First-year educators: Sign up for the SWPRSC New Teacher Bootcamp 101 series! Get skills & strategies on classroom management, lesson planning, differentiation, and more to thrive in your teaching career. Build your support network! Register at https://bit.ly/49McANL
about 5 hours ago, Traci Taylor
Teaching time is precious—so why separate Social Studies and ELA when they can be more powerful together? Register for this session at https://bit.ly/47wfkfL
about 5 hours ago, Traci Taylor
This is a day of networking and sharing of resources with other Title I colleagues. Join us by registering at https://bit.ly491jwGk with @swplains Maryjane White @Maryjan68005700
For paras & regular ed teachers: Boost support for ELs! Spend the day modeling best practices and learning student engagement/empowerment. We cover Language Acquisition Theory/Stages, Effective Feedback, and Cooperative Learning Strategies. Register at https://bit.ly/3Wq918g
about 8 hours ago, Traci Taylor
Join @ksdehq HGSS PLCs! Focus on the Four Fundamentals (literacy, standards, assessment, & quality instruction) to design engaging, inquiry-based, and standards-aligned K-12 social studies. Elevate your practice and inspire students! https://bit.ly/4oqrJca
about 9 hours ago, Traci Taylor
Are you an interventionist looking for effective tools to support struggling readers? Curious about how to use UFLI Foundations to meet your students right where they are? This workshop is designed just for you. Register at https://bit.ly/4qw3GtP
3 days ago, Traci Taylor
Join our UFLI Foundations workshop designed specifically for new users and those interested in finding out more! Register at https://bit.ly/3WK71Ib
3 days ago, Traci Taylor
Session will provide participants with guided instructions for how to create a career pathway program of study application and/or complete the maintenance of an existing pathway. Engaging in individual work time for filling out applications will also be implemented, so please come prepared with all courses mapped in KCCMS. Register at https://bit.ly/3L7WzaQ
3 days ago, Traci Taylor
Adapting your lessons for English Learners does not require a complete overhaul! Join us in using the English Learner Standards as a tool! Register at https://bit.ly/4sfzvYI With @swplains @BriscoeNatalie Natalie Briscoe and @m_ortizsmith Maria Ortiz-Smith
This week, SWKS Supts Council and the NWKS Admin Council celebrated the incredible career and upcoming retirement of our Kansas Education Commissioner, Dr. Randy Watson.
For those of us in Western Kansas, Randy has always been more than a commissioner; he is one of our own. From his days leading his local districts as a superintendent to his tireless advocacy in Topeka, he never forgot the unique spirit, challenges, and strengths of rural schools.
He led with a "Kansans Can" spirit, always reminding us that every student—regardless of their zip code—deserves a future full of opportunity. His legacy isn’t just in policy; it’s in the confidence he instilled in our teachers and the brighter futures he helped build for our children.
Thank you, Dr. Watson, for your steady hand, your visionary leadership, and your unwavering commitment to Western Kansas. You’ve left our schools stronger than you found them.
So glad to have KS Education Commissioner Dr Randy Watson @KsCommissioner @ksdehq for bringing KSDE updates @swplains @NKESCDF@davidlyounger
3 days ago, Traci Taylor
Thanks to Matt Argubright @nearpodmatt from @GetSchoolAI for discussing Best Practice: AI for Classrooms with us at yesterday's NWKS Admin Council @swplains @NKESCDF @davidlyounger
3 days ago, Traci Taylor
Thank you to @gabuie GA Buie @USA-Kansas for updates on Legislative Priorities for 2026 at yesterday's NWKS Admin Council @swplains @NKESCD @davidlyounger
3 days ago, Traci Taylor
Come to this workshop to learn how to expand your explicit writing strategies starting with creating sentences from fragments and moving to multi-paragraph outlines and essays. Register for Part 2 at https://bit.ly/49agG0f with @swplains consultant @swprscJen Jen Stelter.
4 days ago, Traci Taylor
Looking for ideas, fresh energy, and a crew that gets it? Join fellow K–2 teachers for a collaborative session designed to inspire the incredible work you do every day. Register at https://bit.ly/3WJDPky
4 days ago, Traci Taylor
Thanks to Dr Kevin Warner @KevinWarner_214 from Ulysses @UlyPubSchl and @swplains Maria Ortiz-Smith @m_ortizsmith for bringing us information on Biography Driven Instruction at NWKS Admin Council @NKESCDF@davidlyounger
4 days ago, Traci Taylor
Thanks to Dr Clayton Tatro for giving us information about "Racing Thru Life" and the work he's doing with students at NWKS Admin Council @swplains @NKESCDF @davidlyounger
4 days ago, Traci Taylor
Thanks to Angie Stallbaumer @KASBPublicEd for bringing information on KASB Policies Updates to @swplains @NKESCDF @davidlyounger NWKS Admin Council this morning!
