Category : “Assessment”

House Bill May Allow for Innovations Beyond the 4-Hour ELD Block

February 18, 2018Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Literacy

In December, Emmanuel, a hypothetical yet typical student from Honduras, moves to the U.S. with his father. Emmanuel, based on his age and previous schooling, is placed into seventh grade. He speaks very little English; more accurately, he can read

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A Jonah Day aka Academic Struggle in High Achieviers

January 9, 2018Yolanda Wheelington Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Love, Mathematics, Mentoring, Parent Involvment, Science, Social Issues, Uncategorized, Web/Tech, Weblogs

There I stood in my lovely class of 1st – 3rd graders with 29 eagerly engaged students and 3 crying in agony. The cries were not from physical pain, but the emotional turmoil that sets in when we sit in places of discomfort.

Striking Out With Math Interventions

November 13, 2017Sandy Merz Assessment, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Mathematics

In The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver writes that if you obsess over a data point, like your batting average, instead of the process of hitting, you probably won’t raise your average. But if you spend your time learning

Addressing Dyslexia in Arizona, Part 2

November 5, 2017Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Literacy, Parent Involvment

This is Part 2 of a three part blog series on addressing dyslexia in Arizona. Part 1 can be found here. The subtitle for this post should be “Call It What It Is.” Where are we today in Arizona policies,

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“The Dream Catcher” or The Girl Who Championed Self Doubt

October 23, 2017Yolanda Wheelington Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Love, Mathematics, Mentoring, Professional Development, Social Issues, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

I’m not sure if she was solving multiplication problems with the Checkerboard or working in Read Naturally when I called her over. I noticed she took a deep breath and had that faraway look in her eyes, but she shook

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,

Addressing Dyslexia in Arizona, Part 1

July 17, 2017Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Literacy, Parent Involvment, Professional Development

Frida Kahlo is known for her vibrancy in art and life, and her courage. Although I have always loved the surreal, direct qualities of her portraits, I had forgotten that she experienced injury and illness that led to multiple physical

Until the Last Day

May 16, 2017Donnie Dicus Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom

Every year, there is a point in which I think, “I have done everything I can for my students. I don’t know what else to do?!” This usually occurs during the weeks after our standardized test. I teach third grade

Testing Mr. Dicus

March 23, 2017Donnie Dicus Assessment, Current Affairs, Education Policy

As the majority of Americans are gearing up for baseball season, teachers are girding their loins for a less fun pastime; testing season. Testing season means walls must be covered so students can no longer use reminders around to room

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