Literacy Consultant @SmekensEd, Wife, Mother of 20-somethings young adults, Grandma, Singer, Teacher of Small Children, Professional Laugher, Wannabe Floridian
What a great way kick off a new school year at the #ElevateEd Conference hosted by @PikeSchools in Indy! Grade 3-8 teachers were a phenomenal audience as they learned about the essential writing skills to build better writers. @SmekensEd
New teachers bring an energy to the profession. First grade teacher brings her “Pointer Shark—doo-doo, doo, doo, doo” when Gold Academy learned about strategies for Close Reading. So fun! @DELC_Gold@SmekensEd
Elbert County Middle School (GA) teachers who implement comprehension and writing strategies were recognized for making some of the biggest growth in achievement compared to other schools receiving the same grant in their state! @ECMSRAMS@SmekensEd
K-2 teachers at Arlington Elementary in Lexington,KY, use the Comprehension Playbook to plan explicit mini-lessons for their next units. @FCPSKY@SmekensEd
A fun day with New Castle teachers learning about Persuasive, Informative, and Narrative writing skills to share with their students. @NCCSCIndiana@SmekensEd
Such an amazing staff at Picadome Elementary in Lexington, KY! It was a great day to help them start their journey using The Comprehension Playbook for daily comprehension mini-lessons. @picadomelions@SmekensEd#tellthechildren
Dueling laptops for my @SmekensEd pd today. Thank you @d181foundation for the ability to do this every summer. The new school year is approaching and my wheels are spinning😆
Wrapping up the day with @KristiMcCull and @SmekensEd learning about what to do with the rest of the class when you’re leading small group instruction. So many ideas flowing!!! #rcLEAD
After visiting with Elbert County Middle School ELA teachers, I had the opportunity to meet Taylor Bonds at the Samuel Elbert Hotel. This 6th grade SCIENCE teacher uses Smekens comprehension strategies with her students all the time! @SmekensEd@ECMSRAMS
To get back to doing small-group instruction, @TroyHeritage1 kicked off the day with a morning staff meeting to learn about building students’ stamina in Independent Literacy Stations. @troy30c@SmekensEd