CSUCI Science Carnival November 2nd
Our friends at CSUCI are holding their annual Science Fair this Saturday, November 2, 2013. The Rio School District will be sending students and teachers to experience this excellent hands…
Superintendent Blog
New Mission, Vision & Goals
Greetings Students, Staff, and Families, Recently the Board of Trustees of the Rio School District took three giant steps towards becoming a world class learning organization. We attended the annual…
Successful Schools = Successful People
Recently, I read an article from the Journal of School Public Relations. It talked about the results of surveys of 20,000 students, parents, and schools and their thoughts on their…
Images
These paintings and photographs represent some of the artistic output of JP. They were requested for viewing at a recent career day by Gabby (student) at Rio del Valle Middle…
Words
Here are some words we have been using and th8inking about lately: World Class Ranking among the foremost in the world; of an international standard of excellence; of the highest…
Books
The Leader’s Guide to 21st century Education Measurement Euler’s Gem The Rise of the Creative Class Revisited Whole new mind World class learners Thinking in Systems Bakhtin and…
Teachers Matter in This World
All over the world, teachers matter to children, to learners of all ages, to society, to the evolution of the human species. All over the world, teachers matter in the…
VCSTEAMN Colloquium # 2…..Materials
The Ventura County Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,Mathematics Network (VCSTEAMN) is bringing our second Colloquium to our community of Educators. Our first Symmetry Colloquium was great…. Our 2nd colloquium will be…
Earth Day 2013
Today, April 22, 2013 is the official Earth Day. The first Earth Day has its origins in nearby Santa Barbara. Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, inspired by…
21st Century Education
In keeping with our aim to provide a 21st Century Education for our students, the Rio School District recently became part of a world class network of forward thinking school…
Great Local Educator; Bonnie Walters
Recently, the Ventura County Star published an article highlighting a great local educator; Bonnie Walters. Bonnie now works at the California Oil Museum in Santa Paula and is doing great…
math minds and math learning leaders 2013
Improving math education and math learning for students has been a major focus of my work in the past ten years. Among current influences on the path math education should…
Spring Break
The Rio School District is going on a Spring Break for two weeks, the last week of March and the first week of April. We hope that each student, each…
Loss of a Great Local Educator; Deloris Carn
Recently, I received some very sad news, that a mentor, colleague, and friend, Deloris Carn had passed away. I am so sad I did not get a chance to talk…
Migrant Regional Speech & Debate Tournament 3.16.13
This Saturday, Rio Vista Middle School is hosting the annual Ventura County Migrant Regional Speech & Debate Tournament. I am looking forward to speaking at the event, just before the…
RIOSUPTwords
RIOSUPTwords is another in a line of new tumblr blogs I am experimenting with. Words mean alot to me. Words often have multiple meanings and need context to understand what…
Using Tumblr
Greetings folks who are reading my new attempts at using social media…. Here’s some news.. I have been using Tumblr recently and liking it. Its easy to use and has…
Friend Raiser 2.28.13
On 2.28.13 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, the Rio School District held a FRIEND RAISER EVENT. It was an excellent evening in which invited partners had the opportunity to view student…
RIOSUPTbooks
As the superintendent of the Rio School District, I am always reading but basically I have been reading one thing or another (and usually multiple books) since I was five…
The Rio Indigenous Project
The Rio Indigenous Project is a new collaboration, engaging the staff and partners of the Rio School District and the Mixteco community in a learning and development process with three…
Superintendent Commentary in Ventura County Star 2.8.13
Superintendent Commentary in Ventura County Star 2.8.13
World Class Learning Organization 12.4.12
World Class Learning Organization 12.4.12
Superintendent Commentary in Ventura County Star 8.4.12
Superintendent Commentary in Ventura County Star 8.4.12
Superintendent’s Academy Links
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) Integration Time and Date Culturally Situated Design Tools Songs of Insects Causes of Color Quilts & Hadron Colliders Snowflake Math Arts and Writing Tagxedo…
The Days Song
https://rioschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/The-days-song.mp3 The Days Song
Where is my Place in Space
https://rioschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Where-is-my-place-in-space.mp3 Where is my place in space?
Your Greens
https://rioschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Your-greens.mp3 Your Greens
The Question Song
The Question Song https://rioschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/The-question-song.mp3
VCSTEAMN
VCSTEAMN is an acronym for a new initiative I am interested in developing. For the moment, it stands for the Ventura County Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Network. VCSTEAMN…