After six weeks of nutrition lessons with Reynolds, Nutrition Program Educator from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County, the students in Questar III’s Achieving Individual Milestones (AIM) program located in Goff Middle School can easily identify the Minute Maid as a fruit.
On January 18, Terri Ryan was named Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Company 2013 Firefighter of the year for her actions that saved a pregnant woman’s life.
Sarah’s Sisters will hold an open house on Tuesday, February 25, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Esteves School of Education on the Russell Sage College campus in Troy.
Questar III teacher Mary D’Amico will tell you she never had the life-long dream of becoming a teacher, but it seems as though teaching was something that just came naturally (and is now one of her greatest passions).
The use of technology like Christin Kiernan’s SmartBoard and visual manipulatives such as blocks or counters is part of a program called enVisionMATH used in Questar III grades K-6 math classes. The program, which aligns with the new Common Core Learning Standards, includes multiple teaching approaches based on the student’s intellectual abilities.
The Questar III Mentor Program was developed in 2004 to increase teacher retention and improve student achievement. The program pairs a first-year teacher with a mentor in a non-judgmental and confidential environment
