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Kent ISD Provides Support for Implementing Remote Learning
The consultants at Kent ISD are combining efforts to provide support to districts as they begin to implement their Remote Learning plans. The Kent ISD Remote Learning Implementation Support Team (RLIST) will provide support in the following ways: Collaborate with district staff – listening, mentoring, checking in Connect with district staff to navigate resources and…
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One Common Resource for All Your Needs
The past few weeks my inbox has been flooded with every resource, webinar, and online service to help with the current school closures. Delete, delete, delete….my brain cannot handle all of the emails on top of trying to navigate my new normal for both my home and work life. I think we can all agree…
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Top Ten Posts of 2019
As we begin a new year it is a great time to reflect on what we shared last year and catch up on what you may have missed. We shared topics on literacy, diversity, mental health, personalized learning, leadership, and so much more! Here are the ten most visited blog posts of 2019: Dr. Kilpatrick…
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Breaking Barriers: Collaboration Between General Educators and Special Educators
A couple of weeks ago, I attended Creating Clarity for Success, a workshop presented by Kent ISD consultants. Kirsten Myers, Special Education director for Kent ISD, set the tone for the day when she said, “This is a collaboration between general educators and special educators that is meant to break barriers. We are all in…
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Leaders and Coaches Join to Improve Literacy
For 15 years coaches have been meeting at Kent ISD toward the goal of improving literacy. Over this time the network has grown to include other key literacy leaders. The evolving nature of the network has prompted a name change to better reflect the members. The new name, Literacy Leaders and Coaches Network (LLCN) puts…
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Small Wins for Growing Habits and Skills with Diverse Learners
Let’s be real. One of the hardest things for people to do is build a new habit. It takes commitment, focus, drive, and a constant reminder or way to trigger that action. In the learning environment habits play an equally important role as mastering curriculum. For many students habits may come naturally and become part…
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Retain Talented Educators in Your District
We know what great teaching looks like- dedication, continuous improvement, care for their students’ needs, etc. But, do we know what great teachers look like? Does your school and district consciously recognize great teachers, as a means of honoring them, for the great work they do? Does the public know who those great teachers are?…
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Build it and they will come!
Written by Brandy Lovelady-Mitchell, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director at Kent ISD Has anybody been around cinema long enough to remember a couple of the famous lines from Kevin Costner’s 1989 film, A Field of Dreams: “build it, and he will come” or “go the distance”? Now I have to admit, the film I automatically…
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Individuals First, Learners Second
It’s the beginning to a new school year. As you start the year take into consideration this mind-blowing fact. Did you know that the term “didaskaleinophobia” is the acute fear of going to school? And, that it affects about 2.4% of all children? I bet you didn’t know that, or are asking yourself why I…
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Strive for Less Than 5!
School districts across Kent ISD are teaming together to deliver a common message to all students, to their families and the community at large: Strive for Less Than 5 days absent. You should soon be seeing yard signs, posters and this Strive for Less Than 5 video to spread the message that students who miss…