Dressing up, using graphic organizers to keep track of key ideas, and utilizing a consistent graphic to support an important skill are the little but GIGANTIC things that Rusk Elementary does to support student achievement! Go, Rusk Rockstars! #MadeinMISD

Excited to be a part of 2Words today! So proud of Midland ISD Health & Physical Education for leading this work! ❤️💙 #LeadershipMatters #MadeinMISD

Be genuine, be specific, and be truthful. This is how we can encourage others. Even when it’s uncomfortable. Team-First Leaders ✅ 2Words

Excited to #EngageandAct with Midland families about the benefits of literacy in Midland ISD! Thankful for Rusk Elementary for hosting us!

Proud of these Tigers! Excellent explicit instruction, marvelous modeling, and dedicated educators is the key to success! ❤️💙 Great Writers are #MadeinMISD

So proud of these Midland ISD 3-5 RLA teachers for their fantastic collaboration today After the Bell! Backwards planning is how we get to where we need to go💙❤️ #GrowandDevelopStaff✅ #MadeinMISD

It’s a great day at Santa Rita Elementary! Kinders practicing handwriting, fifth graders writing SCRs, 2nd graders listening to a fantastic teacher led read-aloud, and celebrating attendance 💛🖤 Great Readers and Writers are #MadeinMISD Santa Rita Elementary

An amazing, well-planned read aloud in kinder, an abundance of writing in 5th, and the prioritization of writing is what makes Yarbrough Elementary 🌟! Love to see TLAC strategies across the campus 🏆 Great Readers and Writers are #MadeinMISD Yarbrough Elementary MISD

Loved getting to collaborate with our RLA leaders this afternoon! Time to learn something new and support each other in this important work we do is time well spent. #GrowandDevelop #MadeinMISD

Love the dedication of these DZ teachers! They stayed after school to refine their ECR/SCR writing craft. I’m grateful to collaborate with our bilingual team to ensure all learners needs are met! #MadeinMISD De Zavala Eagles

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Look at the ROCKSTAR 2nd grade team at Fannin Elementary supporting students with main idea and key details. Modeling this work, organizing information as we read - this is how students learn HOW to do this high level work! Great Readers are #MadeinMISD

How can you work towards a goal if the goal isn’t known and visible? Way to go, Franks Elementary for ensuring everyone knows the goal and celebrates those who are meeting it! General Franks Elem. #MadeinMISD

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1st grade at Jane Long has great anchor charts teaching students HOW to do TEKS thinking work! Thank you, Mrs. Lackey for your work on this! Also- a triple Venn diagram😍 High level thinking! Way to go! Great Readers are #MadeinMISD

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Progress not perfection 💖 Be open to feedback and treat opportunities as ways to grow instead of personal attacks. The best leaders have modeled this for me, helped me grow in this area, and have inspired hunger for feedback. #RadicalHonesty

Parker Elementary is moving mountains by: intentional read alouds, student engagement, naming the work students do as tied to a TEKS, and setting goals HIGH! So excited to watch this school do everything they can to grow their students! ❤️💙 #MadeinMISD

Want to ensure every student grows? Small group with intentional grouping and intentional TEKS/skills is the answer! Way to go, Rusk Elementary! Your Patriots will grow because of your dedication to this practice! #MadeinMISD

Love these Burnet Elementary RLA classrooms! 100% participation, modeling thinking as we read, and holding EACH student accountable is what makes this campus so great! ❤️💙 Great Readers are #MadeinMISD