K5 P&WS PD feedback that makes your heart smile. “So thankful for a supportive and caring district that continuously helps its teachers!” Greenville County Schools ElemELASpecialists Jeff McCoy Susan Stevens Charlotte McDavid, PhD Tara Dean skylandbulldogs

G2 literacy curriculum writers at Greenville County Schools working on ELA units and PWS units. Susan Stevens Tara Dean Lake Forest Elem. Blythe Academy Tigerville ES Oakview Elementary School A.J. Whittenberg Elementary Bethel Elementary brookglenn Steffanie Martin Heritage Elementary

Kindergarten teachers & assistants Mauldin Elementary participated in a pd to learn about name & letter work. Pre-A small groups are led by the teacher and/or the assistant & are based on data. Here they are watching a student trace the letters in her name in the ABC book

Literacy Specialists utilize FastBridge Data to create letter id one-pagers to determine small group letter and name work in kindergarten. Greenville County Schools Susan Stevens Charlotte McDavid, PhD

Enjoyed visiting classrooms Duncan Chapel Elem for learning walks. Students k-5 were engaged in reading, writing & word study. I’m looking forward to seeing the amazing growth the students are going to have as readers, writers & thinkers this year

Good readers think and talk about what they read.Monaview Elementary K5 readers turn and talk about why they like or why they don’t like a story.K5 classrooms use a class reading log as an opportunity to build language comprehension. Greenville County Schools Susan Stevens ElemELASpecialists Brenda DeLaney Byrd

Today teachers came together to discuss Accountable Talk. We looked at the talk cycle, building relationships & playing with ideas from Unlocking the Power of Talk. Teachers loved going through stations & trying out each game!

My son and his Fire Class Bonds Career Center commemorated 9/11 by carrying the American Flag from Bonds through downtown Greer to the fire station this afternoon. Alex is the one carrying the flag.

Ms. Rabb uses Close Reading strategies with her second grade students during a shared reading. Greenville County Schools Susan Stevens Tara Dean Megan Mitchell-Hoefe Welcome Elementary

Teachers in 5th & 2nd grade Chandler Creek Elementary School participated in their grade level ELA PLCs today. They collaborated as they reviewed & analyzed quiz data, unit planned reading, and reviewed & normed benchmark assessments. Jenny Long Dehlinger @jackawtrey3

So proud of our Chandler Creek Elementary School squad! Can’t wait to see the growth of their students this year!

Principals and ICs collaborate in a breakout session around small groups in writing and math. Greenville County Schools Dr. Brandi Massey Susan Stevens Austin Greene

CherrydaleElementary Fourth grade teachers collaborate on project based lessons with reading and writing. Susan Stevens Debra Johnson ElemELASpecialists @NerissaQLewis

Fourth graders Berea Elementary School work with partners to create questions about our mentor text during the active engagement portion of our reading minilesson. @NerissaQLewis @TomMillerBES ElemELASpecialists

LEAD participants are brainstorming teaching practices to remedy student learning problems.Austin Greene Dr. Fran Rogers Shayla Read Tara Dean Susan Stevens Karen Kapp

Enjoyed modeling an IRA in second grade Berea Elementary School. I loved listening in on their turn and talk discussions! Susan Stevens @TomMillerBES @NerissaQLewis Charlotte McDavid, PhD Rebekah Jarrell

Second graders Berea Elementary School work with their partners to sort words by if they are singular or plural. Once sorted students had to defend/explain why a word was in the column it was. @TomMillerBES Rebekah Jarrell @NerissaQLewis Susan Stevens Tara Dean ElemELASpecialists

Literacy specialists Greenville County Schools participate in rotations to experience an Emergent Reading Storybook, learn about the stages, & how to conference with students around them during independent reading. Susan Stevens ElemELASpecialists

Curriculum writers at work! An awesome group of teachers and coaches sharing their expertise in ELA Susan Stevens Anna GCS Academics Greenville County Schools ElemELASpecialists