Faculty Voices

List of 7 news stories.

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  Professional Development = Strong Classrooms

  Learning is a lifelong pursuit. These teachers practice what they preach.

   

  What if teachers could make math more hands-on for girls, so that they truly understand numbers and shapes, instead of just memorizing formulas? What if a shy girl could be suddenly emboldened by her classmates’ positive responses to her unique “video book trailer?” What if the practice of adjusting a person’s mindset could be put to use in the classroom to open up new possibilities for students?
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  Hutchison’s Third Grade Goes Walking in Memphis

  by Hutchison Third Grade Teacher Maggie Haire
  This has been a big year for the city of Memphis. From remembering and celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination to appearing in the network TV show This Is Us, our city has so much to show and tell. As much as the third grade students and teachers loved our Colonial America unit, we realized there was another unit of study that deserved attention… our city.
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  Developing Civic Literacy in the Upper School

  By Upper School History Teacher Ronnie Robinson
  A half dozen seniors stand on one side of the room, ready to disagree with the statement a junior in Global Studies is about to make that clarifies the U.S. position on chemical weapons in Syria.

  
  She takes a deep breath and makes her case.
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  A Simple Dot Opens Up a World of Possibilities

  By Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Missy Prewitt & Upper School Mathematics Teacher Molly Prewitt
  What can a simple dot teach us? For Hutchison’s upper school and early childhood girls… a lot, actually.
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  Not Your Parents' P.E. Class

  By Crain Center Fitness Specialist Heather Jordan
  I waited a few seconds as my friend stared pensively into the distance, processing my explanation to his questions about my job. When I came back into his focus, he replied, “Gosh, I wish someone had asked me that question when I was in high school.”
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  Navigating the College Selection Process

  By College Counseling Director Lauren Colpitts
  This is a busy time of year in the Hutchison college counseling office. As we prepare and send recommendation letters, transcripts, and work with girls as the application deadlines quickly approach, it is important to reflect on the relationships we build with each girl. Because of our one-on-one college counseling, we are able to vividly describe each girl in our letters of recommendation. Yet, our work does not start a few weeks before an application deadline; it starts years before. In fact, our relationship with each girl begins during her freshman year. This is the Hutchison difference.
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  Solar Powered Girl Power

  by Hutchison Horticulturist Mary Riddle
  Have you ever been so bowled over by the brilliance of a teen that it leaves you speechless?
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