Tag : “objectives”

Learning Environment (Emphasis on “Learning”)

January 15, 2020Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Education, Life in the Classroom, Literacy, Professional Development

Today, after a short PD session introducing an upcoming focus for our faculty, I was once again bothered. Rather, I was nagged by a small portion of that self-doubt that engulfs me every January before AZELLA testing happens. Our principal

Invisible Data

October 5, 2012Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, National Board Certification

I indulge my yearning to simply immerse myself in teaching and with my students without having to collect easily-reportable data for folks not involved in my classroom. One solution is to provide funding or change the school day to allow teachers more time to gather data for public consumption and for use in the classroom.