Suzanne Lowery

World Down Syndrome Day 3/21 💙💛 #morealikethandifferent #fearfullyandwonderfullymade #blessedbyGavin @hannahllowery @KevinGLowery

For real. 💯

It was hot enough at Zion National Park for rangers to bake cookies outside sfgate.com/travel/article… via @SFGate

@aaron_crowell7 @kbcrowell That’s you, Aaron!!

More GREAT MATH next week! Our 1st parent workshop is Tuesday, with 1 more in November. Wordy Wednesday brings 6 more students lessons, and we'll be doing a Demo of TangMath.com as well. Every week, use our virtual manipulatives, free! TangMath.com/UP

“Ultimately, the “science of reading” movement is oversimplifying the messages the public, parents, and political leaders receive concerning how to teach reading, what counts as reading, and how to assess reading.” @plthomasEdD radicalscholarship.com/2022/09/18/dec…

Teachers don't leave because it's hard. Teachers are some of the hardest working professionals I know. They leave because the expectations become more unrealistic every year.

Happy "Sotterday," #mglit friends! 🦦 I'm giving away another signed, personalized pre-order copy of ODDER from @ChildrensBW_LA. RT this post + follow me for a chance to win! I'll pick a random winner on 8/29 — and give away another copy next week. Good luck! 💙 @MacKidsBooks

@teachergoals @MissRichardsMO @HaileyAsher1 🤍🤍

Put your response below! 👇

PLEASE SHARE Connie Briggs: Science of Reading – Half Measures "...teaching only phonics as a literacy curriculum is but a raindrop in the ocean." How long will we blindly follow one-size-fits-all curriculum for kids who ARE'NT that at all? readingrecovery.org/science-of-rea…

@bcampbell70 @JohnGrisham He’s one of my favorite authors!

My #beachread this past week was a @JohnGrisham book that I had somehow missed last year when it came out. Basketball, family, tragedy, and overcoming the odds make this a #mustread. A break from Grishams usual lawyer/court room book. #summer #read #sooley

@teachergoals Books, Coffee, Netflix

Put your choices below! 👇 📷 Unknown

@bcampbell70 @LynMullalyHunt Such a great book! Actually, all of her books are amazing!

My latest summer read. I had a hard time putting this one down! @LynMullalyHunt has written an awesome book! I felt like I was a Murphy while reading it and as an educator I’ve seen so many Carley’s over the years. I was cheering them on! #summerread #summer #mcleads

EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS! Want to greet your new students with new books?! I’ve got about 160 elementary and Middle Grade books to give away—half here, half on Instagram. To enter to win half here: follow me and RT this tweet. Bonus entry: tag a pal who may want to enter too!

Please stop saying that we need to increase teacher salaries in order “recruit the best and brightest” as if the best and brightest are not currently teaching. We need to increase teacher salaries because those currently teaching deserve and earned it.

Teaching is situational. Research can describe tendencies in larger populations--but it cannot dictate what to do in the moment. That takes judgment.

BRILLIANT from Tom Newkirk! Sadly, “dictating” defines how many of our schools operate. When we dishonor professionals who know the child and the research by setting up roadblocks to on the spot professional decision making, we do a great disservice to teachers AND children!

Uvalde, Texas, USA.

These kinds of mass shootings rarely happen elsewhere in the world. Why are we willing to live with this carnage? Why do we keep letting this happen? Where in God’s name is our backbone to have the courage to deal with it? It’s time to turn this pain into action.

@bbtheatres Thank you for an awesome movie experience for our third graders! We had a great time and hope to come back again next school year! @MaplecrestLeban