Tag : “collaboration”

#FirstDays Beyond the Four-Hour Block

August 21, 2019Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Education Policy, Literacy, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

We were asked to introduce ourselves in our blogs this week, and that feels funny, since this is the sixth (or seventh?) year I have had the opportunity to contribute to Stories from School Arizona. This will be my 25th

#Cakefail

February 2, 2016Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Professional Development

Ever since the Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day has become an icon for the repetitive patterns in which we find ourselves, patterns which must be improved incrementally over time, because they are so much a part of how we operate.

Closed Door Policy

December 21, 2014Amethyst Hinton Sainz Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

Most administrators tell faculty and staff that they have an open-door policy. However, it is important to remember that, besides the restrooms, there are two metaphorical doors in a school: the administrator’s office and the teacher’s classroom. Many writers about

Travelling Teachers and Roomies

August 1, 2014Amethyst Hinton Sainz Life in the Classroom