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The Power of Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences, Part Two

October 18, 2018Amy Casaldi Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Parent Involvment

Conferences have come and gone for myself and many educators I know, but districts that start later in the year or have conferences after Fall Break may still be in the midst of these important events. For those reading about

Failure Is an Option

August 28, 2018Jen Hudson Mentoring, Teacher Leadership

Their motions are similar: Wide-eyed, pupils darting from side to side, hands fidgeting, an upturn of a smile only to be replaced by a quick, nervous bite of the lips. They scan the room, looking for both a seat and

Reflections

May 26, 2018Beth Maloney Uncategorized

My 18th year of teaching is ending. Our desks are empty and stacked against the wall, my bookshelves are covered with butcher paper, and I have 5 mere hours to entertain my almost-sixth graders before we say our goodbyes. I’ve

The Requirement of Reflection

October 27, 2017Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, National Board Certification, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

My teaching assignment changed this year, about five weeks into the first quarter. Due to a district policy of only counting “bodies in seats,” not enrolled students, our 5th-grade class sizes were huge (36 – 38 students in tiny portable

Wrestling with Myself

April 26, 2016Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Parent Involvment

Marcus Aurelius said, “The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.” No time of the school year feels more like wrestling than testing season. Between analyzing benchmark results and the looming high-stakes tests, it feels like the perfect