Category : “Literacy”

Assessing Civics

February 26, 2020Elizabeth Schley Evans Assessment, Education, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Love, Social Issues

“There may be a lot of things that Democrats and Republicans disagree on, but educating our students about American civics is something almost everyone can agree is vital.” -Governor Ducey, February 2017 In 2018, Governor Doug Ducey signed SB

Students take a brain break during testing.

Let’s Play! Maybe Older Students Need Recess, Too!

February 14, 2020Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Education Policy, Games, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Love, Social Issues, Sports, Uncategorized

Today was the first day of AZELLA testing for my 7th grade introduction level English Language Development class. They were very nervous during the first subtest (Listening), and then we had quite a bit of time to relax. It wasn’t

Learning Environment (Emphasis on “Learning”)

January 15, 2020Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Education, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Professional Development

Today, after a short PD session introducing an upcoming focus for our faculty, I was once again bothered. Rather, I was nagged by a small portion of that self-doubt that engulfs me every January before AZELLA testing happens. Our principal

Raising Digital Citizens

December 17, 2019James King Education, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Teacher Leadership, Web/Tech

The layers of irony in the 1998 film You’ve Got Mail are numerous, but most overt is that the hit-you-over-the-head motif in the film is that the characters all use technology yet smite it. Technology will end society as we

Controlled Chaos

December 2, 2019Rachel Perugini Books, Life in the Classroom, Literacy

I did a Google search for “Teaching is…” and the first four auto-filled responses were a work of heart, a walk in the park, my jam, and my superpower. Yes, teaching is all of those things, but it was surprising

Can I Still Teach?

November 22, 2019Jaime Festa-Daigle Books, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Literacy

This past summer, I joined one of my community’s Rotary Clubs. For years I had gone to Rotary as a teacher and requested funds for this or that project or to share this or that school update or student success.

“ELL” Doesn’t Say it All

September 16, 2019Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Education Policy, Literacy

Did you know that the majority of English learners in U.S. K-12 schools are not immigrants? From outside of the ELD classroom, it’s easy to see the group as rather monolithic in their needs, despite their cultural and linguistic diversity.

#FirstDays Beyond the Four-Hour Block

August 21, 2019Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Education Policy, Literacy, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

We were asked to introduce ourselves in our blogs this week, and that feels funny, since this is the sixth (or seventh?) year I have had the opportunity to contribute to Stories from School Arizona. This will be my 25th

Arizona SB1318 and Dyslexia Policy

March 7, 2019Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Current Affairs, Education Policy, Elementary, Literacy, Professional Development

SB 1318, a bill which expands requirements for identifying students with dyslexia and training teachers to help them, has been passed in the Arizona Senate and assigned to committee in the House of Representatives. It was developed by a group

The Gifts they Bring: English Learners and Gifted Ed.

February 7, 2019Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Literacy

A few weeks back I was chatting with a gifted education specialist in our district, an excellent teacher my son was lucky enough to have in elementary school. I asked him some questions that had been in the back of

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