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Welcome to the team, @Robert Letcher !
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Greetings all! I'm Tammy Gabel, (she/her/hers) Assistant Executive Director, for the California ASCD. I'm new to this group but looking forward to learning together! I "retired" on June 30th from 34 years in K-12 Education having served as a teacher, teacher on special assignment, principal, director, Superintendent and County Office leader. My primary passions for educational leadership are related to systems change, school improvement, capacity building and Multi-Tiered System of Support....4
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@Tammy Gabel welcome to our new ASCD Professional Learning Community and to the ASCD Affiliate family! Looking forward to working together on behalf of teachers and the children they serve! 1
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Hello! My name is Ashanti Bryant Foster, but my students call me Dr. Ashanti. I am an ASCD 2013 Emerging Leader. After 20 years serving public schools students in the K-12 grades, I am now serving as the Education Department Chair of Prince George's Community College in Maryland. Here we have 10 teacher education programs and just started an Education Club for the Teacher Prep program students who are still in high school, yet earning an Associates in Teaching degree simultaneously.
I am curious about how student agency will continue to be developed throughout the next school year.4 -
Hello Dr. Ashanti- Welcome to the community. From my experience students when given a chance to use their voice enhance the learning environment, I look forward to hearing what happens with the program.1
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Hi @Ashanti Foster ! I would love to hear more about your Education Club and Teacher Prep. Before coming to ASCD, I managed a Teacher Residency program and have a true passion for preparing the next generation of educators.0
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Hi@Ashanti Foster. You might find my new book, Teaching for Lifelong Learning, helpful to your Community College students and the high school students who are interested in pursuing teaching careers. Take a look...1
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Hello everyone!!! I'm Dr. Linda Johnson-McClinton (she/her). During the pandemic I retired from being a district office administrator (25 years in education), moved out of state, and started my own business. I am the Founder/CEO of LJM Educational Services LLC located in Nevada. I am excited about this platform because it will allow me to learn from/network with like minded people in education.
I'm curious as to what the field of education will take as "learning lessons" from the pandemic. How will teaching and learning evolve from what was learned besides the need to support and train staff and students on how to use educational technology? Will the lessons learned have a temporary implementation or will they begin a much needed pivot/revolution in education? Will there be evidence of a growth mindset?3 -
@Linda Johnson-Mcclinton it's great to meet you and learn of your important work! Such important questions with huge implications for education. Looking forward to finding answers together! 1
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Hi, I am Maureen Clement from the Trinidad & Tobago affiliate. I am curious about how to encourage teachers to engage in professional development for personal fulfilment rather than just for certification and promotion0
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Welcome, @Maureen Clement ! I have invited you to Community Group Leaders. Check your notifications (the little bell icon at the top of the screen) to accept!
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My name is Prudence Brown Pinnock, Principal of Vauxhall High School in Kingston, Jamaica. I am looking forward to sharing ideas with others in education as we work together to strengthen our schools.
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@Prudence Brown Pinnock It's good to have ou with us! Please accept my invitation to join the Community Group Leaders! 0
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Hello everyone.
My name is Hilary Benoit (she/her), kindergarten teacher in Portland Public Schools. I have been a kindergarten teacher for 16 years and before that I taught preschool. Early Childhood Education is my jam!
I curious about project based learning. I am curious about how to make my classroom less stressful and more play based in these times where play is sometimes forbidden.2 -
@Hilary Benoit Welcome! Early Childhood is my jam too. So glad to have you here.0
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Hi everyone! I'm Dr. Trudy Giasi. I am a 2018 Emerging Leader originally from Columbus, OH (Go Bucks!) now residing in Southeast Missouri (Go Blues!). My current role is Assistant Professor of STEM Education at Southeast Missouri State University. I also work with states, districts, and schools as they develop and implement STEM programming. I am curious as to how we can better align educational programming, curriculum, and teaching and learning practices PK-20 and beyond to provide stronger educational transitions and pathways.1
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Buenos dias a todos/Hello everyone. I am Jaime Antonio Castellano (he him, his), a former member of the ASCD Board of Directors, and a two-time Past President of Florida ASCD. I have been involved with ASCD for over twenty years. I am currently a professor at Florida Atlantic University, Department of Exceptional Student Education; and I also work in mental health; serving as a Behavioral Health Care Case Manager, providing direct services to primarily Hispanic students and adults with mental health challenges. My current work is with students identified as gifted, advanced, and high-ability who have trauma, toxic stress, and adverse childhood experiences (ACES). I live in Boynton Beach, Florida. What I am very curious about is when it rains; and why one side of the street gets the downpour and the other side remains bone dry.1
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Greetings everyone! I am Cynthia Brawner, National Board Certified third-grade teacher - in Chicago. I'm most curious about the actual look of the beginning of the school year. @MissBrawner2
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@Cynthia Brawner welcome - we look forward to working with you!0
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Hello!
I'm Amy MacCrindle (she/her). My ASCD life includes being a part of the 2016 Emerging Leader class, serving on various committees, and serving as Secretary of the ILASCD. My day to day work life is an Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Learning and Innovation. I'm located in Huntley, IL a subarb of Chicago. I'm constantly reflecting on how education will change and thinking about what I can do to help support that change!
Excited to learn with you!
~ Amy
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Jon Bergmann, teacher and author of 11 books (Flip Your Classroom is the most popular). I am a constant learner and love to learn from others. I just finished a new book on Mastery Learning which will be coming out in the near future from ASCD - I believe this is the best work I have ever done. I am currently teaching high school science in Houston, Texas. You can learn more about me at HTTPs://jonbergmann.com0
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Hi all! I'm Beth Rihtar (she/her) and I'm an Instructional Technology Coordinator from the NW suburbs of Chicago. I work at CCSD 15 in Palatine.
Currently, I'm curious about teacher capacity for professional learning, and student data privacy in tech tools that we're using.
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Welcome @Beth Rihtar !
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Hello my name is Karl Smith I'm a new member and am in the process of setting up the Agile World Institute an organisation focused on creating Agile based Curriculum for children and young adults. I myself am a Qualified Teacher and University Lecture but have spend most of my career working first in founding User Experience from 1989 and in evolving Agile from 2003. I have joined ASCD to learn more about the current state of education, meet people who are interested in what we are doing and those who want to collaborate. The main charity Agile World, is based in LA with several initiatives including the Agile World Institute and the more widely known multilingual Agile World News all of this is run by volunteers, myself included.0
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@Karl Smith Welcome! Thanks for joining us.
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Hi everyone! I am so excited to be a part of the ASCD community. My name is Kendra Adams and my pronouns are she/her. I am a new (only one year in) administrator at a rural kindergarten to grade twelve school. I am located in a small town in southern Alberta. One thing I am currently curious about is how I can contribute to creating a culture in my school community where everyone believes that all children can learn, and high expectations for learning and behaving are upheld.
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@Kendra Adams Welcome! The thing your curious about reminds me of a blog post that I recently revisited. I hope this sparks something in you like it did for me.0
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@Kendra Adams Kendra: You might find my blogpost, Nine Ways to make learning more powerful- https://www.lifelonglearninged.com/blogs/suggestions - helpful as you think about how to create a culture where everyone believes that all children can learn...0
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Thanks @Elliott Seif! Your blog post relates to a course I am currently taking on planning, instruction and assessment. In this course, we have learned about three different curriculum designs: learner-centered, subject-centered, and problem-centered. Your ideas about education seem to be very learner-centered. This was evident in your focus on utilizing students' interests, and providing opportunity for students to work collaboratively. Learner-centered curriculum designs are also often cross-curricular. What is your experience with integrating subject matter from various fields?0
