Media Specialist Announcement

Dear Deep Creek Family, 

I want to thank our committee that worked diligently to recommend the best candidate to me for the Media Specialist position for 2016-2017. Jackie Riddell has accepted this new adventure. I am confident that she will bring the love of reading and technology to our Media Center. Mr. Treder is a hard act to follow. I know Jackie will bring her own uniqueness to the heart of our school, the Media Center. 

Last weekend I traveled to Atlanta for the ASCD, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ASCD is a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading. Comprising 125,000 members—superintendents, principals, teachers, and advocates from more than 138 countries. There were thousands in attendance at the conference. I had the privilege of attending because of a district leadership grant and was able to hear world renowned authors speak on school culture, differentiated instruction, and growth mindset.

One of my biggest takeaways from the conference is the use of Twitter. Twitter is the largest growing PLN - professional learning network. I don't use twitter as a social media site nor do many others. Teaching can be such a lonely profession. On twitter you can connect with teachers who are flipping their classrooms, differentiating instruction, teaching in an inclusion classroom, and the options are unlimited. You can connect with someone and share ideas for free! 

Twitter Journal Article

You can follow me and many others on Twitter @adriennemcelroy to see what I am reading about, thinking about, tweeting about regarding education. I follow many famous authors, publishers, educational leaders and innovators. 

Here's to a great week! Good luck to our 4th graders who begin their computerized testing this week. Thank you for all your hard work preparing and practicing with our students to make sure everything goes smoothly. 

Thanks for everything you do, 

Adrienne