Teacher leadership was the discussion topic for #mdeschat the other night. Many great insights were shared. Here are a few:



“A leader helps to create more leaders and inspires. That is exactly what I want to do as a teacher.” -Michael Donnelly @mrdonnelly3



“In the collaborative culture that we build, shared leadership is needed, we can’t do it alone!” –Cheryl Cox @CoxCherylcox628



“Teaching is so complex and involves so many variables; empowering critical… Continue

Our school recently held a parent night for our Spanish speaking families. I stood at the front of the school opening the door and greeting families as they arrived. The turn-out was nice and included many of our students. After some refreshments, one of our first grade teachers took the students to her classroom for some fun activities while our EL teacher and community liaison worked with the parents.



The parents participated in warm-up games to help them get to know each other.… Continue