Back to School + Spirit Week + Pep Rally = Green Wave Pride 💚🌊

Just being a cool counselor 😉 💚🌊

PAWS & PAGES is a free literacy initiative where students can read to sheltered dogs by phone helping children strengthen reading skills while bringing comfort to animals in shelters. Open to Elementary, Middle & High School students. Middle & High School students can also earn community service hours with a letter/certificate provided! Please reach out to me if interested.

Data isn’t just numbers, it’s stories. Behind every score is a student navigating emotions, experiences, and unseen barriers. When we listen closely, we don’t just analyze data we respond to it with purpose. #ResponsiveTeaching #EvolvingEducation @carlopedia @DrGeorge_MU

If Tier 1 is truly personalized with voice, choice, and real-time responsiveness, fewer students should need intervention at all. Tiers then become less about placement and more about precision, relationships, and meeting needs in the moment. This shift moves us from reacting to student struggles → to designing for student success from the start. @EricSheninger @DrGeorge_MU @carlopedia #PersonalizedLearning #EdLeadership

Listening to Black Educators Matter reminded me that authenticity is more than being “real” it’s being intentional, culturally grounded, and student-centered. When we lead with purpose, not performance, we build trust and create spaces where students feel seen. Staying true to your “why” isn’t easy but it’s powerful, and it’s necessary. #BlackEducatorsMatter

Katie Martin's Evolving Education pushed me to think about what we sustain in schools and why. Not everything we’ve always done deserves to continue. If it’s not serving students, building capacity, or creating meaningful learning… we have to be willing to let it go. Innovation isn’t adding on, it’s refining with purpose. #EdLeadership #SystemsChange #EvolvingEducation @katiemartinedu @DrGeorge_MU @carlopedia

Absolutely love this! Proud not to be just an Alum of Long Branch but an Employee of Long Branch! Love this idea of allowing Elementary students to showcase their culinary skills.

“One size fits all” in education assumes that every student learns the same way, at the same pace, with the same needs and we know that’s simply not true. When we apply a one-size-fits-all approach, some students may succeed, but many are left unseen. Reflecting on this, the real question becomes: Who is being served by the way learning is currently designed and who is being left out? #MUSOE #EvolvingEducation @carlopedia @DrGeorge_MU

HS Girls Group students were given the opportunity and space to lead discussion and they chose to focus on BOUNDARIES. They collaboratively created a poster reflecting the boundaries they set for themselves and how they communicate those expectations within their friendships. 💚 #LearnerCentered #MUSOE

Students collaborate and solve meaningful problems when learning truly matters to them. Centering voice, relevance, and real-world connections transforms classrooms into spaces where future-ready skills naturally develop. #LearnerCentered #MUEdD @DrGeorge_MU @carlopedia

What if we truly gave students the time and support to explore problems that actually matter to them? Not just assignments, but real issues they want to understand and solve. I wonder how engagement, ownership, and learning might change if students felt their work had purpose. #EdLeadership #LearnerCentered #MUEdD #MUSOE