Category : “Life in the Classroom”

When Executive Orders Get Personal

February 22, 2017Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues

Yesterday as I drove home from work. NPR reported on the new executive orders expanding the groups prioritized for immigration enforcement– in effect, increasing the number of deportations of undocumented immigrants. But I didn’t hear much of the story. After

Received

February 19, 2017Donnie Dicus Assessment, Current Affairs, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom

Recently, Secretary of Education Betsy Devos stated that many teachers are in “receive mode’ and are “waiting to be told what to do.” Many teacher advocates became ablaze with outrage as they decried this statement. I understand how many are

50 Minute Recess: An Experience in a K Classroom

February 3, 2017Danielle Brown Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Games, Life in the Classroom, Teacher Leadership

As I sit in a professional development on Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Kinder, toggling between Pinterest & Facebook, I found something that made my heart soar. A proposed bill that I have seen become law or policy in other states. A

Tyler

January 31, 2017Donnie Dicus Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Love

One of the things I wish I could do more is to be able to share the stories about the most important part of my profession; my students. Due to ethical and legal issues, I have to be very careful

Pink Piggy Bank On Top Of A Pile Of One Dollar Bills

Classroom Budget: Good for Kids & Teachers

January 25, 2017Jess Ledbetter Education Policy, Life in the Classroom

If you ever want to see a REALLY happy teacher, give her some money to spend on her students. When I found out that I would have a monthly budget in my current position, I nearly danced a jig in

Right to Recess

January 23, 2017Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues

In a scene from my favorite TV show, My Crazy Ex Girlfriend, a clueless shopper holds up a plastic wiffle ball and bat set and asks the clerk if a 10 year old would like it. She responds with, “You

Sticks and Stones

January 9, 2017Alaina Adams Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Love, Social Issues, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

Recently, a colleague of mine had the honor of speaking to teenagers about the power of becoming an educator. To prepare, she posted a Facebook status asking these questions: “Why should people pursue teaching degrees? Why should people teach in public schools?”

Reality Check for English Language Learners

December 8, 2016Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Uncategorized

Snippets of surreptitious conversational Spanish dart around the classroom amid scattered outbursts of giggles. I review the color-coded highlighting of sentence parts in our newest sentence formula involving superlative adjectives, pointing to the laminated neon cards magneted to the

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