The new Commons at Key Elementary is beautiful and the classrooms that I visited are rocking today! Great job, Dr. Eaton, AP Turner & Key staff! @Keycolts

Mary Moore Elementary sent positive messages to their students as they walked in this morning. Looking good today! @MaryMooreTexans

Our Southwest Learning Community is doing culture work and casting forward to share systems this morning. I love working with this team of dedicated leaders!

Students & staff are launching their day at Kooken Educational Center! Our Prekindergarten staffs do such a wonderful job of setting our young students & their families up for educational success. Thank you & have a super day!

Voted this evening and there was a GREAT turnout! It was terrific seeing how valuable our democracy is to so many. Don't pass up the opportunity to stress to our kids how important it is to inform themselves and exercise their voices!

Hat's off & thank you to the Southwest Learning Community principals & principals everywhere. This week I have reflected on just how much of a factor building leaders are to teachers' & students' success. Thank you for the dynamic work and dedication! wallacefoundation.org/news-a…

Dunn leadership team and 3rd/4th Grade Math teachers are responding to USA's this morning. Great planning session to help students improve their understanding and outcomes! @DunnElementary

AISD's Back to School Kickoff event at AT&T Stadium Saturday was a great success! Thank you for volunteering, Principal Basham and Butler Staff. We brought a lot of joy to a lot of AISD families, and the kids were excited about their supplies! @Butler_Elem

First grade at Swift Elementary was working through their Word Work yesterday morning! Explicit teaching of phonics gives our students excellent decoding tools. Great job! @SwiftElementary .

I have always loved the first day of school! New backpacks and shoes, excited faces, a new start. Blanton Elementary's start was smooth and enthusiastic. Have a super first day! @BlantonES

Dr. McDonald worked with dedicated AISD principals this week, showing them numerically how Domain 2A functions & making clear our opportunities this year. If yourcampus is willing to narrowly focus on kids and their needs, this your year! Go get it! @ArlingtonISD @LMcDonald50

Arlington ISD principals working on data at the new AISD admin building. Arlington has phenomenal building leaders! The district investment in facilities and leadership development is something I am grateful for as an educator. It was a great afternoon!

Can upper grades benefit from learning station type work, freeing up teachers to differentiate with small groups? You bet! Teams differentiate at ALL levels at Hill Elementary, addressing all kids' needs. @HillHighlanders

In a year where we have so many gaps to fill, time is more precious than ever! Third grade teachers at Miller Elementary are investing time identifying priority standards in order to teach more efficiently. Amazing work! @MillerMavericks

How can we possibly address the wide range of academic needs in our classrooms this year? For starters, teachers MUST differentiate through small group, station based teaching. Shoutout to Butler Elementary and their teachers for embracing small group instruction! @ButlerBroncos

Gaps caused by the pandemic are pervasive and non-traditional. Reading skills & teaching the love of reading are more critical than ever for our kids. Great job, Foster Elementary Kindergarten, for emphasizing this experience with kids! @AisdFoster

Kooken PreK Center is emphasizing culture building and teamwork as teachers recognize each other in a public forum. I got to observe some terrific vocabulary development & and a fun book walk prior to reading today!

I observed Blanton Elementary students working on research resources and talking skills yesterday. In a digital age, how important is it for students to recognize where to find their resources & make decisions about their verity and value? @BlantonES