The impact of a teacher on a student’s life by Greg Cunningham For most of my days in middle and high school, English was my worst subject. It wasn’t the reading; I can never remember a time when I wasn’t reading a book. From the Hardy Boys series to the
Cynthia Laroche, Part II by Joan Reissman When you’ve been working with students for a long time, you meet many different personalities. Once in a while, a student stands out. Cynthia Laroche is one of those students. I first met Cynthia in 2013 when she was a student at Cambridge
Ice cream sundaes seal the deal by Gary Kaplan The end of the year is a time for reflection and assessment. Looking back over these past two years, we have much to be grateful for. We have survived the greatest disruption in memory and students are now enrolling in JFYNet
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‘Connecting with your students is where it starts.’ Narrated by Greg Cunningham
by Gary Kaplan Helping Teachers Implement Acceleration We all know that the coming year will be the most challenging in memory because of the effects of the covid shutdown. Learning loss, or unfinished learning, has disrupted attainment of grade-level skills, aggravated achievement gaps and delayed college plans. Commissioner Riley has
Provide guidance to select online math content to build necessary skills for college readiness. JFY provides custom alignments for different assessments and curricula so that students can build essential skills for immediate needs and their future.
Provide early college orientation JFY understands that many high school students do not have some of the skills and knowledge to ensure success in early college courses. JFY developed an orientation mini-course, with guidelines and activities for students, to provide a foundation for academic success.
It is exciting. It is exhausting. It is a time of transition for everyone. by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist It’s that bittersweet time of year again, the start of school. We pack away our summer gear, bags loaded with suntan lotion, flip-flips, towels and sand, and trade them in
by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist It goes beyond quantitative data points Measuring “college readiness” is quite the conundrum. Some say it is about test scores, class rank, SAT and GPA. But I think it goes beyond those quantitative data points. While they are all important indicators of skill, there
Dear Friend of JFYNetWorks, You may remember a young man named Joey whom we have featured before. Joey was a pleasant, affable high school student with a winning smile and a low opinion of himself. “I want to go to college,” he said, “but I’m not sure I can do
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