I Am Your Child's Teacher
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08 October 2007
The Teacher-Student EquationWith a new school year, teachers are reintroducing students to school life, and how to learn. KJZZ commentator and Dobson High School teacher Elizabeth Viator and her former student Jessica Testa offer two perspectives on learning in school, and of learning about one's self. Produced by Tony Ganzer.
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13 April 2006
Unconventional teaching...In this essay, a valley teacher explains why sometimes using everyday items, makes for a memorable science lesson.
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06 April 2006
Beware of the language policeA teacher brings both Spanish and English to her classroom, though, she says, the current education system doesn't make it easy.
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30 March 2006
Become a teacher? Change your tune...Stefano Noto explains why changing his profession to become a teacher would cause a sour note in his trek through life.
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23 March 2006
Teaching for more than just tests...This essay in our occasional series "I am your child's teacher" discusses the time educators are being given to teach students more than what's required on a test, and whether it's enough.
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16 March 2006
I am your child's teacher's...husband.Frank Moffitt tells us what it's like to be a teacher's husband...and by default, a part-time teacher's aid.
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09 March 2006
AIMS-ing for failure?In this addition to our "I am your child's teacher" series, we hear about the essay prompts for the state AIMS test, and why they don't do students justice.
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02 March 2006
Taking a chance on teachingCourtney Gaertner gives us an essay looking at why teaching prompted her to think "outside the box," and leave the corporate world.
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23 February 2006
Foreign Language Lessons need more attentionThis addition to our occasional series brings up the question of funding foreign language programs, and asks what priority these programs hold in our educational system.
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09 February 2006
The Power of LibrariansLibrarian and information-technology teacher at Arcadia High School in Phoenix Sharon Ewers brings another essay in our "I am your Child’s Teacher" series. She says the practice of finding information is a sometimes overlooked subject for today's youth.
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02 February 2006
Math doesn't have to be the enemy...Jeannie Scown is a developmental math teacher at Scottsdale community college, and offers her views on mathematics skills and what parents can do to help their children succeed.
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27 January 2006
I am Your Child's CoachOur occasional series "I Am Your Child's Teacher" continues with the insights of Sean Wright, a man who is not employed by a school district, but still believes he's teaching your child.
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20 January 2006
Preserving Idealism in the ClassroomMorning Edition's Dennis Lambert brings another installment of our occasional series "I am your child's teacher..." with teacher-to-be Karen Feils.
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12 January 2006
Rescuing StudentsDave Vitagliano, a teacher at the Center for Success at Mesquite High School in Mesa, talks about the resources and programs required to rescue students from becoming drop outs.
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03 January 2006
Tuning In to ArtCarolyn McDonald, an Art teacher at Skyline West Prep School, talks about the benefit of art education in the schools.
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26 December 2005
Giving Students a SayRich Curtain, and he teaches at Palo Verde Middle School in the Washington School District.
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19 December 2005
Investing in EducationIn this essay we hear from Chris Coffey, an educator who has gone into teaching as a second career and who thinks it's time for a lot of us to do more than talk about improving education. Chris Coffey is a lawyer who has returned to education and teaches in the Law Magnet Program at South Mountain High School in the Phoenix Union High School District.
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12 December 2005
Gifts for TeachersDiane Duffy, a teacher at Kyrene de la Mirada Elementary School in the Kyrene School District, talks about gifts for teachers during the holiday season.
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05 December 2005
The Importance of Making ConnectionsHolly Batsell, a Language Arts teacher at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in the Deer Valley Unified School District, comment on how she and her colleagues need to help students make connections during the difficult, teenage years.
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28 November 2005
Old School Teaching Hits the WallElizabeth Viator, an "old school" English teacher at Dobson High School, hits the wall when considering "new school" approaches to teaching.
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21 November 2005
Invisible StudentsAlexa Overby, a photography teacher at Gilbert High School in the Gilbert School District, thinks back on how the students she feels best about were not always her best students.
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14 November 2005
Teaching to the TestLorie Warnock, an 8th grade teacher at Aprende Middle School in the Kyrene School District, considers the potential impact of teaching to the AIMS test.
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07 November 2005
Reconsidering TeachingOur occasional series I am your Child's Teacher continues as we hear from Kevin Patterson, a former teacher, who considers leaving the profession.
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24 October 2005
Diversity in the ClassroomCheryl Burch, a teacher of at-risk students at Accelerated Learning Center, a small charter high school in Paradise Valley, looks at the diversity of students in her classroom.
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10 October 2005
Who is Failing WhomElizabeth Viatore, a teacher in the Mesa School District, looks at students' goals, the requirements for achieving these goals, and the factors that contribute to missing these marks.
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03 October 2005
The Power of InfluenceKirby Bonds, a former english literature instructor at Northpoint Preparatory High School in Phoenix, muses on the gift of a wizard's hat and the kind of magic needed to influence the future.
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26 September 2005
About Eighth GradersWendy Schulz, an 8th grade teacher at Stetson Hills, in the Deer Valley Unified School District, talks about her students and about watching them grow.
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19 September 2005
Listening to StudentsClaire Simmons, who teaches 2nd grade at Settler's Point Elementary School in the Gilbert School District, talks about lessons an elementary school teacher learns when given the time to listen to students.
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16 September 2005
The Graduation ProjectGeorge Thompson, an American history and government teacher at Nogales High School in Nogales, Arizona, talks about the "graduation project" where seniors are required to apply and exhibit learning by "showing not only what they know, but what they can do."
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29 August 2005
Who Is My Child's Teacher?KJZZ resumes our occasional series, I am Your Child's Teacher, for the 2005 school year with an essay by Diane Duffy, a teacher of gifted students at Kyrene De La Mirada elementary school in the Kyrene School district, about who teachers really are.
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19 August 2005
Smart Start Walk in ScottsdaleKJZZ's Dennis Lambert interviews Dr. John Baracy, Superintendent of the Scottsdale Unified School District about the Start Smart Walk today. Teachers, school administrators, parents and staffers are walking the neighborhoods of Scottsdale to make sure students realize classes begin on Monday.
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07 June 2005
Giving Aims a ChanceElizabeth Viator, an English teacher at Dobson High School, speaks out against two recent decisions to water down AIMS test standards.
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04 May 2005
Arriving at the Perfect GradeValley teacher Diane Duffy comments on why she's gone from "loving" report cards, when she was getting them to "hating" them now that she has to give them. Her essay looks at the difficulties of arriving at the perfect grade.
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07 April 2005
A Pragmatic EducationKirk Hinsey, an eighth grade teacher at Powell Junior High School in the Mesa Unified School District discusses his thoughts on the pragmatic measures taken to make for a successful education.
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09 March 2005
Self-censorship in the ClassroomLorie Warnock, an 8th grade teacher in the Kyrene School District, speaks on the tension of speaking one's mind in the face of a community's prevailing views.
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25 February 2005
I Am Your Child's Teacher - Susan ThomasElementary school teacher, Susan Thomas comments on the effects of standardized testing from both a teacher's and student's perspective, and the joy of developing relationships through writing.
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31 January 2005
Teen Driving AccidentsIn response to a recent discussion by the Mesa Shool Board regarding closing high school campuses, Elizabeth Viator, an English teacher at Dobson High School, talks about ways to address the problem of teen driving accidents. She suggests raising the age limit for driving from 16 to 18 years of age.
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03 January 2005
Mesa Teacher Talks About Proposed Graduation TestIn our continuing series on teaching in Arizona, Mike McClellan, an English teacher at Dobson High School in Mesa, talks about AIMS testing and a proposed two tiered graduation system.
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