With prompts and questions from Bill of Rights Institute along with analysis sheets from U.S. National Archives, my fifth graders were able to successfully analyze political cartoons today! OPS Social Studies Nathan McAlister

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. One by one, Cabinet members reported directly to the people. Here is a recap by department and I’m not joking when I say the best are towards the end 🧵

The trouble with having Mississippi as THE standard-bearer for state reading reform is that some people don’t buy it, just because it’s Mississippi. I sat in a restaurant in Brooklyn last night, telling a table full of new acquaintances – two of whom listened to Emily Hanford’s

The Pancreatic Cancer Research Program received zero funding in FY25. Federal funding fuels progress for this disease. Without it, critical advancements come to a halt. Join me in demanding Congress restore it in FY26—patients are counting on them. p2a.co/Qom1ARc

Love this! ♥️ Readers are Leaders! 📚

Reading comprehension improves when kids know stuff. That’s why history matters. It builds the knowledge base reading depends on. #HistoryMatters ReadWorks

💚 Over 140 women came together at our Spring Women’s Giving Circle to support Olathe teachers' innovative projects! All 3 were funded — including a $15K grant to OATC welding, $10K to OTMS Theatre, and $5K to the Triathlon Club! #OlatheProud #WomensGivingCircle

Started the day of Unit 8 LETRS w some retrieval practice of Units 5,6,&7. Taking a deep dive into effective writing instruction including explicit instruction in foundational skills such as letter formation, handwriting fluency, & spelling, along with composition. Shelly Todd

Congratulations to this amazing group of educators that completed LETRS training today! KS Dept of Education Olathe Public Schools Dr. Brent Yeager Shelly Todd Kim Hoeven

I know this is a major time commitment. Thanks YOU! Olathe Public Schools

It's Educator Appreciation Week!! We are SO thankful for every single one of our staff members & what they do to support every student's journey in shaping their future. We all have an opportunity to send any staff member a thank you card to their school: bit.ly/OPSThankYouCard!

🍎 Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day! A teacher’s impact goes beyond the subject they teach; inspire, encourage, and help students believe in themselves! 💌 We invite you to send a teacher (or any staff member) that's made an impact on you a message by May 9 and we’ll

Often people will say to me, “I’m doing the science of reading! I’m using UFLI!!” While UFLI is an outstanding program, it is important to remember that there isn’t one single program that contains all of the elements needed for reading and writing proficiency. Instead of

Sound Spelling Mapping of multisyllabic words happening now in 1st & 2nd grade Brougham Elementary 95percentgroup Olathe Public Schools

Check out these Kindergartners reading and writing sentences and a paragraph! 95percentgroup Brougham Elementary

#MondayMotivation Have a great week ahead!

BINGO BASH Brougham Elementary with Principal Conklin today to celebrate a year of hard work and student learning! Reading buddies are celebrating each other and their accomplishments!

“I know we all believe in social-emotional learning. I do as well. But what I have found is that sometimes if you just teach children to read and write and give them the academic skills, behavior decreases.” 🎤 drop from Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D. open.spotify.com/episode/3REKMz…

Are you stocking up on summer reading materials? Don’t forget to add my book to your list to start prepping great social studies units for next year! solutiontree.com/making-time-fo….

Real content. Real literacy. Real impact. That’s what happens when history takes center stage. #HistoryMatters