Category : “Education”

Change: Ready or Not, Here it Comes

August 30, 2019Nicole Wolff Education, Life in the Classroom, Teacher Leadership

I parked in the same lot, walked onto the same campus, and opened the same door I’ve opened for 5 years. But, instead of a strong feeling of familiarity, I experienced a feeling of the unknown. I have a confession

My First First Day

August 29, 2019Randi Fielding Education, Teacher Leadership

I’ve been looking forward to this day for years—my first day as Dean of Students. Since my second year of teaching when I recognized the impact that a well-designed system could have on a classroom, I have been pursuing leadership

Bury The Curriculum

August 27, 2019Kyle Bragg Education, Life in the Classroom, Love

It is the night before the first day of school. You are a prepared teacher. You have great lessons ready for your students. Everything is printed and ready to go. Yet, you still feel worried. What if this math lesson

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

Happy Classroom Community

August 23, 2019Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Love, Social Issues

Having my daughter in fifth-grade last year changed the way I look at my classroom. Her school day started in my partner teacher’s homeroom for math and science and her afternoons were spent in my room for Reading, Writing, and

#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

Back to School – District Office Style

August 21, 2019Jaime Festa-Daigle Education, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development

I was scrolling through Facebook a few weeks before school started and stopped on an image by principal and school humorist Gerry Brooks. I was dismayed. The image was that of a teacher’s nightmare, the nightmare of meetings being planned

Act 1, Scene 1: Developing a Love of Music

August 19, 2019Susan Collins Education, Life in the Classroom

5:00 am BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. I roll over groggy wondering what that crazy sound is coming from my bedside table. Oh, yes. I remember now; it’s my alarm clock. Today is the first day of school with students, and I must be on

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

Summer Time!

May 20, 2019Susan Collins Education, National Board Certification, Professional Development

I don’t know about the rest of you, but the screeching halt from 60-70 hour weeks to a completely open schedule can send me into a tailspin! I can usually get caught up on sleep and routine housework within 4-7

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