August 2018 - STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ

The Effects of RedforEd

August 31, 2018Rachel Perugini Current Affairs, Education, Parent Involvment

The 2018-2019 school year started in a new era: post RedforEd. The painted cars, walk-ins, rallies, and walk-out of the spring changed the conversation teachers and the public were having about the state of education. But even after all of

Unforeseen Reality

August 30, 2018James King Education, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development

An obvious epiphany occurred early in my first year of teaching: I am not going to be the teacher I thought I was going to be. The teacher I envisioned myself becoming never materialized. Over years, I had described,

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

Coaching Up Not Coaching Out

August 27, 2018Dr. Austine Etcheverry Education

As I have talked to other teachers and administrators, I find a ‘coaching out’ mentality has seeped into our

Data – Friend or Foe?

August 24, 2018Caitlin Gawlowski Assessment, Education Policy

The beginning of a new school year is all about getting to know your new students, showing classroom procedures and rules, making a new friend or two.. right? Wrong. The beginning of a new school year is all

Memorization is NOT a Four Letter Word

August 23, 2018Yolanda Wheelington Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Uncategorized

The start of a new academic year had materialized, and I decided to start it off right. I asked myself “What is something that will make a big positive impact in my class right away?” The answer came quicker than I thought it

What is Your WHY?

August 17, 2018Jen Robinson Education, Life in the Classroom, Teacher Leadership

It’s easy to give advice, but sometimes it’s hard to take it. Today, we are four weeks into the school year and things are settling down and ramping up, all at the same time. If your an educator you know

Learning Spaces: Solving the Puzzle

August 17, 2018Susan Collins Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom

Last Leaf to New Life

August 16, 2018Sandy Merz Life in the Classroom

For Sonya Rashad I didn’t water the plants in front of my porch much last spring, and by June, the Rosemary, Lantana, and a small shrub of unknown species weren’t doing so well. The shrub had exactly one leaf left,