Hear me out: In school districts where educational leaders at every level haven’t yet developed a clear understanding of what truly counts as evidence-based reading instruction, teacher knowledge becomes the lifeline. In those places, it often comes down to luck — the children

Don't Confuse Reading Comprehension and Learning to Read (and to Reread) shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/dont-conf…

So grateful for the collaboration with Great Minds and Region 10 ESC Science for our Waxahachie ISD District Deep Dive PL. Our Teachers/Coordinators/Directors/ are leading the way to greatness. #TLI #CurriculumTeam #OneTribe

The EMAT meeting must go on! Waxahachie ISD #TLI

Starting the day learning with Great Minds makes my nerd-heart happy! Waxahachie ISD Wilemon STEAM Academy #TLI #CurriculumTeam

Walks with Great Minds at Ray Elementary were SO, SO wonderful. It feels good when there’s so much positive feedback and any “grows” are just options to try. Way to Go! Waxahachie ISD #TLI #CurriculumTeam

And that’s a wrap, October! Waxahachie ISD #TLI

"The world does not have to be stagnant to be comfortable" Students write cool things—and, without question, it is worth it to take the time to showcase and celebrate those cool things (Probably favorite space in our classroom!)

Kinder is so fun! Waxahachie ISD #TLI #CurriculumTeam

12 hr days that are dark to begin and dark to end aren’t fun. Hello, Seasonal Affective Disorder. So I’m skipping the workout and going with Kenny Loggins, a brownie, Dr. Pepper, the Bible, Duo Lingo, and a positive sign from a classroom today. 🥰

Preservice teachers don’t only need to be TOLD what to do…they need to be SHOWN how to do it! I believe modelling in preservice teacher training programs is one of the missing pieces in teacher education so for every concept or skill I teach my B.Ed students at Trent

When your daughter’s bestie (1st yr T) gets celebrated for teaching her face off with two classes at one time, it makes your heart happy. When you did the same thing this week and you know she taught circles around you, it makes you so proud! Way to go, Katie! Waxahachie ISD

My fave seat at one of my fave places.

“even the fleas”

I love being on campuses! PLC Internalizations with teachers and classroom visits fill my bucket. Great convos & learning. Waxahachie ISD #CurriculumTeam Great Minds Ginny and Brittany are wonderful partners and our Ts work so hard.

How do we support struggling readers in grades 4 and up? This article reviews over 23 meta-analyses on the topic, provides a step by step guide to intervention, and new free resources, including a phonics app that can create up to 400 pages of workbooks. teachingbyscience.com/older-students

In this season of gratitude Maggie Smith’s words speak to me: “I think there is always a gap between what we want to express and what we can articulate with words. Language can only say so much.”

If a child is extremely frustrated, adjust instruction. 1. Increase support: show how to do it or do part of it yourself. 2. Lower task demands: break it into smaller parts. You don’t excuse them from the task, get mad them, or hope repeated failure will make them smarter.