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Alena Zink

@ZinkEd_u

"Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. " ~ Denis Waitley

 Prof. Learning Specialist, GA
blogs.forsyth.k12.ga.us/azink/
Joined May 2011
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Co-creating success criteria with 1st grade students is a habit in this team’s classroom. Now sharing the experience with other team to affect learning of all students. So proud! #studentownership #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Thank you to all of our AMAZING participants that joined us this morning for session 1208-Reimagining Rubrics:Coaching for Clarity in the Classroom! We enjoyed the engagement, collaboration, and meaningful conversations! @Hall_Schools @LearningForward @FCSchoolsGA – at Fort Washington, MD
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Checking our assumptions in a team building activity. These Midway teams rock!! @FCSTandL #collaboration
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A contagious excitement in the room about Eureka Math and what it brings to student engagement and meaningful math instruction! @DrBrianLack @FCSTandL
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Another TSC Endorsement cohort is complete. I am so proud of each instructional leader in this amazing group. Congratulations! #instrucionalcoaching @MicheleADugan
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Gallery walk strategy is a way to engage students with algebra concepts at Riverwatch. #forsythpln #math #studentengagement
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“Every teacher deserves a great coach, not by chance, but by design.” Kicking off a day of learning about instructional coaching. #instructionalcoaching #fcspln #professionallearning
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It’s a [f][u][n] day of learning with sound boxes at the summer institute! #fcsliteracy #fcspln
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What’s the best part of the literacy institute? Precious students! #fcsliteracy
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K-2 Literacy Institute is taking off for a great learning at Coal Mountain site. #fcsliteracy #fcspln
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I am beyond proud of our first cohort in the Teacher Support and Coaching endorsement. It has been an amazing learning journey! Congratulations to this incredible group of educators! #forsythteacheracademy #instructionalcoaching #forsythpln @FCSchoolsGA @MicheleADugan
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Professional learning is self-care. #professionallearning #pl learningforward.org/2021/11/…
Professional Learning Is Self-care | Learning Forward

Professional Learning Is Self-care | Learning Forward

Engaging in high-quality professional learning meets three conditions identified by Adam Grant in his talk about how to move out of the state of stagnation and overwhelm of languishing.

learningforward.org
I really like the idea of feedback dates! That's a wonderful spin on deadlines. #tg2chat
Terry Whitmell, PhD (she, her, hers) (@TerryWhitmell) profile pictureTerry Whitmell, PhD (she, her, hers)@TerryWhitmell13 Sep 2021
Replying to @spaldingk10
#tg2chat I had “feedback” dates. If handed in, feedback given the next day with opportunity to resubmit. If not, assessed in time for mark reporting, but no feedback nor opportunity to be reassessed. Improved both quantity and quality of student work, and of assessment data.
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I’d say the kid got some skills in identifying details in a text. And yes @greggarner87, the next question can be a great phenomenon to explore in science! #justforfun #mathchat
Emily Liebtag (@EmilyLiebtag) profile pictureEmily Liebtag@EmilyLiebtag14 Sep 2021
I’ll just leave this here:
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Always for thinking with manipulatives! #elemmathchat #elemmathchat
CuriousMathsSara (@curious_maths) profile pictureCuriousMathsSara@curious_maths12 Sep 2021
I love a starter that gets children thinking... Try this one! (using manipulatives makes all the difference) ⭐️Perfect for mixed ability pairs ⭐️Encourages resilience ⭐️Opp for trial and improvement ⭐️Maths discussion and teamwork ⭐️Positional lang #edutwitter #primarymaths
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Still one of my favorite quotes. #instructionalcoaching #collaboration #plc
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I have developed a special appreciation for secondary ELA teachers. Their passion and hard work humbled me. What an honor it was to work with this group.
Penni Arner (@PenniArner1) profile picturePenni Arner@PenniArner14 Jun 2021
Secondary ELA Curriculum Team wrapped up Day 3! Extraordinary work! @Robin_Elmore @ZinkEd_u @criddle62 @MrMino27 @PGMSPeyton @iwtjst @LoeddingBeth #Forsythpln #trusttheprocess #3Cs
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RT @clegleiter: “If you want to go fast work alone, if you want to help your school go far then work with others.” #edchat #culturED #LeadLAP #satchat #leadership #leadupchat nitter.gq/clegleiter/status/1286… #collaboration
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Love the new updates that coming in August. Waiting on room breakouts too! RT @MicrosoftTeams: Explore how you can get most from Together mode, a new option in #MicrosoftTeams allowing participants to unite in shared virtual space. msft.it/6011TWkJF nitter.gq/MicrosoftTeams/status/…
In the center, at the top of the image it says "Get the most from Together mode in Microsoft Teams". Underneath, there is an image of a tablet with the Microsoft Teams app open, showing 16 people sitting together in a virtual theater.

ALT In the center, at the top of the image it says "Get the most from Together mode in Microsoft Teams". Underneath, there is an image of a tablet with the Microsoft Teams app open, showing 16 people sitting together in a virtual theater.

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The quote reflects complexity of #instructionalcoaching. There is no formula to follow! “The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation or a relationship,” D. Tannen. #leadership #edchat #educoach
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