Two years ago, we debuted a common literacy curriculum for all KIPP schools, inspired by requests and feedback from English Language Arts teachers throughout the KIPP network. So how does KIPP Wheatley look in action?
Unlocking a Risk-Taking Spirit in 5th Graders
Lisa Bonnifield, KIPP Fisher Fellow in Newark, NJ, is founding a new school and naming it KIPP BOLD. She aims to unlock a risk-taking, opportunity-chasing, grit-filled spirit in her future students. The question she keeps asking myself is, “how will we do that?”
My First KSS and It Went Beyond!
By Elena Larranga, Special Education Teacher, KIPP New Jersey I’m a six-year veteran teacher who is one week away from my first day teaching second grade Special Education at KIPP…
How You Can Use Khan Academy to Teach Math
By Michael Alderman, Communications Manager, TEAM Schools – A KIPP Region This post was originally published on the TEAM Schools Blog. At KIPP, we know that the success of our schools comes…
With Much Gratitude: 3 Tips for Teaching Close Reading
By Heidi Fisher, Dean of Instruction, TEAM Academy, a KIPP School Over the past 14 years of my teaching career, “The Bar” for excellent teaching seems to get higher and…
Returning to KIPP: Alumna and Founder Chat About Coming Back to Teach
Ryan Hill is the Executive Director and Founder of TEAM Schools, a KIPP region in Newark, NJ. Courtney Lok was once a student in Ryan’s fifth grade class and is…
KSS from a Teacher’s Perspective
Reflections on KIPP School Summit (KSS) by Lauren Cooke, Math Teacher, TEAM Academy How many times have you attended KSS? Seven times! KSS has taken me all over the country:…