Rosa Parks Elementary School in Tulsa, Oklahoma has the most amazing teacher's in their pre-kindergarten program! I feel so honored to have been given the opportunity to observe this morning. #journeyintoearlychildhhod

Think about these closing words of wisdom from Jennifer Serravallo We want to thank you, Jen for joining us and stretching our thinking! Thank you, #G2Great PLN for sharing your brilliance. Shine on! Dr. Mary Howard Amy Brennan Fran McVeigh Valinda Kimmel, M. Ed.

Admin Academy with PJ Caposey @MCUSDSupe - great, thought provoking conversations. Thinking of how to roll out the BCD rule in the schools.

“Your beliefs about kids, your patience, and your mental stamina were tested hourly..... It made you doubt your effectiveness as an educator and if this was the profession for you too many times to count.” 💜 ⁦freeyourheart⁩ blog.heinemann.com/letter-to-an-o…

"We must find ways to teach within and from conflict instead of suppressing it." bit.ly/2PgZFu5

Study: Boosting soft skills is better than raising test scores hechingerreport.org/early-research…

Challenging Learning Conference with James Nottingham. Great opening presentation with thought provoking info from Carmen Bergmann ROE 17 James Nottingham

Great tip from J. Nottingham: Don't say I want to challenge you. Instead say- Let's make this more interesting! ROE 17 James Nottingham

Love his message! Great for parents and teachers. Thank you, Matt.

“The sun showed up again. I looked up and asked why. The sun looked down and whispered, ‘To give you another try’.” Brad Montague w/ Houston Kraft CharacterStrong #DeepKindness deepkindness.com

“Kindness is ultimately a choice. You get to choose how you show up.” Leon Logothetis with Houston Kraft CharacterStrong #DeepKindness deepkindness.com

To all the beautiful humans who teach: Happy Friday! And remember that whatever you did this week was enough because you are. You are enough. We see you. Rest.

🏫"Schools thrive when principals and superintendents are conscious of how to prioritize their staff’s work—and their own—in the right ways." - PJ Caposey, Superintendent of Schools edutopia.org/article/4-mant… #edchat #edleaders

Enter to win in a free registration + 3-night hotel stay for the ASCD Annual Conference in Chicago! sweepwidget.com/view/38984-bjn… #ASCDAnnualConference

Bright Morning Club Amazing ideas for expressing gratitude and importance of routinely engaging in gratitude. Can't wait to read Onward by Elena Aguilar for more information. #bmcgratitude

Proud to announce my membership in MagicSchool AI 💜 🪄✨'s Pioneers Program! As a Director of Curriculum and Instruction, MagicSchoolAI has been extremely beneficial in designing well thought out rubrics!