Dr. Cathy Pressnell
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2016 TN Teacher of the Year. 2024 TN Supervisor of the Year. @MCSCommunicates Reading Coordinator for Grades 3-6.
Franklin, TN
Joined June 2011
This week, 22 educators showed UP for over 40 hours of literacy learning at the @MCScommunicates Summer Literacy Institute. They read and wrote, questioned and discussed, pondered and planned, and we’re all leaving changed for the better because of it. Here’s to cohort 3! ❤️📚
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The first week of our @MCScommunicates Summer Literacy Institute is in full swing, and this picture captures what moves me most every time about this work - teachers, with minds and hearts and hands on challenging content, learning through it together. ❤️📚 @ELeducation
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ELA teachers, this webinar is one I wish I could attend! It's a conversation from @ClassroomWonder on writing instruction as a part of the reading process and features @natwexler, Julia Cooper, and @Doug_Lemov !
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RT @Missytesterman: Teacher friends: Free registration is now open for the 2024 Smithsonian National Education Summit! 🎉 Join us online or….
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RT @CCSSO: NEW: @Missytesterman joins @NPR's Here and Now podcast to discuss what led her to the classroom, the importance of reaching fami….
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Missy Testerman is the 2024 National Teacher of the Year.
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I can't even tell you how much I love this guest blog post from @toniamclane about how she dug deep into some @ELeducation learning to turn around the culture in her classroom. @MCScommunicates.
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Jamie Helta @blackfoxelem represents all that’s best about public education - a dedication to making sure all kids have access to the kinds of learning that makes sure they are ready for the world! @MCScommunicates.
We'd like to spotlight Jamie Helta from @blackfoxelem, who was nominated by her peers for creating a supportive culture in her classroom to help all her students succeed. #TNSupportsTeachers
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RT @CurriculumMatrs: “The “high” kids need Tier 1 high quality instruction too!”. Love this @_MrsWorkman_ 💙. #CurriculumMatters.
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RT @ELmagazine: Struggling with rising teacher attrition? @treyduke and @CathyHWhitehead share how a Teacher Advisory Council in a Tennesse….
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I could NOT be more proud to have been asked by @treyduke to coauthor this piece with him about how our @MCScommunicates Teacher Advisory Council gives teachers a voice in policy and advocacy skills. Thank you @ASCD for this entire issue on teacher agency!
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I've long held that a lot of small group instruction in upper elementary literacy just doesn't make sense. @ReadingShanahan explains why better than I ever could:
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RT @The74: Analysis: Curriculum reform is the one approach that hasn’t yet been tried to break out of an exhausting reform cycle that’s fai….
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Pondiscio: Curriculum reform is the one approach that hasn’t yet been tried to break out of an exhausting cycle of failures.
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As National Teacher of the Year via @CCSSO, Tennessee's @Missytesterman will spend the next year traveling the country and speaking out about issues that she says teachers need to be making noise about. New reporting from @kalynbelsha
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One of my go to people, @Doug_Lemov, has absolutely hit this piece in defense of the book out of the park.
A brilliant piece by one of the most thoughtful minds in our space. Circulate this one far and wide! @Doug_Lemov @ClassroomWonder.
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RT @TICUA: TICUA President Claude Pressnell sat down with Nashville Post to reflect on his career leading up to his retirement announcement….
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RT @TNedu: Today, we're thrilled to celebrate Tennessee's very own, Missy Testerman, for being named the 2024 NATIONAL Teacher of the Year!….
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The MOST amazing news is that our #TNTOY is now also our 2024 National Teacher of the Year!Congratulations, @Missytesterman! We are over the moon proud of you. ❤️💙 @TNedu.
Congratulations to Missy Testerman (@Missytesterman) the 2024 National Teacher of the Year! Missy is an English as a second language elementary school teacher. Learn more about Missy at #NTOY24 @CCSSO
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"Following @ELEducation has not only changed the way that I teach, but it has changed the way my students learn." Check out this amazingly reflective post from teacher @JessicaCod85 @blackfoxelem!.@CurriculumMatrs @treyduke @blackfoxelem @ClassroomWonder.
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RT @NateJoseph19: One of the biggest mistakes I made when I first started teaching, was focusing too much on engagement. My goal was not to….
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