Amy Casaldi, Author at STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ

What time does school start?

March 20, 2019Amy Casaldi Current Affairs, Education Policy

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sleep schedules. With the upcoming birth of my husband and I’s first child, and having friends with young kids things like feeding and nap schedules are something I find myself reading about a

Student Growth and Effect Size

February 19, 2019Amy Casaldi Assessment, Professional Development

Recently, I had the pleasure to sit through a professional development session geared around quick formative assessments. Having taken other classes and even reading a few books with formative assessment ideas I felt prepared for the session. What I was

Setting Goals

January 22, 2019Amy Casaldi Education, Life in the Classroom

Do you start the new year by setting goals for yourself? Perhaps it is one word that will be the theme of your year or a set of professional and personal goals. Do you do this with your students as

How do you show your students gratitude?

November 19, 2018Amy Casaldi Life in the Classroom, Love

You might find yourself reading this question or click on the title of this article because it puzzles you. Or perhaps you can immediately answer the question. There are lots of research studies to support gratitude and the positive effect

The Power of Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences, Part Two

October 18, 2018Amy Casaldi Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Parent Involvment

Conferences have come and gone for myself and many educators I know, but districts that start later in the year or have conferences after Fall Break may still be in the midst of these important events. For those reading about

The Power of Student Led Parent-Teacher Conferences, Part One

September 19, 2018Amy Casaldi Elementary, Uncategorized

A few years ago, after reading research about student reflections and goal setting, myself and a few teachers presented our findings to our administrator and proposed the idea of incorporating student-led conferences to our typical parent-teacher conference time. The number

Reflections on a Broken Teacher Cart

August 22, 2018Amy Casaldi Elementary, Life in the Classroom

It was a few days after the school year had ended and I was in my classroom. I was working on finishing up my preparation for the first few weeks of the upcoming school year and gathering materials and resources