As a child, Kelly Eveland was always fascinated by how things work. Taking apart everyday items to see the inner workings of a blender or a telephone sparked his curiosity. As the new Lower School Design Lab teacher, Kelly enjoys sharing that curiosity for learning with his students.
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Monic Sandels, Middle and Upper School Spanish teacher and World Language Department co-chair, believes the Parker community is a special place. Not only does it provide an environment for students to explore and grow as learners, but it also helps its faculty and staff to grow too.
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Betsy Lillie, Upper School math teacher, knows her students don’t like making mistakes. However, what her students don’t realize is that miscalculations lead to discoveries. For example, Post-it notes, chocolate chip cookies, and inkjet printers were the results of mistakes. The best thing Betsy’s students can do is welcome the blunders that come with learning.
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Otis Caldwell, Lower School Grade 4 teacher, believes the key to developing confident learners is to teach students to embrace the phrase “I don’t know.” To Otis and his students, this phrase simply means “let’s find out.”
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The classrooms at the Middle School look a little comfy. Enter Maggie Blyth’s Middle School social studies class and you are greeted with a number of different seating options including standing desks, balance balls, and bean bag chairs. Maggie and other adopters of a flexible seating classroom are doing more than just providing a different chair to sit in, they are encouraging collaboration and focused student engagement.
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Upper School Science Teacher Natalie deVigne says the best skill her students can acquire is to...
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Parker educators know that students benefit physically and mentally when participating in sports...
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Lower School students learn more than the power of the imagination in Letty Robinson’s ’78 drama...
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Parker’s athletic trainer Niki Dehner was named High School Sports Association’s (HSSA) Athletic Trainer of the Year for 2018. She accepted the award in front of family, friends, and colleagues at Marina Village in Mission Bay on Monday, Feb. 4.
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Every day is a celebration of literature in Katie Rosin’s Upper School English class. Their time...
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The mind of an artist is always thinking of new creations and learning new mediums to explore; in...
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The classrooms at Parker are magical places. Every corner, wall, and whiteboard has motivational quotes and positive messages that encourage students to explore their curiosity and develop a love of learning. For Laurie Buttaro, Lower School Grade 2 teacher, inspiring her students to become independent explorers in their learning is her driving force.
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