Michael Ruiz

Principal at Collierville Elementary in Collierville, TN. Former ELA and Social Studies teacher. Book lover. Continuous learner.

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

@EmilySquires11 @CESLittleDragon @cville_schools @mycespta Thanks, Emily!

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

@JoeMurrayEsq Thanks, Joe!

[CES Little Dragons @CESLittleDragon]

Our school's new leadership team! We are so excited about the upcoming school year! @CESLittleDragon @cville_schools @mycespta @jmichaelruiz

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

@JoeMurrayEsq Can’t wait!

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

When your students want to see you, talk to you, visit you and spend time with you when they don’t have to, says a lot about how they feel about you.

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

It’s World Teacher Day and I could not be more proud of the incredible teachers I get to work with everyday! They are doing the impossible with little thanks and, often times, too much scrutiny. Yet they carry on changing lives because that is what they do. #WeAreHMS

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

Going to keep reminding myself of this. #embraceadversity

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

@MrMurrayHMS @jessicaleewoody @gmsdk12 @JasonGmsd @teresalprice @SchwinnTeach It was a blast!

[Beth Houf, Ed. D @BethHouf]

Of all the kids I handed a diploma to, I’ve never had a kid say ‘Thank you for improving ELA scores by 4%.’ It was always ‘Thank you for seeing me. Thank you for coming to my game.’ It was all the things that weren’t on the report card. That’s a Whole Child Leader. - @DrRoss_Akil

[Germantown MSD @gmsdk12]

Today, the first batch of devices and packets were sent to families in need. For those that reached out to Principals, School Counselors, or filled out our district survey--they are on the way to your doorsteps this week! #BelongGMSD

[HighFive @HighFiveK12]

Yes! #HackingSchoolDiscipline

[Katie Szabo Williams @HMSKatieSzabo]

Enthusiasm? #WeAreHMS has got it! So glad I caught @MadScienceRM307 teaching her heart out today! #BelongGMSD

[Hillary Higginbotham @artwith_mrs_h]

8th graders kicked off @Olweus with Bullying Prevention Agreements. Students discussed and wrote ways they could take action (big or small) to implement the new HMS bullying prevention agreement. #wearehms #KindnessMatters #teachgmsd @math_with_mac @counselor_carla @C_Lemonaid

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

PSA:

Teaching should not be a competition. Sharing lessons, strategies, and advice should be how we do things.

When teachers work together & support each other, kids win.

#teachergoals

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

@HillaryLittle00 and @MemoryHms create Lemonade Wars! Students come up with lemonade recipes to share with HMS teachers and staff! We voted for our favorites! #strawberrylemonade #WeAreHMS #belongGMSD

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

@ellietalleyedu is beginning #geniushour in her classroom on Fridays! Can’t wait to see where our students’ passions take them in their journey to learn about what interests them! #WeAreHMS

[Devon Pohlman @devpohlman]

The Great Schism (Split of Christianity) Debate! Which religion do you think is going to grow the Byzantine Empire?! The Roman Catholic Church vs. the Orthodox Church. #WeAreHms

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

This book inspires me to be a better leader every day for my Ts and Ss. Thank you @burgess_shelley and @BethHouf for your wisdom and love for what you do! Teamwork makes the dream work! #LLAP #WeAreHMS

[Michael Ruiz @jmichaelruiz]

@robbielegault @FarmingtonElem @hmsmustangs1 @ellietalleyedu Thank you for guiding our incredible 8th graders as they pour into the awesome kids @FarmingtonElem ! @Joe_Sanfelippo Your book Hacking School Leadership is a game changer! Read it this summer and then went to your session at #NPC2019. Thanks for the inspiration