This is certainly an eventful time in the Piedmont schools, with new staff members, new curriculum, and new ways our educators and students are using technology in the classroom. These are just some of the…
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Common Core Math: Differentiated Learning
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Differentiation is an area of focus for the District. In addition to the new PMS math website, teachers of all content areas are working on developing and refining strategies for differentiation to meet the needs…
Welcome Back to Piedmont Unified!
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Superintendent’s Letter to Families: Welcome to the 2017-18 School Year August 15, 2017 Dear PUSD families, Welcome to the 2017-18 school year! I hope your students had a very positive, engaging first day of…
Upcoming PUSD Educational Engagement Opportunities for our Community
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The District values the input and collaboration with all of our stakeholders throughout the community. We invite you to participate in the following distinct engagement opportunities across the District: PUSD Board of Education – Workshop…
The Magnolia Message: October 13, 2016 Letter from the Superintendent
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Dear PUSD Families, As students are now settled into the routines of the school year, Homecoming weekend is behind us, and Halloween is fast approaching, I’m writing with an update of the work now underway…
Next Generation Science Standards — Board of Education Gets Hands-On Lesson from Teachers
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On October 10, 2016, the Board of Education held a special workshop on the new science standards, called the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Similar to Common Core Math, the NGSS emphasize reasoning, critical thinking,…
The Magnolia Message: August 24, 2016 Letter from the Superintendent
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Dear PUSD Families, I hope the new school year is off to a great start for your family. This is the first edition of the 2016-17 Spotlight on Student Learning, the District’s monthly electronic…
The Magnolia Message: June 7, 2016 Letter from the Superintendent
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Dear Families, I want to thank all members of the Piedmont educational community for the remarkable collaboration during this school year, my first as Superintendent. This has been a year of sweeping curricular and other…
The Magnolia Message: Letter from the Superintendent
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Welcome to the Spotlight on Student Learning! This edition of the Spotlight provides an overview of Piedmont Unified’s many initiatives to develop and deliver relevant curriculum through innovative instructional strategies. Over the last few years,…
Common Core Math: Secondary Math Textbook Adoption
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Since 2013, Piedmont Unified has been working toward the full implementation of teaching the Common Core Math Standards and Standards for Mathematical Practice. Currently our students in kindergarten through 9th grade are enrolled in Common…
Common Core Math: New Online Math Resources Offer Differentiation Tools for PMS Students
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by Lucas Denman Recently, the Piedmont Middle School math department has begun to develop a new website for students. The website,mathhorizon.org, will offer a variety of extension activities and problems for students to browse through…
NGSS Update: Implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards at PMS
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by Dan Kessler and Camilla Thayer The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) represent a shift in the way students learn and are taught Science K-12. The NGSS represents “3-Dimensional” instruction, where students learn what scientists…
Elementary STEAM Expo and the Importance of Arts-Centered Learning
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by Tracy Broback Imagine my surprise when I attended every workshop I could find on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) education at the National Arts Educators Association (NAEA) meeting last Spring and…
World Language Instruction Evolving Towards a Proficiency-Oriented Model
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by Christelle Hutin-Lee and Cheryl Wozniak Over the past year, the World Language department has been participating in professional development programs that have enhanced their instructional strategies and directly benefited their students. For example, the…
The College Admissions Process: How Do We “Turn the Tide?”
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by Stefanie Manalo-LeClair Almost everyday I either overhear students say they want to volunteer for a group or organization so that it “looks good” on their college application. Other times I have students ask me…
