Zack Gilbert, M.S. ’07, emphasizes playful learning in the classroom to store knowledge into students’ long-term memory.
Meet the @EdGamer Zack Gilbert
Unit: Laboratory Schools
Fiddler on the Roof at University High School, April 5-7
University High School will present Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 5-6, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7.
U High’s Fitzgerald a finalist for Golden Apple Award
University High School teacher Bob Fitzgerald has been named one of thirty state finalists for the prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.
We Are Metcalf focused on learner qualities
Since August 2015, we have invested in teaching our students the seven learner qualities: I Wonder, I Think, I am Self Aware, I Reflect, I Question, I Have Grit, and I Connect.
Metcalf’s Winter Festival, February 8
We’d like to invite you to Metcalf’s Winter Festival on Friday, February 8th from 5:30-8pm at the Children’s Discovery Museum in uptown Normal.
Scholastic Book Fair, February 5-7
The Scholastic Book Fair, which will support the library and teacher classrooms, will be held February 5-7 in the Metcalf Library. Times are listed on the Metcalf calendar. On Wednesday, February 6, we will be having a special family night where the library will be open for shopping from 5-7 p.m. Our Scholastic fair homepage
Metcalf students visit ISU technology labs
On November 9, 42 fourth graders, 12 eighth graders, and their teachers from Illinois State University’s Metcalf School toured the Department of Technology’s Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Caterpillar Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory in Turner Hall.
U-High to present Tracks and The Bully Plays
University High School will premiere Tracks and The Bully Plays, November 30-December 2.
Barnes & Noble Bookfair, November 4
The Barnes & Noble Bookfair, which supports Metcalf School, will be held 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, November 4.
Why we’re giving back to U-High: The Hamiltons’ story
Former Californians Chris and Laura Hamilton credit the U-High community for helping their family to make a successful transition to Bloomington-Normal.
