SB 1070: What It Cost Arizona’s Students?
When the Arizona K-12 Center began this website, I was encouraged to write about how policies impacted my classroom. There…
Be the Chessboard
Have you ever engaged in a conversation with a person and walked away feeling like you just had an injection…
Whose Responsibility Is It?
Every school needs good teachers who step up and accept responsibility for their teaching and student learning. In the same…
The Teacher-Evaluation Autobahn
In a recent post entitled “Principal-Proof Evaluation” on the National Council for Teacher Quality website, I stumbled upon some baffling…
The Best Way to Appreciate a Teacher
Oscar Wilde has a famous quote about work: “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without…
The Best Way to Appreciate a Teacher
Oscar Wilde has a famous quote about work: “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without…
Oops. I Used My Outside Voice.
I woke up this morning with a void in my heart and I wasn’t sure why, until just this…
