With #focus as one of the top three feelings my #gr1 students want to have this year, we will be referring to this! LOSD #ibelong

My 14th #BacktoSchool Night. My 1st time letting students create the bulletin board for families. #gr1 parents trying to find their child's work by playing #WhoAmI. LOSD #alwayslearning #ibelong

Amazing Ceci Gomez-Galvez (she.her.ella). I miss #collaboration with you! 💜

As week two ends we are ready to sign our #classroom #charter and #technology #agreements. #gr1 wants to feel happy, smart and focused. Cheers to another year of making my classroom more #studentcentered while building a #community. LOSD #ibelong

You know how much I love a #guestreader! Principal Knapp read to us about being #kind and filling buckets today. #gr1 is determined and motivated to earn some Cougar Compliments! LOSD @ibelong

#repatriation has been expensive. #Thankful for all the ways our family has helped during this huge #transition...including me borrowing my grandpa's 1956 #Ford as my daily driver.

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Looking forward to 2 full days of learning and inspiration @kjinquiry Trevor MacKenzie @Stephharvey49 ʙᴏᴅᴏ ʜᴇɪʟɪɢᴇʀ Spear Center for Excellence in Teaching #craftinginquiry

What an #inspiring place to learn this weekend Spear Center for Excellence in Teaching #craftinginquiry

I'm so lucky I get to learn from you for a third time! American International School Chennai and now inspired by International School of Portland Spear Center for Excellence in Teaching

Love this graphic @kjinquiry that helps us think about all the different ways we can journey through inquiry with students. Glad the tech started working so we could see the images that help explain all the great thinking you share! #craftinginquiry Spear Center for Excellence in Teaching

"There's a sweet spot for learning." How can we spend most of our time in the optimal zone as teachers and students to avoid being so anxious, nervous and stressed? Thanks for the thought provoking session Trevor MacKenzie Spear Center for Excellence in Teaching #inquirymindset

A few favorite quotes from today @Stephharvey49 - "Inquiry is a way of life." "Teaching boils down to what we do and what we say. Language really matters." "Live in a way that all questions matter." "Continue to fan the curiosity flame." Spear Center for Excellence in Teaching #craftinginquiry

Where does your #assessment fall? What's in our realm of control and influence? If conferring propels learning then why are we doing the other assessments? Trevor MacKenzie Thanks for the critical thinking! #craftinginquiry

This week's sketch: the 1o Characteristics of the Inquiry Classroom. Reflect on your own practice. Which of these are strengths? Which of these are stretches? What are your next steps? #inquirymindset

A full day of #professionaldevelopment that teachers get to choose after a #keynote from NW Anxiety Institute. #ibelong LOSD

Do Good December - Day 1: Spread kindness and share the December calendar with others actionforhappiness.org/december #DoGoodDecember

Another #professionaldevelopment opportunity for me this school year! Attending #NABE2023 with another Grade 1 teacher from LG. Happy to be learning and growing together LOSD #PortlandSnow

Thrilled to see and hear from U.S. Department of Education Miguel Cardona at the intro for #NABE2023

My day has been made! Fantastic session by SIOP authors Deborah Short & @KatieToppel. They made a compelling case about how Science of Reading & SIOP can work together, with thoughtful & practical real world examples from Dr. Toppel’s Kinder/1st/3rd grade classes. #nabe23