What if we applied the same level of urgency, shared purpose, and relentless problem-solving to teaching all students to read as we are currently applying to reopening schools?

Teachers! Librarians! Parents! Kids!
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Thanks for always being such enthusiastic Scieszka readers.
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Join me March 23-26, 2020 from 10-11 am (EST) to learn how to teach students remotely using Google!

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Ms. Moran (Bernadette Moran) helps 2nd graders D.D. Eisenhower learn and share new knowledge about Martin Luther King, Jr. by integrating shared reading, conversation, interactive writing, and inferring character traits to write opinion pieces! Debbie Battles #MartinLutherKingDay

Thank you to Ms. Moran’s 2nd grade class at D.D. Eisenhower for inviting me to read to them. Smart, funny and very well dressed group!
#literacy #literacy matters #bowtiesarecool

Breakfast & Books with Dads/ Important Role Models (prek, vpk, 1) was a great success D.D. Eisenhower! Daniela Whiteside Debbie Battles Maria Bishop

And... the kids are motivated to do it!!! Win win!

Across all grades we are studying the elements of art and applying them in different ways! Our first element is line! K and 1 used markers to create different lines, then they used sponge rollers and paint to add more lines! D.D. Eisenhower Edrick Rhodes

Family Gardening Day D.D. Eisenhower prepping by building furniture for the outdoor classroom, pulling weeds, and building new garden beds! Parents come join the fun! D.D. Eisenhower Tom Salinsky Debbie Battles

Our Student Council’s Support Bahamas Drive was kicked off today. What a huge success!!! These kind and generous humanitarians collected over $600 on the 1st day! So proud of my eagles!!! #EaglesCare ⁦Maureen Jacobs⁩ ⁦Maria Bishop⁩ ⁦Keith Oswald⁩ ⁦The School District of Palm Beach County⁩

Great turnout at tonight's Conscious Discipline parent workshop! They learned how we S.T.A.R. & our Brain Smart Start, too! D.D. Eisenhower Debbie Battles Maria Bishop

These responses show how our students see themselves as artists and how art integrates across all aspects of life! Love it! Ms. Osborne is rocking the art room! D.D. Eisenhower Louise Grant Maureen Jacobs

We have the most dedicated group of volunteers ever! No hurricane will stop them from delivering on the 1st popcorn Friday of the year! Thank you PTO and Popcorn Boss!!! ⁦D.D. Eisenhower⁩ ⁦Daniela Whiteside⁩ ⁦Maureen Jacobs⁩

This quote reiterates why the statements desinating 'learning to read' in K-2 and 'reading to learn' in 3rd+ are such misnomers. ALL readers 'learn to read' (new types of text) AND 'read to learn' because all texts carry a message.

Beginning our journey towards implementing Project based learning! Love this quote!!! “Are we preparing kids for a lifetime of tests, or for the tests of life?” ⁦D.D. Eisenhower⁩ ⁦Maria Bishop⁩

Committed D.D. Eisenhower 12 hours of delayed flights aren't slowing us down for our PBLOhio conference! Debbie Battles Maria Bishop

Day 5 of Tiana D. Roundtree guiding dedicated Egret Lake Elementary team leaders through analyzing systems and school processes for refining safety, culture, and instruction for ALL students, teachers, and families in SY19-20! @galatop1 Frank Rodriguez