April Craft

Mom, Educator, EdD, NBCT, Literacy Coach

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

@MsKimberlyFitch @ChristineGindle @CburgNews Love your glasses @MsKimberlyFitch!

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

@JLKShelton 🤯🤯🤯

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

@achievethecore @ACS_ELA_Coach Another professional learning opportunities to consider.

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

It’s open mic day at ACIC for 6th grade. As part of their fall PBL experience, Ss wrote and shared their own version of “Where I Am From” poems. We are so proud of their work and the courage they showed by sharing their personal stories to their classmates.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Effective instructional coaching can help transform a teacher's belief in themselves—and their students. Here's how.👇
https://t.co/UBIH4ZHic8

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

@Janice_Marcum This teacher is piloting for us. I’d love to hear more about your district’s experience!

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

Love walking in a classroom and catching MTSS being done right! �� These 4th classroom is a great example of what can happen when a teacher is intentional about meeting the needs of their students.

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

🤦🏼‍♀️ just realized my typo—*this 4th grade classroom.

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

Class mission statements are a great way to build a culture of learning and support! I love that each one is diverse, but also show a consistent message of what we value in our ACIC community.

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

Taking book tasting to a whole new level with Starbooks Cafe—so proud of our 5th grade ELA team for creating an experience like none other for their learners! #ACICELABookCafe

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

What can make a great day of collaboration with your colleagues even better?? Coming home and finding this gem in your mail! Can’t wait to dig in and share this resource with teachers! #whenkidscantread #literacycoach

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

As educators we MUST model effective reflection (especially when what we are doing isn’t working) and allow our students to observe how we grow from responsive feedback.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

The most negligent thing we can do for our learners is to think our Tier 1 is fine like it is & just keep doing what we've always done.

Improvement happens with change.

Not by adding more programs or interventions or budget items.

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

So proud of our district leadership for paving the way for our students in @AllenCoSchools to experience deeper, more authentic learning through PBL.

[Sarah Snipes @sarahlynnsnipes]

A locally co-created vision in @AllenCoSchools is supported by leaders creating conditions so all learners engage in authentic, meaningful experiences. Loved hearing this @PBLWorksKY story shared nationally! A joy learning from @Dr__Shipley @_MelissaB1 @jthamby! @UnitedWeLearnKY

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

We had a wonderful time last week at ACPC for Jumpstart Kindergarten! Thanks to the flawless planning of to @MrsFluit_Kinder & @MrsSalchli, everything from drop off to dismissal ran like clockwork. We have lots of excited little Patriots ready for K! #ACPC #acsreads

[PBLWorks Kentucky @PBLWorksKY]

We are celebrating #ThrowbackThursday by highlighting last week's PBL 101 workshops with our District Partner, Allen Co. (@AllenCoSchools).

7️⃣ PBL 101 workshops took place across four different sites! @KyDeptofEd @UnitedWeLearnKY @LTEduProject @Dr__Shipley

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

So proud of our teachers for putting in the time to learn how to make our classrooms more powerful for our students! They deserve our best and each step we take makes our future brighter in Allen County Schools!

[Chasity Shipley @Dr__Shipley]

How we view things determines how we do things. Educators @AllenCoSchools sees the possibilities for all kids. 🫶🏻 7 collaborative PBL101 workshops across 4 sites. Transforming the student experience PreK to 12th. @PBLWorksKY @LTEduProject @_MelissaB1 @jthamby @iDoSchool

[April Craft @DrCraftNBCT]

@_MelissaB1

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

From ⁦@NickKristof⁩ in ⁦@nytopinion⁩. “Among just children in poverty, Mississippi fourth graders now are tied for best performers in the nation in NAEP reading tests and rank second in math.” https://t.co/NckGrizmLN

[PBLWorks Kentucky @PBLWorksKY]

🟢 📸 Here is a sneak peek at Day 2 of the #PBL101 Workshop in Allen Co.

Teachers engaged in the Charette Protocol, allowing them to give & receive valuable feedback from their peers and “work on their work” to enhance their project!

#PBLWorks #PBLWorksKY @AllenCoSchools

[Emily Hanford @ehanford]

From ⁦@NickKristof⁩ in ⁦@nytopinion⁩. “Among just children in poverty, Mississippi fourth graders now are tied for best performers in the nation in NAEP reading tests and rank second in math.” https://t.co/NckGrizmLN