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Melissa Foster

@PrincipalFoster

Elementary Principal • Brandywine Community Schools • Ed.S. Educational Leadership @ WMU

 St Joseph, MI
Joined January 2014
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@edutopia12 Jul 2023
Question: School leaders: Which books—recently published or classics—have profoundly influenced your leadership approach in recent years?

ALT Question: School leaders: Which books—recently published or classics—have profoundly influenced your leadership approach in recent years?

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Michigan Principals@massp18 Mar 2023
It’s on! Breakout sessions are underway as future school administrators learn about effective communication, mental health matters, the middle school experience and more. #masspAspiring23
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SJPS is ranked as the #11 district in Michigan by Niche with an overall grade of A+ and our teachers are listed at #2! Congratulations to all and Go Bears!! niche.com/k12/d/st-joseph-pu…
2027 St. Joseph Public Schools Rankings

2027 St. Joseph Public Schools Rankings

St. Joseph Public Schools rankings based on statistics, test scores, and school ratings from students and parents.

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Yasssss, Upton! – at Stevensville, MI
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If you shelve them, they will come. The UMS Media Center saw heavy traffic today as @sjschools 6th, 7th and 8th graders loaded up for their time away. Happy reading! We can't wait to talk books with you in April.😀 #schoolsoutbutreadingisin
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Amy Dirlam@adirlam17 Dec 2019
Science fun review with @GooseChaseEDU and @sjschools 7th graders! #engagedlearners @sci_cieniuch
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Crystal Brown@MrsBrownC2 Mar 2019
Words of wisdom from College Science Teacher of the year, Dr. Stephen Rybczynski ... #MSTA19 “If you’re going to make a mistake, make it in service of the kids.” These amazing educators inspire me every year! – at Grand Rapids, MI
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We're not Batman, but #MiSciChat is here to answer the call! #MiSciChat is gearing up for an incredible 2018-2019 School year! Don't miss our first chat discussing #KLEWS charts in the Science Classroom! Why not PD on the couch in your PJ's? Mon. Sept 10th-8:30pm
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Great day for releasing salmon! @sci_cieniuch #sjschools #uptonearthscience #salmonintheclassroom – at Watervliet, MI
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Yep. #msta17 #ngss
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Two #MSTA17 buzzwords are "phenomena" & "questions", and it makes me so happy! @MSTAMich teachers are making #NGSS 3D learning a reality!
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@NGSS_tweeps@NGSS_tweeps24 Mar 2017
Ts may need to “problematize” to push Ss thinking & cultivate productive arguments when figuring out phenomenon – @reiserbrianj at #MSTA17
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TJ McKenna@tjscience10 Jan 2017
It's tough to come up with phenomena for every unit/lesson - that's why I created this heuristic to help! static1.squarespace.com/stat… #MiSciChat
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A2: It’s often something that would take multiple steps to investigate, and one of those steps shouldn’t be Google it. #miscichat
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#MiSciChat is Tonight! Spread the word! goo.gl/6u7sXD @sci_cieniuch @scottrwagner @GSDacademics @create4stem @STEMPartnership
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Jenna Francis@jennabfrancis1 Dec 2016
Exploring how impactor velocity affects cratering. #sjschools #uptonastronomy @LRO_NASA – at St Joseph, MI
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#MiSciChat is talking 3-D Assessments! Tonight at 8:30pm! @KRScienceLady @dragan39 @brads2146 @JKernan17 @Jeremywilder13 @sci_cieniuch
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Brian Klaft@BK3DSci11 Oct 2016
A5 A lot of activity/noise/movement Ss really engaged and Ts who are bouncing from group to group checking on Ss progress #MiSciChat xitter.gq/MSTAMich/status/785650…
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Q5: What indicators might an administrator look for when they enter an NGSS classroom? What will Ss be doing? #MiSciChat
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Kerri Wingert@KerriWingert11 Oct 2016
A3: #MiSciChat MAD LIBS! Ss will (SEP) in order to (DCI) highlighting that (CCC) -Julia Ward, @STEMEquality collaborator
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Sara Rosell@MrsRosellRHS11 Oct 2016
A3: Learning targets should be Qs (What are we trying to figure out) & based on SEPs & CCCs (what skills or concepts will we use) #miscichat
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#MiSciChat is back, Monday 10/10, 8:30pm! Spread the word! @bydlowski @dragan39 @brads2146 @Jeremywilder13 @sci_cieniuch @quincygirls1
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