Best practices in teaching must be accompanied by meaningful assessment methods. Portfolios allow teachers to understand student progress in a deep way.
Portfolio-Based Student Assessment
Bay Alumni Story: Boris Cotom, Class of 2019
Click through to read our interview with Bay School alumnus Boris Cotom, class of 2019, now pre-med in the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley.
Meet the Staffulty: Lori Cohen
Growing up on the San Francisco Peninsula, Lori developed a passion for painting and drawing and became a skilled communicator. She thought she would become a lawyer when she grew up. This changed her junior year of high school when she began to deeply connect to the multicultural literature that she was reading in her classes. …
Passions and Problems
Next in his series for The Bay School Blog, Academic Dean Andy Shaw shares his thoughts on how students can - and should - use their interests and passions to solve meaningful, real-world problems. Education, especially independent school education, has a tendency to get buzzword-y and caught up in trends. One such buzzword these days …
Finding Inspiration: Addi ’15 on Discovering His Passions at Bay
When Addi ’15 transferred to Bay during his 9th-grade year, he wasn’t sure what he’d find at his new school. Now, in the middle of his senior year, the answer has become clear: he’s discovered his passions. From music to cross country, and US History to existentialism, Addi has pursued new subjects and stretched his …
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