cindy croffut

Ready to recruit great candidates for UCPS! @UCPSNCCareers @AGHoulihan @courtneyluce12 @croffut_ci

Orienting our rising 6th gr Ss @EastUnionMS_NC through hands-on learning. @AGHoulihan @BashawnHarris

@ashleyerb619 @WesternUnionES @responsiveclass That is an excellent book!

Starting this school year off right by reviewing and adding some new tools to my toolbox! 🛠 I highly recommend this book! @WesternUnionES @responsiveclass

@DMHill2019 @EastUnionMS_NC @eums_ag @Union_NCCES @AGHoulihan Can’t wait to experience it! This is an exciting opportunity for our students!

Putting the final touches on Jumpstart 2019 activities! Welcome letters are in the mail! @DMHill2019 @EastUnionMS_NC @eums_ag @croffut_ci @Union_NCCES @AGHoulihan

@drewpolly With this new tool, we have to make sure teaching reading doesn’t become a checklist of isolated skills. Lets not forget that reading is not isolated; it happens authentically within the context of quality literature!

Academic signing day @MonroeHS_NC . So proud of these students! #BeTheBest @AGHoulihan @bradbreedlove90

Reading @lester_laminack and @ktkelly14's READING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE yesterday (reviewed today) has me thinking: Many districts focus on WHAT a student does after reading text, but little consideration might be given to how that text got to the reader? HOW and WHY of selection.

Student reading stamina should increase throughout the year. How are you measuring stamina? @BentonHeightsES #Literacy4U @AGHoulihan

❤️seeing principals modeling lessons! Great example of instructional leadership! @IndianTrailES #Literacy4U @AGHoulihan @bradbreedlove90 @jttopp

5th grade Ss @EastES_NC develop conceptual understanding by using models to understand multiplying decimals. @UCPS_ICTeam #UCPSEmpowerED @AGHoulihan @bradbreedlove90

And yet we continue to write our checks on the nonsense computerized program and celebrate the holy-grail-quick-fix-empty-promise-in-a-box mentality. I find that baffling. Love this comment so much Nell! #G2great @franmcveigh

A5: SEL is so much more than teaching behavior...every lesson should have both a social goal and an academic goal. We can't teach one without the other--as @TimShriver says, the head and the heart come together into our classrooms. #collabclass #EdutopiaChat

Ss @NewTownES were so engaged as they learned about the digestive system. Hands-on learning creates excitement and relevance! @UCPS_ICTeam #UCPSEmpowerED @AGHoulihan @bradbreedlove90

When reflecting w Ss after reading, don't just ask what they learned. Ask what they learned about themselves as readers. @DrMaryHoward #g2great @Paramus_Schools #ParamusLearning @HeinemannPub #littogether

Embedding word work during guided reading allows for differentiation and is an extension of word study. WS shouldn’t be taught just one isolated time during the day but across the day. That is balanced literacy. @UCPS_ICTeam @AGHoulihan @Renee_McKinnon1 @jttopp #Literacy4U

Kindergarten students @PorterRidgeESNC are using unifix cubes to separate the phonemes they hear in words. Phonemic awareness is crucial to a strong reading foundation! @UCPS_ICTeam #Literacy4U @AGHoulihan @bradbreedlove90 @Renee_McKinnon1 @jttopp

So proud of @mdcroffut and her dedication to the students @MonroeHS_NC

Kindergarten students @WalterBickettES build high frequency words with magnetic letters to stimulate visual recognition of the words when they read the words in text. #Literacy4U @AGHoulihan @bradbreedlove90 @Renee_McKinnon1 #ucps_ICTeam