Ly Nguyen’s classroom on the fourth floor of George W. Nebinger School is a place where students can come, plug into their headphones and recognize something familiar: computers.
Nguyen’s classroom is currently the only computer lab at Nebinger. It houses 32 Macs for students to use to learn and explore technology in their education, something Nguyen finds to be important in today’s learning environment, especially since most children have computers in their homes.
In her Bright Futures classroom, Tara Matise danced fast and slow danced to accomplish her lesson plan: teaching a group of 3- and 4-year-olds the meaning of opposite. “I’ve taught preschool for the past five [continue reading…]
A few weeks ago, Elena Flagiello saw an old student while on the street. Flagiello, a speech therapist for the School District of Philadelphia, waved her hand to say hello, but the female student didn’t [continue reading…]
Hundreds gathered in front of the St. Laurentius School to participate in the second annual St. LauRUNtius Fishtown 5K. While the race was designed as a day of fun, community, food, drinks, music and more [continue reading…]
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Ly Nguyen is the best teacher in all of PA.
Derek Wilson
Aww! Thanks Derek! That’s so sweet of you. I try my best!
Aww! Thanks Derek! That’s so sweet of you. I try my best!