🍀✨ Learning + Creativity + a little St. Patrick’s Day magic! Today, teachers partnered w/ their DTIF to bring writing to life using ChatterPix Kids! Students wrote leprechaun stories & used technology to make their characters talk—building both speaking & storytelling skills
#NCTIES26….💾1 week ago…Across 4 sessions, our team shared strategies & ideas that support teaching, learning, and innovation in our schools. Here’s a look at our presenters in action. 🎤💻
DTL is taking it back to the 90s this week at the #ncties26 ! 🎧💾📼 Our team is proud to host 4 of the 400+ sessions... sharing the work of Hoke County Schools Digital Teaching & Learning
Congratulations to our Top 3 elementary Battle of the Books teams! It’s more than a competition — it’s confidence, teamwork, and a love for reading in action. 📖💡#battleofthebooks#hokecountyschools
#HCSPDday2026 We model the pedagogy we expect to see in classroom—engagement & collaboration. Today’s focus: Lesson Planning w/ AI & using AI to Differentiate Instruction. When grounded in strong instruction, AI becomes a strategic tool to strengthen planning & differentiation.
This time last week featured creative booths to a costumed crew — our Book or Treat event brought stories, smiles, & families together! 📚🎃 Huge thanks to everyone who helped make the magic happen! ✨ #BookOrTreat#Teamwork#CommunityFun
We also brought a little green-screen magic — students loved putting themselves on the cover of their favorite fall or Halloween book! 🍂👻 We’re proud to support literacy in every season!
📚Our HCS Libraries had a spook-tacular time at the EC Fall Festival! Families stopped by our table to learn how our libraries support student reading & how to access digital tools like NC Kids Digital Library & Beanstack, where students can log their reading & earn rewards!
Yes, it’s Convocation Day but exactly 1week ago, day 2 of #BacktoSchoolUniversity was a collaboration central! For the very 1st time, school library media coordinators from HCS & Public Schools of Robeson County came together for a joint Professional Learning Network meeting.
Big thanks to Lee Ann Holmes, our Sandhills regional consultant from the NCDPI SIS Professional Learning Team. Thank you for empowering educators, administrators & MTSS teams at #B2SU25 with tools for success in NC’s new SIS, @InfiniteCampus@ncdpiDTL
Our DTL team was all in for #B2SU25, Back to School University’s 2nd year. DTL led multiple professional development sessions to help Hoke County Schools educators & librarians start strong! We’re building a year of inspired teaching & empowered learning.
Celebrating Literacy & Representation. For the 1st time in Hoke County Schools history, 2of our school libraries have received the prestigious Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Grant. Each library will receive $5,000 to expand and diversify their collections! 📚
Congratulations to Charmain Gibson (Hoke County High School) & Marian Elliott (Don Steed Elementary), ensuring every student can see themselves represented in the library and fostering a lifelong love of reading. 💡📖
CONFIDENT & CONNECTED | Kicking off the school year w/ New Teacher Orientation! The HCS DTL team welcomed new teachers w/ an introduction to @InfiniteCampus —NC’s new student information system & @GetClearTouch
interactive panels. Here’s to a year of support for every classroom.
🎉📚We’re thrilled to celebrate Marian Elliott, School Library Media Coordinator @DonSteedElem who has been named Region IV School Librarian of the Year by the NC School Library Media Association! She has the chance to be named NC School Librarian of the Year.
💻🔌Chromebook collection is no small task! Our Digital Teaching & Learning team jumped in to support our high school & early college as the year wraps up. Thank you students for a smooth return & to all staff for making it happen. #OneTeam#DigitalLearning#ChromebookCollection
With a 1 question difference…this just in🗞️ @UpchurchElemen1 are the new 2nd Place Winners of the Region 4 Elementary Battle of the Books competition🏆📚