One teacher, three students, and a model that changes everything

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One teacher, three students, and a model that changes everything Professional Development  •  Instructional Design  •  Modern Classroom Model How the Modern Classroom Model addresses the impossible challenge every teacher faces — and how one HCSS educator is bringing it to our school. By Suleyman Demirhan  |  Hampden Charter School of Science  |  2025–2026 The Problem Every Teacher Already Knows …

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Smart Technology Better Learning

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School today is so connected to technology and honestly it has become a normal part of everyday learning. In almost every classroom students are using laptops online assignments and digital tools to help them learn. At HCSS many teachers use programs like GoGuardian to help students stay focused during class and I really believe these tools can make a positive …

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Writing Like Readers, Reading Like Writers

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Best Practices in Writing Instruction Writing Like Readers, Reading Like Writers Nicole Godard  ·  HCSS Best Practices Over the last decade, I have tried every trick in the book to help demystify the complex work of writing for my students. Graphic organizers, sentence frames, miscellaneous acronyms… I’ve tried them all. Students would dutifully attempt to give me what I asked …

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To Read Well, Students Have to Know Things: Why Prior Knowledge Matters

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 If you’ve ever spent any time trying to get students to read complex texts, whether it’s a poem, a novel, a primary source document, or an informational article, you’ve probably run into the same frustrating truth: it’s not just about understanding what the text says. It’s about what the text means, and to figure that out, the students need to …

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