Educator l Researcher l Social Justice Advocate l Adjunct Professor l Complex Thinker l 🩷 All things ELA Character is power. ~ Booker T. Washington

Joined July 2013
🩷 it when Sorority & Career merge. Target 1 Promotes Literacy & Academic success. Strengthen family & community engagement in education. Soooo excited! Alpha Kappa Alpha, I am EXCITED! Championship ready. #PBakerEducates #aka1908 #akachampion
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ELA classrooms should sound like learning—students discussing texts, defending ideas, and building meaning together. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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Literacy leadership means asking reflective questions: What is the standard? What does mastery look like? #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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High expectations paired with strong support create powerful learning environments for all students. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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The new standards emphasize intentionality. What we plan matters just as much as how we teach it. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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Refocus on writing as thinking. When students write regularly, they deepen understanding across content. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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ELA is more than reading passages—it’s building comprehension, vocabulary, voice, and confidence. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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Learning is not linear—for students or educators. Reflection and adjustment are part of strong instruction. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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Leadership is consistency. What we expect, monitor, and support daily shapes outcomes for students. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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ELA standards call for rigor and relevance. When students see the purpose, engagement follows. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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Reset your lens: Are students doing the heavy thinking, talking, and writing? If yes, you’re on the right track. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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The standards set the expectation. Instruction brings them to life. Reflection helps us refine the work. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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🎂It’s my birthday! Another rotation around the sun. Leadership lesson: People don’t follow titles, they follow trust. Grateful for growth and for every lesson. Here’s to a year of purpose, courage, & impact! #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #PositiveLeadership #TeachItLiveIt
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Another year older. Another year wiser. But wisdom only grows if reflection does. Pause. Process. Proceed.
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ELA classrooms should be places where all students see themselves as readers, writers, and critical thinkers. #PBakerEducates #PBakerThoughts #LearningWithPBaker
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Every challenge is curriculum. Every setback is instruction. Leaders extract lessons — not just frustration.
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Replace “I can’t” with “Not yet.” That one shift builds cultures of innovation.
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Positive leadership is not toxic positivity. It’s intentional language. It’s steady belief. It’s seeing possibility when others see pressure.
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Celebrate progress — not just outcomes. Progress builds confidence. Confidence builds courage. Courage builds leaders.
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You can’t demand growth from your team if you resist it yourself. Model curiosity. Model humility. Model evolution. Growth is caught before it’s taught.
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