After a summer of hard work and tedious projects Jessica and Amber discuss finding the joy in education today. The ladies discuss keeping your classroom climate fun and light these first few weeks and spending time getting to know and enjoying the kids sitting in front of you each and every day. They also talk a little about their professional goals this year and what big projects they have going on. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more

It’s time for a renovation! Our summer series will focus on renovating your literacy block with easy moves and ideas for your classroom. Listen in with us all summer to think about what shifts you could make to get your kids engaged and excited about reading this upcoming school year! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more

Testing season doesn’t have to be filled with boring review packets, anxiety, or fear. Listen in while Jessica and Amber talk about making testing season fun for kids and teachers! They think through some strategies you can incorporate throughout the whole year, as well as activities you can do with students to prepare them to SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW! Check out our mentioned resources here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lIx5RMmAX08ekNq_xJnVLeZixhdMHxDKPd0Rb-x1FIM/edit and https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sJJYyYrTTBQZbboLbPqzWdQB26XaqsGQEU4XvAxXVg4/edit --- Support this podcast: https ..read more

Join Jessica and Amber as they debrief on their time at the Innovate24 Technology Conference is St. Louis, MO. The Link was asked to be apart of Podcast Row at the conference and it was such a great experience! The conference was put on by EdPlus and there are several more conferences coming up. You can find more information here. https://www.edplus.org/304197_2 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more

Jessica and Amber discuss the progression of engagement from non-compliant to absorbed and how we get students there! Amber shares a few easy to implement strategies from the The Big Book of Engagement Strategies (A Continuation of the Book: Engagement is Not a Unicorn..Itś a Narwal) If you are interested in the Innovate24 Conference here is the link for registration. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more

Celebrate all of the hard work we are seeing in schools with us this week! Intentionality, purpose, goal setting, and collaboration works and we are seeing the proof in the banana pudding this holiday season. We could not be more proud of teachers this year and we cannot wait to celebrate all the growth as we wrap up the first semester. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more

Listen in while Jessica and Amber discuss how our schools are recommitting to the PLC process and collaboration! We are seeing teachers take pride more than ever in their instruction. Student data and instructional intentionality is soaring and we couldn’t be more proud. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more

Jessica and Amber discuss their 3 month hiatus as well as how we can come together as teams to keep things lite through the grind of September and October in schools! Listen in to gather some ideas for your teams. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more

Welcome to The Link Development STL! We have been up to a lot these last few weeks. We have rebranded and are branching out to offer more services. We launched we a new website, have a new logo, and we are officially partners! Check out our new website at www.thelinkstl.com We also discuss our new Summer Learning Series: Drinks and Development with The Link STL. We are offering 5 separate sessions on our most requested topics and they are only an hour! Check out all the info on our new website! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-schooled/id1602940519?i=1000615353200 Jessica and Amber were recently guests on the new Get Schooled podcast! Listen in to their conversation about the inaugural Show-Me Science of Reading conference with the amazing ladies from CALE Education & Co! Sponsors: www.shopteacherts.com use code “LITLINK” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support ..read more