Brent Conway
Phenomena "Inspired" Science in Grades 6-8
How does wind change the Earth’s surface? This is one of the recent questions that Danielle Stone’s 7th grade science class was seeking...
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Brent Conway
Small Group Literacy Instruction - A Critical Component to a Tiered System
A second grade classroom in late November appears from the outside to be organized chaos. There are groups of students working...
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Knowledge Building and Complex Text for Middle School - Implementing Wit and Wisdom in Grades 7 & 8
Preparing for Wit & Wisdom As our students returned to school this year, our Middle School and High School students returned to an...
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What did you do this summer? - Professional Development!
In Pentucket we understand that adults are lifelong learners as well and at its core, the school system is a teaching and learning...
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Advanced Placement - AP with MASS Insight Partnership - rising to the challenge
Starting in July, Pentucket will begin a three year anticipated partnership with Mass Insight, an organization that works with schools to...
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Implementing Wit and Wisdom - How it Started and How it’s Going
Back in September, we shared the initial stages of our Year 1 implementation of Wit & Wisdom ELA across our elementary schools...
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Artistic Intent as the Connection to Deep Learning and Expression
In 2019, The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) adopted the new Massachusetts Arts Frameworks. One of the main...
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Grading - What does an A really mean?
Since November, a group of staff at the secondary level has been participating in a professional development book study using Joe...
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Civics - Democracy in Action
In 2018, DESE revised the History and Social Science Curriculum Frameworks that prioritized civics education. Later that year, Governor...
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Teaching with Complex Text - It's a Complex Thing To Do
We often hear the phrase “Complex Text” but several questions come to mind regarding Complex Text. What does that actually mean, and what...
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Developing Empathy When Learning About Genocides and the Humanitarian Responses
Last month the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill requiring Massachusetts public schools to teach the history of...
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Building Knowledge Starts With Vocabulary
In classrooms across Pentucket, teachers are working hard to embed vocabulary instruction into their lessons. Across all content areas...
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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
Each year, October is recognized worldwide as Dyslexia Awareness Month, a time to come together to raise awareness and share resources...
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Biology as a Gateway to Many Careers
In Biology classes students collaborate, analyze, and think critically while learning about the living world. They study a range of...
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Why We Chose Wit & Wisdom
School is in full swing, and if you walk around any Pentucket elementary school, you will see a myriad of Notice & Wonder charts, anchor...
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Connections Through Coherence with Math
Having a systematic and sequential curriculum is key to all subjects but maybe most critical in math. What we have learned through time...
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Assess to the Point of Breakdown - How to address literacy instruction
Pentucket's work in recent years at the Elementary level has focused on developing strong early literacy skills. Since 2018 the district...
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Pentucket Regional School District
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West Newbury, MA 01985
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