Tag : “teachers”

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Society is Shaped in the Elementary Classroom

November 15, 2017Yolanda Wheelington Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Love, Mathematics, National Board Certification, Parent Involvment, Professional Development, Religion, Science, Social Issues, Sports, Teacher Leadership

Renewable Resources Most agree that social justice in America is becoming more questionable. We are a nation drenched in biases, prejudices, and mistreatments. We have a multitude of programs and initiatives aimed at righting these wrongs ranging from the Civil

It Takes a Village

November 11, 2017Leah Clark Education, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Uncategorized

No, my family is not a family of teachers. In fact, I am the only teacher in my family! When I decided to leave a nearly decade-long career in luxury retail to become a high school English teacher, my family,

Why I Became a Teacher

October 16, 2017Leah Clark Education, Life in the Classroom, Uncategorized

I’m a teacher. Three little words that pack a punch when someone asks, “What do you do?” The recipient of those words usually replies with, “Oh, wow! What age group? I can’t imagine.” Along with these words, there is usually

Example of an active and prepared Montessori classroom.

Organized Chaos aka The Prepared Environment

September 6, 2017Yolanda Wheelington Assessment, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Social Issues

Am I ready? Before students enter the class from the first day of school to the last, it is the goal of most teachers to have the classroom ready and prepared to receive them. In addition to being functional,

Neighborhood Knowhow: The Story of an Hour

August 31, 2017Leah Clark Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues

As we climbed into the dusty school van, I wondered what the next sixty minutes held. My assistant principal jumped behind the wheel while my principal settled into the front seat as the new teachers, myself included, climbed into the

Fundraising Frenzy

April 12, 2016Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Parent Involvment

A few weeks back, an energetic (slightly manic?) presenter pitched our school’s most recent fundraiser at our quarter assembly. Students would sell overpriced frozen meats, and for every 1,000 sales (or something), the company would send a family of four

#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.

Why I Stay

September 9, 2015Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Love

I hope my readers will indulge me with this one. The Beatles play on vinyl in my earliest memories, and I have always enjoyed the playfulness, surreality and yet wisdom of their lyrics. On the topic of why I continue

Questioning RIF Realities in AZ: Professional Capital Part I

August 14, 2015Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education Policy

This fall, Arizona schools began the year with approximately 1,000 job openings for teachers. Stories on Arizona’s teacher shortage have abounded in recent months. Despite the need for quality educators in our state, did you know that hundreds of teachers

Salary and the Teacherly Mystique: My 25% Raise

June 12, 2014Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Education Policy

A year in a new position kept me on my toes, but overall my morale this year is very good. I could name five or six major factors that have increased my morale this year. Reason #1, though? Salary. I

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