Category : “Education”

My Favorite Smart Technology: The Mother of All Boards

December 10, 2018Treva Jenkins Education, Life in the Classroom, Web/Tech

I am one of the very few teachers that actually have a Smart Board in their classroom! I am definitely grateful. This very expensive mammoth of technology is one of my most favorite tools for student engagement. Now that my

A Holiday Wish List for ELD Equity

December 7, 2018Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Literacy, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

It’s that time of year when the child within us develops a dreamy, far-off look, and her eyes begin to gleam. Sugar plums? A Red Ryder BB gun? A new laptop? A roof rack and two kayaks? Creating a holiday

Do Evaluations Improve Teaching?

December 5, 2018Jaime Festa-Daigle Education, Education Policy, Professional Development

I spend a lot of time thinking about my district’s evaluation system these days. As a first-year director of personnel, developing something new, meaningful, and usable is on my short list. After years of being evaluated by our current evaluation

Cats, Pudding, and Apples: Still on the Quest for the Perfect Reading Program

December 5, 2018Leah Clark Education

Last month I blogged about my struggles with independent reading asking you, the experts, for feedback, answers, and ideas. Wow! I never expected the feedback you provided to encouraged me to think, reevaluate, and ponder the subject so profoundly. After

Scholastic Synergy

November 29, 2018James King Current Affairs, Education, Games

For about 7 years I worked for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Working in guest-facing as well as “backstage” roles for the company, I learned countless lessons. While those lessons ranged from frivolous to profound, most of those tales

Are Students Being Misdiagnosed?

November 26, 2018Dr. Austine Etcheverry Education

Providing an education to students with trauma is a delicate balancing act, and I often find myself wondering if I am on the winning or loosing side of supporting this group of students. When I first heard the words trauma

Waiting

November 24, 2018Jen Robinson Current Affairs, Education, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

National Board score release is a week away… I remember this time being filled with anxiety and self-doubt, wondering how I would respond when I opened my score report. I had heard somewhere that scores would be released according to

I am Thankful for…

November 21, 2018Caitlin Gawlowski Education, Elementary, Uncategorized

Is it just me, or is this one of the craziest parts of the school year? I just got back from a field trip with over 100 students, have to get progress reports put together, organize the 2nd grade Thanksgiving

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Building Relationships: The struggle of an Elementary Specialist

November 20, 2018Susan Collins Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom

I dread the comment, even though I know it is meant as encouragement. It just rubs me the wrong way. “You’re so lucky you DON’T have to sit through data meetings” or “Wow! I bet you have so much fun!”

MOWR…Is 2nd Grade the New 3rd Grade?

November 18, 2018Yolanda Wheelington Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development

Move On When Reading (MOWR) is a policy currently in effect with the intention of preparing students to be proficient readers by 3rd grade so they are properly prepared to enter 4th. This leads to the questions: What is so

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