🎨🔬 | M.S. in Curriculum & Instruction 🎓 | STEAM Advocate 🌟 | Inspiring creativity, critical thinking, & real-world learning 🚀
Mount Airy, NC
Joined November 2020
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I was recently challenged to define my “why” for my love of STEM.💡🧪
For me, STEM/STEAM is collaboration, problem-solving, & imagination coming together. Every lesson or challenge is a chance to help students see what’s possible for their future.That’s the magic of education.✨
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"If we're going to continue to build on our long-term economic success, we must start by investing in our public schools," Gov. Stein said. "Our children truly are our future. So investing in them must be our greatest priority." ednc.org/4-21-2026-gov-stein…
Photosynthesis in action. We created leaf disks, a carbon dioxide solution, and different light exposures, and we became botanists who used our data to compare how light impacts oxygen production. #EngineeringEngagement
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“Families are asking our schools to help prepare their students not just academically but also for the real world, to connect the learning from the classroom to the skills that they'll need in the workplace,” Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, said on the webinar. ednc.org/2-2-2026-on-educati…
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🚨 Calling all future teachers in elementary, STEM, or special education! The NC Teaching Fellows application is LIVE for the 2026-2027 academic year! 🚨
Apply by November 1st to be included in the early-action window!
Get more information at ncteachingfellows.org #TeachNC
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“There is always light If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
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Happy Monday! 💕🍁💕 #light #amandagorman #quote #quotedaily #mondaymotivation #teach #love #inspire #bethechange #makeadifference #bethechange
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Strong partnerships b/w school districts and PFPs foster a “grow your own” model, ensuring graduates return to lead in communities they know best. Since 2022, this model has contributed to more than 400 graduates being hired into school leadership positions across NC.
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In this article, my best friend beautifully illustrates how Helene is still impacting western NC’s communities and precious students.
“Recovery from a natural disaster can be much like grief. It ebbs and flows between healing and pain.”
@_RyMitchell @EducationNC
ednc.org/perspective-continu…
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Nearly 250 schools across North Carolina offer dual language immersion programs. David B. Young of Participate Learning explains how this benefits students and our state, today and in the future. ednc.org/perspective-why-nor…
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Education has always seemed to be focused on fixing teachers. Teachers don’t need to be fixed but they do need to be supported, encouraged, & appreciated. Thank you to all the leaders who do!
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Explore the Office of Teaching and Learning Standards External Implementation Guide! This repository is your go-to for the NC Standard Course of Study, featuring standards and support resources.
Get started - ncdpi.instructure.com/course…. 📚✨
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Today's #NationalMeteorWatchDay, so tonight, take a look outside in case a shooting star passes by!
Photo credit: @NASA
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Sometimes, the dreams we carry are met with silence, laughter, or worse—dismissal.
But here’s the truth: no one else has been assigned your vision.
Their doubt doesn’t cancel your calling. Their “no” doesn’t mean “never.” It just means not them.
Keep believing. Keep creating. Keep showing up.
Your dream is still valid.
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #Perseverance