Thanks to our WCPS Lead Teachers for meeting bi-weekly to review HQIM during our field experience! We appreciate you! Carly Pumphrey Courtney Leard Kayla Saunders Dr. Gary Willow Joni

Yet again another GREAT visit with the Boonsboro K Team this AM! Thank you for all you do for students and the reflection with the HQIM! We appreciate you! Carly Pumphrey Courtney Leard Kayla Saunders Dr. Gary Willow

Thanks to the Pre-k-2 DLLTs for attending our first session of the year reviewing current realities and setting relevant goals! You got this! ⁦Carly Pumphrey⁩ ⁦Courtney Leard⁩ ⁦⁦Dr. Gary Willow⁩ ⁦Kayla Saunders⁩

Thanks to Pangborn Gr. 2 Tt for her integrity to the HQIM field experience and providing high expectations for Ss! You ROCK! Carly Pumphrey Courtney Leard Kayla Saunders Dr. Gary Willow Dr. Raegon Clutz

Great appreciation goes out to our Pangborn K Tt 4 teaching our youngest learners letter/sound relationships during our field experience using HQIM! Carly Pumphrey Courtney Leard Kayla Saunders Dr. Gary Willow Dr. Raegon Clutz

Blending/segmenting, close reads, constructive conversations, immediate feedback, small group & writing is what you will see with the Gr.1 Tt/Ss at Fountaindale during the HQIM field experience. Keep sailing! Carly Pumphrey Courtney Leard Kayla Saunders Dr. Gary Willow Tara G. Burger

Welcome back, Brittany!

"When a student makes a mistake, don't leave them feeling like they will be forever judged. It is imperative to articulate that no one is going to hold the incident over [their] head—that they have a fresh start." Jimmy Casas The Gift of Forgiveness: ascd.org/el/articles/th…

Starting in November, when children in China go to KFC they will get one of my Bodhi and Friends books with their yummy chicken meal. Wish we did this in the US! What a great way to promote literacy.

How fun and engaging!

#SoR Journey year2: A review of From Phonics to Reading by Wiley Blevins, EdD. After a quarter with our Title1 stds we have many students who are no longer at risk on DIBELS NWF and many others who are close. It has also had a moderate increase in both word reading and oral reading fluency.

Ed Martinson This is after only using the program for one quarter of the year?

Guided Reading was "everything." "This was how, to my knowledge, everyone was teaching reading." Episode 3 of Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong Available now wherever you get your podcasts. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

The BESTer 2nd grade readers and writers used musical pair and share to give feedback to peers about their writing! Courtney Leard Lori A. Ridgely, EdD tamsyn wilson Theresa Williamson Rachel Roth

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Williamsport Elementary School is accepting applications for Paraprofessional Special Education Connections. Apply today at wcpshr.com WCPS is offering 2% additional compensation to new, eligible employees in addition to base salaries for the 2022-2023 school year.

A GRAND shoutout to the Pre-K HQIM pilot Tt for coming out last evening to have collaborative discussion @ the artifacts. We appreciate you! Dr. Gary Willow Carly Pumphrey Kelly Longerbeam Mrs. Gina Hoover Courtney Leard Kayla Saunders

Yes! Great idea! Carly Pumphrey Kate Long Swan