Investing in the Classroom

Long after the school day ends, class is still in session on Thursday nights in Franklin Middle School as teachers trade their lesson plans for a seat in a graduate course led by Plymouth State University. Last spring, a pilot version of the partnership gave teachers new practices to bring back to their classrooms. The class title: "Try this on Monday." The essence of the course was to introduce teachers to new techniques, said Kenneth Logan, who is an assistant professor and English education coordinator at Plymouth State...READ MORE