Category : “Elementary”

Back to la Escuela #3: Spanish for English?

September 29, 2016Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Literacy, Social Issues

In my previous two “back to schools” blogs, I focused on bringing back librarians and basic supplies such as tissue. I struggled more for the third topic, because the obvious choice seemed to be to bring back teachers! Recently the

I’m Listening

September 8, 2016Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom

Every summer I set my intentions for the next school year. These “New Year Resolutions” help me improve and refine my practice and keeps my teaching fresh. Often times they are built based on my learning experiences, reflections, and readings

Dear Experienced Teacher:

August 24, 2016Alaina Adams Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Mathematics, Mentoring, Parent Involvment, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership

Many of my blogger colleagues have posted back-to-school letters to new teachers – and rightfully so given the often-cited exodus of those newer to the teaching profession. Our newbies certainly need some overt love and cheerleading as they embark on

Back to Schools

August 17, 2016Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary

The #NowItStarts hashtag in May was intended to be a reminder to all stakeholders in Arizona that Prop 123 was only a beginning to the process of properly funding Arizona schools. Part of the consensus on Proposition 123, with the

Dear New Teacher

August 15, 2016Beth Maloney Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Mentoring, Teacher Leadership

Dear New Teacher, Welcome to the profession! You may be looking around your first classroom and thinking, “When did I become a grown up?” I was 20 years old when I was handed my first classroom keys and 24 five-year-olds.

I Wish You Knew…

May 6, 2016Jen Robinson Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Love

Earlier this spring you may have seen the post, “Students share what they wish their teachers knew.” This article hit at just the time we were losing energy and struggling to keep our momentum moving forward. So we flipped the

Wrestling with Myself

April 26, 2016Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Parent Involvment

Marcus Aurelius said, “The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.” No time of the school year feels more like wrestling than testing season. Between analyzing benchmark results and the looming high-stakes tests, it feels like the perfect

The Conundrum of Cursive

March 31, 2016Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Teacher Leadership

Does cursive handwriting have a place in today’s schools? That depends on who you talk to, but I say yes, it does. You may be thinking, “Typing skills are needed in the real world.” Yes, of course, but one skill

Evolve, Not Revolve

January 13, 2016Beth Maloney Education, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Uncategorized

If you read my last post, you could see that I was ready for winter break. I gave myself to days of family time, reading non-school-related books and lots of hiking. This time was just what I needed because it

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