →

This year, I’m enrolled in a Graduate Certificate program from Drury University in Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Leadership. I’m excited to be taking part in the program, both because I’m passionate about issues of Social Justice and because I hope to learn more in terms of the concepts, content, and skills I need to be … Continue reading Why Labels Matter →

As you know, the high school team at Lincoln School is spending our in-house, professional development time this year by focusing on our instructional practice. More specifically, we’re talking about research-backed, student-centered instructional strategies that form our instructional core. They define who we are and what we believe as educators, and they function as a … Continue reading Setting the Tone →

This was our first week of the 2022-2023 school year, and it was incredible! We started with a whole-school assembly attended by students, staff, and many of the seniors’ parents. We introduced the Class of 23 and talked to them about the year to come and our general excitement to have them back on campus … Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude →