Tracy Varnadore

Jesus Lovin, Wife, Mother, and Reading Coach

[Doug Dunn @DougDunnEdS]

"The best teachers have three things in common:

They are all about the students.

They always bring positive energy into the classroom.

They are relentless about getting better."

~ via 'Essential Truths for Teachers' by @SteeleThoughts & @ToddWhitaker

[UF Literacy Institute @UFLiteracy]

Here's a link to the template for anyone interested: https://t.co/1QzX1klFSD

[MobilePublicSchools @MobilePublicSch]

Welcome back! Principal Laura Hittson welcomes back her students at @GriggsStars for the first day. #StartStrong #TeamMCPSS #LearningLeading

[Tracy Varnadore @TracyVarnadore]

Spending the afternoon with my colleagues and @daveschmittou discussing “How to make learning last a lifetime!”

[Kristen McQuillan @mcglynn3]

A mom told me that at parent night in her balanced lit district they said "The goal is teaching a LOVE of reading. Decoding is just 1 tool in the toolbox"

Imagine that at driver's ed. parent orientation: "The goal is to LOVE driving. Brakes are just 1 tool in your toolbox."

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

It's better to go slow in the right direction than to go fast in the wrong direction.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

Number 7, y’all!

This roundup calls the @achievethecore study on Teachers College Reading Workshop one of the most impactful studies of the year.

#elachat @MJLiben @AmyBriggs10 @ReadingShanahan @TimRasinski1
https://t.co/BvRygKHKCo

[Ana Dowling @Ana_D_teacher]

So great!! This is spot on!! 💙💙

[Tracy Varnadore @TracyVarnadore]

This! ❤️

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

Stark reminder from principal Danny Steele: Letter to a Discouraged Student
@SteeleThoughts

https://t.co/6KhkiSBqBa

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Some students aren’t putting forth much effort; I’m grateful that teachers aren’t giving up on them.

Some parents keep pushing back; I’m grateful that teachers are demonstrating poise and patience.

This year is really hard; I’m grateful that teachers are persevering.

[Dr. Jody Carrington • Psychologist @DrJCarrington]

Everything you need to be a parent or an educator, you already have. A relationship with the one you're trying to teach, lead and love, is the only thing that matters. You can't teach someone that they matter unless you have their heart first. All we need is you. ❤️ #connection

[The Reading League @reading_league]

We need your help. TRL is only 98 people short of a HUGE milestone- 20K members! Please share this link with your friends, let them know why you enjoy being a part of this movement, & encourage them to join. 20,000th member will receive a TRL prize pack! https://t.co/4fcSEK2U9p

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

It’s good to have fun at work... practical jokes, inside jokes, corny jokes, music, shenanigans, hijinks, tomfoolery, silliness... and lots of laughing.

Colleagues that have fun together, work hard together. And ultimately, it’s a good culture in which students can learn.

[Sonya Yates, CALT @Sonyayates]

Great opportunity to learn more about Magical Morphemes!

@KevinBalius @Reneembl @empowermcpss @amandau27 @MobilePublicSch

#WeSlayELA
#LearningLeading

[Billy Graham @BillyGraham]

"Only God can break down the national and racial barriers that divide men today. Only God can supply that love that we must have for our fellow man." #BillyGraham

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

A colleague just texted me: “It’s gonna be a great year!”

I can’t tell you how much your mindset and your energy level makes a difference to the school.

Yes... we will have challenges. But we will teach our students; we will care about each other; and it will be a GREAT year!

[A+ Best Practices Center @al_bpc]

Join these great speakers on June 29th at 9:00am CST to learn about HQ instructional materials for early literacy. Thank you @Sonyayates for organizing this opportunity for educators! There is limited capacity in the webinar so register ASAP: https://t.co/RWKkdQsfWQ #ALPartners

[Terry Grier @tgrierhisd]

Leveled Reading Groups Don’t Work. Why Aren’t We Talking About It? – eduvaites https://t.co/LWpyxbg10d

[Tracy Varnadore @TracyVarnadore]

Love this fabulous idea from @wildthingslearn for teaching inferencing. Also can’t wait to make main idea tacos! #getyourteachon #getyourvirtualteachon