Rachel Perugini, Author at STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ

Controlled Chaos

December 2, 2019Rachel Perugini Books, Life in the Classroom, Literacy

I did a Google search for “Teaching is…” and the first four auto-filled responses were a work of heart, a walk in the park, my jam, and my superpower. Yes, teaching is all of those things, but it was surprising

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Practice What We Preach

November 22, 2019Rachel Perugini Uncategorized

True confession: blogging makes me nervous. It is the vulnerability of putting my thoughts into words and then putting those words on the internet for people to read and judge that worries me the most. It makes me so nervous

Running Out of Time

October 23, 2019Rachel Perugini Uncategorized

I am naturally a fast paced person. Like the Energizer Bunny, I bounce around all day long until I get home, bounce slower, and eventually crash into my bed to recharge. Despite all my bouncing, I still have the same

Tech Troubles

September 24, 2019Rachel Perugini Education, Life in the Classroom, Web/Tech

Have you backed up your work lately? Because I hadn’t. And in the blink of an eye, all of it was gone. Quizzes, reading materials, practice grammar assignments, my final exam from last year, current data I had compiled- all

Firsts

August 27, 2019Rachel Perugini Education, Life in the Classroom

Every year before the first day of school, the nightmares start. Usually it is some version of me in front of my classroom, which is filled with too many students, unable to get anyone’s attention. In the worst of these

The Best Part

May 29, 2019Rachel Perugini Education, Life in the Classroom

Teaching is a difficult job full of tough days and challenging students, so I try to focus on the good stuff: the lesson I planned that went perfectly, the student who says that I am their favorite teacher, the moment

When Tests Matter

March 29, 2019Rachel Perugini Assessment, Current Affairs, Life in the Classroom

Last April started the dreaded month of state testing. A month is not an exaggeration either—my juniors took the ACT and the writing AZ Merit tests the first week, the reading test for 2 days the next week, and finally

Powerful P.D.

February 28, 2019Rachel Perugini Education, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

As teachers, we go to many professional development opportunities. Tons of our hours are spent each year learning to be better teachers, so we know the good trainings from the bad. The good trainings remind of us why we decided

A 30 Day Update

January 31, 2019Rachel Perugini Education, Life in the Classroom, Web/Tech

Instead of a resolution, I started off the New Year with a 30 day challenge. You can see the details of my challenge and start your own here: http://www.storiesfromschoolaz.org/setting-resolutions-30-day-challenge/ Now that my 30 day, no email challenge has finished, the

Setting Resolutions: A 30 Day Challenge

December 21, 2018Rachel Perugini Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Uncategorized

Today officially ends the first half of my school year and, with that, starts my brain thinking about the new year and new semester. New Year’s Eve brings with it resolutions, and I fail at mine along with half the