Category : “Education Policy”

Sometimes Creativity Isn’t Fun

January 27, 2014John Spencer Education Policy, Life in the Classroom

I used to believe that creativity would lead to fun. I thought that if I crafted the right project and included a high level of creativity, students would enjoy every lesson. I was crushed, then, when I saw students getting

Taming Godzilla, Preemptively?

January 14, 2014Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Literacy, Mathematics, National Board Certification, Teacher Leadership

Amethyst and Sandy Merz fail to truly disagree, but succeed in uncovering some compelling possibilities for Common Core Standards implementation.

Gift List

December 10, 2013Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

What is on your school’s holiday gift list?

Teacherprefakeurism Part 2: The Story Behind the Rant

October 19, 2013Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

I respond to Sandy Merz’s response to my piece about Teacherprefakeurism.

Teacherpreneurism v. Teacherprefakeurism

October 17, 2013Sandy Merz Books, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

On Monday, Amethyst Hinton Sainz wrote in this space that Teacherpreneur has "got to be one of the most influential educational buzzwords of the decade." She adds that Arizona presents a prime example of districts that have disrespected the foundations

What Am I Doing Here? Looking for Me.

October 16, 2013Mike Lee Education, Education Policy, Elementary

I’m not going to lie to you; I don’t have an inspirational line about why I decided to be a teacher. I can’t say that I “always knew I wanted to be an educator,” or “teaching is just in my

Teacherprefakeurism. Sound Awkward?

October 14, 2013Amethyst Hinton Sainz Books, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

Are you being asked to be a teacherprefakeur?

When Readers Can’t Own the Text

October 7, 2013Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Literacy, Professional Development, Web/Tech

Online textbooks lead to frustration, and questions about reading pedagogy.

In His Own Words

September 29, 2013Sandy Merz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom

In September many Stories From Schools Arizona bloggers highlighted the roles support professions play in education. (See here, here, here, and here.) My previous post recognized the work of Debbie and Charlie, two Exceptional Education Teacher Assistants. I'm going to

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