by QPS | Oct 16, 2018 | Personalized Learning, Problem Solving, School News, Skill Building, Talk Aloud Problem Solving, Technology in Education and Personalized Learning, Thinking Skills
The question What are 21st century skills? is often answered by pundits, schools, and for-profit companies with catchy, possibly brand-able, lists. These lists are good clickbait but no substitute for ongoing attention to the timeless and emerging competencies that...
by QPS | Sep 14, 2018 | Parenting, Personalized Learning, Practice, Problem Solving, School Events, School News
Last night was our annual Parent Orientation. Having done this for almost 10 years, it may surprise some readers that we put a large, critical eye on it every year, as if it’s our first time. Just as we teach our students to ask and answer questions (and to...
by QPS | Sep 7, 2018 | ASAs
Guest post by 4th-grade QPS student Kepler Davis-Cousins and his dad, Simon Cousins Sempai (“Elder”) Elena Waldman has been appointed the new karate, self defense, and warriorship coach for the 2018/19 school year at Queens Paideia School. As a long-term...
by QPS | Aug 15, 2018 | Practice, Problem Solving, School News, Skill Building, Thinking Skills
This summer, scorching temperatures have turned Queens’ quasi-shaded sidewalks into large rectangular frying pans, and frequent, extended rains make many of us wonder not if there is climate change, but how fast it’s happening. It is often too hot to be...
by QPS | Jul 25, 2018 | Educational Technology, Media, Parenting, School News
On Friday, 7/20, Midday on WNYC hosted an interesting conversation and call-in show about kids and screen time. The guests were: Angela Santomero, co-creator of Blues Clues, Super Why!, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and other children’s programs designed to...