Author Archives: MVGate
Middle School Summer Book Club at MV Public Library
Bruce Berrol (EM-5) and Elizabeth Leane (OM-5) have lobbied the Mill Valley Public Library to pilot a Middle School Summer Book Club — a first-ever for our kids! To join in, just register, read the book selection & give it a … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Post-Mythology Treasure Hunt Survey
To the twelve families whose children attended the Mythology Treasure Hunt at the Legion of Honor, how would you grade the event? (Poll responses are completely anonymous.) What worked well? What didn’t? Please leave your comments or suggestions to improve … Continue reading
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Education Day at Maker Faire 2012
Thanks to Jon Chorley (TV-5) we have a special GATE opportunity which, to many of us, warrants pre-empting classes for a day. We have 25 tickets to attend Education Day at Maker Faire 2012 on Thursday May 17 in San … Continue reading
Posted in arts, out-of-school, parent-initiated, science, tech
Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Autodesk Gallery Guided Tour
Join GATE for a guided tour of Autodesk Gallery at One Market Street #200 in SF, on Wednesday 5/23 from 3:00-5:00pm. The Autodesk Gallery at One Market celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Multi-Media Photography with Frederic Larson
Nine days ago we took your GATE kids to work with the Academy-Award winning movie-makers at Pixar… Nine days from now your GATE kids will tour the Legion of Honor museum led by a Stanford Classics professor…. But we don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Post-Pixar Survey
To the six families whose children attended Pixar Tour #1, how would you grade the event? (Poll responses are completely anonymous.) This is the rebooted GATE’s first event; what worked well? What didn’t? Please leave your comments or suggestions to … Continue reading
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Pixar Private Tour
It’s exciting enough sneaking into the movie theater — how about sneaking into the movie studio? Pixar is the hottest animation studio on Earth — Toy Story, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, on and on. And they don’t give tours. Well, they’re … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Walnut Creek’s differentiation standard
Jeff’s ongoing study of comparable school districts found something nice in Walnut Creek: the WCSD publishes an eloquent 2-page position paper (PDF, 6/28/2010) on their GATE program, that proclaims an enviable standard for differentiation: “…differentiation of instruction is an integral … Continue reading
What teachers say about GATE
This post collects various professional resources to aid the In-Class Differentiation (ICD) working group in their efforts to build a case for GATE best practices in MV schools. ICD people, when you find good resources, please mention them as a … Continue reading
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Greek Mythology: Museum Treasure Hunt 4/22
Three days ago your new GATE Parents Working Groups met for the first time to begin their work planning enrichment activities for Mill Valley’s GATE kids. Today we’re thrilled to invite you to the first one: Edna Maguire parent Courtney … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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