The 1st day of the Summer of Champions was a day of championship learning experiences, enrichment opportunities, and unforgettable memories.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this day possible.
Here's to a summer of discovery, achievement, and champions in the making!❤️💙
The Summer of Champions is underway! ☀️📚 Students returned today for the first day of summer school at @HastingsES, @ActonElem, and @KennemerMS. We’re excited to see a summer filled with learning, growth, and success! 🐾 #SummerOfChampions
🚜 Imagine your PK3 child learning through play in their very own farmers market! 🍎🥕
At @SmithAcademy_ , students build early reading, math, and social skills through hands-on, real-world experiences designed just for them. 🌟
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🎉 Congratulations to Duncanville ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year LaShunda Foster from Reed Middle School! Thank you for the incredible difference you make each day for your students, campus, and community. ❤️💙
#LEADwithIMPACT
Stamina. Focus. Attention. These are some of the top challenges teachers are facing in the classroom today. Good news! There are strategies we can use to help students build stamina, remain focused, and be more attentive. Check them out here:
https://t.co/WMtvZlFjSv
When working with teachers, one common thing that they share as a major classroom challenge is getting students to complete assignments. This article provides possible root causes to this issue…and suggested solutions:
https://t.co/hYifmSv6cU
Multilingual learners deserve stations that build language skills, confidence, & self-direction.
Here's how to leverage the station rotation model to help them thrive independently & collaboratively: https://t.co/njrUqlAN3U
#studentled#englishlearners#edchat
AI literacy isn't about prompting better.
It's about judging smarter & knowing when AI is wrong, biased, or irrelevant.
Learn how to develop the throughline skills of evaluation & judgement across grade levels: https://t.co/46VmXfF91c
I presented Lead4ward instructional strategies (Justified List & Word Sort) during a PD session yesterday. Today, the @Byrd_Middle RLA teachers included these strategies while creating Know-Show charts for the upcoming unit’s essential standards! @c_instruction@DVilleProfDev
There may have been ice 🧊 outside, but the Reading teachers were working hard in PLC to improve learning outcomes for all students. Instructional adjustments were made after the 3 days at home! #CommittedToTheWork
Welcome back to a new year of @R10ELA newsletters! Check out the upcoming Literacy Spark Events which are FREE to ANY teacher!
https://t.co/5PegzQsdGX @GunnTexas@LiteracyPearls
It can be frustrating when students don’t recall previously-taught concepts…especially when those concepts were just taught yesterday. Check out this article for some quick and easy strategies to help students remember what they learn.
https://t.co/Wz1sEpmJgJ
Minor shifts in our instructional approaches can have a major impact on student learning. Check out these strategies for aligning teaching with how students actually learn🧠.
https://t.co/Zeoj9ctPLT
When great minds come together, great things are bound to happen. It was an honor to join fellow RLA leaders in reviewing data and reflecting on instructional practices today. @c_instruction
Did you know that short constructed responses provide foundational skills for assessed standards as well as all longer form text-based writing for college readiness?! ✏️📒 Learn more in just one hour.⏲️ Join me on Zoom Sept. 18! https://t.co/lXixA2n7aO
When you walk into a PLC meeting and the team is implementing what they learned at Back2School PD…🙌🎉👏
Way to go @Duncanville_HS English 1 team for developing different levels of text-dependent questions for an upcoming text! @c_instruction
Hitting the ground running and establishing structures and procedures early in the year helps our students be successful from the get-go. Here’s to an impactful 2025-2026 school year!
My first instructional day back in the classroom in 4 years & these kids got busy! Unpacking the unit…jigsaw w/ expert groups…all engaged…supported each other…a true reflection of the 4C Class Culture we are building: Collaboration, Curiosity, Creativity, & Connection.