Jamie Smith

It is always a pleasure to support @WESchools and work with this amazing team! 🌟! #WEareonthemove

In our teaching and learning department, we believe the ability to coach and be coached is essential to growth. A coach guides others through feedback, reflection, and encouragement. True impact comes when our practices match effective coaching—not the opposite.

Looking for ways to maximize student engagement and student lift? Watch and learn how 1st grade teacher Stephane explicitly introduces her students to Think-Pair-Share and models it for them before using the routine with content learning (full video below).

Too often, we jump straight to essay writing and wonder why students struggle, especially in the secondary grades. The truth is, essays are only as strong as the sentences that make them up. When we invest time in teaching students, regardless of their grade level, how to construct, expand, and refine sentences, we give them the foundation to express complex ideas with clarity and confidence. #writinginstruction #hochmanmethod #scienceoflearning #literacy

Check out the Upcoming Teaching and Learning PD Opportunities! We hope to have you join us! secure.smore.com/n/upg8ht @ESCNortheastOH #ESCNEO #PD4Educators

Willoughby-Eastlake kindergarteners jump from 30% to 73% reading readiness in 1 school year news5cleveland.com/news/local-new…

📣 Strengthening the Public School Promise Conference 🗓️ October 6, 2025 | ⏰ 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 📍 ESC of Northeast Ohio, Independence, OH 💵 $30 per person, lunch included 🎤 Keynote: John DiJulius 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/ConferenceOct0… @ESCNortheastOH #publicschoolpromise

I was so honored to work with these @ChardonSchools teachers on Explicit Writing Instruction #wearechardon @ESC_Teach @ESCNortheastOH

Honored to be able to support these incredible K-8 @WESchools teachers along with @mrsnagaj @mandy_steward1 as we collaborate and “align” instructional systems! @ESC_Teach @ESCNortheastOH

💯🌟 I absolutely love this @WESchools team and being apart of their commitment to learning! 🌟 @ESC_Teach

🌟WE representing at the Ohio Literacy Academy today! 🌟Grateful for a team of dedicated, passionate and knowledgeable teachers who are committed to learning more each day! 📚🤓 #WEareonthemove #ohioliteracyacademy @OHEducation

🚨 Don’t miss this month’s Insights & Innovations from ESC of NEO's Teaching and Learning Department– packed with updates, PD opportunities & planning support for 2025-26. 📬Newsletter: tinyurl.com/ESCofNEOMay25N… ☀️ Have a great summer!☀️ @ESCNortheastOH #ESCNEO #PD4Educators

Current reading tests overlook the crucial role of background knowledge in comprehension. It’s time for assessments that truly reflect how students learn to read. Discover a better approach in our latest blog post: knowledgematterscampaign.org/post/reading-t…

📢 The February Insights & Innovations newsletter is here! 🌟 Explore PD opportunities, leadership strategies, and ways to support literacy & math instruction. Maximize every opportunity to grow! 📖 ✨Read at: tinyurl.com/InsightsandInn… #Education #ESCNEO @ESCNortheastOH

Thank you for the opportunity @mrsnagaj @WESchools to support your teachers in this important work!

It was great to back at the Eagle’s Nest with this team @WES_EdisonElem @WESchools today! “How well I teach it = How well they learn it” Anita Archer. Explicit instruction ensures that all students do the thinking all of the time. @mrsnagaj @ESC_Teach

These @WESchools Middle School teachers were so engaged today in explicit writing instruction for their students! @ESC_Teach @mrsnagaj #weareonthemove

The Outlier Sold a Story Episode 11: There’s a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all the students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. How did they do it?

New episode of Sold a Story available now. Episode 11: The Outlier There's a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. How did they do it? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sol…

We are loving this new book by @natwexler! #KnowledgeMatters💙