STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ - Page 62 of 138

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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Discipline and Grades Matter in Sports

November 15, 2018Mike Vargas Sports

This past week I was asked to coach basketball again at my old romping grounds at Scottsdale Community College. The alumni game is a new tradition that takes place every year prior to the regular season and I was

Why Not Have Norms for Email, Too?

November 13, 2018Sandy Merz Life in the Classroom, Professional Development

Pretty much every staff meeting, PLC meeting, and professional training in education starts by listing the norms by which participants should abide. The idea is keep the meeting focused and efficient. A typical list includes things like equity of voice, responsible

A Student of My Students First

November 12, 2018Beth Maloney Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Life in the Classroom, Social Issues, Uncategorized

The question I had been waiting for… “So, Mrs. Maloney, where are you in terms of the pacing guide?” I knew that it would come during one of our “data chats” in which teachers check in with our administration team

Riding the #EdWave and Diving Deeper into Teacher Leadership

November 11, 2018Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership, Uncategorized

Last spring, when 70,000 teachers flooded the Capitol to make five demands known, there were as many leaders as followers. Educators flexed the bullhorn, organized a band, wrote initiatives, arranged meetings with lawmakers, trained people to circulate petitions, set up

Fire in the Hole!

November 9, 2018Jess Ledbetter Current Affairs, Education Policy, Teacher Leadership

In 2010, the AZ State Legislature ended funding for a program called the Early Childhood Block Grant [ECBG]. The loss of money was a devastating blow to many school organizations. In the district where I worked, the ECBG funds were