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Birds, birds, birds...and birds with beaks! Watch Mrs. Pennington, NBCT's 1st graders analyze a sentence about BEAKS and then use the model to compose their own.

🦆First Grade Exhibition of Learning at Gutermuth Elementary Science Night! Ss showed off their EL Education bird informative writing and their bird sculptures from labs. We had a bird coloring station and a play dough station for others to try to make their own birds! JCPS Elementary ELA

So proud of our first graders for their hard work this week during their EL Education expert bird research! They explored fascinating facts from different resources, asked thoughtful questions, and shared their learning with excitement. Gutermuth Elementary

First graders are getting hands-on with bird learning! Students created bird feeders to feed backyard birds. They were excited to take them home and put them around the school to observe! EL Education JCPS Elementary ELA Cindy Hundley Gutermuth Elementary

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Join us on Tuesday, April 8th at 7PM from our next installment of Teachers Teach Teachers: Writing in Upper Elem! Jen and Elise will tell you about their approach to teaching writing, show you what it looks like IRL, and answer your questions. Register ⬇️

We had some amazing visitors for Career Week! Our students loved learning about different careers and asking all their curious questions. Gutermuth Elementary

So, so, so thrilled that the literacy community gets to learn from Margarita's brilliance! If you're interested in seeing some of the routines she references in action, check out this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

We loved visiting Brittanie Abell to see their hard work & use knowledge to guess their mystery riddles! Bird nerd crew! 🦅🦆 Gutermuth Elementary

Bird Expert Alert!! First graders in Mrs. Pennington, NBCT’s class used Duck Duck Moose’s Draw and Tell to illustrate and record information about birds they’ve been researching. They really have become so knowledgeable! EL Education Gutermuth Elementary JCPS Library Media Services Department JCPS Educational Technology JCASLKY

Farmer Steve fun!! Gutermuth Elementary

This whole blog post is 👏🏻👏🏻! “The English language is not illogical, it’s simply layered and complex.” My students are so curious about words & spellings these days so I can’t wait to implement some fun facts! Definitely subscribe and give it a read! open.substack.com/pub/scienceofr…

We're wrapping up the school year with one last Teachers Teach Teachers session with Aaron Grossman and Kyair! We'll watch some of their teaching, hear them talk about it, and walk away with some concrete techniques and routines we can implement right away. Register below:

🎉 Finally made time tonight to wrap up my LETRS training! Grateful for the deep dive into the science of reading and excited to keep empowering young readers with evidence-based practices.📚

Happy last day JCPS Wrapped up year 10 of teaching with one unforgettable crew. So proud of how much we all grew—I’ll miss them so much but can’t wait to see them continue to thrive!💕 Gutermuth Elementary

I just wrote a blog about this idea... And how teachers deserve and need excellent models of lesson execution/delivery. Shoutout to a lousy baseball practice, Elana Gordon, Laura Stam, Mrs. Pennington, NBCT, Daniel Kliger among others for the inspiration.

How do you get 78% of Ks reading at/above benchmark (up from 43%) in 2 years at a Title 1 school? In this powerful piece, Erin Sharon explores the work that she led...and reflects on where she and her colleagues need to go next. Because 78% is NOT good enough.