Category Archives: Teaching & Learning

The Transparency Files: Standardized Testing

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jon Mitzmacher

This is our third year of publishing the “Grade Equivalent Scores” for the Iowa Test of Basic Skills or ITBS – the standardized test we take annually at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School.  We did not have comparison data … Continue reading →

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The Transparency Files: Annual Parent Survey

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jon Mitzmacher

After making transparent the results of my own evaluation by both myself and my faculty, it is time to turn to our other annual survey: the Annual Parent Survey.  [For comparison sake, you are welcome to explore last year's reflection.] I … Continue reading →

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Is Hosting edJEWcon Good for MJGDS?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jon Mitzmacher

There is no criteria I can think of that would not conclude that this week’s edJEWcon 5773.1 was anything other than an unqualified success.  And I do not want to duplicate the amazing curatorial efforts of my colleagues and present … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for edJEWcon 5773.1

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jon Mitzmacher

Who was the smart guy who didn’t build a travel day into this year’s Passover Break? This guy! It has been quite a short week recovering from Passover and preparing for a tremendous amount of important events and programs to … Continue reading →

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Take My Wordle For It

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Jon Mitzmacher

A deep breath on a lovely day-of-Erev Tu B’Shevat here in Jacksonville, Florida.  Students throughout the school are engaged in different planting projects, seders, and celebrations of this “New Year for the Trees”.  And, for whatever reason, this week of the … Continue reading →

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The Transparency Files: MJGDS Learning Target

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jon Mitzmacher

I blogged last week, here, about tomorrow’s exciting MJGDS EdCamp!  We are very excited for our day of learning and I will hopefully write a bonus blog next week reflecting and sharing the experience.  Since I will be unable to … Continue reading →

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MJGDS EdCamp

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Jon Mitzmacher

Let me begin by giving full credit to this blog post to Andrea Hernandez, our Director of Teaching & Learning, not only for most of the ideas, but the links as well.  We are finishing up planning for next Friday’s … Continue reading →

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If You Are Thinking About Kindergarten

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Jon Mitzmacher

With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us and Winter Break looming, we are entering prime time for parents – particularly parents of pre-kindergarten aged children – to explore and make decisions about schooling.  With this age in particular, the conversations typically … Continue reading →

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Reflection Leads to Achievement

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Jon Mitzmacher

Our mission is to achieve the academic benchmarks and standards that define success. Our philosophy is to provide each student with “a floor, but no ceiling” representing each student’s maximum success.  Our pedagogy is this “thing” we’ve been calling “21st … Continue reading →

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Vlogging What You Preach

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Jon Mitzmacher

I was meeting on Friday with Andrea Hernandez, our Director of Teaching & Learning (formally “21st Century Learning” – we are trying to message that “21st Century Learning” is synonymous with “Teaching & Learning”), who chided me for not role … Continue reading →

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