By Gabrielle Dunton
“If you ever wonder what it’s like to fly in a rocket ship, I gotta tell you, it is a lot of fun.”
That is how former NASA Astronaut Mark...
By Diana Nelson
Imagine a social-media application that brings out the best in people—one that gives the community a chance to be generous as well as a specific purpose—and there you have the concept...
By Sammie Ann Wicks
It’s a sport that abounds with every heroic human metaphor—watching it, playing it—we glimpse humanity’s highest good cast on the world stage: where you fight to the end, ignore...
By Sammie Ann Wicks
Students returning to Kyrene district classes this month are being introduced to innovative outreach programs, both inside and outside the formal school setting.
“Our big focus entering the new school...
By Gabrielle Dunton
Building positive relationships is the most important part of education.
That was the message delivered to all TD3 staff at the annual Back-to-School kickoff event. Every Tempe Elementary teacher and...
By Diana Nelson
Children in the Kyrene District may be ready to read at a younger age, thanks to active encouragement by Sharyn Weinheimer, who says that literacy is the most important indicator...
By Robyn Martinez
“We have the best students on the planet. And they deserve the best teachers – and here you are,” said Tempe Elementary School District Superintendent Christine Busch.
Busch’s remarks took...
By Diana Nelson
Students and teachers agree— technology is cool.
The question is, how can teachers keep it relevant in an academic setting—in other words, away from ubiquitous social media sites and mindless...
