A Principal's Reflections

Education can seem like a balancing act between what we as adults feel is essential and what interests our learners.  The struggle is real ...

Just because today’s students have grown up in a technology-rich world does not mean that they know how to effectively and responsibly util...

The holidays present a wonderful opportunity for many of us, including me for once, to relax from the rigors of work while spending time wit...

Contrary to the belief of some, educators work extremely hard for little financial incentive when you look at the amount of hours that are p...

Earlier this year I shared the amazing work of New Milford High School student Sarah Almeda in a post titled Students Yearn For Creativity,...

I remember a few years back, during a meeting with teacher leaders, a tipping point that would ultimately change the direction of professio...

This is one of those difficult posts where I honestly am having trouble articulating my thoughts. It is bittersweet, as the time has come fo...

In my opinion inquiry-based learning is one of the best pedagogical techniques available to teachers.  When activities are developed approp...

New Milford High School teachers  Jessica Groff and Joanna Westbrook created a Common Core aligned English Language Arts (ELA) task that ...

For many years New Milford High School was just like virtually every other public school in this country defined solely by traditional indic...

It has been yet another exciting year at New Milford High School.  We have continued to sustain numerous innovative initiatives while looki...

Memorization often gets in the way of learning and yet the practice continues unobstructed in schools.  Fortunately the sciences provide sc...

Towards the end of March and throughout April, Mrs. Moutafis' Science & Society class at New Milford High School studied Space Explo...

Social media provides educators with a wealth of tools that can be used to engage students and enhance learning. Unfortunately many schools ...

At New Milford High School we are always encouraging collaborations resulting in interdisciplinary projects.  Recently students from Mr. Ma...