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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Mission Moments #3

Only you, dear readers, have the chance to click here to download the newest issue of the newsletter I write for the Elementary Division. Hear why word walls are important for emerging readers in Blackberry; how K/1 student voice is being cultivated in Laurel; how Sweet Briar teachers are using assessment; how Temescal teachers are developing student vocabulary; how Cerrito teachers are integrating art into the culture studies program; all about the interdisciplinary game-based project in Strawberry; and the work Laurie is doing to improve our literacy curriculum!
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