Excited to be a part of Maryville University faculty. Love the focus on creating an Active Learning Ecosystem!

Educators, start the new year asking your students what they’ve learned on their own? Ask how they learned it. Let them know they are “learners”. Build a mindset that they can learn. Talk about how you the learn new things. We are in the learning business. Successful Practices Network

A little sneak peek into how The MCK Dragons take on a challenge from Potter Road to support our St. Louis Blues. Watch channel 2, 4, 5, or 11 for more of the fun! KSDK News FOX2now KPLR11 KMOV Parkway Schools #StanleyCup #mckproud 💙💛

Be there👈🏿

RIGHT NOW: A peaceful protest organized by high school students is underway in O’Fallon, MO. There are several hundreds. O'Fallon (MO) Police are providing a safe way for protestors. Some officers are walking with them. KSDK News

"Love alone does not feed no family or sustain change. We need to make this road by walking it." #KidLit4BlackLives #BlackLivesMatter We need to challenge the status quo.

Amazing! Friends, if you watched (or watch the recording) I would love to have a conversation. #KidLit4BlackLives

“Crawl to judgement...rush to understanding” Jason Reynolds #KidLit4BlackLives

Encouraging students to tell their stories is a way of validating those stories and the lives and experiences of students according to Renée Watson. How are you encouraging students to tell their story? youtube.com/watch?v=NCdBAH…

Say Something, please! Your voice matters. youtu.be/d4waMR24zsI

A tale of two ZIP codes: COVID-19 exposes deep disparities in U.S. schools nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…

Ignorance + Power = Politics Wisdom + Humility = Leadership Choose wisely!

#LeaderEdChat A4 The most effective way to support Black boys is to look closely at schools where Black boys excel. They show us how to create the conditions that lead to success.

An important literacy for us to teach! Opinion | To Recognize Misinformation in Media, Teach a Generation While It’s Young - The New York Times nytimes.com/2020/10/23/opi…

"A classroom cannot foster the development of autonomy in the intellectual realm while suppressing it in the social and moral realm." ~Constance Kamii

Exciting opportunity.

Teachers in Parkway's Early Childhood program have setup outdoor learning spaces including mud kitchens, rock boxes and gardening areas. They have seen that the increased time spent outdoors has had a positive impact on the kids!

"Behavior is communication. When a student is struggling we need to ask ourselves what happened to this child instead of what's wrong with the child. What need is the child trying to get met and really, the future of urban education rests on that question" cnn.com/2021/02/26/us/…

Students are not leaders of tomorrow; they need to be leaders TODAY! #NobodyRisesToLowExpectations