From collaboration to classroom impact: How Glenwood Elementary is strengthening instruction

When fourth grade teacher Tina Flynn missed two days of instructional planning to attend district professional development in McDowell County Schools, she returned to Glenwood Elementary School knowing her colleagues had everything covered. Natalie Morgan, the team’s go-to teacher for math, had helped prepare the lessons. Flynn didn’t need to question whether the instruction was rigorous, aligned to standards, or missing important components. She simply needed to familiarize herself with what the team had developed.