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Front row from left are Aisha Christa Atkinson, Class of 2013, Young Alumni Achievement Award; Eric Godwin, Class of 2011, Young Alumni Achievement Award; Barbara Lee, Class of 2008, Lorrelle F. Martin and Michael R. Pelt Excellence in Teaching Award; and Barry Staton Toole, Class of 1983, Lorrelle F. Martin and Michael R. Pelt Excellence in Teaching Award. Back row from left are Billy Kornegay, Class of 1966, Lifetime Achievement Award; Carolyn Jernigan, Class of 1964, Lifetime Achievement Award; Scott Winslow, Class of 1996, Tillman Business Award; and Bryan DeBose, Class of 2011, UMO Alumni Association Immediate Past President. https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/empzet5ox7dmvloshry7oislliw17h monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/337ce6e5-2c07-4da4-82d5-c994721a7ead/Screenshot+2022-01-01+162615.png Press - TODAY Magazine: Alumni Receive Awards During Homecoming Weekend - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/otn2nfv8fdymaw97zmr4ornihwpjq9 monthly 0.5 2021-12-08 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/outinfront monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/auniqueaward monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/blog-post-title-three-w47my monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/houstonpreemie monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/tamiu-initiates-59-new-members-of-phi-kappa-phi-honor-society monthly 0.5 2021-07-08 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/george-ranch-teacher-receives-career-development-grant monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/tamiu-graduate-student-earns-national-grant monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/atkinson-awarded-aauw-career-development-grant monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/aauwgoldsboropresser monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/spainportugal monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/atkinson-receives-martin-award-at-commencement monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/confidence monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/press/umohonorsabroad monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/contributions daily 0.75 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/contributions/nicumomsunite monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/contributions/embracingaries monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/contributions/dearnicumom monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/presentationspublications daily 0.75 2025-12-28 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/presentationspublications/9nv37zjzz0l1cwo6fpxwk757setfd1-nkhte monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/presentationspublications/9nv37zjzz0l1cwo6fpxwk757setfd1 monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/presentationspublications/474vfmmsw1c8i9c8zbn8zkaxclyfhl monthly 0.5 2025-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/a10d19c4-9a5f-48a7-a81b-70d456bc0612/1739757401673.jpeg Presentations & Publications - 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Kafele is known for his insight into leadership practices and his focus on deep reflection as a way to become a more effective school leader. In this thought-provoking book, he turns his attention to instructional leadership—a crucial, complex, and sometimes neglected facet of leading a school. Kafele contends that the primary purpose of supervising teachers is to help them continue to improve in the classroom so that all students have the support and skills they need to succeed. For principals and assistant principals, in particular, it is easy to be so inundated by the noninstructional aspects of the work that the instructional side—including instructional coaching—suffers. This has an adverse effect on the entire school. 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Rooted in a proven framework that has been implemented in thousands of schools, the book presents what makes schools successful along with tools to put the framework into place to make data work for your schools: (1) Assess―set the roadmap for learning; (2) Analyze―identify why students struggle; (3) Act―teach more effectively what students need; (4) Build the culture―train and develop your staff so that data-driven instruction can thrive; If you’re a K – 12 leader, coach, or teacher looking to implement data-driven instruction in your school district, Driven by Data 2.0 has the tools to train your staff: PD materials, videos of exemplar practice and all the resources you need to achieve remarkable results. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/068eee65-6032-4ad9-b08d-f00ea99c3d0f/71lvCwfzUVL._SX522_.jpg Home In Future Skills Bernard Marr delivers an engaging and insightful discussion of how you can prepare yourself for the digital future of work. 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Stafford Early Childhood Center! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1702227849819-MKJOFDTJP1IGWR13HELZ/407715204_10225456532101207_1626498198033976277_n.jpg Home Congratulations, Dr. LaTonya Goffney on your recent installation as the 24th President of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE). May your reign be one full of great achievement and advancement for yourself and the organization as a whole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/a54fa531-8c8a-4dcc-b94e-c7ea761350b5/Dr.+Roni+Burren.png Home Dr. Roni Dean Burren was the first Black woman leader in ELAR I’d ever seen in my career when we first met in 2022. Her passing is like losing the sister you always wanted to be. All I can say right now is thank you, Roni, for being all that you were. Boldly and unapologetically, Roni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/671a55c8-fe08-44a1-8387-fa4ad7e73892/387831950_10225160702185644_1754195236263636484_n.jpg Home Learn all about my son's story of resilience by watching ABC's Localish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/3970c44e-3032-415d-b324-ba0eb182b8a3/71CB2EEF-D35C-4BCD-A831-D6ED53D99FE9.png Home Excited to share that Stafford Early Childhood Center has been named a 2023 National Demonstration School by the National Alliance of Black School Educators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/b86589e2-e388-4467-9f4d-46d2e67dd6ae/IMG_5008.jpeg Home Stafford Early Childhood Center hosted its 2nd Annual Cancer Survivor Run. This event is done in honor of Principal Hynes' mother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/9642d331-b15d-4f5f-a6b1-1e4c60c61d48/IMG_7044.jpeg Home SECC PTO President, Joyce Wilkins and I accepting a donation from the Mu Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at the conclusion of their Financial Literacy Symposium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/6b549150-b769-41a0-9ba6-3e99db348ce0/image000000.jpeg Home Data Scientist and Founder of Black Girls Do Engineer, Kara Branch, stopped by to do a read aloud with our kindergarten students and perform an ooey-gooey, slime experiment with them too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/c2e1e442-a74d-4ee7-bec0-3287614a2daf/imagejpeg_0.jpeg Home Many thanks goes to LEGO Education for the generous donation of LEGO kits for our Spartans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/f43c486f-1338-4550-9513-0f1b8e14cae4/IMG_7642.jpeg Home Red Ribbon Week twinning with 2023 District Elementary Teacher of the Year, Latoya Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/43fb15ff-468a-45d5-b6af-6eb02f2960c3/IMG_6417.jpeg Home We LOVE our principal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/475443d4-5746-4b3e-968d-6a930eb14b5f/IMG_6109.jpeg Home For World Cerebral Palsy Day, I had a chance to read Dr. Justine Green's 'Completely Emme,' a story about a little girl who has cerebral palsy and educates her classmates on what it means to be self-assured in your own gifts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/7820eafc-b495-453a-bf2f-e1b4cd255911/IMG_5970.jpeg Home Volunteers from Eli Lilly & Company stopped by to serve our campus as part of their Global Day of Service campaign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/81385fe9-39fd-4a13-956d-eb7567c7fac9/5A5E544C-DC86-44EE-AA0D-EEE273999130.jpeg Home Behind the scenes of my interview with ABC 13 Houston chronicling the incredible journey of my son, Aries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/2c0c686a-4be6-48f7-8252-2c5dbf4ff47c/IMG_0097_pp.jpeg Home The HAABSE Leadership Challenge officially kicked off with Principal Twyla Hynes charging other school leaders to rock their HAABSE gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1c14b518-033e-453b-91b6-b154d849405e/IMG_4930.jpeg Home Recognizing our technology department. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/4a81dbda-7563-47ed-b53d-583fa802a143/0CD0DA25-77E4-41CA-8ADF-3A20CAC1552F.jpeg Home 2023 Homecoming with Dr. DuBose, Ms. Toussant, and Mrs. Hynes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/07e78801-066e-4243-99e6-46f6eb2b283b/IMG_4454.jpeg Home T-TESS Certified! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/6394ae8d-3f9f-4caa-bbcc-61ad9e335548/IMG_4394.jpeg Home Many thanks goes to Dr. LJ Henderson of the Little STEM Academy for contributing these incredible STEM kits to our campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e0a8a3da-b606-45ad-b8b9-c4555cd48afc/IMG_9982_pp.jpeg Home Official professional photos by Joyce Wilkins of J. Wilkins Photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/4a751057-a4d4-4dbc-98d9-238166740e5b/IMG_3524.jpeg Home Fortunate to finally meet Valentina Gonzalez of @ValentinaESL. She facilitated a Talk Read Talk Write session for our BOY district PD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ea6ba544-10bc-4b81-bed5-627b23a53028/IMG_3483.jpeg Home Hey, Mickey! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/858fe1e3-0850-4245-9592-440520bdb622/IMG_3241.jpeg Home Convocation 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e35dbc96-5ad5-4e7e-b5d9-efd0418768c5/FttI7o5XgAI0_8I.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ffe535ef-042b-49d2-ae26-537594f87d50/Ftq-wEBX0AMFbDX.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/9937020a-2b16-42c5-b58e-64924da5037d/FuQQyNPXgAo28qk.jpg Home Officially medaled as the 71st Texas Mother of the Year honoree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/c251dff3-4788-4869-9119-010fb52d011b/FsqatHEWcAQaFhe.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ca0d5f8f-8394-4f3f-9802-aa5f52639e61/FtmHbdbWIAA1LRy.jpg Home Aries and I made the front page of the Fort Bend Herald as they reported on my being announced the 71st recipient of Texas Mother of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/6c345429-f7c9-4e96-bd63-5e9b485112c6/FuxNrnOXoAEwBRM.jpg Home Congratulations to Stafford Early Childhood Center PTO President, Joyce Wilkins on winning the 2023 Impact Award! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/2b067be6-9abe-4b74-883d-a20305bf285b/Fu13P9TX0AAoEHs.jpg Home Golden Rule Grant Recipients at the 88th National Convention of American Mothers in Omaha, Nebraska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/5377bf61-b402-44ba-ae92-b177eb30d0eb/Fu13P9UWcAA_FiV.jpg Home State Mother of the Year Honorees in Omaha, Nebraska for the 88th National Convention of American Mothers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/c7d34f4a-12d8-4a2a-ba43-4e0616070915/Fu13P9TWIAEovbJ.jpg Home State Mother of the Year Honorees in Omaha, Nebraska for the 88th National Convention of American Mothers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/2f18e1b8-0526-4857-a23e-8b00a9ac6242/Ftg_2BHWwAIFV2D.jpg Home Cover of the April 2023 issue of West Fort Bend Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/86feac0a-4b00-4d9d-a840-369b46b7c1e0/FtrkFwTWIAADW2i.jpg Home Thank NCAA for recognizing my efforts to support Stafford Municipal School District's participation in Read to the Final Four. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/4bdc6244-0a73-4202-8796-1b7a6102c571/FseExOZXgAAtvyp.jpg Home Proud to share that I am the 71st mother in Texas to receive the honor of Texas Mother of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/371182bc-b69d-4761-b4de-af8e73ec5235/122863E5-F942-4880-8399-2C728A7A069A.jpeg Home I am thrilled to share that I am serving the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts as a Board Member in the role of Digital Coordinator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/00706a1c-e4d3-467a-9e01-7b1142a3e3dc/974B79F2-C849-46B0-8F41-293E5272EAA5.jpeg Home For Read Across America Day, I had the privilege of reading "What Do You Do With a Problem" by Kobi Yamada to Mrs. K. Williams' 4th grade class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/2263887d-9302-4250-b96b-29f83a6f28fc/7A42DBF3-4E43-4A9A-9F3C-32EE9FAEBCC7.jpeg Home Caught reading on Read Across America Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1ab002a6-6e47-4747-b2ec-cfd327a074ae/BC702B92-448B-4580-AEE1-67FF904A15D6.jpeg Home The Spartan Games is an asset-based, competitive incentive program designed in collaboration with the Fantastic Fourth Grade RLA Team of Stafford Elementary School. I am so proud of the work of our team and I cannot wait to see how our work changes the game in the years to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/3934e09f-2875-4361-8e41-933b7e98cba4/255B9A9F-A428-4FF1-A479-FC313CDD79F1.jpeg Home Students at Stafford Early Childhood Center reminded our community of the power of Black excellence by participating in a Black History Month program. These students presented historical facts about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Vice President Kamala Harris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/36e01d57-a0de-4654-9507-ee6e40a4240b/F9D7DBFF-DE62-48AC-ADBE-E9D04E9632AB.jpeg Home Dining with Divas event at TABSE Conference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/14b264b4-7d9c-4b43-ba0a-0f37bd96cb40/E07CF0B8-9622-4343-88BD-90794B5F54C2.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/8e61bb86-3332-4252-8ef5-7e5e4b6acd7f/2AAE80D7-DAA5-4C56-A366-CA4511E3D5FA.jpeg Home Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators group photo at TABSE Conference in Horseshoe Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/34a512cb-866e-4cf6-b2d0-06b48576ffb1/E109179A-4981-46D3-9AA3-D3E298CA1533.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/4728341f-8c92-419a-affd-475826f3402a/FB4120D9-84AF-4360-A2BB-0765C7C4128D.jpeg Home Texas Alliance of Black School Educators Awards Gala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/24a0f19e-f472-49a3-9f8d-143b93dcb8e4/458F2376-6FD6-4C97-B0B6-2DDAE93F7341.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/3adebebb-5dcc-416d-b6a1-de7e77113884/7B87E6A0-56CD-483A-9654-882326650507.jpeg Home Volunteer life with some of my favorite members of HAABSE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/542d14d1-5fed-4c49-8497-26bc610817f4/46ED463A-96AE-4BCE-83B6-C5986AFBB87E.jpeg Home World Read Aloud Day was a massive success with third-grade students from Stafford Elementary School and Stafford STEM Magnet Academy hosting read alouds in Stafford Early Childhood Center classrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/2123fc7e-a3f5-41b6-8773-bfdf0263ac0a/8F9F0101-C85C-4F35-9C3D-B38E375D46C7.jpeg Home Proudly standing next to my friend and newly-elected Vice President, Markesha Tisby of Tisby Education Consulting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ff5628b9-b539-46bc-b525-fc480e8c1ef0/FDA6666F-F29A-4FF3-ABBE-2B54FB632577.jpeg Home The 2022-2024 Rising Leaders Cohort presented at TCTELA on ways to restore and preserve educator joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/b9a6cfc6-e6a6-4ec2-96b0-7d978368d7ab/AEA7B19B-224C-4AE0-A62A-27D8E71EEC19.jpeg Home The Spartan Games are officially underway at Stafford Elementary School! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/cc714022-4693-4990-96d5-a44d0c86ed75/11DC85E9-6DB9-433C-86E9-0F1EB6F77040.jpeg Home Volunteering with some of the best of HAABSE for the Teacher Awards and Recognition Ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ab041ba3-40ec-4409-9414-33bd83a40b04/178B1A00-1FB3-4F79-81C3-0DF8F3E7298C.jpeg Home Stafford MSD leaders showed up and showed out at the HAABSE Teacher Awards and Recognition Ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/83ed42d1-21bf-4708-af0d-5d1045106a49/T2T-4747-v4.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/97a7e7f9-1d62-46b8-a6c0-0829121ad9a9/50969341-A6C2-4065-B207-AB000279AE1F.jpeg Home The NCAA and Houston Local Organizing Committee brought the Literacy Tour to Stafford MSD and rocked it with a live performance by rapper, Buddie Roe and and an engaging lesson delivered by Reading With A Rapper founder, Jarren Small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/2381db0e-ffea-43b8-b396-34a5a3a0edfa/3BF935B4-C16C-41FB-AB8B-7AFAA8D5936F.jpeg Home I was so proud to support my friend, Amanda Materre by attending her STEM Day event at the Stafford Early Childhood Center. Our prekindergarten and kindergarten Spartans got to be medical geniuses for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/3ef49fc3-2257-4a5a-9328-9f90a9f57d5f/F21F818D-C0CE-4800-944C-C9B7158C5B78.jpeg Home I am honored to represent the Lone Star State as American Mothers, Inc.'s 2023 Texas Mother of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/937d09c0-6f16-49fd-b57d-e5296f7f2837/5ADFC084-D090-47BD-A853-B7A5686C0D95.jpeg Home Congratulations to Stafford Municipal School District on making it to the Top 68 Schools Championship Bracket for Read to the Final Four. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/07109525-069d-461c-97aa-1ec1c1cbae67/FpAalYTaIAAir8h.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/68791690-0d4f-4d86-96ca-852a1544193c/3774437E-691D-499D-B209-8CF52A03B91B.jpeg Home I had the honor of serving TCTELA alongside some of the greatest champions of Texan literacy instruction at MarketScale Studios for a special project. More details to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/82530c00-baf5-43ad-898a-c63d7e15bfb7/E3C3ECAD-D8F7-4B22-88EB-573745E51D66.jpeg Home The NCAA Read to the Final Four Literacy Tour is coming to Stafford MSD! So grateful to this team for making this happen for our Spartans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/cbade3cc-cdf3-4760-a3ac-e2e3a4bdfb34/6180300B-3A0E-46B3-A1FB-F561F08F5D4B.jpeg Home Congratulations to Ms. Macklin, 4th grade Reading Language Arts teacher for having the most HB4545 interventions logged for the entire campus! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/eae33e8a-4397-4680-acd7-c04e19766fba/E2B184DD-B960-415F-8373-878817EE7151.jpeg Home Congratulations to Ms. Williams on being named TCTELA's 2023 Elementary Teacher of the Year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/d83e2edc-5b1a-4abf-a725-ca62ae2c4d76/AB649555-82E0-41FB-A4D2-FA402BA6BD6B.jpeg Home Please join me in thanking Blessing E., the student representative for Stafford Elementary School’s participation in Read to the Final Four this school year! Blessing has been a tremendous support for this challenge by encouraging her classmates AND leading by example in logging her minutes for the reading challenge. She’s a true Spartan CHAMP! Thank you Blessing for representing our Spartans with pride and excellence throughout the challenge. Please continue to read as we continue to compete in the challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/d1b63698-c9f4-4da2-b45b-388a08c86091/57F9C780-D5FA-4596-82CE-21B0369704DD.jpeg Home These elementary instructional coaches had a blast at the Staff Christmas Party for SES! Many thanks goes to our amazing PTO for sponsoring such a fun event! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/68e3a7b3-2457-48ed-8ed3-65a5c189afef/04E20A8E-3BC2-4D28-B852-CA6D53BB078B.jpeg Home Reunited with my favorite instructional leaders across the content areas at the Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE) Holiday Toy Drive at the Breakfast Klub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ad8a0d9f-56d1-4930-ae04-f12e8b5be56a/49C30A60-B7C4-452A-B3C3-B3CCE345A2C8.jpeg Home Today was an oh, so “sweet” day to be a Spartan! ❤️ Readers of the week, book giveaways, student incentives for our top performing Summit K-12 Science Mastery students, and a teacher of the week recognition for 5th grade SCI! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/949d2a51-da6f-4f3d-9adc-a061a83dd87d/22F57EFA-5649-45E8-A7FC-C8F7DF01329D.jpeg Home Thank you 5th Grade SCI for surprising me with a card and the best coffee mug ever for my birthday during PLC! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e021e5b4-6849-417d-ae66-79b7a5b35a85/22E25715-BE27-48C6-B960-5A36277B505A.jpeg Home The birthday love continues this week with gifts from the Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment team and our superintendent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/5165f770-a86a-4bc5-a19e-cb7d8efd213f/601E767F-C814-42B1-8AA5-E655A0630D81.jpeg Home My 4th grade ELAR team surprised me with a birthday gift this week full of all the best spa day treats an instructional coach needs to keep her sanity together for the next sixteen days of school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e7281eb0-2f9f-4062-8cb9-10f0be159a7a/DDB90D0B-9825-4460-A6B5-4A14D289517F.jpeg Home Presenting Ms. Liu with her NCAA Read to the Final Four Teacher Representative Trophy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e728f167-e6d4-4e12-9ffd-33193e3db292/7DA56222-BA83-4795-9901-B8DF19D2BCC1.jpeg Home When PTO President Joyce Wilkins throws a party for the SECC teachers, you know she's going to bring the magic! Her fauxritas and luau decorations were the perfect sendoff for Thanksgiving Break! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/9514a243-f74f-4053-854b-3a758fe12a2b/2B3E258D-F26D-4A03-AEAE-EC1A68457550.jpeg Home Many thanks goes to Grade Level Team Lead and 5th Grade Science Teacher, Christopher Jones for hooking our team up with matching tees! There will be many more twin days to come! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/4428e860-00ea-47c0-a59b-384337d3e125/FBDEC43A-B563-4C6B-BB29-886B10BF12A8.jpeg Home It was a great week to discover that I was Coach of the Week! Thank you to my amazing teachers for making that happen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ef974a41-e8c6-4ce1-86fe-96b1c63943f7/5FA31C81-F740-48A5-83C8-3842A04ABC5C.jpeg Home Proud to share that Mrs. Arjaunese Williams is the Stafford Elementary School nominee for TCTELA's Elementary Teacher of the Year! I wish her the best as she competes with other elementary educators across the state of Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/4a5d9006-515c-4aa4-b22b-f85f94317f94/B6A1BCDA-94DF-4126-91BA-21679180A45E.jpeg Home Celebrating National STEM Day by dressing up like a scientist with Principal Twyla Hynes and her partner-in-shine, PTO President, Joyce Wilkins! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/0412ef72-4147-43c2-8d8f-ba0ce3d178f0/6464D074-CC71-428D-B590-7B9D57E55C72.jpeg Home Excited to share that I am presenting not one, but TWO sessions at #TCTELA23! I look forward to seeing you in Denton, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/a3303d84-8bfd-4f1f-9f1f-85dbf62bd653/B61FBA6A-CF57-46AB-A586-9D2266CF361C.jpeg Home Proudly passed the torch to the phenomenal Stacy Lee who is Stafford MSD's District Content Curriculum Specialist for PK-2 Reading Language Arts! Standing with us is the equally phenomenal Tierra Martin, District Content Curriculum Specialist for PK-5 Mathematics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/a64ce477-521c-46bc-996f-c87806ed1afc/A7F09AEC-9998-4E80-8CCC-5FC9CE3CD7B2.jpeg Home Stafford Elementary, it's time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/92b30f3e-eac9-4547-9179-089da799d74b/7C9A0635-9D7C-43FD-AD6B-38198BFB784B.jpeg Home Rocking the jammies with STEM Integration Specialist, Amanda Materre! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/6129fc91-0d03-480e-a46d-56a51033f0fb/2C64E2A9-E281-49E1-864E-0A707B73FB91.jpeg Home Surprise-surprise! Two of my teachers stopped by the NCAA Read to the Final Four station to show their support. I'm so grateful for their love! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/12ff45a1-5e3f-4277-90f4-279a97d01fe0/AF67C7CA-3C34-4646-9D91-FCAD548B3CF5.jpeg Home Hosted an NCAA Read to the Final Four station at Stafford Elementary School's 1st-3rd grade Literacy Night. I truly had a blast getting the community excited about the challenge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/39955d40-a131-4c6c-90a7-d0d5f134c949/A538D7A1-9187-46AB-8BA5-C16407BD72D9.jpeg Home Collaborated with STEM Specialist, Tiffany Fondal and high school science educator, Kayla Maus to facilitate Stafford MSD's Science Vertical Alignment PD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/3b7f2cbf-4aed-4ed8-b00c-b9b5536621a2/BA13613A-731F-4B0A-B855-93D6322760A9.jpeg Home Collaborated with STEM Specialist, Tiffany Fondal and high school science educator, Kayla Maus to facilitate Stafford MSD's Science Vertical Alignment PD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/2089373b-8a23-4554-83ae-da9c44645c97/A5126A36-DD9C-40B3-BF9E-A5583ACEA4EB.jpeg Home We are tackling the short constructed response (SCR) using the RATE strategy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/7818da02-639c-47b7-9a0f-5a9eaac12394/E48C4D81-59D7-48FF-BFC0-8E02AE80E00D.jpeg Home My final duty as the Interim Curriculum Specialist for PK-2 Reading Language Arts was to help sort and distribute Amplify instructional materials for Stafford Early Childhood Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/a8fe2d5c-e314-412b-a643-8174a9e6e8c3/8FE0B7D5-A234-4BAD-B05C-ABD0EA179040.jpeg Home Thanks to Mrs. Prince, our Parent, Family & Community Engagement Coordinator, we have learned to create and laminate poster sized anchor charts for our teachers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/aee29405-29e7-4585-b2eb-a21eef299418/81A7D6AE-0D12-4C80-A5FA-1CC8CF1C1E7D.jpeg Home Appreciating the hard work of the adults within the building is always a "moment that matters." Thank you Principal Hynes and Instructional Leader Ms. Lange for inviting me to help pass out donuts to the amazing teachers and staff of Stafford Early Childhood Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/6dc49f31-5af2-4a3c-9bfb-2af4e43b497e/9F39DFD1-4CB0-4A8B-882A-D55B2C2C451E.jpeg Home Grateful for the coaching development tools shared with us by Bridgette and Sabine of EdDirection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ab925d8d-e448-46bb-b8e5-ba1a014e4a30/CDC0F6A4-E899-41C7-9D12-43DB899965B0.jpeg Home Grateful for the coaching development tools shared with us by Bridgette and Sabine of EdDirection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/13782444-55e2-40bf-8072-d7b47bfc5b22/DBD05508-C231-4E25-8AD8-0664F8CB38F5.jpeg Home Selfie time with Stafford MSD Principal of the Year, Mrs. Twyla Hynes at the Spartan Homecoming Parade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/150d1269-fd6e-42be-93b5-7719a4415a0e/305848262_10222706320787643_1517691498375937008_n.jpg Home Selfie with my Chief Academic Officer at the NCAA Read to the Final Four Launch Event at the Houston Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/569dea47-ddbb-45c9-aa63-0fe6b1200603/Texas+Mother+of+the+Year+Nominee.png Home Being nominated for Texas Mother of the Year is an opportunity that I don’t take for granted, as it brings so much visibility to moms of disabled dependents. Our stories of triumph deserve to be amplified not only for the sake of our own representation, but for those who hold very limited exposure to the realities of special needs parenting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/83b7fc1f-dcb4-4004-b8b5-962a06824f88/302448058_10222664387739343_283842337211861608_n.jpg Home Having too much fun at the HAABSE Back to School Cookout with some of the best education leaders around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/529a255c-beb7-4334-8b42-84df05a6297e/300192376_10222626100942197_6651852449884841987_n.jpg Home Selfie with Daryl Michel during Day 1 of Student Focused Coaching (SFC). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ab0ff441-453c-4e03-97c5-b5d01fa6902e/302191673_10222662763418736_3930001336482376370_n.jpg Home Thank you, Cactus Jack Foundation, Lakeshore Learning, and BurgerIM for hosting such a lovely event for Houston educators! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/d0ac63cc-a29d-4eb2-b8ad-557b4e556adf/18F4F4D2-7D02-4AD3-80A7-A06E5CFC7170.jpeg Home This summer, I set out to prove that Houston is home to ALL of us. Inspired by my own struggles to find support services for my son and I, HTX4ALL is a gift to all of the amazing moms, dads, and all other caregivers of persons with Autism and multiple disabilities. HTX4ALL is a directory of resources within the Greater Houston community for neurodivergent youth and those who love them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e134f349-c7c2-48cc-81df-457c84ca1892/C4C21227-D92B-4F26-A384-B6DC47531B92.jpeg Home SMSD's Party on the Plaza was a great deal of fun for everyone. Very fortunate to have gotten a photo with our Supe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/830a7a10-00eb-4363-a2fd-03c9cc39ca47/2D4B966A-D780-4641-88C9-190355D3494F.jpeg Home This school year the leadership team of SES is soaring to new heights. Photo is from our leadership teambuilder at iFly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e4ee91be-2b99-4bca-abaf-23e97f178f98/96A2862E-0D0D-4D7A-96A0-1C0462BA899A.jpeg Home Check out the S3 launch episode of the Advocate for Me podcast featuring yours truly and special needs advocate, L'Vonne McMillan. Available for streaming on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/a775ac3c-ac36-4ce9-a23f-14f2118de4aa/293484836_370505445192234_7234977207296997300_n.jpg Home Introducing TCTELA's Rising Leader Cohort for 2022-2024! To learn more about this leadership development program, tap the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1657552804042-A7EAC764FP3DK37N6WGO/95DF3725-D950-4C97-8CE6-B51DA3D355BA.jpg Home I had an amazing time at the inaugural Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE) Summer Conference in Galveston. To learn more about the amazing work we are doing, visit www.haabse.org. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/191c6fdf-2dd1-4a7f-8773-f31d0b829cae/43B8B066-6B80-4F63-9895-BFF2FA2EB135.jpeg Home Attending the All-White Networking Party at the HAABSE Summer Conference with my sisters-in-excellence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e9e04c7f-4205-4e3d-84e4-584e506a965b/9708B317-66A0-49F1-931A-A053CE1B79CB.png Home Proud to share that I am a Rising Leader for the Texas Council for Teachers of English Language Arts (2022)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/8e2bdcd5-2177-4e1d-951c-67072ea4df2a/3FC52BC4-3128-4557-8B1F-56C544F98A3B.png Home Please join me, Ciji, Rae, and the crew behind Teacher2Teacher for a special #T2Tchat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/4e55068f-8ce4-4ef5-bd3a-92cd751f4029/P2P-1313-inblog-1-600x600.png Home Check out the piece I wrote for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's #PrincipalProject Blog on ways to show appreciation to teachers all year long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/5cf5b377-33d2-43a8-b9e6-f1798ab1f524/21BF1AEC-2D33-403D-B56B-DFA29F9CBECB.png Home New op-ed on advice to administrators published on Education Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/44f822f2-2435-4296-9940-43025c440531/5B66FA23-DFBD-438D-8C63-3825545E9939.jpeg Home New op-ed on the future of multilingual learner instruction published by Education Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e8c12951-bb9e-40f3-b561-7280d45a9a16/C34A7D96-AAE0-4D64-A44E-0DF22DC2F473.jpeg Home Final Staff Appreciation Day for our ASTROnomical staff! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/c7369beb-32b5-498b-bc46-8fabf3340013/D4958C94-928F-47DE-9797-6D5EB2822FC9.jpeg Home Attending April's Senior Citizens/Community Breakfast with the lovely ladies of the district CIA team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/9b1af49c-9e42-497d-b370-e4cf8615435c/D6652CC6-40C6-45B6-A4AD-9446F8B854E7.jpeg Home Distributing sweet treats to the deserving teachers of SES with our ELAR Academic Interventionist and Math Instructional Coach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1650817519721-J4T7MT00OJ3O6H3JDLWJ/39CB8055-B770-4A88-86F1-2D7CAD2FA9AA.jpg Home Hat Day at S.E.S.! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/211ec7ba-05bb-4846-8df2-3aa1dcfec20e/DBFCC7CE-0982-40E8-99AE-11AC5B2FEB8F.jpeg Home Coming Soon: Teacher2Teacher collab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/4cd1bf29-57c0-4c3a-8b63-b8a3e2c8e03b/274901705_10158521726511892_6110586274388771511_n+%281%29.png Home Honored to have been invited to chat with Lorena German, Kate Roberts, Heather Lippert, and Vanee Smith-Matsalia about 'Textured Teaching.' You can check out the recording by clicking here, or by visiting Heinemann's Facebook page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/5ddddc49-e01e-4652-98e3-51dbf8d57ae4/CA41D9D1-AF32-4025-BB67-76B8A2E302EA.jpeg Home This year, I transformed into Arthur Reed for Read Across America Day at Stafford Elementary School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/13fdb05a-8c43-4d2a-80e5-4d6e0b0ae3e4/6F1AC6DF-69B5-4A13-AA7F-3B40DFFD9831.jpeg Home Calling all educators of English Language Arts (and especially our Elementary folx), TCTELA needs you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/d3bf672f-b964-47fa-92ed-fd4d7769cfe4/B61FDBD6-B371-43FE-B763-2C101F91BA04.jpeg Home 'Absolute Equality' mural in Galveston, Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/f63d8675-3f76-4076-9e18-a3baeb8938d2/D14F8171-6F46-48FD-9931-C69871207D94.jpeg Home Presenting at my first state-level conference for #TCTELA22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/7730fdfe-faa7-4ec4-af5e-eb9da16ce103/B7F33E9A-7409-404F-9967-4BC7FDD40F65.jpeg Home Ussie with Diverse Literacy Advocate and Educator, Julia E. Torres at #TCTELA22. Julia is the founding proponent of many movements and organizations within the reimagining of K-12 literacy, but most notably, the #disrupttexts movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/7a094b0c-f204-4bc3-a1aa-b9a275ae82d6/DA197B11-033B-4B2D-B574-2E97CCEE3774.jpeg Home Ussie with Channelview ISD's very own, Monique Boone. Monique was the winner of this year's Mercedes Bonner Leadership Award at #TCTELA22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/547fb1da-7a66-459b-b1a2-aafd6c4154bf/8A34AEA7-1CE1-44E0-8A33-135780470E7F.jpeg Home Uplifting words from one of the greatest to ever do it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/d87df539-3006-4961-af10-c33ceee454ca/6D6B207B-CD49-44FC-8306-662324B51A29.jpeg Home Selfie with the one and only, Kelly Gallagher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/8348857b-544f-4198-80c8-cdfa4ef4dcfa/025781D3-145C-4E43-836B-699B97F0D6B7.jpeg Home Aesthetic Reveal for TCTELA 67th Annual Conference https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/0d8e473e-0982-416a-91a9-a174a352e5e2/3D3BE1E7-CE0E-4B28-AEB5-09C6F8553C08.jpeg Home Facilitating my first PLC as an instructional coach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/82e268a1-6658-4637-927a-31e1859f6ad1/272807452_10221682978524726_6077146911893780117_n.jpg Home A glimpse of my office space the new hub of joy and light for my teachers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ecfb1ee6-5fe6-4f5b-803e-e46cffbdf191/272297263_10221671912248076_8520728992044094638_n.jpg Home First day on the job! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/b2eb43a1-408e-42b1-906f-1362b6ac30fd/La+Vie+En+Rose.png Home Excited to announce that I will be serving as the first Elementary Instructional Coach for Stafford Municipal School District in Stafford, Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1639589383943-VOMZ9SQJ52Q0KR5FIJ0U/1FC7B01D-231B-467D-A363-E8D23ED95F8A.jpeg Home Celebrated greatness with some amazing students who completed approximately 1,068 activities in Achieve 3000 in sixteen weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/c8b465ed-fd52-4f24-8c8f-a3be39a6bad7/269672159_10221651232051084_1442433560366995368_n.jpg Home A Send-Off to Remember! Thank you to the ESOL and ELA departments of Seven Lakes High School for a touching farewell party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e179e326-98cf-4c51-b6ea-3f675757dcfb/FH_mZOGX0AAy3zl.jpg Home Happy New Year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/ea3a5a17-07df-43da-a214-add556461d6b/272040240_10221651260931806_3361782044078538999_n.jpg Home My legacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1639589680157-YMVPMAZ40Y8HPAS7WGDY/IMG_1500.jpeg Home Celebrated greatness with some amazing students who completed approximately 1,068 activities in Achieve 3000 in sixteen weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1639589382946-PJEPHJM8IIEN14KNX8XV/F89A1386-622E-4EA0-B941-E1C429FCB81E.jpeg Home Aries and I wish you and your family a "Perfectly Imperfect" Christmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1639589380457-43ZF97D7P8270TCWFHLU/3549E280-1209-40B7-8F2F-26B97F4F308F.jpeg Home Many thanks goes to Texas A&M International University for including this excerpt on me in the November 2021 edition of 'The Trailblazer.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/345c10ed-1c7e-4c63-8724-4db6364ac5f2/FFaHGGVWUAM8QAH.jfif Home Holding four of my “other” babies from the University of Mount Olive. *Outstanding Teacher Education Student, ‘13 *Outstanding Department of Language and Literature Student, ‘13 *Lorelle F. Martin Award for Highest GPA, ‘13 *Young Alumni Achievement Award, ‘21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/dd87f22b-fe49-4450-9866-ea8879e46fe7/Awards+Group.jpg Home In November 2021, I was honored to receive the Young Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Mount Olive. Click here for access to the official press release. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1639589384668-OW8QGH26SVOJ1VGJ1QIH/A47D32A8-B17D-4861-8309-9D7738404290.jpeg Home Many thanks goes to my Adopt-a-Teacher sponsor for surprising me with the gift of literacy, engagement, and fashion for my birthday this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/fff9c657-e749-4990-ae21-c90847b35b07/FEqhZDTXsAMWghp.jfif Home With my younger brother, "L.J.," at the University of Mount Olive's 2021 Alumni Awards Brunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/a0dbaa7c-f6f7-423c-9bd7-7b031075194d/FEqhZDVXEAI7BAH.jfif Home With my parents at the University of Mount Olive's 2021 Alumni Awards Brunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/c6fdc6ca-904b-439b-966b-aec73bf4b7f6/FCp8zl1XMAAi_uS.jfif Home Beyond honored and humbled to accept an opportunity to present at the Texas Council for Teachers of English Language Arts' 57th Annual Conference and Exhibition. See you in February! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/6cba3caa-1316-44d8-8316-be3826efcb84/257852664_10221339398695445_7438751002673022455_n+%281%29.jpg Home My son, Aries, supported FairPlay Libraries’ mission of providing accessible toys and adapted toy workshops across the country by designing a holiday greeting card for their annual fundraiser. Click here for more info on FairPlay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/01950767-63c8-44b9-8d8a-cb54807b484f/Atkinson.jpg Home In November 2021, I was honored to receive the Young Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Mount Olive. Click here for access to the official press release. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/b11d8dbf-4f64-4679-85e0-71198b6ba586/FB2TuQAXIAM0HhU+%281%29.jfif Home Flipgrid blessed my MLL students and I with ten voice pods so that they can practice their pronunciations and film their videos in private! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/47849077-7b9f-4ab9-bb5c-5ecdb12b89bc/FCAbCb9XoAQjSOz.jfif Home Flipgrid blessed my MLL students and I with ten voice pods so that they can practice their pronunciations and film their videos in private! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/bf161b74-9a8f-4637-b47d-44779be9044a/FAkbssjWEAIrxAN.jfif Home Our book club read of the year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/66793197-0875-4103-b49f-58219534bdcb/FB1ZmBIWQAcGj4C.jfif Home Students working on their T.SWIFT analysis of "what a poem can do" by Darius V. Daughtry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/c3cbb175-4a66-4576-978c-2ea11d8fbe96/FA31oS6WYBAG9i0.jfif Home One of the ideas I took from Lorena Escoto Germán and Felicia Rose Chavez was to be very intentional with the diversification of literature studied in my classes. This year, I built an anthology of poetry featuring the works of many BIPOC poets that my students could identify with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/38a48854-c8eb-4f79-bc49-6c2c1d8a52ff/FA-C1SJVkA05OPc.jfif Home Spirit Week is always the best week of school. I had so much fun representing the 80s with the ESL Department. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/6feeabb7-b4f3-4c82-a02a-5729bcd208e4/FCUG7gHXIAo9K-4.jfif Home Candid photo captured by one of my multilingual learners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/80189c1c-d623-411a-a76b-1303c67e214d/FCs8nVeWYAMFQHH.jfif Home Classroom decor for the 2021-2022 school year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/d0237bcb-32f3-4f78-bd34-cbb910fba57c/FCP1oPWWQAYUyqM.jfif Home Click here to read my review of Lorena Escoto Germán's latest pedagogy release, "Textured Teaching A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1b65e1f5-97c3-4d4a-963c-652856af9e7e/FCs8nVgWEAIviYQ.jfif Home Classroom decor for the 2021-2022 school year. 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Stay tuned for an announcement soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/01d181d0-40bb-41b4-b6fe-a867c9fb6899/1739757399327.jpeg Credentials - Cultivating Connections: Growing Parental Involvement, Business Partnerships, and Community Engagement (02/25) Session adapted for the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) 2024 Conference to provided attendees with the best practices of engaging external stakeholders of Stafford Early Childhood Center. Specific detail committed to the academic and enrichment partners supporting the instructional programming of the school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/9d88432d-05b6-4ade-b054-a61eed9be442/1744982346864.jpeg Credentials - Plot Twist: YOU Are the Hero (04/25) As a featured presenter at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Autism Awareness Symposium, I contributed to a powerful community dialogue hosted by Councilwoman Lynn Clouser. The symposium created a safe and affirming space for educators, caregivers, and advocates to share stories of resilience, sensory-informed practices, and inclusive approaches to supporting autistic individuals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/514e4803-a46b-47cb-8cd5-7edf048907b5/GXYwZxdWYAAFIn2.jpeg Credentials - Plot Twist: YOU Are the Hero (09/24) Served as a presenter for the session “Plot Twist: YOU Are the Hero,” a retrospective journey of my special needs parenthood journey. Served as a panelist alongside other mother-advocates on the challenges and joys of special needs parenthood and advocacy work. Session facilitated at the Advocate For Me Virtual Conference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/28107faf-bb25-4a18-b210-c301436a1fd5/IMG_1664.jpeg Credentials - National Demonstration School (02/24) Session adapted for the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) 2024 Conference to share best leadership and instructional practices of Stafford Early Childhood Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/6ad75b6e-96f3-4b92-93d8-987c802c6235/Passport+to+Excellence+Handout.png Credentials - Passport to Excellence: Your Guide to Teaching Abroad While Black (7/23) We’ve taught around the world, and now we want to inspire you to take a chance by betting on yourself and taking the leap of faith to do the same. Session attendees will receive practical advice for teaching abroad from the Black American perspective. Professional development session facilitated at the Houston-Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE) 2023 Summer Conference in collaboration with Quincy Commerford (Katy ISD). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1b5b5e39-9fdc-4fac-8bd1-63bebbde3c7f/SECC+National+Demonstration+School.png Credentials - 2023 National Demonstration School (11/23) Session developed for the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) 2023 Conference to share best leadership and instructional practices of Stafford Early Childhood Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625598431553-B7JKZOFHCR8RHALISSET/1.png Credentials - Accommodating English Learners in the CTE & Elective Classroom (7/21) Invited by Katy Independent School District's Office of Other Languages to deliver a professional development session on teaching English Learners in the CTE and elective instructional setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/0727a4a0-a733-4de4-9592-7f58abaabfe5/273896292_10221787406695365_5132825553558962116_n.jpg Credentials - Sustaining Resilience in Multilingual Learners and the Educators Who Serve Them (2/22) Presentation facilitated for the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts’ (TCTELA) 57th Annual Conference. Session Description: Using the practices of culturally sustaining pedagogies and social-emotional learning, one can establish an instructional environment conducive to the academic and social excellence of multilingual learners. Through the implementation of high-yield interventions, this blending of two rising pedagogies can help bilingual and ESL educators bridge the equity gaps that exist for their students as well as themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625598568595-Q1SGGOSOB6MLV84WSDXX/Capture.JPG Credentials - The Magic Ed-Tech Bus (8/20) Developed for the 2020 Seven Lakes High School Choice Professional Development Day to invite teachers to "take a journey with us to learn fun, time-saving teacher hacks, and bring the WOW back to your teaching!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/29171a96-8c39-41d7-8b77-d4981a89b45b/screen-shot-2016-07-20-at-1-55-27-pm.png Credentials - Focus Group Panelist (6/22) Invited by the Pedagogy Chair of EduColor to participate in a focus group discussion on the existing practices, challenges, and prospective innovations for student assessment. This project was a collaborative effort between EduColor, the National Urban League, and UnidosUS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625598679719-Q1RW5QII7WP2MEQ5YAY9/image.jpg Credentials - Preserving Resilience in ELLs: Improving Linguistic Proficiency (3/20) Professional development plan presented to faculty and peers at Texas A&M International University. Presentation currently being used as an exemplum for aspiring principals enrolled in EDAM 5336 by Dr. Stephen Benigno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/8583a229-8e92-4b1d-a11b-ddd83de33a6a/274901705_10158521726511892_6110586274388771511_n+%281%29.png Credentials - Panelist, Textured Teaching in Action (3/22) Engaged in a group dialogue of shared experiences and aspirations for Textured Teaching practices with nationally-acclaimed educator, author, and equity advocate, Lorena Germán. Virtual event hosted by Heinemann. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/e3a16527-9d47-4736-813a-e657c3213877/FBISD+2+color+logo.png Credentials - SEPAC Communications Committee Chair (08/21-present) Collaborated with stakeholders of the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee to advocate for an innovative and inclusive educational environment for children with disabilities, provide guidance to Fort Bend Independent School District on the operation and development of special needs programs, training, and policy development, and establish a network of parents and caregivers that provides support and facilitates effective communication between all stakeholders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/b53a12c4-421e-4d46-81a5-d74debfa4a02/download.png Credentials - T2T Chat: Teacher Appreciation Week (5/22) Invited by the digital marketing strategy team of Teacher2Teacher to co-host a #T2TChat on Twitter for Teacher Appreciation Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/d8e26c0d-4a8b-4127-845c-d4069cad4b91/Screenshot+2023-05-07+133307.png Credentials - Remembering Your Spark: Adopting Strategies to Restore Your Love of Teaching (2/23) Texas, we have a problem! We are experiencing a crisis of self-compassion. During this round table, session participants will review strategies for restoring their energy in the field and boldly take a stance for their own mental well-being. Session attendees will walk away with four different tools that any educator can use or share to derive meaning from their work again. Roundtable session facilitated at the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (TCTELA) 2023 Conference in collaboration with Christopher Duke (Dublin ISD), Kathleen Ferguson (Hays CISD), and Jordan James (Pflugerville ISD). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/f201edd6-00e9-49ea-925d-0731d6e4837e/FXfm0WlWAAcv-de.jpg Credentials - Rising Leader, 2022-2024 Cohort (6/22-present) Selected to serve the Council with the expectation of amplifying TCTELA’s voice and assistance in developing future TCTELA leadership. One of four educators across the state of Texas chosen for this opportunity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625598516633-RFOY6PGKZQX5UQU0Y7IA/katy-isd-logo.jpg Credentials - Curriculum Review Team for Practical Writing (6/21) Invited to revise unit plans that are effective and easy to follow by the Office of Other Languages (OOL). Include appropriate scaffolds for Multilingual Learners to support English language development and academic success while adhering to curriculum guidelines and maintaining rigor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/b65e4fb4-7e08-4850-bc59-fd4807cfc041/A+Rainbow+in+the+Dark.png Credentials - A Rainbow in the Dark: Implementing Radiant Coaching Practices at Resilient Campuses (2/23) Pairing the principles of trauma-informed leadership and best practices of instructional coaching with the impact player mindset, one can establish an instructional leadership legacy that is conducive to the needs of educators at resilient campuses. Through the implementation of high-yielding, luminating interventions, this blending of three guiding principles can help instructional leaders bridge the equity gaps that exist for the educators they serve. Session facilitated at the Texas Council for Teachers of English Language Arts (TCTELA) 2023 Conference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625598958335-5MHPRZ4V3CQK7HLZE4LB/0_2gouuOV9-DZxhgfJ.jfif Credentials - Writing Across the Curriculum (11/16) Delivered a professional development session on implementation and evaluative best practices for writing across the core content areas in collaboration with the English Department Chair and other English Language Arts teachers at George Ranch High School. Constructed manipulatives for audience engagement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625598805668-VT6UI1M2D8QHLQ89MD55/Katy-Seven-Lakes-Spartans-large.png Credentials - Assistant Principal Internship (2019-20) Collaborated with the Instructional Coach and ESL Facilitator to develop an Extended School Year Intervention Program for STAAR retesting subpopulation at Seven Lakes High School. Conducted evaluative studies of campus reports such as the Campus Improvement Plan and program audits of campus discipline, curriculum, and fiscal processes. Facilitated 1-3 hour After School Detention Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/8c7e2573-b05e-4820-9094-b081b948dfbd/GS+Second+Brain+Method.png Credentials - Understanding Second Brain Theory & the Notion Commotion (8/21) Developed for 2021 Seven Lakes High School Choice Professional Development Day as an invitation to understanding the fundamentals of Second Brain Theory and an introduction to using the productivity application, Notion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/27c71d58-2cba-4cd6-89e7-e30f088327dc/_g6ImClz_400x400.png Credentials ELAR Instructional Coach (1/22-present) Actively supporting the initiatives of the Stafford Municipal School District’s Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment team through coaching cycles, the facilitation of professional development, and leading of professional learning communities (PLCs). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625598884301-F41R9NX4NY4XUK75TGLP/image-removebg-preview+%282%29.png Credentials - English as a Second Language Lead (2017-18) Served as the English as a Second Language Lead Teacher at George Ranch High School and served as an advisor for the next ESL Lead. Facilitated Linguistic Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) meetings both in collaboration with the ESL Supervising Administrator and during the administrator's time in Foshan, China. Facilitated professional development sessions for the beginning and middle of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625624924899-KMJNATTVGOOTPP92HF84/cropped-Summit_K_12_4C-RGB.png Credentials A well established, evidence-based, cross-curricular program that engages diverse populations of students on all platforms while providing tools for administrators to track and monitor their progress in real-time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625623233019-KIPVUD73JP968K4IS34Q/01-office-family.png Credentials Microsoft Office, or simply Office, is a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. ⭐Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator ⭐Microsoft Trainer Academy Completion ⭐Microsoft Imagine Academy Completion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625624746334-DB01R9MQHTKJ1NN1IUGY/1280px-Zotero_logo.svg.png Credentials Zotero is a free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625624731707-3EE2U8GQ7QM4GR93XV6X/e736975c72d7339ad89ea72f5f753f492e9011b5.png Credentials Soundtrap for Education empowers students and teachers to explore creative sound recording in all subjects, for all ages and ability levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625623316374-3ZMWI4UVOOFF4ABKWV91/image-removebg-preview+%2813%29.png Credentials With its easy-to-use LMS and integrations for all your favorite K–12 apps, the Canvas platform helps you create a custom K–12 online learning environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625624770963-WFRFWIH7JQYHS96QMJ61/images.png Credentials Make a gorgeous newsletter in minutes. 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Create an expressive cartoon avatar, choose from a growing library of moods and stickers - featuring YOU! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625497459827-LRNNHR6H216H5XB0OHSV/Edpuzzle_logo.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration EdPuzzle is a free assessment-centered tool that allows teachers and students to create interactive online videos by embedding either open-ended or multiple-choice questions, audio notes, audio tracks, or comments on a video. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625493315561-Y9PJSN8B42LIEWON80CC/Free%2BCanva.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Canva is a graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content. The app includes templates for users to use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625493341324-Q2DA3G1ZL9RP8LUQFDRU/zoom-logo-transparent.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625493406135-NHCWAWC8OQ29O7RAKFHT/image-removebg-preview+%2811%29.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Loom is the best screen recorder for Chrome, Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. It’s quick to install, easy to use, and free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625493530807-0N6ORX6N4LZHPI1PHLCD/Evernote-Emblem.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Evernote is a powerful tool that can help executives, entrepreneurs and creative people capture and arrange their ideas. All you have to do is use it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625493558143-EFPUC8O3U2R2D4KMU5U9/e736975c72d7339ad89ea72f5f753f492e9011b5.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Soundtrap for Education empowers students and teachers to explore creative sound recording in all subjects, for all ages and ability levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625493644174-ZJYX29F0T74A7FO2WR1R/image-removebg-preview+%2813%29.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration With its easy-to-use LMS and integrations for all your favorite K–12 apps, the Canvas platform helps you create a custom K–12 online learning environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625493723529-ZBCYQQ3JQO7G6ZRABJBO/Feedly_Logo.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Feedly is a news aggregator application for various web browsers and mobile devices running iOS and Android. It is also available as a cloud-based service. It compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for the user to customize and share with others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625493681031-1IRZ6ABZL3F9HAI1VR43/1280px-Zotero_logo.svg.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Zotero is a free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625496166301-9F091UYBI0FR1YY749MN/filmora-logo.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Wondershare Filmora is a video editing software that enables users to create amazing videos efficiently using the wide range of powerful editing tools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625496138893-RIOJGY5YA3WSJJTAM8WA/audacity_logo_signika_512_transparent.png Credentials Old - Technology Integration Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems. https://www.aishacatkinson.com/credentialsold/leadership monthly 0.5 2021-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625412905890-K7UETKZE2BEVMJEOGARD/Copy+of+Designs+%288%29.png Credentials Old - Leadership Experience - Understanding Second Brain Theory & the Notion Commotion (8/21) Developed for 2021 Seven Lakes High School Choice Professional Development Day as an invitation to understanding the fundamentals of Second Brain Theory and an introduction to using the productivity application, Notion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625412160909-35J7C0O24K0MRQ9TPTY3/1.png Credentials Old - Leadership Experience - Accommodating English Learners in the CTE & Elective Classroom (7/21) Invited by Katy Independent School District's Office of Other Languages to deliver a professional development session on teaching English Learners in the CTE and elective instructional setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625412327346-5ZCS242F6HTLLGYXGHW7/Screenshot+2021-07-04+102500.png Credentials Old - Leadership Experience - Curriculum Review Team for Practical Writing (6/21) Revised unit plans that are effective and easy to follow. Include appropriate scaffolds for Multilingual Learners to support English language development and academic success while adhering to curriculum guidelines and maintaining rigor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625412404740-0YOXPB1139W66CXU02RG/Capture.JPG Credentials Old - Leadership Experience - The Magic Ed-Tech Bus (8/20) Developed for the 2020 Seven Lakes High School Choice Professional Development Day to invite teachers to "take a journey with us to learn fun, time-saving teacher hacks, and bring the WOW back to your teaching!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625412475080-N59OZ4XCRG5H186KWODQ/image.jpg Credentials Old - Leadership Experience - Preserving Resilience in ELLs: Improving Linguistic Proficiency (3/20) Professional development plan presented to faculty and peers at Texas A&M International University. Presentation currently being used as an exemplum for aspiring principals enrolled in EDAM 5336 by Dr. Stephen Benigno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625412592669-3YEBAOPIFA4C6FFKY64A/Katy-Seven-Lakes-Spartans-large.png Credentials Old - Leadership Experience - Assistant Principal Internship (19-20) Collaborated with the Instructional Coach and ESL Facilitator to develop an Extended School Year Intervention Program for STAAR retesting subpopulation at Seven Lakes High School. Conducted evaluative studies of campus reports such as the Campus Improvement Plan and program audits of campus discipline, curriculum, and fiscal processes. Facilitated 1-3 hour After School Detention Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625412767699-G97MUD40I0R26OT8VUG8/image-removebg-preview+%282%29.png Credentials Old - Leadership Experience - English as a Second Language Lead (17,18) Served as the English as a Second Language Lead Teacher at George Ranch High School and served as an advisor for the next ESL Lead. Facilitated Linguistic Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) meetings both in collaboration with the ESL Supervising Administrator and during the administrator's time in Foshan, China. Facilitated professional development sessions for the beginning and middle of the year. Developed faculty resources for professional development and sheltered instruction needs. Advocated for the educational needs of English Language Learners through shared-decision making with the supervising administrator, sheltered instruction faculty, and parent representative. Collaborated with assistant principals and teachers to develop learning and intervention plans for ELL, SPED, and Section 504 students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625412859855-JD4OHBGRVVDV0FHI6IEE/0_2gouuOV9-DZxhgfJ.jfif Credentials Old - Leadership Experience - Writing Across the Curriculum (11/16) Delivered a professional development session on implementation and evaluative best practices for writing across the core content areas in collaboration with the English Department Chair and other English Language Arts teachers at George Ranch High School. Constructed manipulatives for audience engagement. https://www.aishacatkinson.com/thelitsenseiadvocates daily 0.75 2025-09-22 https://www.aishacatkinson.com/thelitsenseiadvocates/houston-fire-departments-autism-spectrum-disorder-certification monthly 0.5 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/aab9df57-3919-4ca6-ac62-d59a271101b8/1740237148564.jpeg https://www.aishacatkinson.com/thelitsenseiadvocates/crownact monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625509761757-30CLDV8X8LPPKKYQXIHA/Advocacy+Buttons.png The Lit Sensei Advocates - The CROWN Act - Why am I advocating for this legislation? As an African American woman professional and educator, I cannot adequately quantify how many times my students and I have had to contend with discriminatory dress code policies with respect to our hair. Over the past decade, the reports of incidents involving Black girls being removed from the educational environment, excluded from advancement opportunities, and restricted access to social activities due to their hair has increased. Thanks to the tireless work of California Senator Holly J. Mitchell and other members of the CROWN Coalition, necessary social change is occurring across the country with thirteen states passing and enacting this anti-discriminatory legislation. With 37 states left to go, I ask that you join us in establishing a better and just society for Black women and girls. https://www.aishacatkinson.com/thelitsenseiadvocates/triumphact monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625510257371-HEI05ATRHH0AA6U0X1Z4/Advocacy+Buttons+%281%29.png The Lit Sensei Advocates - The TRIUMPH Act - Why am I advocating for this legislation? As a NICU and micropreemie mother, I know firsthand the importance of prioritizing the well-being of new mothers. New moms in general, require strong support systems, but those who eventually develop postpartum depression or anxiety are especially deserving of this intervention. Over the years, I have committed time to advocating for a better social landscape for moms than the one I experienced in 2017. Supporting and promoting The TRIUMPH Act is one of those routes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1625510821112-UMLXDPGDSO9LXY7A93T5/TRIUMPH-Factsheet-House-6.24.2021-Final-1545.jpg The Lit Sensei Advocates - The TRIUMPH Act - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aishacatkinson.com/thelitsenseiadvocates/the-family-act monthly 0.5 2021-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e114ad29cec11ecf2f18a1/1626183967741-2MU2HI6G1BL0U2QSE0L5/MODBlanketChange2020PartnerISupportInstagram1080x1080.jpg The Lit Sensei Advocates - The FAMILY Act - Why am I advocating for this legislation? As a forever NICU mom, the decision to return to work while my son was in the hospital was the hardest choice I have ever had to make. Medical research shows that premature babies thrive when their caregivers are able to provide skin-to-skin contact and other daily care needs. Unfortunately, I - like many other parents - had to return to work in order to afford a basic standard of living. My son would go on to remain in his Level IV NICU for approximately 150 days and throughout that period of his life. Despite the fact that twelve weeks would not have covered the total amount of time that my son was hospitalized, having that amount of paid leave would have altered the dynamics of our NICU story drastically. Every time that I encounter and work with moms like myself, I am amazed by our continued malleability, even under the social structures that serve to break us down. But just because we possess the fortitude to overcome something, doesn’t mean that we should continue living on in such a manner. It is time for Blanket Change.