Huntingdon Area School District

The Ideal Learning Environment

By Kim Rieffannacht, Ed.D. As schools transform into places where learners are developing skills that are useful in the information age, we realize that the learning environment need to look […]

The Flip Side of I do, We do, You do

By: Kim Rieffannacht, Ed.D. I do, we do, and then you do is a pattern of instruction that has been around for many years.  The teacher demonstrates or does the […]

Students vs Learners

by: Kimberlie B. Rieffannacht, Ed.D. Abraham Joshua Herschel said, “Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.”  Speech and vocabulary have […]

Hiring Through a Vision

By: Kim Rieffannacht, Ed.D. Hiring is one of the most, if not the most, important things a district can do.  Personnel are the greatest resource and investment within a school […]

Leading Baby Steps Toward MCL

by: Kim Rieffannacht, Ed.D. “What we are doing now is not working.  It is time to try something new.” There is nothing better for a school leader to hear in […]