2008:  A Few Stories to Review

PHOENIX – Unannounced visitors to John Vasey’s classroom at Orangewood Elementary School may find themselves in for a big surprise. Instead of a room full of students, there's a decent chance they'll find an empty classroom. No need to fear, though. School is definitely still in session...(read more)   Story: Students benefit from learning and doing

PAGE – Classroom stress isn’t a problem faced only by students that have forgotten their homework or neglected to prepare for an exam. Page, Ariz. 5th grade teacher Chuck Serventi found himself experiencing stress firsthand several years ago while attempting to help students of varying ability and intelligence levels keep up with a challenging mathematics curriculum...(read more)
Story: 5th Grade Teacher Uses Technology to Teach Math

MESA – When it comes to making an impact in Mesa and the surrounding community, Westwood High School's YMCA Achievers Program (Y Achievers) truly has a record to be proud of...(read more)
Story: Westwood High School Y Achievers Continue Proud Tradition

TUCSON - Children at Borton Primary Magnet School don't have far to go for an outdoor field trip. Behind a chain link fence next to their school campus at 700 E. 22nd St., they have a 2 ½-acre natural desert garden to explore...(read more)
Story: Under the Desert Sky

CASA GRANDE – Peer pressure can be a powerful force affecting teen and pre-teen behavior.  While it is commonly associated with bad choices resulting in negative consequences, a group of students at Casa Grande Middle School are proving it as a force that can also be used for good...(read more)
Story: Peer Pressure Being Used for Good

WINSLOW - Students from Winslow High School 's criminal justice department recently did some teaching of their own...(read more)
Story: Criminal Justice Students Host Red Ribbon Event.

GRAND CANYON - A contingent of 10 Grand Canyon High School students and adults experienced firsthand what daily life is like for their colleagues across the border by participating in the  “Hands Across the Border” program earlier this year...(read more)
Story: Hands Across the Border

KINGMAN – Primary and Intermediate School teachers at the Kingman Academy of Learning are receiving some welcome assistance inside their classrooms, and the source for their help is coming from an unlikely place – fellow students from the charter school’s high school...(read more)
Story: Students lend Teachers a helping hand.

TUCSON - Folks in Washington, D.C., are noticing the energy conservation efforts at Davidson Elementary School, 3950 E. Paradise Falls Drive...(read more)
Story: Giffords Award Goes to Davidson

BUCKEYE - The result of his lofty pursuit? One top pupil is becoming a rising academic star himself. Kenneth Ziegler has earned national acclaim as both a NASA MESSENGER Educator Fellow and as a recipient of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Thomas J. Brennan Award...(read more)
Story: Astronomy Teacher Helps Incarcerated Students

LAVEEN – The most popular “staff member” at Laveen’s Desert Meadows Elementary School has much in common with the rest of her colleagues. She’s clearly very dedicated, has a terrific attitude and cares deeply about the success of her students... (read more)
Story: Therapy Dog Making Impact at Desert Meadows

AHWATUKEE  – When discussing his students’ achievements, Larry Strom sounds more like a football coach than the chairman of Desert Vista High School’s math department.  And someone overhearing Strom could easily mistake him for a music teacher preparing students’ for an important recital or a dance instructor praising pupils following an especially brilliant performance...
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Story: Setting New Standards of Success on SAT and PSAT Exams


 
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