September 2018 - STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ

Students in Motion

September 28, 2018Rachel Perugini Life in the Classroom

At the start of school this year, I started videotaping lessons for my National Board pursuit. Initially there was a lot of annoyance over how my voice sounded and how much I played with my hair, but then I started

Redirecting Applause

September 27, 2018James King Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Love, Mentoring, Teacher Leadership

No one will ever describe me as humble. Ever. Like Lady Gaga, I live for “the applause, applause, applause. I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause!” With that said, I one time misspelled “ego” in my school’s spelling

Noisy Trees

September 25, 2018Jen Hudson Current Affairs, Education

I’ve always been obsessed with Aspen trees. When I was younger,they were the “noisy trees” because of the way the wind rattled off of the leaves. When I was in college at NAU, my only science class was an Environmental

Supporting Students With Behavioral Challenges

September 23, 2018Dr. Austine Etcheverry Education, Uncategorized

“If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach. If a child doesn’t know how to write a complete sentence, we teach. If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach. If a child doesn’t know how to

Sink or Swim – The First Years of Teaching

September 21, 2018Caitlin Gawlowski Uncategorized

It’s not a secret, we need teachers in Arizona. There are thousands of positions that are either unfilled or filled with someone who hasn’t completed any formal teacher training. We need new teachers to continue to join this profession and

The Educated Voter…Midterm Elections 11/6/18

September 21, 2018Yolanda Wheelington Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Social Issues, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

One lesson that I think all educators across the valley can agree with is that it is critical for us to stay informed and involved in our legislative process. I think we also learned that in order to do this,

History Has Its Eyes on You, Part 2

September 20, 2018Susan Collins Current Affairs, Education Policy

This is part two of a two-part series of blogs written by Beth Maloney and me. Beth told you in the first part of the series about what we have in common. We are both immigrants to Arizona, passionate and

Physics and Public Policy – Our Brief Story

September 17, 2018Mike Vargas Education, Education Policy, Mathematics, Professional Development, Science, Teacher Leadership

In 2016 a small band of physics teachers got together to address the problem of a rapidly dwindling supply of qualified physics teachers in the state of Arizona. This team took it upon themselves to go straight to the capitol

Marathon

September 14, 2018Jen Robinson Uncategorized

Sometimes it feels like you’re running 100 miles an hour, but really only trying to navigate through the challenges and new learning one day presents. Let’s say I am training for a marathon. I’m taking small steps along the way