We love playing Mystery Number with Mrs. Mac’s class. We had to ask yes or no questions to figure out their number. #walnutcreekworldchangers #azleISDway

Check out these awesome kiddos who were recognized today for A Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance! #walnutcreekworldchangers #azleISDway

Students had to use their knowledge of fables, myths, and folktales to “escape the room”. #walnutcreekworldchangers #azleisdway #setthestage #rcainspired

We put our favorite fairy tale characters on trial and used text evidence to discover the truth! #setthestage #azleisdway #WalnutCreekWorldChangers

Having a batty day! #WalnutCreekWorldChangers #setthestage #rcainspired #azleisdway

Eating in the classroom means getting to ride the elevator. #elevatorselfie #walnutcreekworldchangers #thanksgivinglunch

Dear my first class ever, I was 22 and had no idea what I was doing. I take full responsibility if you still can’t do long division.

Finding area and perimeter is better with starbursts! #walnutcreekworldchangers #TxEdTuesday #azleISDway

If you’re not having this much fun going over a benchmark then you’re doing it wrong. #walnutcreekworldchangers #azleISDway #bethewildcard

Nothing better than combining learning with an egg hunt! #walnutcreekworldchangers #AzleISDway #setthestage

Having fun teaching at Azle’s STEAM camp. I love seeing my kids. #azleisdway #walnutcreekworldchangers

The movement #clearthelists is probably the best thing I’ve seen on social media. So why not join? amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

Getting to know our new classmates with back to school jenga! #azleISDway #wceworldchangers #AzleISDThePlaceToBe #getyourteachon

My top runners got to throw a pie #greatincentivetorunfast #lovethesekids #bestjobever Walnut Creek Elem

When we say levels are a tool we mean they will help teachers in particular contexts understand what level of support is needed for a child to gain from the reading experience. #FPLiteracy

Texts that are leveled accurately are a wonderful tool for teachers to gear the small-group instruction so that the text is within the children’s learning zone so they can expand their literacy processing system and apply it to other reading experiences.

Guided reading is the ONLY context we suggest that teachers use leveled texts.

Classroom Libraries: NOT organized by level but topic author genre series illustrator, award winning, favorite etc. In primary grades we MAY organize some books by RANGE of levels but classroom library is a landscape for children to choose books Fountas & Pinnell #G2great

Text levels are not a number, score, or label. They represent 10 text characteristics with hundreds of observable reading behaviors that the child needs to be able to control. It is not a simple notion. Teachers who understand this can use this complexity in a very powerful way.

It’s okay to cry at home about the kid who you try to reach every single day & it’s still not working. It’s okay to be internally upset at the kid who said the fun assignment you spent time making is stupid. It’s okay to have hurt feelings from your kids. It’s okay to be human.