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If Scholars Ruled the World

January 15, 2018Treva Jenkins Education, Life in the Classroom

As my scholars returned to school from winter break, we had a great discussion on how they could become more involved on campus this semester. They shared their insights on the changes they wanted to see on campus, and they

Steve Andre, Rest In Peace

January 14, 2018Sandy Merz Education, Life in the Classroom, Love

Godspeed Steve Andre. You are missed. Steve Andre joined the Safford K8 family as a social studies student teacher in the late 80s. He then taught for several years at Maxwell Middle School before returning to Safford where he took over our

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A Jonah Day aka Academic Struggle in High Achieviers

January 9, 2018Yolanda Wheelington Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Love, Mathematics, Mentoring, Parent Involvment, Science, Social Issues, Uncategorized, Web/Tech, Weblogs

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.

Something About Christmas Time

January 5, 2018Jen Robinson Education, Life in the Classroom

There are days and weeks that as educators we just wash from our minds and as soon as they are over we forget and move on. The first week of school, the last week of school and the week before

Destress in Seconds

January 2, 2018Sandy Merz Books

John Maeda, wanting to write a simple book about keeping things simple, set the goal of limiting The Laws of Simplicity, to 100 pages. Likewise, my goal is to take about 100 words to recommend a powerful, seconds long, de-stressing meditation, that I

I’m Fun at Holiday Parties, Really!

December 23, 2017Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, National Board Certification, Professional Development, Social Issues, Teacher Leadership

Around the holidays, many visitors and holiday party-goers comment on how tired I look. I don’t think they mean this unkindly – it’s true, I do look exhausted this time of year (and many other times throughout the school year).

Holiday Tears and Cheers with English Language Learners

December 23, 2017Amethyst Hinton Sainz Life in the Classroom, Love, Social Issues

There are many moments when I really wish my Spanish was better, and yesterday was one of those moments. It was the last day of the semester, and my introduction level English Language Development class (grade 7 and 8) was

Lose Your Prep – Skip Some Steps

December 21, 2017Mike Vargas Uncategorized

This past school year my good friend in southern Arizona at a high school I will not name was asked to help out his department. You see they couldn’t find a physics teacher anywhere, but when the new laws

Give Yourself the Gift of Letting Go

December 15, 2017Yolanda Wheelington Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Parent Involvment, Social Issues

As a teacher, I believe that I look forward to Winter Break more than my students. Yet, at the same time, I find myself shaking my head at the idea of two weeks of no instruction. This happens every year.