The 5th-grade musical in District 28 is a rite of passage, and parents and students alike reflect on it for a long time. In this episode, Dr. Pearson visits with each music teacher to talk about why it is an important component of the 5th-grade...

In celebration of National Library Week, Westmoor Librarian Tara LaCerra and her assistant Kim Burnson, organized a school-wide writing project. Over the course of a few days, each K-5 class added a sentence based on the previous sentence to bu...

When the district implemented a one-to-one learning environment that provided iPads to all grades K-8, the goal was to ensure that technology was used to engage, enhance and extend student learning. This initiative is modeled after a framewo...

If you think school science fairs are little more than exploding volcanoes, listen in as students talk about their projects and how they implemented the scientific method of research. NBJH Science teacher Amber Paull shares what goes into these...

Listen as Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kris Raitzer, Director of Learning Michelle Jackson, Rebecca Stowell, a math interventionist and Nikki Penherski, our junior high instructional coach explain our change in instructional practice, then list...