April is Drop Everything and Read month, and reading is taking some creative twists and turns in 2020. Stories are coming from some amazing places and people. Authors are reading their stories, famous people
Where do things get more creative than art class, I ask you? MTS Secondary and Banaadir Academy teacher, Ms. Albins, created an interesting art class assignment for her students learning at a Distance, knowing that
A few weeks into distance learning and being separated from staff and students, we thought we’d share a bit of what should have happened at MTS Secondary recently—the quarterly Music Café. Music leader, Ms.
Minnesota became a safe home for a large number of East African immigrants beginning in the early 1990s and a strong Somali community formed. The Somali community became entwined in the culture of
I’d like you to meet Jill, a very motivating online physical education teacher at Minnesota Virtual Schools. Jill is committed to her students in remarkable ways. She engages with her online students personally all the
Dear MTCS Families, As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to develop, I know everyone is coping in different ways. Many people are coping due to loss of their normal state of living, and we
Distance learning is new for a lot of families all around the world. It’s a real time for learning and connecting in new ways and we are in it together, as this story highlights. One mother,
All around the world, students are learning and exploring in new ways. The best learning happens when students are engaged and connected. In an MTS Elementary second grade classroom today, the class read Those
Families, The purpose of this communication is to challenge Mpls Mayor Frey's recommendation to provide some emergency funds ONLY for low income families whose children attend Mpls Public Schools. The current recommendation includes only
Who says your teacher can’t be silly? Check out two MTCS teachers who are using technology to keep kids motivated with TikTok, the mobile video app with the mission to spread creativity and bring