Mr. Madison's History Class

05/10/2018

This is a great idea.

04/02/2018

Walnut making news for all the right reasons.

Can the classroom experience be turned upside down, putting students in charge of their learning, with better results?What does it mean for teachers?Three Grand Island schools are demonstration sites, called Schools for Rigor.The idea is to challenge kids

03/28/2018

Lots of good stuff happening all over Walnut.

Throw out the old lesson plans, as teachers embrace a new model to prepare kids for a changing world.“We have about three minutes left in class,” teacher Tyler Madison is working until the bell rings. Before the period ends, kids in his classroom know what

02/07/2018

‪What better way to learn about what Civil War soldiers carried than to do it ourselves. ‬

12/05/2017

Students collaborating and building a background understanding of political events leading up to the Civil War. Many great conversations taking place all over the room. Walnut Middle School

10/24/2017

Students spent time today collaborating to determine if we have met success criteria on the significance of the cotton gin. Walnut Middle School

10/24/2017

Ray Chavez said the most important thing in his duties as a coach and paraeducator at Walnut Middle School is to build relationships with students.

10/19/2017

Discovering the challenges of processing cotton before the cotton gin. Walnut Middle School