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Over the past few years, I have had the opportunities to attend workshops and various meetings and meet many teachers that were neither at my school site nor even in my district or city.  It was interesting and intellectually stimulating

As the Arizona temperatures begin to fall below a hundred, and the excitement surrounding “Education Week” in America begins to fade, we find ourselves with lingering thoughts. I know I find myself with sound bytes from the teacher accountability discussion

Educators across the country are sitting with baited breath in anticipation of “NBC’s Education Nation” to be held September 26th -30th. As I visited the homepage for the event, I was struck by the following text: “Education is key to

My school has finally adopted a new primary grade level report!  The new report cards are standards based!  Students will get either a 1, 2, 3, or 4.  A 4 means that the student exceeds the standard. A 3 means

Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. Albert Einstein When I read this it made me STOP and think. How do we use data to inform our instruction and impact our student’s

My school year started with a scene that might be familiar to many of you; the beginning of the year staff meeting!  I sat through this 2 hour meeting trying not to think of all the things I had to

Are You a Difference Maker? Each August I look forward to a new school year, new students, new goals and new challenges. With the start of a new school year also comes a new football season. You might be wondering

Sitting… Waiting… Wishing… Think about our students, the students in your class, are they sitting, waiting, wishing? In the publication The Teachers of 2030, Barnett Berry’s statement, “The rules and tools of the No Child Left Behind Act have reinforced

Every August, I have two major worries. First, I worry about the students. Will they be well-behaved? Will they have basic skills like letter sounds and addition mastered? Will they need intereventions? Will I connect with them easily? These worries go