Category : “Education”

On Being a New Administrator

October 8, 2017Jaime Festa-Daigle Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Teacher Leadership

October is National Principals Month. To celebrate, I decided to interview the newest assistant principal at my high school. What a surprise for him! I have known Brady Krueger for a decade; I taught with him in the social studies

Revising Results-Based Funding

October 5, 2017Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Social Issues

Results-Based Funding With little fanfare last month, 288 schools in Arizona received the first payout of results-based funding, the largest education initiatives outlined in the Governor’s State of the State address. The initiative became SB1530, a $38.63 million bonus for

Example of an active and prepared Montessori classroom.

Organized Chaos or The Prepared Learning Environment (Continued)

September 28, 2017Yolanda Wheelington Books, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Professional Development, Social Issues

During our first glance at the prepared learning environment, we looked at how freedom, structure and order, and beauty are key elements that answer the developmental needs of elementary children to create structure. Today, we will look at the last

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Let’s Be Mavens

September 26, 2017Mike Vargas Books, Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Professional Development, Science, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

Are you a trusted expert in your particular field who seeks to pass knowledge and truth on to others? Then you might just be a Maven. Are you a person who networks like crazy? – Maven This past summer

Whirlwind

September 24, 2017Jen Robinson Education, Teacher Leadership

Today a meditation app on my phone posted this quote, “Life passes us by quicker than we ever imagine. To miss even a single moment is something we will later regret. Be present in the world.” Going into this year,

Shhh. Don’t Tell Anyone, But I’m a Millennial.

September 23, 2017Leah Clark Education, Life in the Classroom, Web/Tech

Fine, I will admit it. I am a Millennial. Well, that’s half true. Born in 1983, I actually fall at the end of Generation X and the start of the Millennials. And after researching the qualities and characteristics of both,

Techstructional Techsanity: Health Questions and Tech Integration

September 17, 2017Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Uncategorized

I am up for breath after the first few weeks of school, and amazed at what we have accomplished in my classes in terms of implementing technology. During the past two years, I have been lucky enough to have a set

It Takes Practice

September 15, 2017Eve Rifkin Education, Professional Development

You’d be hard pressed to look through any educational journal or website without coming across the phrase “best practice”. These classroom or school-based approaches are proven to be effective in a range of settings and supported by research studies. Educators that

Balancing a Full Plate

September 13, 2017Beth Maloney Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues, Uncategorized

Many people ask me how I get through my very busy school year. It’s a legit question: between teaching fifth-grade full time, taking doctoral classes, blogging and coaching, not to mention being a mom and wife, I feel overwhelmed just

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