Teacher Connections

Inspiring advice for educators, by educators

We’re excited to launch Teacher Connections, a new collection of videos with practical advice and tools from your very own Amplify Ambassadors—educators just like you! You can look to this portal frequently for new videos featuring educators from schools and districts around the country every week! The inspiring and useful advice will help level up your learning and support the work you do every day educating the leaders of tomorrow.

Teacher Connections playlists

Hear from experienced elementary and middle school teachers and leaders as they share practical advice and strategies for creating successful classrooms.

Introducing Frank Lukasik, Director of literacy and funded programs at East Meadow Union Free School District in New York who is sharing his experience with the shift to the Science of Reading.

Fuel your teaching excellence with curated insights and tips

Simply select the playlist drop-downs below to access curated videos, updated regularly with fresh content. Take advantage of this valuable resource to fuel your professional growth and stay at the forefront of educational best practices.

Real-world elementary and middle school experiences

Elementary experiences: Meet Danielle Hawkins, principal in Newfane Central School District who wants to share the value of professional development opportunities offered by Amplify for educators as they embark on a CKLA journey.

Referenced resources: Science of Reading Primer (Part 1 and 2)

Newfane Central School District, New York

Meet Frank Lukasik, director of literacy and funded programs at East Meadow Union Free School District in New York who shares what inspires him daily.

East Meadow UFSD, New York

Meet Raquel Ellis, literacy facilitator supporting teachers of grades K–5, who wants to share the value of doing a book study with Natalie Wexler’s book “The Knowledge Gap” with colleagues to understand how reading instruction has evolved over the years.

Kyrene Elementary School District 28, Arizona

Meet Darcey Linton, student support teacher who wants to share two tips for how she connects with her students to build relationships.

Wissahickon School District, Pennsylvania

Meet Callie Wheeler, an instructional coach who wants to share her advice on how to help support colleagues as they transition to Science of Reading practices in their classrooms.

Patrick County Public School District, Virginia

Meet Elizabeth Sillies, a literacy coach and Title I supervisor supporting teachers of grades K–6 who wants to share the importance of meeting as a team and making sure goals are shared with one another to build positive collaboration.

Three Rivers Local School District, Ohio

Meet Anne Marie Phelan, an elementary special educator who wants to share what inspires her to teach during difficult times and how taking care of yourself is always important.

Governor Wentworth Regional School District, New Hampshire

Meet Kerri Lintl, a 3rd-grade teacher who wants to share a funny moment that happened in her classroom and how she handled it.

Sauk Prairie School District, Wisconsin

Meet Lauren Schulz, instructional coach from Gavin School District 37, who encourages veteran teachers to team up with new teachers and try new things.

Gavin School District 37, Illinois

Meet Maria Fadden, PreK–6th grade literacy coach from Belle Plaine Public School District, who shares a tip for increasing student engagement.

Belle Plaine Public School District, Minnesota

Meet Stephanie Schuettpelz, a 3rd-grade teacher, who wants to share a helpful tip for encouraging students to spread out around the classroom when working in groups.

Marion School District, Wisconsin

Meet Kathe McCormick-Evans, a 2nd-grade teacher from Arlington Public Schools, who wants to share a tip for connecting with students by sharing a positive note.

Arlington Public Schools, Virginia

Meet Miracle Foster, a Literacy coach supporting teachers of grades K–5 who wants to encourage teachers to keep an open mind as they begin learning about how to implement the Science of Reading in their teaching.

Armada Area School District, Michigan
Middle school experiences: Meet Carla Cruse, a 7th-grade teacher who wants to remind teachers of the important work they do each day and that they know what is best for their students.

Campbell Union School District, California

Meet Jason Shelangouski, an 8th-grade teacher who wants to share his excitement for the scaffolding feature in the digital piece of the ELA curriculum and how flexible this is for the teacher to use to best support students.

USD 320 Wamego Middle School, Kansas

Meet Ryan Rudkin, a 6th-grade teacher who wants to share a unique reward she uses in her classroom called “phone Fridays.” Hear how she shares good news with caregivers to further motivate her students.

Buckeye Union School District, California

Meet Melba Jordan, a remedial education program teacher from Richmond County School System who reminds teachers of the importance of sharing personal stories with students to build connections.

Richmond County School System, Georgia

Meet Rachael Stone, a 7th-grade teacher from Urban Community School, who shares three tips for new teachers to stay motivated throughout the year.

Urban Community School, Ohio

Meet Christine Wallace from North Lakeland School District, who wants to share her best advice for how to make end-of-year testing fun for students using quests in Amplify ELA.

North Lakeland School District, Wisconsin

Explore the real-world experiences of elementary and middle school educators by selecting a captivating video from this section. Sit back, relax, and gain valuable insights and inspiration as you watch their stories unfold.

Innovative instructional strategies by program

Amplify CKLA and Caminos

Amplify CKLA and Caminos

Meet Danielle Hawkins, principal of Newfane Central Schools who wants to share a tip for administrators and leaders about the importance of preparing educators who are new to CKLA and the Science of Reading by using helpful resources on the Amplify website.

Newfane Central Schools, New York

Amplify CKLA

Meet Frank Lukasik, director of literacy and funded programs at East Meadow Union Free School District in New York who wants to share the success he’s seen with CKLA.

East Meadow Union Free School District, New York

Amplify CKLA

Meet Laura Rhode, instructional coach supporting teachers of PK–grade 5, who wants to share how successful CKLA can be as a program used by substitute educators.

Dodgeville School District, Wisconsin

Amplify CKLA

Meet Tiffany Spaulding, administrator of literacy in Campbell Union School District who wants to share her appreciation for the CKLA hub as a resource for teachers.

Campbell Union School District, California

Meet Raquel Ellis, literacy facilitator supporting teachers of grades K–5, who wants to share a tip about how to make the most of your time as a CKLA educator to be successful with your lessons.

Kyrene School District, Arizona

Meet Callie Wheeler, an instructional coach who wants to highlight the Readworks connection with CKLA curriculum and the value these provide for students and teachers alike.

Patrick County Public School District, Virginia

Meet Kerri Lintl, a 3rd grade teacher from Sauk Prairie School District, who wants to share encouragement for new CKLA educators.

Sauk Prairie School District, Wisconsin

Meet Daniella Cucunato, a 4th grade teacher from Merchantville School District, who shares how she made a CKLA unit come to life for her students.

Merchantville School District, New Jersey

Meet Lauren Schulz, instructional coach from Gavin School District 37, who wants to remind CKLA users to tap into helpful resources such as coaches and the Amplify community online.

Gavin School District 37, Illinois

Meet Daniella Cucunato, a 4th-grade teacher from Merchantville School District, who reflects on the newfound connection she has with her readers since adopting CKLA.

Merchantville School District, New Jersey

Meet Emily Thompson, 3rd-grade teacher in Clarinda Community School District, who wants to remind CKLA teachers to teach the program with fidelity for the most powerful results.

Clarinda Community School District, Iowa

Meet Emily Thompson, 3rd-grade teacher in Clarinda Community School District, who shares her love for using a focus wall for students to engage with lessons.

Clarinda Community School District, Iowa

Meet Allie Appel, an instructional coach from Arcadia School District who reminds teachers the importance of reading the unit introductions as you teach using Amplify CKLA.

Arcadia School District, Wisconsin

Meet Allie Appel, an instructional coach from Arcadia School District who encourages teachers to utilize the CKLA sound cards to build a sound wall for students to refer to during lessons.

Arcadia School District, Wisconsin

Meet Maria Fadden, PreK–6th grade literacy coach from Belle Plaine Public School District who reminds teachers to let the students have creative time alongside the knowledge units in CKLA.

Belle Plain Public School District, Minnesota

Meet Stephanie Schuettpelz, a 3rd-grade teacher, who reminds teachers to bring in experts from the community to help lessons connect to real life.

Marion School District, Wisconsin

Meet Stephanie Schuettpelz, a 3rd-grade teacher from Marion School District, who has a helpful tip about using vocabulary words as a resource for students to use in class.

Marion School District, Wisconsin

Meet Stephanie Schuettpelz, a 3rd-grade teacher, who encourages teachers to do all the fun extra things with students to help them engage in their learning.

Marion School District, Wisconsin

Meet Kathe McCormick-Evans, a 2nd-grade teacher from Arlington Public Schools, who wants to share her love for the intentional review built into CKLA.

Arlington Public Schools, Virginia

Meet Jadyn Kramp, a 4th-grade teacher from Wayne County School District, who reminds teachers to collaborate with their teams and utilize the Facebook groups when shifting to the Science of Reading.

Wayne County School District, Kentucky

Meet Jadyn Kramp, a 4th-grade teacher from Wayne County School District, who wants to encourage teachers to do fun extra activities that go along with teaching with Amplify CKLA to help students engage with lessons.

Wayne County School District, Kentucky

Meet Miracle Foster, a Literacy coach supporting teachers of grades K–5, who wants to remind teachers to use partner reading and partner talk to increase student engagement in lessons.

Armada Area School District, Michigan

Amplify ELA

Meet Carla Cruse, a 7th-grade teacher who wants to remind teachers that you set the pace when using Amplify ELA based on the needs of your students.

Campbell Union School District, California

Meet Jason Shelangouski, an 8th-grade teacher who wants to share his excitement for the scaffolding feature in the digital piece of the ELA curriculum and how flexible this is for the teacher to use to best support students.

USD 320 Wamego Middle School, Kansas

Meet Elizabeth Sillies, a literacy coach and Title I supervisor supporting teachers of grades K–6 who wants to remind teachers how helpful the knowledge sequence tool and the program overview guide are as resources for Amplify ELA.

Three Rivers Local School District, Ohio

Meet Melba Jordan, a remedial education program teacher from Richmond County School system who wants to share her appreciation for the reporting feature in Amplify ELA.

Richmond County School System, Georgia

Meet Rachael Stone, a 7th-grade teacher from Urban Community Schools, who encourages teachers to lean into the quests in Amplify ELA.

Urban Community School, Ohio

Meet Christine Wallace from North Lakeland School District who shares helpful tips on how to use the research collections in Amplify ELA.

North Lakeland School District, Wisconsin

Amplify Science

Amplify Science grade 6

Meet Ryan Rudkin, a 6th-grade teacher who wants to share her love for Science seminars and how these are a great opportunity to invite district staff to come watch the seminar. These highlight just how much the students have learned.

Buckeye Union School District, California

Amplify Science K–5

Meet Darcey Linton, student support teacher who wants to share how Amplify Science has everything organized and easy to access in one place. She also shares her appreciation for the simulations which give students real-time feedback as they are learning.

Wissahickon School District, Pennsylvania

Amplify Science grade 6

Meet Kim Eich, a 6th-grade teacher who wants to share the impact she has seen Amplify Science make on students’ literacy growth in her classroom.

Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District 11, Minnesota

Amplify Science grade 6

Meet Kim Eich, a 6th-grade teacher who has a tip for Amplify Science teachers to help students understand key concepts and vocabulary from the lessons.

Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District 11, Minnesota

mCLASS and Lectura

mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition

Meet Tiffany Spaulding, administrator of literacy in Campbell Union School District who wants to share advice for transitioning from paper/pencil assessments to digital assessments like mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition.

mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition

Meet Anne Marie Phelan, an elementary special educator in Governor Wentworth Regional School District who wants to share that the data provided by mCLASS is powerful.

Explore our curated playlists and access expert wisdom and practical strategies to enhance your teaching and leadership skills by Amplify program.

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