Tag : “Curriculum”

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.

Teacherprefakeurism Part 2: The Story Behind the Rant

October 19, 2013Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

I respond to Sandy Merz’s response to my piece about Teacherprefakeurism.

Teacherprefakeurism. Sound Awkward?

October 14, 2013Amethyst Hinton Sainz Books, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

Are you being asked to be a teacherprefakeur?

Blown Out

September 7, 2010Alaina Adams Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

Data-driven instruction blew out the speakers in my car today. No joke. The day started like any other: coffee, commute, Power Point creation, teach, plan, teach, lunch, teach, and then . . . my new release period to manage