Author archive

Tammy Hanna

Read the article below…   March 27, 2013 Bill requires administrators to substitute teach By The Associated Press   CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill requiring that school administrators serve as substitute teachers for three days each year.The bill passed Wednesday gives exemptions to county superintendents and administrators who have [...]

Tammy Hanna

Translation: “To be or not to be on the cutting edge…but you knew that.” Or, did you? Grab any teenager’s cell phone and you might need a translator to read the messages. Our 21st century digital natives desire to hold, use, and learn with some sort of technology as the preferred medium. However, our schools [...]

Tammy Hanna

It is very odd to me that I never noticed how many white vans were in our area until the DC Sniper was said to be driving one back in the early 2000s. Suddenly, there were white vans everywhere. In reality, there were no more, no less than before. Instead, I was just more attune [...]

Tammy Hanna

I attend a very progressive church in Stafford that believes in transparency and sharing data. Check out this Vimeo clip and be prepared for the quiz that follows. What impact has this church had on the local school children? (hint…there was a blurb involving book bags) How much food was collected for local families? How [...]

Tammy Hanna

If I had a nickel for each time I sat in a parent conference and determined that the main reason for a child’s lack of success was internal motivation, I’d be a rich woman! My question for you: What is it that gives some inner drive while others seemed to be stuck in neutral? During [...]