tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85724955408296672302024-02-06T21:16:48.490-05:00Edgewood SnapshotsFrom small moments, a big picture of Edgewood SchoolEdgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-5114850780486385122019-04-16T22:10:00.000-04:002019-04-21T14:18:55.302-04:00Backstage Calm During the Storm<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Another successful Edgewood talent show this month! One more round next month! Since 2010, we have offered <a href="https://edgewoodsnapshots.blogspot.com/2018/02/backstage-talent.html" target="_blank">three lunchtime shows each year, </a>with each production repeated for a grade K-2 and 3-5 student audience, plus a dress rehearsal. Our production crew is made up of about a dozen staff members and three dozen students to pull off a lunchtime show.<br />
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Our first talent show of the year is usually in February. The learning experience in this first show is <b>pure madness</b>, as crew members stumble through production routines and responsibilities and are oblivious to the flow of the show. We're often too busy or confused to eat.<br />
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Typically, we hit our stride by that third show in May, when the team is a purring V8 engine. That's when the adult supervisors in the balcony and backstage are able to sit and eat lunch, while the students manage the production. But this year, our crew gelled quickly. This year in our second talent show, I snapped a group selfie without worry of distracting the crew and then watched the team execute a flawless production -- while I ate my sandwich. Great show everyone! -- Paul Tomizawa</div>
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Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-16806550332465792092019-04-06T09:46:00.000-04:002019-04-21T14:35:54.858-04:00Skyping with Cece Bell<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It's not every day when one of your favorite authors comes to your school. For Edgewood fourth and fifth grade students, Skyping with author <a href="https://cecebell.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Cece Bell</a> was part celebrity crush and part awe of her personal story. Her best selling book, <i>El Deafo</i> recounted her childhood struggles with her hearing disability. It was also the centerpiece and mentor text for the students' deep dive into a literary study of graphic novels led by district ELA coordinator Sue Luft.<br />
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Bell was clearly impressed with our students' <a href="http://blogs.scarsdaleschools.org/edgewoodtech/2019/04/15/video-chat-etiquette/" target="_blank">video chat etiquette</a> and knowledge of <i>El Deafo</i>, peppering her with interesting questions such as, "Why did you choose to make everybody as bunnies?"<br />
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<i>El Deafo</i> has quickly become a touchstone text for Edgewood students, who memorialized it in our Centennial mosaic. The title appears in the lower right corner of the mosaic, underneath the red apple, in a stack of popular fiction books.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">While Cece Bell has been our only author to visit us via Skype, we have had several others come to the Edgewood in person such as </span><a href="http://www.katemessner.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Kate Messner,</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://janettashjian.com/books/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Janet Tashjian,</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://www.toddparr.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Todd Parr,</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/laura-marsh/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Laura Marsh</a><span style="text-align: left;">, and </span><a href="http://www.janreynolds.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Jan Reynolds.</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-18449011490722559012019-01-11T22:58:00.000-05:002019-01-24T23:52:06.360-05:00Edgewood's Orchard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-67444132142765566702018-09-09T00:26:00.000-04:002019-01-24T23:52:30.147-05:00Looking at Edgewood History, Piece by Piece<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a fairly young tradition at Edgewood School. On the first day of school, the non-classroom teachers for Art, Library, Music, Physical Education, Spanish, and Technology coordinate a large multi-grade activity (<a href="https://edgewoodsnapshots.blogspot.com/2017/09/collaborative-kick-off.html" target="_blank">read more about last year's event here</a>). It's a high energy event that often feels like it's running alongside the edge of chaos, while managing to stay intact and on target with our objectives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year's program focused on the Edgewood Centennial. Students collected cutouts from posterized photos, depicting small moments in our school's history. They had to match their color coded pieces with those found by other students and together, reassemble the images. Students used their bodies and minds to meet the challenge. It was a noisy, fun day and sent a message that learning about the history of our great school was about to begin.</span><br />
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Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-57143847429938420342018-08-01T23:45:00.000-04:002019-01-25T00:07:47.313-05:00Ruth Friendly Returns<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Ruth Friendly, a popular Edgewood classroom teacher in the 70s and 80s, returned to our school this summer. She reminisced in her old classroom (Room 20) with former students, including our PTA President Heedan Chung, and shared stories that reminded us that we learn best when we're inspired to be our best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Among the stories she shared connected teaching with journalism. She spoke of a time when she and her husband, journalism pioneer Fred Friendly, sat in a Scarsdale high school classroom and noticed a quote scribbled on the chalkboard. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"The teacher's job is to make the agony of decision-making so intense you can escape only by thinking." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Mr. Friendly would go on to use this line in future interviews and in his lectures at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism because according to Mrs. Friendly, Mr. Friendly said the quotation reflects the journalist's job. He would later be credited with saying, </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Our job is not to make up anybody's mind, but to open minds, and to make the agony of decision-making so intense you can escape only by thinking." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Funny thing is, according to Mrs. Friendly, no one knows to whom the original quotation written on the Scarsdale HS classroom chalkboard actually belongs. Mrs. Friendly says she tried to find out, but no one owned up to it. For more stories of her Edgewood days and our interview with Mrs. Friendly, please <a href="https://vimeo.com/291978151" target="_blank">click this link to view the video. </a></span><br />
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Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-46549153592125554792018-02-25T10:22:00.000-05:002018-03-04T10:26:17.435-05:00Every Four YearsEvery four years, since 2002, the students and staff of Edgewood School have participated in our own Winter Olympics. And like the actual International Olympic Games that "coincide" with our event, we also compete. But through these "competitive" games we internalize the values of the five Edgewood Olympic rings -- Caring, Kindness, Respect, Friendship, and Acceptance. During our Opening and Closing Ceremonies this year we recognized the importance of living in a global community and we saluted the nearly 80 national flags that represent who we are at Edgewood.<br />
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The event kicked off with an inspiring video featuring student coaches urging Dr. Houseknecht and Mr. Yang to get "back into shape." As a school we met the challenge of running a total of 1827 miles, the distance from the United States Olympic Committee headquarters in Colorado Springs to Edgewood. And as a school we also met Mrs. Turner's challenge of reading 1827 books. A goal that we shattered by reading 4,129 books.<br />
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We met every Olympic challenge as a team. During this two week event, students partnered with their "buddy" classes -- older and younger classes working together in a shared activity. The type of activities that former students tell us remind them of the importance of having the Edgewood School community in their lives. As Dorothy Bench wrote in our school song, we belong to "the finest place to be." It's a line that resonates with students long after they leave the Edgewood classrooms and playground. And it's a line we remember, long after the Edgewood Olympic flame is extinguished and just after we light it again, every four years.<br />
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Edgewood produces three lunchtime talent shows each year. Needless to say, the staff and students involved put a premium on production value. It's one thing for students to invest time and creative energy into their performances, as former student <a href="http://www.edgewoodnews.org/news/TalentShow-BeingIn.php?id=273" target="_blank">Caroline Cavalier once reported</a>. Or to host the shows as our student emcees do with fearlessness, humor, and style. But behind each performance is a highly coordinated team of students and teachers working as Balcony and Backstage crew. They balance music and microphone sound levels. They accentuate moods with stage lighting and lighting effects. They photograph and videotape performances. They coach performers. They open and close curtains. They coordinate and distribute wireless handheld and body microphones. They make sure that performers are patiently waiting in the "on deck" position. They interview performers backstage. They assemble and break down production sets. And this is the short list of our job responsibilities.<br />
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If the audience only notices the performers, then for us in the Balcony and Backstage, our job has been well done. If the audience and the emcees aren't forced to wait uncomfortably as the backstage crew sets up the next act, then our job has been well done. Let's take a peak behind the curtains at our final February talent show this year, as the backstage crew (and performers) take about 40 seconds to set up for the next act. And notice how the adults, purposely step aside, so that students pursue and achieve a shared objective. Go team! -- Paul Tomizawa<br />
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<br />Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-3913261520041484532018-01-14T09:53:00.001-05:002018-01-19T04:42:44.041-05:00Remembering "My Little Enemy"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Young Carl Schorske arrived at Edgewood Elementary School, shortly after it opened its doors on January 6, 1919. He was enrolled in kindergarten, but didn't last there long. He got in trouble with his teacher, who marched him to the office of Principal Mary Piedalue.<br />
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As Professor Carl Schorske recalled, during his visit to Edgewood in 2007, his kindergarten teacher was offended when he sang a German song, about a German soldier. After all, World War I had just ended. So she turned him in to Miss Piedalue and declared him "My little enemy."<br />
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Miss Piedalue, evaluated the situation and understood what needed to be done. She took Young Carl to Mrs. Beyer's first grade classroom and introduced him as her new student. He had been promoted.<br />
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Carl Schorske would go on to teach history at Princeton University and earn a Pulitzer for his book <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin-de-si%C3%A8cle_Vienna" target="_blank">Fin de Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture</a>. He was also among the first winners of a <a href="https://www.macfound.org/fellows/89/" target="_blank">MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called Genius Award.</a> Professor Schorske died in 2015. To watch the complete video of his visit to Edgewood School in 2007, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7pZp7rm1l24enVJOGlDWE9mekE/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br />
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<br />Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-82204157352944572452018-01-05T09:57:00.000-05:002018-01-15T17:34:29.906-05:00Don't Open 'Til January 6 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Twenty-four years ago, Edgewood School celebrated its 75th anniversary. Dr. Houseknecht, along with staff and students, compiled a time capsule that year. It was then tucked under the stairs, between Mrs. Lamonaca's and Mr. Fitzpatrick's room, not to be opened until Edgewood turns 100.<br />
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There doesn't seem to be a record of the exact contents of the time capsule, but rest assured, on January 6, 2019, we'll all find out!<br />
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But if you're reading this and you were there that day (perhaps you're one of the students who signed the outer shell of the time capsule), please respond to this blog post. We'd love to hear from you!<br />
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Yet another wild surprise at the annual Edgewood Winter Assembly. This year's mystery Frosty the Snowman turned out to be Mrs. Pagel. But for days, students had wondered aloud and in online voting "Who will be this year's Frosty?" Since 2008, a member of the Edgewood School community has snuck into the Frosty costume and danced to "Let It Snow" after coming alive when the magical hat was placed on its head.<br />
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During the assembly, the build-up to the Frosty reveal typically features a nutty... circa 1980s madcap, sitcom storyline that draws out the mystery. Dr. Houseknecht is the ringleader, sending teachers off the Gym floor, one by one, to provide assistance to some strange backstage incident. And as each teacher disappears backstage, the suspense builds. After all, in the mind of a K-5 student, one of those teachers is bound to be this year's Frosty...right? Right?!<br />
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This year's Frosty was accompanied by the Frosty Dance Troupe featuring Mrs. Ross, Ms. Rosado, Ms. Benitez, Ms. Peterson, and Ms. Marques. Happy Holidays Edgewood!<br />
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Edgewood students delivered a bounty of toys to Cardinal McCloskey Community Services during our annual drive. But fourth graders Charles Rich and Chase Timberger can do a better job of telling this story. Here's how they experienced it, as reposted from <a href="http://www.edgewoodnews.org/news/ToyDrive2017.php?id=347" target="_blank">Edgewood News</a>.<div>
<br /><i>This year we went on a field trip to deliver toys from our school’s annual Toy Drive to Cardinal McCloskey Community Services in Valhalla. Our toys and clothes will go to more than 5000 kids and adults. Usually when we donate a toy, we don't know where it goes and we just forget about it forever. <br /></i><div>
<i>But this year we went with lucky Ms. Mangani’s class on a field trip to Cardinal McCloskey to deliver all the toys that Edgewood families donated. Last year Cardinal McCloskey collected about 70,000 items and they are hoping to get even more this year.<br /><br />Before Ms. Mangani’s class went on the trip, the whole second grade passed all the toys down a line and loaded them onto the bus </i>(see video below)<i>. When we arrived at Cardinal McCloskey we were met by their event planner, Kerry Gutenkunst.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>When we first entered the Cardinal McCloskey Community Services, the second grade started to sort all of the toys onto tables. The categories were Stuffed Animals, Board Games, Arts and Crafts, Puzzles and Games, and even Clothes. Ms. Gutenkunst reminded us of the important thing we were doing. It’s not just about getting presents, it’s about giving too.<br /><br />“When you wake up Christmas morning or another holiday you celebrate and you’re opening up a present, remember that there’s going to be another kid opening up one because of what you did,” says Ms. Gutenkunst.<br /><br />We are definitely thankful for what we have. Thank you Edgewood School for your donations!</i></div>
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Ever year at this time, first graders step into the spotlight for one of Edgewood's grandest and most endearing traditions, the Thanksgiving Assembly. The energy is palpable as the first graders spill into the hallway, just minutes before their performance in front of family members and the entire school.<br />
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In a matter of minutes, they will experience something that they will remember for many years to come and will forever define them as Edgewood students. In a matter of minutes, they will sing the classic song <i>Hey Pilgrims</i>, and be joined by older Edgewood schoolmates in the audience, who will sing and tap along because it takes them back to their first grade.<br />
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The Thanksgiving Assembly is about reflecting on our many reasons to be grateful and remembering those in need. The fourth and fifth grade chorus sang songs of gratitude and hope. And Edgewood students collected 28 boxes of food and presented them to a representative of the Salvation Army. But it's the song <i>Hey Pilgrims</i> that provides the soundtrack for the day. It's a song that lyrically tells the story of the first Pilgrims and their journey to freedom, but musically reminds us that we are forever Edgewood. - Paul Tomizawa<br />
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classroom. Prototypes are often among the early steps in the design process,
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necessity. Mrs. Blackley's student tables had cutouts to provide an outlet for
power cords and cables for electronic devices. A black plastic grommet insert
sat on top of the cutout, providing a grooved outlet for cables. The thing is
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just because they have been assigned this initial task, but they will also
assume responsibilities for helping to train other fourth grade students, all
of whom will receive their own design challenges this year. With guidance and
instruction from Mr. Fitzpatrick, these students are contemplating how to
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original grommet. Some prototypes sit more flush with the table surface, so
there's less of a bump. Some took advantage of the cutout and used it as
storage. Another iteration looked at building up from the hole, rather than
concealing its presence, to create a fashionable school supply organizer. For
students today, the possibilities are endless, when they believe they can
pursue them. In the end, this challenge is indicative of learning in schools
today that is meaningful to students and elicit their best efforts out of the
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Last week 5th grade students raised nearly $500 in popsicle sales. That's no small deal, since the proceeds go to the 5th Grade activities fund, which not only supports student events, but also nurtures charitable causes. And that's a big deal.<br />
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The world is a big place, but Edgewood students know they can be an influential presence in it. This may seem an overstatement, but the reality is that this is what teachers and parents should want for children today. Grow up with essential academic skills and knowledge, but be kind, decent people. Care for others. Give voice to those who've lost theirs or worse, lost the essentials in life. In recent weeks, thousands of people in our hemisphere suddenly found themselves without food, water, and their homes.<br />
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I'm told that the 5th grade activity fund will provide some relief to families in the US Virgin Islands, which were ravaged by Hurricane Irma. Edgewood students are no strangers to humanitarian relief efforts. In the past, they have raised money for mosquito nets, clean water, and school supplies in developing countries. Sometimes they've coordinated these efforts through the Edgewood Student Involvement Council, sometimes they've done it independently, driven by a higher purpose. They're Edgewood kids. Globally aware and ready to give their voice to those in need. - Paul Tomizawa<br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-088f06b6-d7f5-419c-4984-fb8b14dfadb4">The Edgewood Library is currently undergoing a structural makeover, but when it emerges from drop cloths and protective sheetrock, it will be remade as our Library Learning Commons. The term "learning commons" dates back to the 1990s as higher ed began to rethink the purpose of the library and how it meets the needs of today's learners. Today's <a href="http://www.schoollearningcommons.info/making-it-work" target="_blank">learning commons</a> have been influenced by the thinking of a number of educators and librarians, including most recently <a href="http://www.davidvl.org/Home.html" target="_blank">David Loertscher</a>, who view the library as the heart of the school community. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The task of designing the Edgewood Library Learning Commons will rest with the students and staff of Edgewood school. In the coming months, we'll invite them to participate in conversations on how physical and virtual space impacts student and professional learning. This, however, is not a new conversation. Last year, we began these discussions using a district <a href="https://www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/domain/798" target="_blank">Center for Innovation</a> grant to examine flexible learning spaces through our use of <a href="http://edgewoodtech.blogspot.com/2016/10/room-18-grant.html" target="_blank">Room 18</a>, which became a laboratory for reconfiguring classroom space. Since then, teachers have been busy reworking their own classrooms. More to come. - Paul Tomizawa</span><br />
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Edgewood's <i>Walking</i> School Bus has begun its first rounds of the year. This bus is not fueled by gas, but by students and parents looking to get some fresh air and exercise on their way in to Edgewood School. The bus uses the typical routes. As people join at their stops, the routes look like a parade, with friends and family marching towards school. Edgewood first introduced the Walking School Bus in 2008. Below is the write-up and interviews from an <a href="http://blogs.scarsdaleschools.org/edgewoodhistory/" target="_blank">Edgewood Historical Society</a> feature introducing the Walking School Bus that year (pardon the quality of the video):<br />
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<br />Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-62807559123633414962017-09-09T10:25:00.001-04:002017-09-09T19:46:34.381-04:00Collaborative Kickoff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our Specials teaching team (art, music, PE, library, technology) met with the entire student body on the first day of school. We introduced students to aspects of our subject areas, while reinforcing the ideas of teamwork, empathy, and perseverance that are so important to learning successfully at Edgewood School.<br />
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The Technology and Library team featured Mr. Tomizawa (me) and our awesome new librarian Mrs. Alison Turner. Students were challenged with engineering tasks such as building tall and strong structures and for our youngest students, reconstructing a familiar story, the <i>Very Hungry Caterpillar.</i></div>
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These Specials team events were all fast-paced and fun. At times, the gym was as raucous as a stadium. So while classroom teachers took this opportunity to meet and plan together, their students chanted and cheered on their teammates. And everyone, students and teachers alike, took away great memories from the first day of school. - Paul Tomizawa</div>
Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-59829566155984675662017-02-12T18:30:00.001-05:002017-02-16T13:39:08.990-05:00Talent Show Season Begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's Talent Show season at Edgewood. Each February, Edgewood organizes the first of these lunchtime showcases, followed by two additional performances in the spring. It's an amazing display of talent and courage as students stand in the spotlight to perform live for peers and adults. In their corner helping these performers look and sound their best, is an all-student backstage and balcony production crew, flanked by plenty of teacher advisors. For an insider's look at our talent show, <a href="http://www.edgewoodnews.org/news/TalentShow-BeingIn.php?id=273&s=40&p=20" target="_blank">watch this piece by Caroline</a>, a former Edgewood student. -- Paul Tomizawa<br />
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<br />Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-13927391848633884652017-02-10T15:15:00.000-05:002017-10-01T08:39:27.854-04:00Edgewood U FinaleEdgewood University, the building-wide collaborative learning experience, in which staff and students explored more than 20 special interest topics, has ended its ground-breaking and at times inspiring six Friday semester. The concept of Edgewood U was driven by a desire to rethink school, in which learning is driven by passion and the need to develop skills for learning, rather than an obligation to absorb content. Below is a great write-up on our Edgewood U experience.<br />
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This year Scarsdale elementary students are hearing a lot about robots in the classroom. It doesn't seem that long ago that the idea of a robot in our lives was limited to <a href="https://johnkennethmuir.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/lostinspace2.jpg" target="_blank">SciFi plotlines</a> or <a href="http://asimo.honda.com/" target="_blank">expensive house servants</a>. But today robots are more accessible to young learners than ever before.<br />
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At Jerry Crisci's <a href="http://scarsdale10583.com/about-joomla/schools/5948-technology-education-report-from-bluebots-to-life-hacks-what-s-new-with-steam-in-scarsdale" target="_blank">annual district technology report</a>, he overviewed the K-12 STEAM offerings, but showed how K-2 students in particular are learning to code using an online platform called <a href="https://www.kodable.com/" target="_blank">Kodable</a> and two robots -- <a href="https://www.makewonder.com/dash" target="_blank">Dash</a> and <a href="https://www.bee-bot.us/bluebot.html" target="_blank">Blue-Bots</a>.<br />
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Blue-Bots, also known as Bee-Bots, provides our youngest students with an introduction to programming concepts in a manner that's concrete, hands-on, and so much fun! These robots can be operated using five main push-button commands on its back -- Forward, Backward, Left Turn, Right Turn, and GO, which will RUN the user's programmed sequence of instructions. With each forward or backward command, the BlueBot will roll 6 inches. With each press of the Left Turn arrow, the Blue-Bot will make a 90 degree turn to the left of the direction it is facing.<br />
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Seeing these instructions through the eyes of Blue-Bot is important. It teaches students to step outside themselves and see from the perspective of another being, whether it's a robot or a person. But let's face it. Kids treat them as more than just robots. The Blue-Bots are pretty cute and our primary grade students adore them. They shower them with cheerful praise as if they were a younger child or a puppy. But the level of engagement goes well beyond puppy love.<br />
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These 5-7 year olds are learning how to sequence, loop, and debug. Through robotics they are learning fundamental programming concepts. They are developing an understanding that their actions trigger an outcome and that if two don't match, then they need to walk back their steps, analyze their code, and patiently devise a plan to achieve their hoped for outcome. It's a mindset that will serve them well for the rest of their lives.<br />
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Read more Edgewood technology stories in the <a href="https://edgewoodtech.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tech Blog.</a>Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-38333386860386772622017-01-12T06:41:00.000-05:002017-02-16T13:39:33.488-05:00Charlie Chaplin Comes to Edgewood<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Launching along side Edgewood University, the program of special interest courses that runs every Friday for six weeks (Jan 6 - Feb 10), is the Edgewood Film Festival. The Festival features conversations and clips from about a dozen Depression era movies. The purpose of these discussions is for students to understand how children coped with poverty during the Depression.<br />
One of the films featured in the Festival is Charlie Chaplin's <i>City Lights (1931)</i>. It's a funny and touching love story in which the little guy and the little girl, despite the misfortunes slung at them, nurture hope long enough to find that one thing in life for which they most yearn.<br />
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I was pleasantly surprised to see how well Chaplin's visual humor played to an audience of 7 year olds, more than 80 years after its first run. Here's a sample of what made them laugh. Watch this scene from <i>City Lights</i> in which Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character provides a visual commentary on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzUlq5Pd9PI" target="_blank">a society of haves and have nots.</a><br />
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The Edgewood Winter Assembly is never without surprises. But this year's was probably the most stunning of them all. There were outstanding performances from vocalists Christina Semple and William Goh, as well as the Edgewood String Ensemble. And there was Sajiv Mehta, this year's Teacher-in-Charge for a Day, who tag teamed with Teacher-in-Charge Mr. Yang to emcee the program with Dr. Houseknecht. But let there be no mistake. The Winter Assembly has become known for one haunting question-- "Who do you think will play Frosty in this year's Winter Assembly?"<br />
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Edgewood News runs an <a href="http://www.edgewoodnews.org/vote.php?z=1151" target="_blank">online poll</a> in the days prior to the assembly. The voting is wild and <u>never</u> predicts the actual winner, but it's fun to watch the tallies roll in! Among the highest votes went to Nurse Duffy and 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Nedwick. In the end, our Frosty turned out to be Mrs. Pinto's teacher's aide, Mr. Destefano, who called in "sick" that day giving us this one unforgettable moment as <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7pZp7rm1l24RG9pbU0zdURVQjA/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Mrs. Pinto's students erupted in sheer jubilation after Frosty's identity was revealed onstage.</a> Happy Holidays everyone!<br />
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<br />Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-30969701438139446352016-11-26T06:50:00.000-05:002016-11-28T07:09:46.415-05:00Being Thankful<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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During the Thanksgiving Assembly, the fourth grade chorus sent its audience a reminder, intentional or not after a testy presidential election, that despite our differences, people have more in common than they realize. Here's a sampling of the lyrics from their song <i>Colors of the Wind</i>.<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />You think the only people who are people</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Are the people who look and think like you</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">You'll learn things you never knew you never knew</span></i></div>
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Nice touch before sending the Edgewood community into a holiday weekend filled with reflection and gratitude.<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></i>Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-81577777565403037122016-10-26T06:57:00.000-04:002017-01-03T09:11:02.991-05:00Classical Cafe: Tablas<span id="docs-internal-guid-2c4a2b9f-aac7-b5ee-1639-e606d88c27a1"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Have you ever heard of the Tablas? Our friend Ronak in Mr. DelMonaco’s fifth grade class has not only heard of them, but he plays them beautifully!! Ronak recently performed at Classical Cafe on the Tablas, and of course, he was amazing!! We spoke to Ronak after his performance. He talked about about the Tablas and his personal experiences with them! <a href="https://drive.google.com/a/scarsdaleschools.org/file/d/0B8PjciibDlSdbW9VTEphREhsNTg/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Listen here.</a></i></span></div>
Edgewood Snapshotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303337886497129276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572495540829667230.post-32433992036753746352016-10-10T08:58:00.000-04:002018-02-25T08:59:35.318-05:00Redesigning Room 18: A CfI Grant<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-21d158d6-fbf2-3057-78ae-74326bd0cfec"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What Could we do with Room 18?</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It’s what we’re asking of Edgewood students and teachers. Take an empty classroom and contemplate the use of space. Remove the classic classroom structures and redesign the room to encourage contemporary thoughts on learning and teaching. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Room 18, which was formerly used as a classroom, has become our laboratory for experimental thinking on instructional redesign. The lead research team includes Marilyn Blackley (4th grade), Matthew Fitzpatrick (art), Lisa Forte (music), and Paul Tomizawa (technology). The team is supported by Dr. Scott Houseknecht and William Yang, along with other staff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Our goal, with the support of a <a href="https://www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/domain/798" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Center for Innovation</a> grant, is to use this space to springboard ideas that seek to re-envision existing classrooms and prompt thinking on how space impacts teaching and learning. Room 18 is an environment that will provide flexible learning spaces and materials to help us develop collaborative and problem solving skills. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It’s where, through the principles of Design Thinking, we can research and tackle problems, whether they are located globally or in our own classrooms. It’s where teachers and students can imagine the potential inside their own classrooms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Teachers are perpetually intrigued with reconfiguring their rooms, for the sake of igniting student activity, but the exercise of moving and removing pieces of furniture, often leaves teachers faced with the dread of eliminating the structures that support a longstanding curriculum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Our hope is that Room 18 becomes the antidote to that dread, providing a sandbox for redesigning classroom space and curriculum experiences, while better meeting the needs of today’s diverse learners. Our hope is that this space is where teachers and students will come to be inspired, using the tools and materials they will need to some day contemplate the question: “What could we do with our own classroom?” -- Paul Tomizawa</span></div>
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