We launched our project today! We got to Zoom with a local animal control officer. My students are so excited about helping get some fur babies adopted this year ❤ #communitypartners #projectbasedlearning #deeperlearning #empathy #PCCardinals #HCPS #hopewellmagic

What exactly is “The Science of Reading?” What misconceptions have you seen or heard? How do they stand in the way of the potential huge gains the SoR offers? How are for profit entities taking advantage of recent interest in the SoR and what harm could that do?

Another animal available for adoption! Description and recording provided by my students ❤ Hopewell Schools SValentine Carol Shepherd

Everyone meet Cookie! Available for adoption from the Colonial Heights animal shelter! Description and recording provided by my 1st graders. SValentine Hopewell Schools Carol Shepherd

Honcho is available for adoption from the Colonial Heights Animal Shelter. Description and recording provided by my fabulous firsties. SValentine Hopewell Schools Carol Shepherd

This handsome boy is Sunny! He's waiting for his forever home at the Colonial Heights Animal Shelter. My students have been working hard on this outreach project and have written the descriptions and made ChatterPix for the animals. SValentine Hopewell Schools

Last week, we launched “Science of Reading: A Defining Movement,” a consortium of educators, policymakers, advocates & academics who believe that learning to read & teaching reading to all children is a 21st century civil right. Will you join us? whatisthescienceofreading.org

Exciting!!!

Finally getting around to listening to The Reading League podcast and WOW. Amazing stuff being discussed here. Louisa Moats always inspires me. #knowbetterdobetter #scienceofreading #podcast

Listening to The Reading League podcast while I fold laundry and having my mind blown by David Kilpatrick. #knowbetterdobetter #scienceofreading #podcast

We read this article and were inspired by this man's endeavors. We tried our hand at making our own Picasso post-its. Thanks Carol Shepherd for sharing the article with me! Hopewell Schools today.com/pets/post-it-p…

Shout out to my pal June Tokosh for creating this in our hallway with me. A daily reminder of how important each strand of Scarborough's Reading Rope is. #knowbetterdobetter #scienceofreading Hopewell Schools

#latepost but I have to shout out one of my fav ladies Carol Shepherd for her hard work on our SCHOOL WIDE #eggdropproject None of our designs survived through Drop 3 but we planned, designed, built, tested, learned, and HAD FUN! #makersgonnamake #innovation Hopewell Schools

Totally fan girling over this #soundwall webinar today with Mary Dahlgren by Voyager Sopris If you're going to learn about sound walls she is THE lady to learn from. #inspired #scienceofreading #knowbetterdobetter

Our pumpkins are growing prolifically! We'll be ready for our plant study unit in October! Carol Shepherd Hopewell Schools SValentine #plantstudy #pumpkins #deeperlearning