We are giddy with excitement for our September First Friday event - The Great BRUIN Bake Off! 🐻🍰Check out the "What's Brewin'?" Newsletter for info on how to enter. We can't wait to taste your scrumptious baked treats😋 Niki Holmes Kim Hammond Sarah Olson

Yep. Whatever it takes!

My heart caught in my throat when I read: “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” The King.

Feeling this poem to my toes.

Friday vibes in the form of fall snacks and ✨STICKERS✨ to kickoff our 8th grade cross-curricular project that culminates in a POG PoL! So excited for what this year will bring 🤗🐻 Niki Holmes Lake Braddock SS

This video made me pause and remember, reflect and be thankful for the politicians who strove to hold our democracy together when so many were literally trying to tear it down.

I had the pleasure of facilitating a session full of dynamic conversation to generate ideas and share resources as we Rethink Retakes! Thanks to all who participated. Lake Braddock SS #fcps_ic

A panel of Instructional Coaches share stories, ideas, and answer questions at the IC Learning cohort! #fcps_ic Niki Holmes Ashley Mistretta Rose Stephens Ryan Christoff @katrinalgarrett robyn tremaine (she/her/hers) and Niki Holmes!

#BruinNation is proud to announce our Outstanding Employee award winners: Outstanding New Teacher:Catherine Phelps Outstanding Operational :Vickie Sands Outstanding Professional :Sarah Olson Outstanding Teacher:Theresa Charles Outstanding Leader:Lindsey Kearns Fairfax Schools 🌟

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Soups make everyone happy!

Using a calculator isn’t cheating. Using spellcheck isn’t cheating. Using Google isn’t cheating. Using audiobooks isn’t cheating. Using #ChatGPT isn’t cheating. Let’s start creating authentic learning experiences they won’t want to cheat on. #FCMSinspires Abigail French

Warm Fuzzy for my #fcps_ic coaching community. The look of accomplishment means the world.

Lake Braddock 8th graders sharing their culminating Bruins in Action Presentations of Learning. What an amazing morning. 83 students; 23 facilitators (thank you); 3 classrooms in the library; all the joyful mummur of student-discourse! #fcps_ic LBSS Library ⁦Lake Braddock SS⁩

I was in the Cairngorms today calling, ‘here kitty kitty’, but I only found sheep, evergreens, and a couple of coos!

Here's the basic shift we need to make in the simplest way I can say it. Instead of asking: "What am I going to teach today?" Ask this. "How will I design class to produce evidence of learning?" That's how we start to change Tier 1 instruction. Learning is the job.

At my first Leadership Conference and learning about PWCS’s mission, vision, and continuous improvement plans—and feeling inspired!

and for all the English teachers...

I see you, ⁦Michelle⁩!

Feeling enlivened to be with my education bestie from our way back days Penn State college. Great learning going on at the Teaching Learning Coaching conference!#TLC2023 Thanks ⁦Jim Knight 🇺🇦⁩ and ⁦PWCS Instructional Coaches⁩