January 2011 - STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ

Inequalities within the American School System

January 30, 2011Annie Diaz Current Affairs, Education, Parent Involvment

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133307552/ohio-case-the-rosa-parks-moment-for-education?ft=1&f=1013 Inequalities within education… Every child in this country deserves quality teachers and quality education no matter what the property taxes might be where he or she lives. The story above is interesting and disheartening… Maybe the government should be

The State of the Union… a 500-word rundown, in case you missed it.

January 26, 2011Annie Diaz Uncategorized

by Annie “We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. The rules have changed” The rundown: Lets prepare for a more technologically driven world. It’s a good thing. Its time to embrace technology. It’s time for

What do I know?

January 25, 2011Delyssa Begay Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

I have a student teacher this semester and he is the first in my thirteen-year career. I must admit that at times I wonder if I really know what it is to be a teacher. I observe and plan with

Leaving the Classroom?

January 24, 2011Alaina Adams Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

So I’m reading Katy Farber’s book, Why Great Teachers Quit: And How We Might Stop the Exodus, which explores the demands, challenges, and rewards experienced by classroom teachers across the country who are staying in the trenches of public education

Points

January 20, 2011Daniela A. Robles Uncategorized

Two weeks ago I had the privilege of being a guest speaker for a class that consisted of teachers in their second and third year of teaching. These energetic teachers had spent the previous class discussing characteristics of an effective

When can we teach?

January 20, 2011Jen Robinson Current Affairs, Education

I was talking with a friend over the weekend and our conversation went to school and instruction. Her district went back to half-day kindergarten this year. So she is feeling the pressure of how to fit everything into a shorter

Good News: Your kid passed! Bad News: You didn’t!

January 19, 2011Donnie Dicus Uncategorized

Imagine going to a parent-teacher conference with a report for the student AND the parent! Well, one Florida school district is proposing just that. http://www.parentdish.com/2011/01/19/report-card-day-could-include-grades-for-parents-under-proposed/ Parents will be graded on responses to requests for meetings, attendance at conferences, completion of homework,

Is Arizona Next?

January 17, 2011Mike Lee Current Affairs

Michele McNeil's article in Education Week on January 14th was a fascinating look at a near miss in California. She writes about newly-elected Jerry Brown's immediate revamping of the education agenda, only days after taking office and says: "(His) education shake-up

Kindness in the Classroom & Community

January 15, 2011Molly Reed Uncategorized

I spent most of my weekend last week glued to the television awaiting updates on the tragedy that occurred Saturday. Late Sunday, though, I began to transfer thought as to how to approach the events at school with students. I