Zen Garden
Who: Innovator in Residence, Zoz Brooks What: Zen Garden Where: Cambridge, MA How: Fill the outer ring with sand, and the … Continue reading Zen Garden
Archive / Emerging Tech in the Classroom
Coding not a replacement for modern languages but a complement
By Jason Cummings, Modern Language Department Head at Beaver There is a lot of chatter in education circles about adding … Continue reading Coding not a replacement for modern languages but a complement
Students Skype with journalists at the Skype headquarters
Yesterday, three Beaver juniors and Global History Department Head, Kader Adjout, skyped with journalists and other media outlets at the … Continue reading Students Skype with journalists at the Skype headquarters
Advanced Spanish class Skypes with Yale University School of Managament
Dr. Cummings’ Advanced Spanish: El Narco class discussed (in Spanish) supply and demand as they relate to both licit and … Continue reading Advanced Spanish class Skypes with Yale University School of Managament
Blog discussion with students in Uganda at Beacon of Hope Secondary School
Rodney Yeoh’s 11th grade history students blogged with students at the Beacon of Hope Secondary School. This was done thanks … Continue reading Blog discussion with students in Uganda at Beacon of Hope Secondary School
MS Science Teachers Professional Development at MIT
Ms. Wildes and Ms. Reder attended a professional development workshop at the MIT’s Broad Institute on BioBuilders (biological engineering). See … Continue reading MS Science Teachers Professional Development at MIT
iTeach Podcast: Welcome
Check out the inaugural podcast from Beaver’s Tech Integration Specialists, Melissa Alkire and Yolanda Wilcox-Gonzalez. In this first episode, the two … Continue reading iTeach Podcast: Welcome
Beaver history departments hacks at Google
On February 14, 2014, Beaver’s history department attended a hackathon at the Google offices in Cambridge. Below, Melissa Alkire, US … Continue reading Beaver history departments hacks at Google
Student Skype with Holocaust Survivor
Mr. Gould’s WWII class and Ms. Brown’s WWII Lit class Skyped with Scott Dolgov’s ’14 grandmother, Terry Dolgov to discuss … Continue reading Student Skype with Holocaust Survivor
Scenes from EurekaFest 2013
The Beaver InvenTeam had a blast at this year’s EurekaFest — participating in design challenges, listening to keynote speakers, and … Continue reading Scenes from EurekaFest 2013