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Printables for 6-8th Graders
Is your child from ages 11-13? Do they spend too much time on their cell phone? Print these out for your kid to work on during their free time! Browse by subject. http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/collection/more-printables/printables-6th-8th-grade
Graduation
PVA’s Graduation Ceremony was held on June 12th at the Temple Performing Arts Center where we were honored to have Dr. Bill Cosby delivery the commencement speech. He spoke to the students about his own trials as a youth growing up in Germantown and stressed the need to always have goals and to be continually…
Weekly Update – June 17
Asset return continues this week, and ends this Friday. So get all those books and laptops to the drop-in center, room 1078, 440 North Broad St. Our first senior class graduated on Thursday June 5th, at Temple Performing Arts Center, Congrats to all our seniors! Bill Cosby came, and spoke, where were you? Report Cards…
Virtual Reality and the Future of EdTech
As technology advances further and further into the future, where can we expect it to land in the field of education? How can it advance e-learning? Innovations once thought too advanced for children or too expensive for individual classrooms are working their way into the e-learning atmosphere. Take the computer for example. Only 15 years…
Untitled by Brandon Edwards
She cried in front of me for the first time And I realized how delicate the heart can be. But since I didn’t realize before the outcome was set Only thing was I couldn’t see. And with my ignorance at play, I blindly me the criteria for breaking a heart. I mean I literally…
PVA Weekly Update — April 28
The spring weather is here to stay and with it come some exciting PVA announcements! PVA Goes to the Opera Last Wednesday, some students and administrators headed over to the Academy of Fine arts to see an inspiring production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni! Can you find yourself or any of your friends in the…
How EdTech Innovators Can Learn From Classroom Teachers
Our EdTech posts of past have primarily focused on how educators and schools can focus their curriculum on new education technology innovations to increase student involvement and improvement inside the classroom. A recent article by Jordan Shapiro of Forbes.com flips the perspective. Shapiro asks EdTech entrepreneurs, “Have you asked the teachers what they want, or…
Weekly Update — April 22nd
As another nice week of weather rolls in, PVA rolls forward. Tomorrow is our trip to the Academy of Music at the Kimmel Center as “PVA Goes to the Opera.” We’ll be seeing a dress rehearsal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Students are welcome to simply meet at the Kimmel Center prior to the start time…
Portugal’s EdTech Success Story
Portugal’s government launched the National Technology Plan for Education (NTPN) to combat poor international test results, economic decline and scant internet access. According to Laura Devaney from eSchool News, the NTPN’s goal was to create a knowledge-based society, using technology and internet access to make the country’s education system not only current, but top-notch. The…
PVA Weekly Update — April 14th
Breaking News: The weather, it’s gorgeous! Get outside this week, PVA. Now onto the real news. Sign ups for “PVA Goes to the Opera” are due tomorrow. We’ll be seeing a special rendition of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Academy of Music as part of the Kimmel Center. PSSA’s are unfortunately still in the news…