First day of school

As I wind down and reflect about the first day of school, I feel relieved and more relaxed. I teach at Ashley Park Elementary in a fourth grade classroom. This year, our school is implementing the “Family Model” throughout the school. This model includes taking shared responsibility for all of our students in the fourth grade and other grades as well. After completing the first day of the beginning of this new model, I feel excited and I anticipate great things this year. The one aspect of my first day back that made the day unique was the support I felt by other teachers. There was a very strong sense of community felt throughout the entire school. We were all working together to make this day a great one for ALL of our students!

Welcome to our blog!

Hello readers!
Welcome to the first official Blog for the Teaching Fellows Institute. Now that TFI has more than 100 alumni, we are eager to share our success stories with our supporters. Starting this school year, Teaching Fellow Trina Potter (class of 2006) will be blogging about her experiences in the classroom. Look for weekly updates from Trina, and feel free to join in the conversation.

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Happy reading, and best of luck as the school year begins!
Leslie Quinlivan