Welcome to Time To Transform Public School – Part 4! Take a minute to read Part 3 if you haven’t already, then come right back. This edition is primarily for the school [...]
Summer professional development—I know the drill. I’ve been on both sides of the lectern. In 32 years of teaching, I’ve attended more summer PD sessions than I can count and […]
Welcome to Time To Transform Public School – Part 3! Take a minute to read Part 2 if you haven’t already, then come right back. This edition is primarily for public […]
On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional, ruling that “separate educational facilities are [...]
Knowing that students learn deeply and are motivated by rich learning that involves authentic, hands-on experiences connected to their content, TAF Academy desires to provide students access to a [...]
On February 1, 2014 TAF Academy held it’s second annual Science Fair. It was however the first time it was an “all school” fair. It was absolutely fantastic! It was […]
Remember back in the 70’s when the song “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” by Nina Simone came out? It was written in memory of Simone’s late friend Lorraine Hansberry, [...]
TAF has started the process of spreading our academic model (which we call STEMbyTAF) to other public schools in our area. The first major effort is a partnership with Mount […]
This year TAF Academy is doing what many other nontraditional schools set out to do, but don’t accomplish: replicating best practices. This year TAF Academy has shared our best practices [...]
