Joe Volpe

This week @IthacaNYSchools educators across the district were treated to a wonderful professional development session at the Tompkins County Public Library as part of the @KDTIthaca PD series. #KDTIthaca2026 @DiscoveryTrail

As @IthacaNYSchools 2nd graders head to the @Sciencenter we officially kick off our 21st year of @KDTIthaca trips! #KDTIthaca2026 @DiscoveryTrail

A few weeks back teachers from across the @IthacaNYSchools district, along with @DiscoveryTrail site educators, came together to kickoff and plan for another year of @KDTIthaca ! #KDTIthaca2026

De-con-struct-ing & con-struct-ing words based on their morphemes with a partner in Morphology lesson yesterday! #5thgrade #morphology #morphemes #reading #writing #vocab #HandsOn #PartnerWork

Un-dis-tract-able! Just some @BelleShermanES 5th graders feverishly working on their Morphology! #Morphology #Morphemes #prefix #suffix #affix #vocabulary #ELA #5thgrade

Recently completed the Amulet series that has enthralled so many young readers. I myself was fascinated by this story that was more like a movie than anything I’ve ever read and made me think way deeper than I expected. #reading #Amulet #graphicnovels @boltcity #deepthinking

Impactful…

The author of 1 of my all time fav books visited @BelleShermanES this week! Ellen Potter engaged our students in what it’s like & what’s needed to be a writer. She also shared some background behind the making of SLOB, one of the most empathetic books I’ve ever had students read.

Practicing our reading fluency with Shel Silverstein poems! #oracy #fluency #readingfluency #accuracy #rate #prosody #4thgrade #poetry #ShelSilverstein

Still riding high from @MrSchuReads presentation earlier this week and trying to spread the love and joy I felt. #TheGiftofStory #ThisIsAStory #APoetryStory

A captivating professional development session at the @PRInstitution’s Museum of the Earth. One that included storytelling, a behind the scenes tour, hands on exploration of the past and a sneak peak at an upcoming exhibit! Brought to you by @IthacaNYSchools @DiscoveryTrail !

It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Simply *retweet* this tweet for your chance to win. I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).

Celebrated National Hot Chocolate Day discussing what Martin Luther King Jr. said was life’s most persistent & urgent question… “what are you doing for others?”, while we sipped our Hot Chocolate! #4thGrade #Oracy #Speaking #Listening #Reflection #Summarizing #MLK #HotChocolate

Teachers Discover the Trail! PD session @Sciencenter. We learned, shared, engaged and explored together. And our students will be better off for it! @IthacaNYSchools @KDTIthaca @DiscoveryTrail #KDTIthaca2025

Nice modern twist on this Christmas classic. I enjoyed Bah! Humbug! by @MichaelRosenYes and felt it served as a good reminder for me. There’s something about Scrooge! #Books #Reading #kidlit #Scrooge

Louder Than Hunger by @MrSchuReads was Sad and Inspiring. A reminder to be kind and slow down. It was so Real and in a way it made me feel Happy!

When it’s @jewell_p_rhodes you know what you’re getting. You better be ready to deal and ready to feel. This one had me feeling and dealing with history, community, mental health, family, friendships, teaching and more. #HorribleBeautiful #Americans

Another masterclass of a professional development session put on by @johnsonmuseum, @KDTIthaca, @DiscoveryTrail & @IthacaNYSchools! This one featured a tour & discussion of current exhibits, including VR, as well as hands on activities like leaf rubbing, sculpting & much more!

Perry Ground made his annual trip to @BelleShermanES today to teach, share and wow the 4th graders! #Haudenosaunee #History #CulturalEducator #MasterStoryteller #ColonialTradeGame #LifeInALonghouse @IthacaNYSchools