March 2019

March has come marching in!

It is time to transition from Winter into Spring.
It is time to Spring Forward into Daylight Savings Time.
It is time for Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, and Lent.
It is time for Pi Day and St. Patrick's Day.
It is time for March Madness and, of course, Baseball.

We are 3 months away from the end of the school year.
We are preparing students for testing and assessment.
We are doing all we can to help students learn.
We are collaborating and sharing best practices.
We are getting ready to graduate the Class of 2019.

It is time.  We are ready.
It is time.  We are prepared.
It is time.  We are learning.
It is time.  We are studying.
It is time.  We are teaching.







Manuel R. CortezRodas - Education

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March 2017

We are now in the middle of March and spring time is upon us.

By now we have adjusted out clocks to Daylight Savings time as we Spring forward towards the few final months of the school year.

As educators we try to avoid becoming as mad as the March Hare as students begin to feel that summer is getting near.

We take a day to honor "our" Irish heritage by wearing green and sporting shamrocks and trinkets that add to the festivities of St. Patrick's Day.

College basketball fans fill and check their brackets as the many tournaments take place.

Soon, there will be baseball fans that go "root-root-root for the home team", as teams wrap up their Spring training and get set for the season.

March marches on and we go along with it as we dig deep down for that last stretch of education that leads to graduation, promotion, and placement into classes for the next year.

Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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November 2016

November is here!!!

The second to last month of the year, and with it:
A change in time (Daylight Savings),
A chance to vote (Election Day),
and various holidays that allow us to:
Honor the dead, those who have served,
and even an opportunity to give thanks.

Some in education may be fortunate enough to also have a Fall break and get to rest before December arrives.

All these breaks and holidays are well deserved and fun for students as they get to miss school to spend time doing "Nothing" as they so often answer when asked what their plans are, or what they ended up doing. However, these breaks can cause a disruption in the continuity of a student's education development.  Without planning and preparation, these breaks can, in some cases, cause a loss of education instruction time and a need to re-learn and re-study that which teachers had covered in class previously.

Educators also deserved to enjoy these breaks, but must keep in mind that a few minutes of extra lesson planning can go a long way to preventing this reoccurring temporary loss of learning that can happen over breaks in education.  Through creative lesson plans, and by encouraging students to pursuit education on their own, teachers can turn these holiday breaks into learning opportunities that can help students avoid lapses in knowledge, making them spring forward in their overall development and growth in school.

Have a wonderful November!


Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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