Flexible Seating in a Tappan Zee High School Classroom Inspires a Productive Learning Environment

Flexible Seating in a Tappan Zee High School Classroom Inspires a Productive Learning Environment

By Barry Warner Flexible seating allows students to find comfortable positions throughout the classroom. Relaxed students are calm, focused and learn better when they have a chance to work together. Traditional desks in rows isolate students from each other. History teacher Beth Smith told the Rockland County Times, โ€œI have always enjoyed having the students […]

School Superintendent of East Ramapo Plans New Educational initiatives for 2018-2019

School Superintendent of East Ramapo Plans New Educational initiatives for 2018-2019

BY BARRY WARNER School Superintendent Deborah Wortham is knowledgeable of the best practices for maximizing student achievement and is supportive of the teachers in the district. She must listen and take into account differing viewpoints of various constituencies and then make the best educational decisions. โ€œWe believe that the initiatives we started in 2016 in […]