Little Rock Nine

FPS Staff welcomed Dr. Terrance Roberts, one of the infamous Little Rock Nine (9 African American students who were the first to bravely integrate an all-white high school in a tensely segregated community with the support of Judge Davies, who is from ND and who Fargo's newest high school is named after). What an honor to hear him speak! The quote that currently resonates with me most is, "Teaching is really modeling learning." Even though I am no longer a novice teacher, throughout my 10 years in the classroom I have pursued new strategies, training, and skills to continually improve my effectiveness and increase student engagement. A new curriculum and the implementation of Common Core, however, brings this to an all new level! I already have several professional books on hand to read or reread, including Growing Readers, Mosaic of Thought, The Cafe Book, Igniting a Passion for Reading...and I have these coming from Amazon: Notice and Note and The Common Core Lesson Book. Once the last two arrive I'll have to take a quick pix of my pile so you can see! Apparently I'm sending myself back to college (never mind that I graduate from both under grad and grad with honors)...good thing I like challenges!!!