It was a great day of learning led by colleagues from NCDPI Office of Early Learning who are passionate about the science of reading! #literacyforall

"It's more fun to be a fan than a critic. I'm not looking to spend my life tearing things down, when it can be so satisfying to build things up." -James Clear How will you show up as a fan today?

Dr. Baldwin was the first one to believe in 22 year old me. I'm thankful he took a chance and hired me for my first job as a teacher.

It's always a great day when you spend time observing Wit & Wisdom English lessons with Buncombe Schools admin and instructional coaches. Thank you to Leicester Elementary for hosting.

Candler Elementary hosted our 2nd day of Wit & Wisdom English Guided Observations. It was another great day seeing our Buncombe Schools students building knowledge and skills. Dr. Jennifer Reed Dr. Rob Jackson

Our final day of Wit & Wisdom English Guided Observations was at Estes Elementary. It was another great day seeing the amazing things happening in Buncombe Schools classrooms!

Thank you Leah Carper for an inspirational keynote at the #NCRACON2024!

I spent the day digging into Wilson Language Training #Fundations with 2nd grade colleagues at Avery's Creek today. We had powerful conversations around instructional practices as a PLC that will support our students!

It was a great morning at Glen Arden for Instructional Rounds! Students were engaged and collaborating to meet their learning goals.

Coach/Leadership friends, Check out this opportunity to learn from Michael Bungay Stanier. This book is a great quick read for any coach/leader to build their own skills. Purchase it and you can join me! upvir.al/ref/6645503345…

Observation and feedback without planning isn’t coaching. That’s evaluating. Sitting alongside teachers for instructional planning is a critical component to coaching cycles. 1/2

Today was great! Teachers are prepared and excited for students to arrive at Summer Reading Camp on Monday. Thank you to my amazing colleagues from Buncombe Schools, Tsianina, Missy, and Cindy, for presenting today.

Great things were happening in Buncombe Schools SRC at Haw Creek and Weaverville today as we wrapped up our first week! Students were writing using sentence patterning charts and practicing their decoding and encoding skills.

Kicking off August with Wit & Wisdom English Launch training! I'm excited for these teachers to begin their journey teaching the curriculum in a few short weeks.

Yes! How we show up matters!

Today was Buncombe Schools 24/25 PD day. I had the pleasure of leading and learning alongside some wonderful educators to deepen our knowledge and plan for Wit & Wisdom English. It's going to be a great year!

For Tier 1 to be what it should be, we must not lower the bar. Our job in Tier 1 is to set the bar, make learners aware of the bar & what it takes to reach it, & then lift ALL learners to the bar. Lowering anything amounts to nothing. We raise the learners up instead.