Tag : “Curriculum”

To Infinity and Beyond: The Power of Professional Learning Communities

September 2, 2020Leah Clark Uncategorized

My son, Brooks, discovered Buzz and Woody during the quarantine. I introduced him to the dynamic duo from the Toy Story movies. Since he found these two former enemies and now best friends, we have watched the movies on a

What Happens When We Get to College, Mrs. Clark?

March 4, 2020Leah Clark Uncategorized

One of my favorite aspects of being a teacher is talking with the kids. Just talking. Asking them questions about themselves, their friends and families, hobbies, other classes, after school activities, and future plans. I sit back listening as they

Sparking Joy: Marie Kondo in the Classroom

February 5, 2019Leah Clark Education, Life in the Classroom

If you haven’t had the absolute pleasure of watching Netflix’s latest phenomenon, you simply must find the time to watch Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. One lazy morning during maternity leave last month, I happened to click on it, and

Cats, Pudding, and Apples: Still on the Quest for the Perfect Reading Program

December 5, 2018Leah Clark Education

Last month I blogged about my struggles with independent reading asking you, the experts, for feedback, answers, and ideas. Wow! I never expected the feedback you provided to encouraged me to think, reevaluate, and ponder the subject so profoundly. After

To Read or Not To Read? I Need Your Feedback!

November 5, 2018Leah Clark Education

Some days you feel like a rock star teacher. Your lesson goes off without a hitch. Your students ask poignant, critical questions. They submit quality assignments. You think, “I’ve have got this!” But other days you feel like you are

Hitting the Like Button: Using Social Media to Grow an Online Community

April 27, 2018Leah Clark Professional Development, Uncategorized

I joined Facebook in 2002 when you had to have a college email address to sign up for the social media site. Each day I checked my account in anticipation of the new friend requests I received. Over the years,

The Reset Button: Why We Need to Experience Failure to Reach Success

March 3, 2018Leah Clark Life in the Classroom

My husband, Tyler, plays video games when he has a free moment on the weekends. While I have no desire to pick up an XBox controller, I mindlessly listen while grading a stack of papers or finishing a chore as

From Chanel to Shakespeare

December 10, 2017Leah Clark Education, Life in the Classroom, Uncategorized

Coco Chanel ruled my life for seven years. The bold French designer who revolutionized women’s fashion dictated nearly every decision I made after I graduated from NAU with a degree in merchandising. You are probably wondering, “What the heck does

#Cakefail

February 2, 2016Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Professional Development

Ever since the Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day has become an icon for the repetitive patterns in which we find ourselves, patterns which must be improved incrementally over time, because they are so much a part of how we operate.

Matriculation and Metaphor: The Mother of All Core Skills

May 13, 2014Amethyst Hinton Sainz Life in the Classroom, Literacy

I had a lovely Mother's Day, thank you. A word root for "mother" is embedded in much language surrounding education: matrix, matriculation, alma mater. To begin to reflect on this phenomenon, one must retreat into a bit of metaphorical thinking.

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