A2: Model and teach students to listen, share and respect ideas and opinions from each other. 2nd grade Wit and Wisdom has a wonderful Civil Rights Movement unit. Great literature #EdAdventures

A1) By openly and explicitly acknowledging their cultures and highlighting their strengths #EdAdventures

A2) modeling! We must stand along side our students and model how to appropriately address biases, racism, and injustice. #EdAdventures

A2) It’s so important to address those issues when they arise. Listen when students feel they’ve been treated unjustly. They will soon understand that they can come to you and trust you to help them navigate life. #EdAdventures

A3) it’s important to be mindful of the cumulative cards stacked against students: race, poverty, divorce, trauma, and on and on. We have to counter the stack of cards exponentially with hope and life and opportunity and encouragement. Every. Single. Day.

Thank you for this level of support! Kids first.

I agree! This removes a huge burden on families in a time where every little bit helps! Proud to be a Sumner County educator and leader.

So proud of my friend and partner in leadership!

Congratulations, Dr. Mannon!!! We are all so proud of you 🎉

VSE@superstars Jessica Adams Joshua Shelton, Ed.D. Kyle Craighead @jhesson83

The struggle is real for my students. So much adversity. Still, they persevere. Great read!

Congrats to PHS robotics team of Brayden Buckner, Owen Hankemeier, Noah Scearce, and Brayden Floyd on a great performance at the Brentwood Academy Starterbot Tournament. They won first for robot skills and placed 7th out of 23 for the qualification matches. #1PHS PHS_Renaissance

What a FUN day at Vena Stuart with FUNdations! Students were learning and leading the lessons. Loved seeing familiar faces❤️Jessica Adams Joshua Shelton, Ed.D. Amy McMenamy dhosale JeTaun Hartley Ashley Chambliss Elizabeth Kyle Craighead Frankie Skinner Irene Holden

Saw this and had to post it! Mary Beth Allen Amy Simmons Jessica Adams Joshua Shelton, Ed.D. Jenni Copeland Kyle Craighead

Big things are happening at Vena! Mrs. Saxton and Mrs. Vincent were awarded a $5k STEM grant to start their “Creating a Spark!” project. Vena students will now have the opportunity to learn about and work with robots. VSE@superstars Amy McMenamy Jessica Adams

Can I brag about Mrs. Ruffin and her kiddos? Check out this rockstar Kindergarten teacher and the writing her students are producing! Vena is lucky to have you! VSE@superstars Jessica Adams Amy McMenamy

Where’s Mrs. Hesson? Teaching first grade at Vena! Thank you for always being willing and ready to help. We can’t express how blessed Sumner County is to have you. VSE@superstars @jhesson83 Amy McMenamy Jessica Adams

Join ASCD and 'Becoming the Educator They Need' author Robert Jackson on March 3rd at 8pm EST to chat about social emotional learning techniques for educating Black and Latino males. Follow #RobertWithASCD and #ASCDAnnualConference to join!

So excited to learn more!

A3: Trust! Trust is paramount to building relationships.