Knox County School District’s Educator Preparation Program

Knoxville, TN
Joined September 2021
On Oct 1, I had the pleasure of visiting a school that’s a new partner for the @KCS_EPP this year: Sevier Co HS where Mr Howard teaches Welding 🔥 and Mr Watson Fire Safety 💦 And yesterday I saw Mr Whitelaw in action with his Morristown middle schoolers 🤖
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This week’s @KCS_EPP coaching visits went to Cumberland Gap & Claiborne Co. High Schools. Construction, Business, and one Cosmetology teacher worked well with their students and applied to their classrooms what they’ve learned in our EPP! Love seeing it all put into action! 💚
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Yesterday was great for @KCS_EPP coaching visits at Karns HS! Mr Haskins’ students tried out the miter saw for the 1st time🤞🏼, Ms Thomas’ students explored the history of computers 💻 & Mr McMahan’s crew set up for broadcasting the evening football game 🎥 Learning by doing! 👏🏻
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Today’s @KCS_EPP Learning Day is rich in discussions abt how educational & behavioral theorists have shaped how we (should) teach. Cohort 5 candidates give their presentations. Judy pulls in this info to instruct them on student assessment & feedback that is actually effective!🙂
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Judy and I have begun our @KCS_EPP coaching visits for this semester. Wonderful new teachers have started to lead their classrooms in Hamblen, Anderson, and @KnoxSchools! We debrief with them after our visit and set goals 🎯
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Last week, our new Cohort 6 candidates met for their Intensive Induction Week at Karns HS. 32 new CTE instructors from 15 partnering school districts got their first taste of what it means to be a teacher—for most a 2nd or even 3rd career at this point 😊
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Today, our @KCS_EPP is getting mentors and administrators ready to support our new teachers this year! @bobstokes12 is leading this training once again diving deeply into the Teaching 2 Lead curriculum🌟 @srebeducation
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The Making Schools Work conference by @srebeducation is a great event every year for entire school teams with sessions for everyone from administrators to teachers to counselors. Lynn, Ron & I presented today. The Leadership Learning Community has been 🌟, too!#SREBsummer
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KCS_EPP retweeted
The CTE Conference, formerly known as CTE Institute, has started and is in full swing until Wednesday this week! Come see us at the Expo Center in Lebanon, TN!
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Lynn & I are excited to announce that we will present at the 2026 Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville this July 14-17! Our session is designed for school & district admins looking for practical ways to support industry experts to make the switch to teaching. #SREBsummer
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Hey there, new CTE educators! This is our state’s annual conference where CTE instructors from all over the state come together to learn and network. Be there, too!! 😎
📣 Join us July 13-15 for our Summer Conference, formerly known as CTE Institute! 📣 Use the QR code to register. Zoom in on the agenda details to see what we have planned for you! ALL career clusters are invited! 🎉 @actecareertech
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Today is Day 1 of the @KCS_EPP June Intensive for Cohort 5! Got a little rest last week 🏖️, now back to learning & planning for next school year 📝! We started with the teacher code of ethics and making a curriculum map for a new course. 👏🏻
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This week’s @KCS_EPP coaching visits to Anderson Co HS on Tues & Oak Ridge & Clinton HSs today. Mr Hagen’s students worked on digital projects, Ms Robinson’s put the circular system in order! Ms Hutchins’ Ss practiced proper handcuffing & Dr No’s used manufacturing software.
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On Monday night, Cohort 5 met to discuss how to infuse CTSOs into their teaching. That’s what you get with our EPP! Thanks to @srebeducation’s T2L curriculum, we prepare new teachers specifically for their jobs in CTE classrooms, workshops, and labs! @judy_siebert
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Interested in a career change? Come see me at the KCS Recruitment Fair! We are at West HS this morning till 11 am! Connect directly with principals, meet our fantastic Human Resources Team! @KnoxSchools @KCS_EPP
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Yesterday’s @KCS_EPP coaching visit to Cosby HS allowed me to see our new teachers: Mr Huffhines is practicing creating lesson plans with AI that fit his student population & standards & Ms Owen made ice cream for her Ss as they researched pasteurization laws in other countries😋
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All standards met - no stipulations or areas for improvement! Now come learn with us!!
After 5 yrs of operating under ‘initial approval’, going through the TN Comprehensive Review & getting the State Board of Education’s final verdict last month, the @KCS_EPP now has ‘Full Approval’ status!! 🎉 Big thank you to my colleagues Alex, Judy & Janelle!!!
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@KCS_EPP coaching visits led me to Morgan Co today: Ms Jade in A&P laid out the muscular system 💪🏼, Ms Walker had her students connect their career paths to supply chain 🚂, and Mr Smith’s kids salvaged metal for future projects in Machining 🔧.
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Last night was the last @KCS_EPP session for Cohort 4 before they graduate next month 🎉🎓 Candidates finished their portfolios and instructional philosophy statements with support from EPP Instructor @judy_siebert
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@KCS_EPP coaching visits in Grainger & Union County yesterday: individual feedback in DE Welding by Mr Cornett 🔥, Mr Hodge’s Dessert 🧁Madness bracket in Cul Arts, Ms Sexton’s students learning abt bones🦴 in Med Terminology, and Ms Holmes is digging into the nervous system.
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