# data[].attributes.body
My name is Chrystal Burkes, and I am the Library and Media Specialist at an elementary school in Bryant, Arkansas. Before becoming a teacher librarian, I taught in an elementary literacy classroom for eight years. I started my Flipgrid journey while in the classroom, so transitioning its use in the library was an easy one.

In this #gridguide, I will share ideas and resources to using Flipgrid to communicate and enhance students' love of literacy and open up discussions about becoming responsible digital citizens. Although these field notes are focused on library use, these notes can be used in a literacy classroom as well! (That's where I started!) PLEASE share your ideas and resources with me as we go on this Flipgrid journey together. I can keep these field notes up to date! Tag me on Twitter and Instagram @chrystalburkes.

# data[].attributes.body
Click below to see all of my topics I've shared in the Flipgrid Discovery Library!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.body
Click below to follow me on Twitter! I share how I use Flipgrid and other tech tools in the library.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.embed_code
Tweets by ChrystalBurkes

# data[].attributes.body
Click below to follow me on instagram!

# data[].attributes.body
Click on the image below to watch a video walk through of our library!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
According to 2019 ATOY finalist Chrystal... - Arkansas Department of Education

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
According to 2019 ATOY finalist Chrystal Burkes, libraries are the hub of a school! Watch as she takes us through her classroom and library....

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.embed_code
Post by arkansased.

# data[].attributes.body
Our library was featured on our news in Arkansas as being innovative and techy! LOVE IT!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
BRYANT, Ark. - A Bryant school librarian is changing a child's idea of a trip to the library.

"It's my passion for me to make the library a place they want to come," said Chrystal Burkes, Parkway Elementary librarian.

For so long students say they didn't enjoy going to the library.

"To be honest, it was boring," said 5th grader Shona Bhowmick. "We would get a book, read it, and then repeat, repeat, repeat."

Burks is changing that. She's transformed her library into a learning hub.

"It's so much more than just coming, checking out a book, leaving, then reading the book," she said. "Now, they learn those technology skills, critical thinking, computer science and makers space."

The evolving times are now giving students like Shona something to look forward to.

"It's always a surprise, and it's not just uniform," she said. "I can read and learn now while having fun."
RELATED: North Little Rock High School offers new freshman reading course to help boost reading levels
Shona said the latest library learning techniques have introduced her to topics well beyond what she imagined learning, like engineering, poetry, and critical thinking.

"I really like creative thinking and the library has really brought that out in me."
Thursday Shona showed us one of many learning techniques she's been practicing. She introduced us to the merge cube used with a virtual 3-D headset.

"The merge cube is that through virtual reality, they are learning and reading non-fiction facts that we have some printed in our books but when it's on our virtual reality headset they are engaged, reading and learning," said Burkes.

It's knowledge each student can apply towards their future well beyond the classroom.
RELATED: Bryant Parks Department working to secure recreational activities beyond sports
"The needs of our students are changing, they are entering a work field where technology, engineering, critical thinking is so important," said Burkes.
Burks has many other cool learning ideas up her sleeve.

Student's learn responsibility by checking in and out their own books.
They create projects, learn research skills all while doing it in a fun, creative setting.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Bryant elementary librarian turns quiet library into hands-on learning hub

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
BRYANT, Ark. - A Bryant school librarian is changing a child's idea of a trip to the library. "It's my passion for me to make the library a place they want to come," said Chrystal Burkes, Parkway Elementary librarian. For so long students say they didn't enjoy going to the library.

# data[].attributes.body
Watch the video below of our library recap 2018-2019!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Parkway Library End of the Year Recap 2018-2019

# data[].attributes.body
Flipgrid is where social learning happens. It allows educators to ask a question or develop a topic, and then students respond via video. Teachers and students are also able to respond to each other, creating a web of discussion.

Creating an account is FREE, so create your free account by clicking below!

# data[].attributes.body
If you are new to Flipgrid, check out this Educator's Guide to Flipgrid written by Karly Moura and Sean Fahey. They created an amazing ebook that walks educators through the steps of starting your own Flipgrid! This resource is also shared as Sean's own #gridguide Field Notes too!

Follow Karly Moura on Twitter here!
Follow Sean Fahey on Twitter here!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Karly Moura and Sean Fahey created the original Educator's Guide to Flipgrid in 2017. It is regularly updated and has now been translated to Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and French!

If you or someone you know would like to help by translating to another language, please let us know and we'll connect you with Karly and Sean!

NEW: The Educator's Guide to Flipgrid - Volume 4 created by Karly Moura, Sean Fahey, and Jen Saarinen

NEW: Guía para el maestro - Volume 4 translated by Manny Curiel

NEW: دليل التربوي لاستخدام - Volume 4 translated by Soad Mizher

日本語 Educator's Guide - translated by Kiyotaka Horii

Português Educator's Guide - translated by Leandro Carlan

المرشد الإلكتروني للمعلم للإستخدام- translated by Dr. Hend Al Enezi and Dr. Ilene Winokur Alzaid

Руководство для педагогов - translated by Tatyana Kozarezova

Le Guide D'enseignant pour Flipgrid - translated by Hajer Mhamdi

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Karly Moura and Sean Fahey created the original Educator's Guide to Flipgrid in 2017. It is regularly updated and has now been translated to Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and French! If you or someone you know would like to help by translating to another language, please let us know and we'll connect you with Karly and Sean!

# data[].attributes.body
Want to see a quick video to show you how to create an account, a grid, and a topic? Watch this one below!

# data[].attributes.body
Here are some generated ideas for using Flipgrid in the literacy classroom and library to enhance students' love of books and reading! They will be able to express their VOICE about their readings!

# data[].attributes.body
See the latest updates on Flipgrid and how other educators are using Flipgrid by following them on Twitter. Click below.

# data[].attributes.body
Let's Flipgrid in the library for Read Across America Week!! Everyone can share their love of reading with others throughout the school and community! Students, staff, and families are welcome to record a video of themselves sharing their favorite book!

You will want to make this topic and share the link with students and families via Google Classrooms, social media, DOJO, and/or email! Anyone with the link can upload their video from anywhere.... school, bus, home, or office! Encourage the love of reading and building community in your area by having them share books during Read Across America week!

Do you want to hit the easy button? This topic has already been created for you! Just click the Disco Library link below to view the topic, and add it to your desired grid today!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.body
What’s a better way to have students thank their teachers than with their OWN VOICE? A school wide Flipgrid where all students can thank all teachers through video this week!

Create a grid totally dedicated to Teacher Appreciation Week, and create a topic for each teacher in your school. I titled each topic with the teacher's name. Share the link to your GRID with students, and they will be able to choose the teacher(s) they want to record a video for.

Share the grid or individual topics with classroom teachers at the end of the week, and they will be able to watch as their students' voices about them come alive! What an awesome Teacher Appreciation gift.

I also found a fellow Flipgrid #GridGuide that mentioned this activity too! Erin Holland's field notes (with other wonderful ideas as well) can be viewed here and follow her on Twitter by clicking here!

Do you want to do this activity in your classroom or library? Erin has a topic already created for it! Click here and add the topic to one of your grids today!

# data[].attributes.wish_content.attachment_props.text
What’s a better way to have students thank their teachers than with their OWN VOICE? A school wide @Flipgrid where all students can thank all teachers through video this week! ❤️ #TeacherApprecationWeek #studentvoice @_PESLions @ArkansasEd #FutureReadyLibs #elementarylibrary

# data[].attributes.wish_content.attachment_props.original_text
What’s a better way to have students thank their teachers than with their OWN VOICE? A school wide @Flipgrid where all students can thank all teachers through video this week! ❤️ #TeacherApprecationWeek #studentvoice @_PESLions @ArkansasEd #FutureReadyLibs #elementarylibrary https://t.co/C7NTlVhyo4

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.embed_code
What’s a better way to have students thank their teachers than with their OWN VOICE? A school wide @Flipgrid where all students can thank all teachers through video this week! ❤️ #TeacherApprecationWeek #studentvoice @_PESLions @ArkansasEd #FutureReadyLibs #elementarylibrary pic.twitter.com/C7NTlVhyo4
— Chrystal Burkes📚 (@ChrystalBurkes) May 10, 2019

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.metadata.attachment_props_source.data.text
What’s a better way to have students thank their teachers than with their OWN VOICE? A school wide @Flipgrid where all students can thank all teachers through video this week! ❤️ #TeacherApprecationWeek #studentvoice @_PESLions @ArkansasEd #FutureReadyLibs #elementarylibrary https://t.co/C7NTlVhyo4

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.metadata.attachment_props.original_text
What’s a better way to have students thank their teachers than with their OWN VOICE? A school wide @Flipgrid where all students can thank all teachers through video this week! ❤️ #TeacherApprecationWeek #studentvoice @_PESLions @ArkansasEd #FutureReadyLibs #elementarylibrary https://t.co/C7NTlVhyo4

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.metadata.attachment_props.text
What’s a better way to have students thank their teachers than with their OWN VOICE? A school wide @Flipgrid where all students can thank all teachers through video this week! ❤️ #TeacherApprecationWeek #studentvoice @_PESLions @ArkansasEd #FutureReadyLibs #elementarylibrary

# data[].attributes.body
World Read Aloud happens every school year! Celebrate reading a book aloud by having students and teachers read part of a book/chapter/page/etc aloud for others to hear. With this Flipgrid topic, teachers can share this out on World Read Aloud Day (I believe the date is usually Feburary 1st, but check litworld.org/wrad for the date each year) and have students celebrating reading by reading out loud! You can enhance this topic further by encouraging students to respond to other students and asking them questions about the book they read aloud... maybe they will find a new book they would like to check out from the library!

I had students do this activity all week long in the library prior to World Read Aloud Day. Then, we shared the link to with teachers on World Read Aloud Day for students to view and/or record again!

Click on the link below to see the students at our school reading for World Read Aloud Day 2019!

Want to do this at your school or library? Hit that easy button! The topic has already been created for you in Flipgrid's Disco Library! Click here to see the topic and add it directly to one of your grid's today!

# data[].attributes.wish_content.attachment_props.text
Today is #worldreadaloudday and Parkway Elementary is celebrating! Thanks to @Flipgrid , our students were able to read books aloud, record it, and share it with their whole school! ❤️📚 #risearkansas @BryantSchools @_PESLions #futurereadylibrarian @litworldsays

# data[].attributes.wish_content.attachment_props.original_text
Today is #worldreadaloudday and Parkway Elementary is celebrating! Thanks to @Flipgrid , our students were able to read books aloud, record it, and share it with their whole school! ❤️📚 #risearkansas @BryantSchools @_PESLions #futurereadylibrarian @litworldsays https://t.co/yIN7BRbnrM

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.embed_code
Today is #worldreadaloudday and Parkway Elementary is celebrating! Thanks to @Flipgrid , our students were able to read books aloud, record it, and share it with their whole school! ❤️📚 #risearkansas @BryantSchools @_PESLions #futurereadylibrarian @litworldsays pic.twitter.com/yIN7BRbnrM
— Chrystal Burkes📚 (@ChrystalBurkes) February 1, 2019

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.metadata.attachment_props_source.data.text
Today is #worldreadaloudday and Parkway Elementary is celebrating! Thanks to @Flipgrid , our students were able to read books aloud, record it, and share it with their whole school! ❤️📚 #risearkansas @BryantSchools @_PESLions #futurereadylibrarian @litworldsays https://t.co/yIN7BRbnrM

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.metadata.attachment_props.original_text
Today is #worldreadaloudday and Parkway Elementary is celebrating! Thanks to @Flipgrid , our students were able to read books aloud, record it, and share it with their whole school! ❤️📚 #risearkansas @BryantSchools @_PESLions #futurereadylibrarian @litworldsays https://t.co/yIN7BRbnrM

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.metadata.attachment_props.text
Today is #worldreadaloudday and Parkway Elementary is celebrating! Thanks to @Flipgrid , our students were able to read books aloud, record it, and share it with their whole school! ❤️📚 #risearkansas @BryantSchools @_PESLions #futurereadylibrarian @litworldsays

# data[].attributes.body
April is National Poetry Month! As your students write their own poetry, have them read and preform their own poems on Flipgrid to share their creative writing with others! Students will love having an audience for their poetry and expressing their voice to others!

Want to hit the easy button? The topic for this idea has already been created! Click on the link below to add the topic to any of your grids today!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.headline
App Smashing with Flipgrid and Novel Effect

# data[].attributes.subject
App Smashing with Flipgrid and Novel Effect

# data[].attributes.body
App Smashing with Flipgrid and Novel Effect. The app, Novel Effect, will automatically add sound effects while you read a book aloud! What a great way for teachers to read aloud to students and for students to share books and practice their fluency skills!

On Flipgrid, educators will read a few pages of their books aloud as the app, NOVEL EFFECT, will automatically add sound effects to their reading! Then, educators will share how THEY could use this app in their classrooms. On this Flipgrid, educators will quickly be able to view examples of books and read alouds available on Novel Effect and be encouraged to incorporate this new app into their classrooms and libraries today!

I would suggest probably two devices to do this as one will be used for Novel Effect, and the other for Flipgrid. I'm currently using my computer for Flipgird, and my iPad for Novel Effect. Happy Reading!

Want to hit the easy button? This topic has already been created for you. Click on the link below to go to Flipgrid's Disco Library and add the topic to one of your grids today!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.body
Many elementary schools have at least one day where they have their students and staff dress up like a book character! Why not have students share about their book character and books school wide on that day? Share this topic link to students via Google Classrooms or to teacher emails (and they can push out the link) and encourage all students and staff to give a book talk WHILE THEY ARE DRESSED UP LIKE THAT CHARACTER! What a great way to encourage kids to want to pick up a new book when they see and HEAR their friends talking about it!

Click on the link below to see an example of Mrs. Frizzle giving a book talk about her books! :)

Do you like that easy button? This topic has already been created for you in Flipgrid's Disco Library! Click here to go directly to this topic and add it to one of your grids today!

# data[].attributes.body
Here are some generated ideas for using Flipgrid to teach students about Digital Citizenship. These ideas would be perfect for ANY classroom as you teach your students how to be good digital citizens. Plus, what better place to practice being a good digital citizen than by using Flipgrid in and of itself? :)

# data[].attributes.body
Use this activity as an introduction into Digital Citizenship with your elementary students! Students can watch this Edpuzzle video (click here) about Digital Citizenship first and then respond to the Flipgrid discussion. The Edpuzzle video gives students an introduction to being a "Super Digital Citizen."

After watching the video, students will describe what digital citizenship means and tell others what they already know about being a good digital citizen. See what great ideas and knowledge your students already know and can share about the topic!

Want to hit that easy button again? This topic has already been created for you in Flipgrid's Disco Library! Add it to one of your grids today! Click on the link below!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.body
Has your parents ever told you, "Don't believe everything you see and read on the internet!" Welp, mommy and daddy were correct this time!

Have your students watch the Edpuzzle video linked here to find out ways THEY can determine if something you see on the internet is REAL or FAKE!

Then, head on over the following website: http://www.fulkerson.org/ancestors/buyanancestor.html. (IT IS A FAKE WEBSITE, :)

In your students' Flipgrid responses, have them share if they believe this website is REAL or FAKE and WHY.

Want to do this activity in your classroom or library? Add this topic directly to your grid today! Click on the link below!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.body
Digital citizenship is becoming all too important to teach students of all ages. This topic would best be used with students around 4th grade and above, as it discusses the use of the internet and social media in respectful and responsible ways. It also discusses examples of cyberbullying and ways to prevent cyberbullying.

Students will watch theEdpuzzle video (click here) and answer questions about being respectful online. Then, they will respond to the Flipgrid response and share ways THEY are going to stand up against cyberbullying online.

Want to do this activity in your classroom or library? Click on the link below to add this Flipgrid topic directly to one of your grids today!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.body
This idea was created by fellow Flipgrid user, Natalie Riley, and I think it is wonderful! Follow her on Twitter by clicking here!

We teach students in the media center the importance of being safe online.  One of those components is how to create a strong password.  After teaching students Digital Citizenship lessons, ask students to discuss what is necessary to create a secure password.  Students may respond with answers such as lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, symbols, and at least 8 characters.  Or they may discuss the need to keep their password private.

Click on the link below to add Natalie's topic directly to one of your grids today!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.body
This activity was created by fellow Flipgrid user, Kimberly Reber, and It is a great one! She has a whole grid dedicated to book talks the students can add to throughout the year. What a great center for the library too!

Read a good book? Share it with everyone.  Don’t give away the endings!  Need a new book to read?  Browse the videos of books your classmates have read.

I add genres as topics in my Book Looks grid.  Students read books and share their thoughts.  By having them divided up by genres student can also search for a book their classmates are recommending.

Want to add her topic to one of your grids today? Hit that easy button and click on the link below!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

# data[].attributes.body
Click on the news article below about my love for teaching all things literacy and technology!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Chrystal Burkes was named the Bryant School District Teacher of the Year on May 11. After working at Davis Elementary School for the past five years, she was recently hired as the library and media specialist for Parkway Elementary School - the brand-new school scheduled to open in the fall in the Bryant School District. - Photo by Sam Pierce

In high school, Chrystal Burkes worked part time as a baby sitter. There was one particular third-grader whom she sat for who didn't like to read. In an effort to encourage him to read, Burkes had him read and act out scenes from one of his favorite books, SpongeBob DetectivePants: The Case of the Missing Spatula.

She said she would hide a spatula in a different spot each time around the house, then read and re-enact the book to find the spatula at the end. Burkes said the boy wanted to go through the process over and over.

"We had so much fun. We literally re-enacted the entire book, and he seemed to enjoy it," Burkes said. "The next week - I baby-sat him regularly - his mom was like, 'What was this book y'all read? He's never talked about a book before.'"

It was then that Burkes decided that maybe she would be a good teacher.

"That was a teaching strategy I didn't know I was doing," Burkes said.

Burkes was recently named the 2017-18 Bryant Teacher of the Year.

"It means all the hard work, not only that I do, but my team does - because I didn't do everything myself - has paid off," Burkes said. "For me, it is about representing the hard work that we did for the kids and for the school and for the teachers.

"I am honored to be awarded that for how hard our team worked this past year."

Burkes has served as a third- and fourth-grade teacher at Davis Elementary School since 2013 under former principal Michelle Lewis.

"Chrystal is an amazing teacher who is truly deserving of the award," Lewis said. "She is one of the most passionate, energetic teachers I have worked with in my years in education."

Burkes said a couple of district winners have come from Davis Elementary, so "it just goes to show, a lot of the teachers put our all into our work."

"I think it is a great recognition for Davis, too," she said.

Burkes, who is originally from Hot Springs, graduated from Lake Hamilton High School in 2006. She received a bachelor's degree in early-childhood education from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway in 2010. She has a master's degree in educational theory and practice from Arkansas State University and a master's degree in library media specialist that she earned from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia earlier this year.

"Chrystal impacts our entire school with her positive attitude and her strong leadership skills," Lewis said. "Her passion for her students is very evident. She works hard to meet their individual needs and to make sure they feel safe taking risks and exploring in her classroom.

"Davis Elementary School is definitely a better place because of [Burkes'] dedication to her students and their education."

Christy Frost, the Gifted and Talented teacher for the Bryant School District, has known Burkes for four years.Frost said Burkes is one of the most organized and sincere people she has ever met.

"She is a planner; she is always making sure all of her ducks are in a row," Frost said. "She is always wanting to do what's best for people."

Frost said Burkes was chosen for the honor because she has a passion for teachers and students and loves technology.

"She makes sure she doesn't replace the students' day with computers and technology, but enhances lessons with them," Frost said. "She makes sure the students have the right tools for being successful."

Burkes was recently hired as the library and media specialist for Parkway Elementary School - the brand-new school scheduled to open in the fall in the Bryant School District. She will join Lewis, who was named the school's principal earlier this year.

"The day I took my Praxis and I got back into my car, the district had posted the library position for Parkway," Burkes said. "I love [Michelle], and everything just lined up perfectly with my schooling and everything else.

"She saw me be a teacher for five years. Hopefully, I have proven myself, and that's why she decided I should go with her."

Lewis said she loves going into Burkes' classroom because it is always exciting and full of energy. She said Burkes incorporates music, technology and educational games on a daily basis to keep students engaged and excited about learning.

"I love all things literacy and all things technology," Burkes said. "Being able to do that from kindergarten to fifth grade is real exciting.

"At Davis, they let me teach a lesson for each grade level, and I learned a few things from that, and I loved it. ... I feel like this is going to be an easy transition."

Burkes, who lives in Benton, said she wants to make the library a place where kids want to be. She said that in her experience, kids never say the library is their favorite pull-out class of the day. She wants to change that.

"A lot of what I did at Davis this past year are things I can do as a library media specialist," Burkes said.

Burkes has already purchased virtual-reality merge cubes for the library. The cubes give students an interactive look at various subjects, such as space exploration and anatomy, by using a smartphone or tablet.

"Even with just how long I have been teaching, technology has totally changed the way I teach," Burkes said. "I use Google Classroom, and I send them links, and we all explore things together, or they explore it on their own.

"I feel like it is a lot more hands-on and a lot more independence with the students."

Lewis said Burkes initiated several innovative programs at Davis Elementary School, including developing and implementing a digital citizenship program for the students.

"The students loved the program, and they learned very important information on digital safety, etiquette and responsibility when using technology," Lewis said.

She said Burkes also implemented Media Mondays for the teachers. It was an after-school workshop for the staff to help them become more knowledgeable of technology and the creative ways to incorporate technology into the classroom.

"She is definitely a leader in our school and in her grade level," Lewis said. "She is always willing to collaborate with her peers and provide support."

Burkes said one of her favorite things to do this past year was a vocabulary parade. Kids would pick a new vocabulary word, then dressed up to represent their words.

"It was schoolwide, and it was really fun to see all the new vocabulary words," Burkes said. "Kids would point them out and ask me, 'What does this word mean?' So then we would go and look it up together.

"I don't have to do these things. So I think that's maybe why I got chosen [as District Teacher of the Year], because I was getting out of my comfort zone and doing more schoolwide things to promote literacy and technology."

Lewis said Burkes also helped organize the One Book, One School Program. The month-long program was designed to encourage students and parents to read together each night.

"Chrystal is a great role model and loved by students, parents and her colleagues," Lewis said.

"I gave it my all inside the classroom and outside the classroom, doing so much more with schoolwide events for teachers, students and families," said Burkes, who also coordinates the school's spelling-bee competition.

Staff writer Sam Pierce can be reached at (501) 244-4314 or spierce@arkansasonline.com.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Bryant district teacher of the year loves literacy, technology

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
In high school, Chrystal Burkes worked part time as a baby sitter. There was one particular third-grader whom she sat for who didn't like to read. In an effort to encourage him to read, Burkes had him read and act out scenes from one of his favorite books, SpongeBob DetectivePants: The Case of the Missing Spatula.