Category : “Education”

The Struggle is Real

February 20, 2023Rebecca Brinkman Assessment, Education, Elementary, Mathematics

When my students returned from winter break last month, our 3rd grade team promptly began a 5 week unit on fractions. These students were

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Reason #437 to love your IAs

February 15, 2023Lynna Schiller Assessment, Education, Elementary, Literacy, Mathematics

I love my district. I really do! And as a teacher, I thrive on data, but I hate the process we have to go through in order to get the data. We used to proctor benchmark tests for math, ELA,

A Valentine for Teachers

February 14, 2023Lisa Barnard Education, Life in the Classroom

I think secondary education teachers may underestimate the power of Valentine’s Day in an elementary school setting. Having traveled up to teaching science in a middle school after teaching for seven years in 1st and 2nd grade, I brought many

Teacher Retention

February 13, 2023Sarah Kirchoff Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom

Teacher retention It’s February, time to start thinking about next school year. Already??!! At my site, we are planning for state testing in April in addition to planning for summer school. Our admin is already sending out emails about what

Tiered Interventions

January 30, 2023Sarah Kirchoff Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom

It’s the alphabet soup of interventions! MTSS – Multi-tiered system of support RTI – Response to intervention EI – Early intervention IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan EBP – Evidence-Based Practice IEP – individualized education plan PBIS – Positive behavior

CommunityShare: The Human Library

January 29, 2023Sara Mora Education, Parent Involvment, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

“Sara! I am so inspired!” That is what I heard each month when my colleague, Rebecca Oravec, would call me after her CommunityShare Fellowship meetings a few years ago. Our principal sent out an invite to participate in a monthly

Knock, Knock

January 24, 2023Rebecca Brinkman Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Love

“Hi Ms. Brinkman, do you remember me?”- is a sentence I am beginning to hear more and more as I advance in my teaching career. Having been at the same school for my entire career, (17) the benefit is having

Old Obstacles, New Opportunities

January 18, 2023Nicole Wolff Education, Education Policy

“To teachers and ed support professionals: I see you, I respect you & I will always stand up for you.” -Katie Hobbs, State of the State Speech 2023 For the first time in 14 years an Arizona governor prioritized public

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Positive Mentoring

January 11, 2023Lisa Barnard Current Affairs, Education, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Teacher Leadership

Since 2020, our country has been hit with a wave of teacher resignations that don’t seem to be subsiding anytime soon. Social media and the news are full of reasons why teachers shouldn’t stay in the profession. Instead of focusing

Working Contract Hours

January 10, 2023Sarah Kirchoff Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom

Tell me if you have heard this one…“I would love to be a teacher so I can only work when the kids are at school and have all of those breaks and summers off!” I have been a teacher for

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