When Mrs. Farah and I went to meet Kate DiCamillo, Thomas sent a letter along for us to deliver. He never expected a response! Kate DiCamillo is a national treasure! #risdgreatness

New tech fun is my favorite!! 📱 We loved using our mentor reading text to do additional research on resources. #renewable #nonrenewable Our Popplets turned out awesome!!! 💜 #4thgradeROCKS

5th grade and Kinder buddy readers! So fun! 😊📚 #RISDWeAreOne

AWESOME! 📕💓

Group research as we plan, improvise, and carry out our online store plan! 🛒 I am SO excited to see what awesome and creative products are created!! #4thgradeROCKS Greenwood Hills Elementary

“When teachers lay out some expectations that say, ‘You *can* do this,’ kids will work as hard as they can to do it.” 🧡

Reflection is how we grow! 🌸🌺🌹🪴🌱 #risdlitleads #risdWeAreOne #risdlearnerframework @RLAinRISD Sarah Villafane @lindsay_mikulas

Thanks for the personalized swag and delicious cupcakes! Sarah Villafane #rlainrisd #risdgreatness

Today’s EOY Literacy Leads was very special! 🥰 The brilliance & experience in the room and the fellowship among them is so valuable & has contributed to the richness of this team & its impact on teachers & student learning. We love y’all & are so grateful for YOU! 🫶 @RLAinRISD

Grade 8 Curriculum Curation Teacher Committee launching their work! 🫶📚✏️ Helen Barton Sarah Villafane @lindsay_mikulas Rowena Alibuyog SSS RISD

FLA Flight 1: Change aboard Destination Amplify kicked off Forest Lane Academy! We talked through our baggage, sent it to be loaded, and discusses how we are embracing the messy and ready to trust the process! #FLABuiltForThis #RISDWeAreOne @RLAinRISD Lake Highlands Learning Community

Congratulations to Kailee McCall from Dartmouth Elementary for being chosen as a Literacy Lighthouse!🎉 Kailee serves as a shining light of literacy instruction in the district for using her knowledge of RLA and her students’ interests to plan engaging instruction! Dartmouth Elementary

New to Amplify teachers! 👀 We’re getting so excited to host you next week at our Amplify Launch and Orientation! ☀️@RLAinRISD @a_marcott Laura Moore TNTP

Celebrating year 1 of the reader’s/writer’s notebook grades 3-12! 🥳🎉🫶 This wouldn’t have been possible without YOU, teachers! ❤️ loom.com/share/ac62ba26…

Full house to kick off Amplify for 2024-2025! Hearts are full getting to learn and grow the next two days with these incredible educators! Thank you, TNTP, for leading the work, and thank you, Berkner High School STEM Academy, for hosting us! 💚

Even after a Texas storm, our amazing Richardson ISD teachers, coaches and admin are engaged in this important work!

Day 2 of the Amplify Launch! ☀️🥳👏