October 2012 - STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ

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October 31, 2012Eve Rifkin Uncategorized

Last night, I went to see Rosemary’s Baby as it was meant to be seen: In 35mm on the big screen. It was kinda scary, but so far-fetched, that it was also a little funny. As I sit down to

Invisible Errands

October 30, 2012Molly Reed Current Affairs, Education, Life in the Classroom, Teacher Leadership

To continue with this month's theme of Invisibles, I thought about what teachers do outside of school for the benefit of what happens in the classroom. It all starts with errand running. I'll share a typical week of school errands

If We are Interchangeable, are We Invisible?

October 25, 2012Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Life in the Classroom

I share the exciting drama of leaving lesson plans with a substitute. What will await the absent teacher upon her return? All will be reavealed…

Parent /Teacher Conference Times One

October 22, 2012Manuel Chavez Uncategorized

It’s that time of the year when parent/teacher conferences take place. Our district gives us two half days to conduct thirty conferences. However most of my students’ parents work out of town and I would accommodate them by working around

Invisible Leadership

October 18, 2012Daniela A. Robles Uncategorized

Vampires, haunted houses, witches, goblins, ghosts-oh my! Tis the season to ponder what truly exists or is perhaps a figment of our imagination. As I tune out the sounds of werewolves howling, I find one reality truly frightening. The power

Invisible Stories

October 17, 2012John Spencer Life in the Classroom

The Need for Story I'm watching a Forty-Niners game on a late Sunday morning when someone posts a Facebook video comparing the social networking service to chairs, basketball games, picnics and other deeply human experiences. Minutes later, I look up

All that is Unsolved in our Hearts

October 15, 2012Eve Rifkin Assessment, Education, Education Policy

At the end of the day, I could produce the spreadsheets, and get the thumbs up (and the bonuses) from my evaluators, but I knew that I hadn’t grown professionally at all. Not one inch.

Invisible Funding

October 14, 2012Molly Reed Current Affairs, Education, Teacher Leadership

I was stuck on what invisible of education to expose. I decided to check out what our friends at Stories From School Washington had revealed. I read their blogs and immediately my invisible list began to grow. And grow. And grow.

Invisible Data

October 5, 2012Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, National Board Certification

I indulge my yearning to simply immerse myself in teaching and with my students without having to collect easily-reportable data for folks not involved in my classroom. One solution is to provide funding or change the school day to allow teachers more time to gather data for public consumption and for use in the classroom.

Invisible Communication

October 4, 2012Lisa Moberg Uncategorized

Parent- teacher conferences are quickly approaching this fall semester, and it’s time to organize student data and classwork to share with the parents. I enjoy conferencing with parents as it provides me with quality time to spend with the number