
Articles
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What does literacy look like in Blue Valley?
Structured literacy concepts are taught in a way that allows students to form lasting connections to sounds, symbols and meaning in the brain. This approach is based on the science of reading, a thorough research body articulating how the brain learns to read and what it does as a person reads.
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Planning for high school should start in middle school
Planning for high school is one of the most beneficial things middle school students can do to prepare for their last four years of secondary education. There are opportunities in high school that aren’t as readily available unless certain classes and credits are earned in middle school.
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Blue Valley students find the wonder, joy and beauty in math
The teaching and learning of math in Blue Valley have students engaged, working collaboratively, creatively and finding the flexibility within a math problem.
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Q&A: Assessments in Blue Valley
Assessments in Blue Valley take on multiple forms from a state-required test to a teacher simply spending 10 minutes each day quizzing students about a particular topic they have recently covered.
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Social-emotional learning is integrated into the lives and academics of Blue Valley students
Every Blue Valley student is learning SEL skills that are intertwined into and complement their academic learning.