Happy to be back! I can’t wait to reconnect with my colleagues this week and prep to connect with our new Ss soon! 🧡💙🤍🐎 #risdwevegotthis #exceedthevision Richardson West JH Arts and Technology Magnet

Kicking off year 4 in RISD! Missing dancing in the aisles with Kittie Griffin this year, but who says we can’t have a virtual #ConvocationDanceParty???? #RISDWeveGotThis #exceedthevision Richardson West JH Arts and Technology Magnet

New year, new classroom, new normal - same drive to meet my Ss where they are! Let’s learn and grow together again this year! #exceedthevision #RISDWeveGotThis

That’s a wrap on my first year of teaching future teachers! I’m beyond honored to have begun this program with such an incredible group of students! These kids are part of the future of education and I’ll miss them more than they know! #CTE #EducationAndTraining #FACS

Health/PE accomplishments for the previous year and what we are looking forward to. #RISDBelieves #RISDWeROne #ExceedTheVision

Theme days are back in full swing Richardson West JH Arts and Technology Magnet! Favorite album dress up today - my blink-182 shirt was a hilarious hit 🤣 iykyk #RISDWeAreOne

The Schaefer fam was out in full force last Friday to support and celebrate former students for Berkner High School STEM Academy homecoming! The littlest of the crew even got in on the action! #RISDWeAreOne #RISDBELIEVES @SchaeferRNJH

YALL I MADE PUNCH CARDS! Students can earn card punches in many ways - Participation, citizenship, exceeding expectations! 3 punches = vinyl stickers, 5 = choice of a snack or a teacher-made friendship bracelet! Excited to introduce this new incentive in my classroom #pbis #canva

Shout out to Eboni Udenze and the RWJH AVID team for building my confidence in using Cornell notes this year! I’m also using my exemplar to accommodate students who may struggle with long form notes! #AvidAintAverage #avid #RISDWeAreOne #ExceedTheVision

Restocking our rewards drawer with teacher-made friendship bracelets! Students have been loving our rewards punch card system and racking up their punches for stickers, snacks, and bracelets! #pbis #RISDBelieves #ExceedTheVision #RISDWeAreOne

Shoutout to Artra and the Lady Bronco coaches and athletes for this sweet treat at our #TeachAppreciation game tonight! I love getting to see these kiddos play each week 🧡💙🤍🐴 #RISDWeAreOne

The students of Olivia Schaefer learned about and created projects on Black Educators who’ve made an impact in American Education. @KimlyKindred @RISD_Equity #exceedthevision #RISDHonorsHeritage

TAFE Region 11 Teacher Sponsor of the Year Caitlin Zancana ! #RISDBetheONE

Congratulations to ALL RISD TAFE chapters including our newest Richardson West JH Arts and Technology Magnet ! Amazing Teacher leaders in Prissy Robinson, Jennifer Hague, Debbie Reese , Caitlin Zancana and the newest to the bunch Olivia Schaefer ! Berkner High School STEM Academy JJ Pearce HS Lake Highlands High School Richardson HS

Awesome description of Caitlin Zancana by her students who nominated her and she was voted by her peer teachers in Area 11.

Awesome day celebrating the future of education with these amazing RISD Future Educators!

Congratulations to our 4 High School TAFE programs and our newest JH edition Richardson West JH Arts and Technology Magnet for each having students qualify FOR NATIONALS at State competition earlier this week! The future is bright with these future educators! JJ Pearce HS Richardson HS Lake Highlands High School Berkner High School STEM Academy

Congratulations to Olivia Schaefer and her fantastic TAFE students on a wonderful showing at State TAFE in Galveston! They had multiple student qualify for NATIONALS as their first year in TAFE! #RISDBETHEONE Richardson West JH Arts and Technology Magnet Jose Vega

Need dinner plans? Come out to Chili’s at Coit/Campbell in Richardson TONIGHT to support RWJH TAFE! Our team of future educators is one of only 3 middle schools NATIONWIDE to qualify to compete at the Educators Rising national conference this summer! #TeachingInsideAndOut

West Broncos Future Educators took FIRST PLACE in Nationals Educators Rising Richardson West Arts and Technology Magnet Olivia Schaefer