There I stood in my lovely class of 1st – 3rd graders with 29 eagerly engaged students and 3 crying in agony. The cries were not from physical pain, but the emotional turmoil that sets in when we sit in places of discomfort.
Read MoreLet Freedom Ring!
The joyful whispers started a month ago when the administrators in my school district announced that they didn’t know which state standardized assessment would be administered in the spring of 2015. Sighs of relief and plans of creative teaching were
Read MoreMyths and Lies and Truth and Voice
I just ordered a book, and I can’t wait to get it. Yesterday, I attended a panel presentation on Tempe’s ASU campus. The authors of 50 Myths and Lies that Threaten America’s Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education presented
Read MoreYou Must Write Your Teacher Life
Why every teacher should be a writer.
Read MoreWhat If? (#3) OR Why My Teacher Website is So Ugly
Teachers and students working in the classroom often know the tech tools we need, and we can learn them an implement them if the systems in our schools are responsive enough to meet our needs quickly.
Read MoreOut of My Mind?
Sometimes as teachers, factors in our lives converge to provide a valuable epiphany about what we really need.
Read MoreProtecting the Teacher AllSpark
I read Bill Ferriter’s blog this week about the story of Mitchell 20, a movie about 20 Phoenix elementary teachers who chose to pursue National Board certification as a way to take control of the one thing they could control:
Read MoreAccess Denied
Last week I received an email that made me chuckle. Apparently, Banned Website Awareness Day is spreading across the web. Educators nationwide are arriving at work everyday to find that they can no longer access websites that support their classroom
Read MoreTechnology…
It's winter, and luckily, the internet has been working without major glitches (knock on wood). Sometimes, major storms – wind, rain, snow – can knock off the internet connection for hours. On the reservation, it's the schools, businesses, and hospitals
Read MoreWhy I teach?
by Annie This past week was American Education Week and it was suggested to post a” Why I teach?” Blog. I pondered this notion for the entire week…I realize, as an educator that people probably think most teachers should easily
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