Loved streaming into Upper Merion Area School District elementary classrooms today to share this wonderful story about Ramadan & Eid-al-Fitr. Thankful our school district honors Muslim families by making Eid a school holiday! Eid Mubarak to all families celebrating next Wednesday, April 10th! ☪️

It's #InternationalWomensDay and I'm zooming into Upper Merion Area School District elementary classrooms to share the book Lion on the Inside, by and about the UNSTOPPABLE Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir. What an inspiration to women and girls everywhere! 🏀💪🏽💥 kidscanpress

Happy Black History Month! 🖤💛💚♥️ I'm celebrating with Upper Merion Area School District elementary students by reading a wonderful story about a famous Black photographer called, 'Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee!' by Andrea J Loney 💕💖📚💖💕 📸 Black History is American History!

Having fun streaming into Upper Merion Area School District elementary classrooms today to read 'Daddy Christmas & Hanukkah Mama' by Selina Alko on this 2nd day of Hanukkah. Love learning about how multicultural families blend their special traditions! 🕎🌲❄️🫶🏼

Hey, edu-friends! Check out the latest episode of the #PLPlaybookPodcast ! I chat with UMASD Instructional Coaches (Elem & MS) Julie Overly & Amy Odgers about their journey facilitating gamified professional learning experiences with staff. Lots of great resources in the show notes! sites.google.com/view/the-pl-pl…

Fabulous Instructional Coaches Overly and Bell join us as we recognize 28 FIM Mathematicians, 7 Grand Champions, and 8 Goals Index finishers! #BridgeportPROUD ! ⁦Robert Sun⁩ ⁦First In Math⁩ ⁦24® Game⁩

Thank you, Julie Overly, for ZOOMing into our classrooms to help us learn about the celebration of Diwali. Geography, respect for others & a beautiful story rolled into 30 minutes! “May the words we speak be as sweet” as the foods we enjoy! #BridgeportPROUD ! ⁦Julie Overly⁩

🪔 Happy Diwali! 🪔 I'm so thankful to be streaming into Upper Merion Area School District elementary classrooms today to share Binny's Diwali, a fantastic book about this Hindu festival. 🎇 I hope our Indian students enjoy celebrating with family and friends this weekend! 💕

Thank you, Julie Overly for sharing the wonderful book, When the Shadbush Blooms, to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. My students learned so much! 💙💛 Upper Merion Area School District

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day and anticipation of Native American Heritage Month, Instructional Coach Overly shared the history of indigenous people and the beautifully written story, When the Shadbrush Blooms. #BridgeportPROUD ! ⁦Julie Overly⁩

Always a treat to have Julie Overly share a special lesson with our Gulph Gators! 🐊 Upper Merion Area School District

Streaming into Upper Merion Area School District elementary classrooms today to share 'When the Shadbush Blooms' about the Lenape People - a belated celebration of #IndigenousPeoplesDay and a preview of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth ! Love seeing all the kiddos excited to learn together!

Thank you, Julie Overly for sharing such a beautiful book with our Upper Merion classrooms for Hispanic Heritage Month! 💙💛 Upper Merion Area School District

THANK YOU Instructional Coach Julie Overly for helping us kick off Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing the story of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta called Side by Side! #BridgeportPROUD ! ⁦Julie Overly⁩

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎉 Looking forward to streaming into Upper Merion Area School District 's elementary classrooms today to share the book Side By Side by Monica Brown💙 about the contributions of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta! ¡Sí, se puede! ✊🏼

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honored Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with a virtual read aloud of the story, “Drawn Together”by Minh Le. Students also learned the history of AAPI month and identified Asia and the Pacific Islands on the map!

Thank you, Julie Overly for another AMAZING read aloud! Ramadan Mubarak to all of our families that are celebrating!☪️

Thank you, Instructional Coach Overly, for connecting us across our District as we move into the month of Ramadan! How can we help our neighbor and our world over these next 30 days? “The best superheroes work in secret.” Congratulations & thank you for 1 year of read-alouds!

Happy Anniversary, Upper Merion Area School District K-4 students! Tomorrow's Ramadan virtual experience marks 1️⃣ year of diverse read alouds together. 🎉 Click below for a trip down memory lane! It is an honor to celebrate the diversity in our district. 🎁 Ramadan Mubarak to all who observe! ☪️

Julie Overly @julieoteach & Amy Odgers Amy Odgers presented “Gamification of Coaching' PETE & C 2023. They presented their coaching story & technique for engaging teachers in professional learning & impacting the education of all our students.
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