Mary LaMotta

Lover of literacy and learning. Director of ELA for Freeport Public Schools. Mom of 2 boys & add 2 dogs to the chaos just for fun.

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

Honored to present alongside my colleague at the Nassau BOCES Regional Showcase—where districts come together to share best practices that move learning forward. #LiteracyMatters #EdLeadership #BOCES #BestPractices

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

So grateful for everyone who joined us at the Long Island Coaching Collaborative! It was truly a meeting of the minds and a powerful sharing of ideas. Grateful to be in community with such thoughtful, dedicated educators. #LICoaching #EdLeadership

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Psychological safety is not about withholding criticism. It’s about enabling people to speak up without fear.

The goal is not to lower our standards. It’s to replace knee-jerk reactions with open-minded consideration.

All ideas are welcome. Not all views are equally valid.

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

“Tech is a tool. It is not a learning outcome.” ~Eric Sheninger #freeportlearns #osdgoread #summerlit

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

#freeportlearns #osdgoread #summerlit #literacyfortodayandtomorrow

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

Hold on to the hopes you have for your readers- empathy, connection, perspective, access- when getting into the science of reading. #freeportlearns #osdgoread #shiftingthebalance #katiecunningham

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

Grateful to @GCUFSD for hosting the LI Coaching Collaborative! We gleaned coaching insights from districts across the island who came together to share ideas. The Learning Commons in the Middle School created a truly amazing environment where collaboration & creativity thrived!

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

Powerful day of learning alongside Oceanside School District at Freeport’s Annual Summer Literacy Institute! #freeportlearns #osdgoread

[Christine_Sartory @oceansidereads]

Stayed cool today with old friends and new...at the Summer Literacy Event at Freeport High School. It was a great day overall, but we were especially impressed with keynote speaker @KellyGToGo. #OSDGoRead #freeportlearns

[Diane Provvido @DianeProvvido]

Kudos to this dynamic duo for the Freeport/Oceanside Summer Literacy Institute! There were so many take aways from the keynote with @KellyGToGo! @MrsFWasserman @marlamotta 📚📝 #FreeportReads #OSDGoRead #StrongerTogether

[Diane Provvido @DianeProvvido]

Freeport/Oceanside Summer Literacy Institute! It was a packed house for a day of proffessional learning. 📚@MrsFWasserman @marlamotta #FreeportReads #OSDGoRead #DedicatedEducators #TeachingAndLearning

[alederer @alederer]

The writing is the writing teacher. -Kelly Gallagher #freeportreads

[alederer @alederer]

It’s the volume of writing that matters. Lots of bad writing has to happen before good writing happens. - Kelly Gallagher #freeportreads

[Francesca Wasserman @MrsFWasserman]

Incredible workshops happening today at our Summer Literacy Institute. So grateful to be able to see our keynote speakers ⁦@KellyGToGo⁩ and Dr. David Dockterman! ⁦@OSchoolsPR⁩ #OSDGoRead #freeportlearns

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

“Our brains are wired to learn. We are born information seekers.” @dockterman #freeportlearns #osdgoread

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

“Reading is less about ability and more about opportunity.” #freeportlearns #osdgoread

[Francesca Wasserman @MrsFWasserman]

Oceanside is excited to partner with @FreeportSchools for tomorrow’s Summer Literacy Institute featuring keynote speaker @KellyGToGo! It’s going to be an exciting day of learning and sharing 📚💙 Follow #OSDGoRead and #FreeportReads to share in the fun!

[Mary LaMotta @marlamotta]

“The best teacher of writing is the writing. We want to provoke writers.” @KellyGToGo #freeportlearns #osdgoread