Epic week, right? And it just keeps going. AZ educators have been on fire, passionately advocating for AZ kids. We have sacrificed time and taken big risks. We’ve been criticized by people who don’t understand what we’re fighting for. We’ve
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As Arizona citizens ramp up the #REDforED movement, social media is blowing up with heated conversation between those who support the movement and those who don’t. I have seen a few common arguments that I will explore in this blog:
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So wow: A teacher strike. It’s a lot to take in. No doubt, upcoming school closures are causing families inconvenience and stress. It is difficult to find childcare, rearrange work schedules, and entertain little ones for extra days at home.
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A few years ago, I attended grad school with a classmate who researched restorative justice with university students. Her research spoke deeply to me, and I fell in love with the idea of asking young people to take intentional actions
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Every teacher knows that a good substitute teacher is like a shiny, gold treasure. These amazing human beings float into our classrooms to take care of our students while we’re absent. Ideally, I want a guest teacher who follows my
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Back in December, I had an amazing, unexpected experience that really shifted my thinking about school events, teacher responsibilities, and student leadership. It all started on a chilly morning before school. I had signed up to help with a school
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Do you ever care so much about your students that it hurts your heart or makes you feel tired? Last summer, I had coffee with a friend who is a counselor. She asked if teachers get training in compassion fatigue.
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Do you have one of those overwhelming projects on your To Do list that weighs down your soul but never gets done? Or perhaps it’s a series of smaller projects that always get pushed aside by tasks that require immediate
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Have you ever had one of those REALLY GOOD ideas that gets you super excited? I’m talking about the kind of idea that could make your grade level or school really better–or an idea that might even improve education in
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Whew! Almost two months have flown by amidst the fast-paced, back-to-school whirlwind. It feels like the 2016-17 school year is history now, but there’s one thing that keeps itching at me from the past: The results from the 2017 TELL
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