Category : “Life in the Classroom”

Shhh. Don’t Tell Anyone, But I’m a Millennial.

September 23, 2017Leah Clark Education, Life in the Classroom, Web/Tech

Fine, I will admit it. I am a Millennial. Well, that’s half true. Born in 1983, I actually fall at the end of Generation X and the start of the Millennials. And after researching the qualities and characteristics of both,

Techstructional Techsanity: Health Questions and Tech Integration

September 17, 2017Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Uncategorized

I am up for breath after the first few weeks of school, and amazed at what we have accomplished in my classes in terms of implementing technology. During the past two years, I have been lucky enough to have a set

Balancing a Full Plate

September 13, 2017Beth Maloney Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues, Uncategorized

Many people ask me how I get through my very busy school year. It’s a legit question: between teaching fifth-grade full time, taking doctoral classes, blogging and coaching, not to mention being a mom and wife, I feel overwhelmed just

Example of an active and prepared Montessori classroom.

Organized Chaos aka The Prepared Environment

September 6, 2017Yolanda Wheelington Assessment, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Social Issues

Am I ready? Before students enter the class from the first day of school to the last, it is the goal of most teachers to have the classroom ready and prepared to receive them. In addition to being functional,

Starting a New School Year with a Proven “Formula” for Success

September 4, 2017Treva Jenkins Education, Life in the Classroom

I am so excited to see 6th grade teachers and students rejoin our middle school campuses. We use to have 6th grade on my campus a few years ago, but the decision was made to remove them and placed them

Neighborhood Knowhow: The Story of an Hour

August 31, 2017Leah Clark Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues

As we climbed into the dusty school van, I wondered what the next sixty minutes held. My assistant principal jumped behind the wheel while my principal settled into the front seat as the new teachers, myself included, climbed into the

Summer Learnin,’ Had Me a Blast

August 18, 2017Beth Maloney Books, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues

I’m usually a firm believer in the “too much rest is rust” saying by Sir Walter Scott. However, upon completing the school year in May, my body needed a little time to rust, I mean, rest. Summer days driftin’ away

Should Undocumented Teachers Be Allowed to Cross Professional Borders? Part Two

August 14, 2017Sandy Merz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development

In an attempt to ease Arizona’s open-position crisis, recently passed Senate Bill 1042 permits schools to hire applicants with content expertise but no coursework in education. The law applies to grades six through twelve, as do the vignettes that follow.

Should Undocumented Teachers Be Allowed to Cross Professional Borders? Part One

August 14, 2017Sandy Merz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development

In an attempt to ease Arizona’s open-position crisis, Senate Bill 1042 permits schools to hire applicants with content expertise but no coursework in education. The law applies to grades six through twelve, as do the comments below. (Part Two contains

Summer Love

July 5, 2017Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Love, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

I love summer. I have been wanting to write about loving summer for weeks! But I have been too busy travelling with my family to Costa Rica, shuttling my kids to swim team, water polo, and football camp, reading novels,

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