Creating shared traditions and opportunities to celebrate is critical in connecting and creating a sense of belonging among a team. Use this tool from Benches in the Bathroom to brainstorm and generate some ideas! bit.ly/43Lfigs

We've got a full house at today's 5th Grade Science Teacher PD! Our soft start is a STEM Challenge 🤗

Some Rivera SUPERSTAR readers were spotted today on the bookmobile! #TomasRiveraElem

Had a great time at this year’s Denton ISD Admin Luncheon and Kick-off catching up with fellow colleagues and being motivated by Jamie Wilson, Ed.D.! Here’s to the best school year! #DentonISDEngaged

Home of the champions! #DentonISDengaged Ryan High School Denton ISD Maria Melendres Robles

Focus on need and not the label! Must watch video. The labels we carry… youtu.be/hNS_D-pw8y4

Something to remember before the kids get here: They are not: SPED kids EIP kids RTI kids 504 kids "Those" kids Low kids _____ kids. Kids are kids. First, love them Then learn them. We don't love labels. We love learners. Love, believe & challenge ALL kids. No excuses.

Staff meetings as a chance to share ideas? Bingo. (Via leader Allyson Apsey) Find the Canva template here: canva.com/design/DAFVaac…

Today was awesome!! Why?? Because it was BOOK CLUB DAY!! Our 4th and 5th graders are so excited to dive into Thirst by Varsha Bajaj! This year is going to be LIT! 🌟 Varsha bajaj #TomasRiveraElem #dentonisdlib

#StartWithTheCROWN #RuthlessEquity #Equity #atplc #TeachTimmy #THATSchool #PLC #RTIAW

I'm excited to learn more about how to help and grow the staff I work with! ❤️

The 4th and 5th Grade Library Book Clubs finished up Thirst today. We all enjoyed getting to know Minni and learned so much about the struggles of many just to have clean water. Now it is on to Invisible! #TomasRiveraElem #ChristinaDG #VarshaBajaj #DentonISDLib

We had fun celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in the library! Students learned about Hispanic leaders, entertainers, and authors & illustrators, built flags in our STEM stations, and read lots of books by Hispanic authors/illustrators. #TomasRiveraElem #DentonISDLib

Growth mindset. 🌱

My 4th grade book club gave a unanimous 5 stars to Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzales! We had a great discussion about why it was written in English AND Spanish & learned a few things from each other in the process. A BIG THANK YOU Christina Diaz Gonzalez! #TomasRiveraElem #dentonisdlib

Here are T Britt's favorite strategies to support Ss in productive struggle – what would you add? #StudentEngagement

Yes!

Burlington announced their arrival in a big way today. Burlington donated $5000 to TomasRiveraElemDenton during their grand opening event today in Denton. Thank you for this donation and for thinking of our kids.

This was a great experience! We received the support we needed throughout the year. Got to learn and grow alongside great leaders. Looking forward to next year. 🌟

Acceleration, the systematic process of bringing all student learning to grade level or beyond, requires shifts in educators’ thinking about learning. This table from Acceleration for All shows some of those shifts. 🚗💨 bit.ly/3j41agn #K12 #School Sharon Kramer Sarah Schuhl