What does your breakfast routine consist of? I questioned my educator close friends and heard the subsequent: “I in no way eat breakfast” “I make a operate for Dunkin the workforce know me by name and have my buy memorized!” “I take in with my kids and […]
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The Seating Chart Saga – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
There is a lot of exploration for and towards acquiring assigned seats in the classroom. I’ve been in education for nearly 20 several years, and I have to tell you that I continue to really do not have the mystery solution!! The only thing I can inform you that is […]
Shifting Spotlight – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
“You are likely to experience strange all year extensive,” a instructor stated to me at the commencing of the 12 months in my new posture as Educational Aid Instructor. Like numerous veteran teachers hoping to impart the wisdom they have obtained by way of years of working experience, she shared […]
Making Changes – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
Producing a adjust or transitioning…this is the query for me. I lately blogged about my new place for the approaching college year. I am going from a kindergarten classroom trainer in my current district to K-6 tutorial coach in a new district. I have been pondering about how tough this […]
On Critique – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
“A man sees in the environment what he carries in his coronary heart.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust “Let them have a chuckle at their passions, because what they believe is some grand emotional energy is in fact just their souls scraping from the entire world.” Stalker (1973) Academia in the 21st […]
Packing It In – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
It is that time of yr! The countdown is on! 23 a lot more school days still left. (By the time this comes out, it may well only be a 7 days or so still left). There are mixed feelings about approaching the end of the year. Some men and […]
See You soon – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
Hang on, we’re nearly there! Faculties in Arizona are in the chaos of the end-of-the-university-yr that hits in mid-May each 12 months. Secondary universities are prepping and reviewing for exams. Deciding who is exempt, keeping tutorial awards evenings, and recognizing graduates. Elementary educational facilities approach for subject day, keeping “graduation” […]
A Triumph Indeed – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
Slid across the desk with triumph — an Iphone demonstrates me a photo of a previous pupil in rainbow glitter with a caption: “Like Lizzo states: ‘All the rumors are real, ya’ — or at minimum about me. I am homosexual.” A senior, and a previous student of mine, came […]
Exit Interview – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
It’s the very last 7 days of the college yr and I’m powering through conclude of 12 months routines. But this calendar year is far from regimen. The university yr that absolutely everyone believed would be far more “normal” has been almost everything but. It is been a 12 months […]
All my students graduated: Teacher Sandy’s Khan Academy’s Official SAT Practice Success Stories
Ms. Sandy teaches English learners and ELA at a large school in Florida. For every single class, she has 32 learners and 45 minutes. “It’s unattainable to meet up with all their needs,” she says. 😵 But more than the last 6 many years, 100% of her students have graduated. […]
Creativity in the Classroom – STORIES FROM SCHOOL AZ
I appreciate my curriculum. The textbooks we browse are wonderful I enjoy the assignments I use to train creating. I even take pleasure in educating vocabulary, grammar, and ACT prep. The youngsters assume I am bizarre when I get psyched about a new vocabulary checklist or teaching gerunds to them, […]