Students using adaptive reading software to develop their literacy skills and assistive technology to communicate; teachers observed providing individualized and small group instruction on my visit to Atkinson Elementary this morning.

PPS CTE & CCR Jeannie Yerkovich kicking of Youth Career Expo breakfast facilitating student panel on careers and college. Great insight and passion from these phenomenal student leaders. #CTE Portland Public Schools

Thank you ⁦Portland Workforce Alliance⁩ for hosting the Youth Expo today! You inspired students and the whole ⁦Portland Public Schools⁩ College & Career team!

Save the date! Camp Chromebook is happening on Wednesday, 6/19 at NWRESD from 8am-1pm. At the link, RSVP and volunteer to facilitate some sessions. Share with your colleagues. Sponsored by OTIS Portland Public Schools and Northwest Regional Education Service District ow.ly/ASdf50u0LyI

“Nothing sustains motivation better than belonging to the tribe. It transforms a personal quest into a shared one...The shared identity begins to reinforce your personal identity”⁦-⁦James Clear⁩ ⁦Portland Public Schools⁩ CCR team is operationalizing the Graduate Portrait

Check this video out: such a great PD model! TechSmart LABS are classroom demonstrations, delivered by TechSmart Coaches, modeling best practices for tech-supported literacy instruction. ow.ly/KD6K30pzNVh #ppstechsmart #ppstechsmartlabs

Some amazing things happening at Scott School! Thanks, Lydia Dr. Megan McCarter Jen Hopkins @kevincrotchett

Amazing STEM / service learning project at Curtis Wilson Jr. x.com/dirquez/status…

PPS STEAM Showcase on May 10th from 4-6pm @ BESC Foyer. Come celebrate some of the amazing STEAM experiences and partnerships across PPS.

Find out more about upcoming National Board of Professional Teaching Standards presentations for PPS teachers: bit.ly/1T9lDcz

So proud of all the students who shared their hard work at yesterday's PPS STEAM showcase!

Great "Tinker Camp" experience for 7th graders to experience hands-on #STEM learning youtube.com/watch?v=CsdOOE…

Celebrating the PreK-5 LA Adoption! Thanks to the Lit Adv Comm, CMAAC, Pilot Teachers & PPS Staff for all your work!

An important discussion of gentrification's impact on schools, featuring BEH students & Kevin D. Bacon #educolor x.com/Slate/status/7…

In awe of this video on NE Portland gentrification by Grant Magazine students.

Congrats to W Sylvan teacher Maureen Fitzgerald, who debuted for Portland Thorns FC on Sat! Read more about Maureen: arrowliving.com/journal-shift-…

Kevin Powell connects with PPS AVID students Madison High School AVID @mcole717 Portland Public Schools Teach & Learn PPS

Unsure what gentrification, activism, inclusive education, and school policies have in common? Read this piece I wrote about the anti-gentrification student-led sit-in at Roosevelt High School last month for #BML Week of Action in Schools. portlandmercury.com/news/2018/03/1…

Terrific video of the NW Youth Careers Expo, produced by Wilson HS student Samuel Kidoguchi. Great job, Samuel. Thanks, Portland Workforce Alliance Portland Workforce Alliance for sharing. youtu.be/5FU20GDk_uc