Launching the BAISD Early Literacy Coaching Collaborative today with coaches from 3 counties supporting 11 different districts. They are an inspiring and hopeful group of literacy leaders ♡ Tracy Novak Amanda Zimmerman Jennifer Farmer, EdS #baisdchampion #michiganliteracy

Check out our lineup for this year's fall conference! It's going to be a great event! #baisdchampions #baisdfall2021

A quick question for coaches. Many teachers (maybe most) are feeling overwhelmed right now. What have you found to be a good way to help them feel a little less overwhelmed?

Learning about #HRL with @gholdym and our colleagues in the #michiganliteracy network. Alexandria Hill Tracy Novak Amanda Zimmerman Stacy Maze #baisdliteracy #CultivatingGenius

Some days, the opportunities afforded by this career are still unreal. Spending the morning with 405 coaches & literacy leaders from across the state of MI, sipping hot tea and soaking in the wisdom of Gholdy Muhammad. What a beautiful call to action already. #michiganliteracy

Some days, the opportunities afforded by this career are still unreal. Spending the morning with 405 coaches & literacy leaders from across the state of MI, sipping hot tea and soaking in the wisdom of Gholdy Muhammad. What a beautiful call to action already. #michiganliteracy

Check out this new open access article on literacy coaching by Dr. Sharon Walpole Bookworms K-5 Reading and Writing in the newest #TheReadingTeacher at ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…

BCPS Early Literacy Coaches are debriefing their module learning and considering next steps around Essential Instructional Practice #2. 🙌🏼 #michiganliteracy #baisdchampion

Already off to a great start with Jim Harris! BAISD #baisdfall2021 #baisdchampion

An entire 80 minutes on high-frequency word instruction with 98 colleagues from across the ISD. "A focus on rote memory for high-frequency words in kindergarten will be a long and frustrating entry into literacy." -Dr. Sharon Walpole BAISD #baisdfall2021 #michiganliteracy

Best.Friday.Ever! Thanks to Bay City Morning Rotary International, BCLS Children, and many other area groups for growing our K classroom library collections. Happy BayCityPublicSchools teachers at Kolb School BCPS Washington and MacGregor this morning📚❤😊 #michiganliteracy #baisdchampion

Did you know the BAISD offers college and career assistance? You can learn more by scanning the QR code or by visiting facebook.com/BACCAN.BAISD?r… !

It was a great day for a ribbon cutting ceremony to introduce students to their revamped classroom library 📖 Happy reading, 3rd graders!

.BAISD is a great example of our efforts to expand our progress on education, talent development, and skills training. Together, we’re building a strong workforce for Michigan and preparing young Michiganders for fulfilling careers.

Loved starting my Friday morning debriefing literacy rounds with the team at Hampton Hawks. So excited to see them continue in their literacy journey! #michiganliteracy #baisdchampion

We are currently looking for several amazing teachers to join our Arrowwood team including a fifth grade teacher and resource room/special education. If you know of anyone looking, please have them reach out. We would love to share all the reasons we love Arrowwood! #MEMSPAchat

NEW WAGE INCREASE! School bus drivers wanted for Saginaw Township Community Schools. $18/hour for drivers assigned a regular route, benefits at 30 days and we will train you! Apply at: applitrack.com/gcaps/onlineap…

I’ve got a couple extra Read More. Ban Less. water bottles, and want to give them away—one here, one on Instagram. Want one? RT this tweet and follow me to enter to win one here. Bonus entry: tag a pal! Also, along with the bottle, I’ll give the winner some copies of my books!

Please consider taking the time to read this really, really valuable post from Timothy Shanahan