by SOCSD Communications | Sep 5, 2018 | News
Teachers across our district have been restructuring how they teach in order to provide students with real world, problem-based educational experiences that build important skills, including critical thinking, communication, creativity and teamwork. To support this: Read More: Classroom Redesign Project Underway!
by bculot | Mar 21, 2014 | Curriculum, News
Thank you to all of the students, parents, teachers, administrators and community members who came out for our First Annual STEAM Expo last night. The cafeteria in South Orangetown Middle School was packed with enthusiastic students showing off their innovative ideas: Read More: STEAM Expo a success!
by bculot | Dec 9, 2013 | News, Response to Intervention
On Thursday, December 5th, the RTI Leadership Team met for the second time this year to build on the work of Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset, and to delve deeper into the learning profiles of both students and teachers. The day began with a review of the All Kinds: Read More: RTI Leadership Team Meeting Highlights
by bculot | Nov 26, 2013 | News
The South Orangetown Central School District has just announced the names of the winners of the Students Spaceflight Experiment Program Contest from Cottage Lane, SOMS, and TZHS. Starting in mid-September, students began to learn about experimental design in: Read More: SOCSD Spaceflight Experiment Headed for the International Space Station
by bculot | Nov 18, 2013 | News
Science It is expected that the New York State Board of Regents will vote on adopting the new Next Generation Science Standards. Our K-12 science leadership team has been evaluating the National K-12 Framework that was published two years ago. Recently, our science: Read More: Science Leadership Team Meeting
by bculot | Nov 18, 2013 | News
Social Studies In social studies, a new social studies framework has been developed called, “New York State Common Core K-8 or 9-12 Social Studies Framework based on the five standards that were adopted in 1996: History of the United States and New York, World: Read More: Social Studies Leadership Team Meeting
