Category : “Education”

A Red Dot and a Blank Sheet of Paper

October 20, 2013Sandy Merz Education, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring

The red dot measured eight inches in diameter. Pretty small considering it was shot from a light 3 miles away. Small town fun on a summer’s eve and the seeds of a future. Call it 1974, place it in Silver

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.

Why I Became a Teacher

October 2, 2013John Spencer Education

I didn't begin my education degree with the goal of becoming a teacher. I wanted to know why people learned and why they didn't, how they were motivated and why certain things "stuck" when others were forgotten. I wanted to

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

Heroes

September 11, 2013Jen Robinson Current Affairs, Education

Patriot Day Today at our school we remembered the first responders who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. We were honored and humbled to share this moment with local firefighters, police officers and honor guard. The Chief of Police

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Some Needs Are More Basic Than Math

September 3, 2013Sandy Merz Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Teacher Leadership

The hand that holds mine on our path through life is chapped and cut and burned: the wages, along a few dollars an hour, of preparing 400 school meals a day. Her day begins early. Up and out the door

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