Voices: Finding the “super” in superintendent
An Aurora literacy teacher ponders the meaning of the word “super” as in “superintendent”t as the search continues for a new school leader in Aurora to replace John Barry.
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Voices: “And” vs. “or” in the Common Core
An Aurora literacy teacher encourages her colleagues to focus on the professional possibilities that come with the Common Core State Standards – not the limitations.
Voices: All I want for Christmas is a good sub
An Aurora literacy teacher says you can’t underestimate the impact a high quality substitute teacher has in the classroom.
Voices: Why class size matters
An Aurora literacy teacher says it may not be realistic to have a classroom with eight kids, but even a class with 25 students is a whole lot easier to individualize and engage than one with 35.
Voices: We’re in it for the outcomes
An Aurora literacy teacher says the best way to measure educator effectiveness would be seeing where students end up – though that might be impossible to measure.
Voices: What you learn from sixth-graders
Just in time for this week’s final Rockies game, a literacy teacher learns a valuable lesson from her students about something not tested on the state’s annual exams.
Voices: What if elected officials took state tests?
Here’s a novel idea: teachers and elected officials taking standardized tests along with their students. An Aurora teacher makes the case.
Voices: Am I a proctor or a teacher?
An Aurora literacy teacher embraces achievement data about her 65 students – until she fears she’s drowning in numbers.
Voices: Remember the joy of learning?
An Aurora teacher has a joyful learning experience and it has nothing to do with filling in bubbles, getting graded or working quietly and alone.
