Teachers Prepare for New Year with Professional Development 

​GSS partnered with mindSpark Learning to expose our faculty to the problem-based learning approach and a STEM-focused curriculum.  GSS faculty members learned problem-based learning first-hand by focusing on Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana. 

Faculty members met with the experts at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation to grow in awareness of the problem.  They conducted research and explored possibilities before developing solutions.  Through a collaborative team effort they formulated solutions to present to a panel of experts so they could receive feedback and reflect.

The week was a powerful example of risk-taking, creativity, experimenting, engineering, and innovating - all while building a tremendous sense of camaraderie.  All teachers will work on specific problems with their classes throughout the year employing the skills they learned during the week.  This week of in-service was transformational and our teachers did an incredible job.  Thanks to the Morgridge Family Foundation for a grant that funds a portion of this powerful partnership.​