I recently went to the park with my son, and he asked me if I would go with him on the swingset. I agreed, and we spent about 10 minutes on the swing. As the swing moved back and forth and the ground and sky seemed to shift, I thought about how it looks like […]
Today is the last day of school for our CMS 8th grade students! To honor and celebrate their future journey into high school, we put together this little video (see below). Congrats class of 2015 and best of luck in high school!
As I end my first year at Caruso, I thought it would be fitting to compile a list of the top 10 things that I learned this year at CMS! In no particular order… 10. CMA, STEM, MPR, DI, GI, LDC, DCA, PLC, LMC are all acronyms used frequently at Caruso to describe classes, locations, […]
This blog post is dedicated to retiring band teacher Toni Slepak. This June, Toni will retire after 36 years of teaching! Toni began her “teaching” career in junior high school. While in school, Toni got paid by her teacher to help other students. Toni continued her one-on-one instruction into high school where she had her […]
This post is dedicated to retiring Caruso Music teacher, Darlene Hoffenberg. Darlene retires this June after 40 years in teaching. Darlene first started her teaching career in Lake Forest and Highland Park, but for the majority of her teaching career, she taught Music at Caruso Middle School in Deerfield. The following clip (it is best […]
This blog post is dedicated to Donna Marshall, current Spanish Teacher at Caruso Middle School who is retiring this June. After 33 years as a teacher (26 years as a Spanish teacher at Caruso Middle School), Donna is ready to start her next adventure. Her most immediate plans of retiring will be traveling to Africa […]
This blog post is dedicated to Caruso Middle School’s Art Teacher, Cary Berzock. Cary is retiring this June after 37 years of teaching (21 years as a teacher at Caruso). I had the pleasure of speaking with Cary a few weeks ago about his thoughts regarding teaching, Caruso and his legacy. The following is a […]
What is community? According to the article What is Community Culture?, community is defined as “…the shared set of beliefs, expectations, values, desires and rituals that influence the ways in which individuals, groups, and teams will interact with one another and collaborate to achieve common objectives.” As I reflect upon this definition of community,the words, […]
As 2014 ended and 2015 began, with it came an exciting change in my life: my journey towards earning a doctoral degree! For the past few years, I researched schools, programs and talked to my fellow educators who have already completed this exciting journey. At the beginning of the new year, I started my multi […]
“In elementary school, 74% of girls say they are interested in math and science classes. But women only make up about 26% of STEM workers. Why is that?” questions Time journalist Erin Dockterman in the article “Chelsea Clinton: Schools Need to Support Girls in STEM“. In an effort to increase greater participation in a historically […]