Patrick C. Daly, Superintendent

Dear North Reading Educators We are excited to announce Google Drive, a new way to access and share all your files and folders, at any time and on any device. Google Drive replaces and enhances what you know today as your Google Documents List. For the most part you will not have to do anything but you will notice a few changes if you are using Google Apps for education. What is Google Drive? Think of Google Drive as your personal stash of files and folders that follows you wherever you go - it lets you keep everything and share anything. With Google Drive, you can access files, folders, and Google Docs from a web browser or any device where you've installed your Google Drive. Your Google Drive is in the cloud, but you can also install the desktop and mobile application to access your files from your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other Android or iOS mobile device, in addition to the online interface at drive.google.com . Google Drive's built-in sync cap...

The Flipped Classroom comes to North Reading One of the buzzwords that we often hear in educational circles is the concept of the “flipped classroom.”   What exactly does this mean, and how can this impact education in North Reading? In the age of the internet content is readily available at the fingertips of our students.   In the old paradigm the teacher is at the front of the room as the master of the content.   In this scenario the student sits and takes notes, often individually, participates in some group activities, and is challenged to present what she has learned periodically through quizzes, tests, papers, labs, and other assessments.   Homework often consists of assignments that revisit the concepts from that day’s lesson and are, for the most part, completed individually. This is the old paradigm. It’s important to note that this is NOT how most of our classrooms in North Reading operate today!   However, there is always room for...