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Wes Gordon - Assistant Super, Auburn City Schools

APGAR Test - If they can do this for babies at birth, what can admins do in a classroom in the first 2, 5, or 10 minutes of a visit to revive or celebrate that teacher. What are the most important things to look for?

PEARL - Walkthrough

P - Preparation: Learning Targets visible, materials, tools and resources there, smooth transitions, students prepared.

E - Engagement: track the levels of engagement provided to students in a week's worth of lessons within a content area. How much time in the class are students speaking? writing? thinking? Then make shifts in lesson design based on the results.

A - Assessment: formative, questions asked/answered, feedback given, accessible to all students.

R - Relationship: Teacher to Student, Student to Student, Student to Content, Teacher to Content, Connections to Diversity.

L - Learning: Student work, student discourse, artifacts, school/district focus

Done on a google form to collect data and compare over time and with other admins in the district.

Deliberate Differentiation - Book Studies

Differentiation and the Brain

Doable Differentiation

Differentiation is students-centered planning and instruction to increase engagement and learning through strategic approaches to: content, environment, process, product. (Auburn City Schools)

Working to marry PEARL to differentiation.

Do the same book study the next year, admins can switch books or stay with the same book and create content for teachers.

Take attendance at the door (Ideas)

provide quick written feedback as last questions on summative assessment.

How can we give teachers feedback that matters?

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Logan Tucker

The Marvelous Adventures of Molly and Brooks: Volume 1

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The Marvelous Adventures of Molly and Brooks: Volume One: The Creek Ch

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The Marvelous Adventures of Molly and Brooks tells of the exciting journeys of two Golden Retrievers and their lives on the farm! Molly and Brooks meet new friends, spend time in the creek, and, ultimately, save the day in an exciting way. This story teaches about the importance of friendship through difficult times an

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I made a list of a few fundraising and marketing ideas. It's just a rough draft to house ideas!

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Council Google Drive

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

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Girl Scouts/Scouts:

Could they adopt a little free library?

Host a book drive for a community service project?

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2025 ALA James R. Linton Classroom Grants

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2025 ALA Outstanding Literacy Teacher

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Outstanding Administrator in Literacy

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Book Club Book Drive

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Books & Brews

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Pre-service

Girl Scouts

Librarians

Key Club

Students that need community service hours

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Martha's Hope - update family spaces library, update clients library area, possible reading instruction

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Host a “STEM Read Aloud & Build” Pop-Up Event

What it is: Adults take turns reading aloud STEM books at a park, shelter, or community event—then lead a related hands-on activity.

Examples:

Read What Do You Do With a Problem? and build problem-solving games.

Read If I Built a Car and design paper cars to race.

Where: Title I schools, summer meal sites, libraries.

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Build and Donate STEM Story Kits

What it is: Assemble take-home kits that pair a children's STEM-themed book with hands-on materials (e.g., Rosie Revere, Engineer + paper, tape, and straws for an engineering challenge).

Who benefits: Local schools, homeless shelters, children’s hospitals, or foster programs.

Bonus: Include instructions in English and Spanish, or QR codes linking to video demos.

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Pop-Up Literacy Events

What it is: Bring books and reading activities to unexpected places—laundromats, parks, farmer's markets.

Activity stations: DIY bookmarks, book giveaways, “read to a pet” area with therapy dogs.

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Create a Mobile Literacy + STEM Lab

What it is: Convert a rolling cart or wagon with STEM materials, books, and challenge cards. Use it at community festivals, laundromats, or waiting rooms.

STEM twist: Include coding robots, circuits, or sensory science bins.

Volunteer roles: Sourcing books and supplies, building activities, rotating the lab to different spots.

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Little Free Library

Update local libraries in our region, offer giveaways for dropping off books, highlight where they are in the region. Ask someone in each area to monitor one near them.

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Read & Build Maker Night

How it works: Select books with strong STEM themes (like Rosie Revere, Engineer or The Wild Robot) and hold a community reading followed by a design challenge.

STEM twist: Use LEGO, recycled materials, or robotics kits to build something inspired by the book.

Community tie-in: Involve parents, scout troops, or local STEM professionals to help mentor or judge.

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STEM StoryWalks in the Community - turn a local park, downtown area, by posting laminated pages of stem-themes book along a walking path

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Logo - sent

tablecloth

banner

storage

website

facebook page

hashtag

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Metro-Mobile

Fall meeting focused on Math Literacy

YAC featured author Dr. Rebecca Giles and ARI

Showcased at Children's Book Festival

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Rocket City Literacy Council

3rd grade book giveaway - let teachers order from Amazon

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Plains Literacy Council

Poet and Author winter writing workshop

Monthly Newsletter - "Plain Talk"

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Magic City

Book giveaway at open house

Literacy on the Lawn

Book drive - setting up class library for Pre-K class

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Hale Co Literacy Council

Books for Barbers and Beauticians

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Funding Ideas

Calhoun County Chamber Grants

Alabama Humanities Alliance

Daniel Foundation

Walmart?

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Singing River Literacy Council

Holly Jolly Christmas Trolley - Give a free book to every child that attends

Hosting Author

Hosting Alabama Writers Symposium

PD for Teachers

Young Authors Conference

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Election Year

Reach out to see who can donate for projects

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Morgan County Literacy Council

Math Curriculum Night - signing eligible kids up for Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Book drive - donated 1000s of gently used books to first-year teachers

Little Free Library for a campground, Habitat for Humanity partnership to provide brand new starter libraries to the children of new homeowners

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Cullman Area Literacy Council

Book Drive - from grants (Operation Roundups)

Christmas in the Park - passed books out at Christmas celebration

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America 250, July 4, 2026

Grants to celebrate books to celebrate America's 250th Birthday

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Celebrate America's 250th birthday on July 4th, 2026 in Alabama!

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Join the International Literacy Association

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ILA NEWS

ILA News | November 9, 2023
Submitted students' perspectives on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice for a chance to be included in the 2024 AERA Annual Meeting.

Research Advisory | Oct 2, 2023
Additional resources, including webinars, available now.

Digital Events | Sept 19, 2023
Free ILA Webinar About Dyslexia
Registration is now open for a new, free ILA Webinar: Dyslexia: What We Know and What We Want to Know.

Free New Resources for JAAL
First set of the new JAAL Literacy Insights available for download.

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ILA is a global advocacy and membership organization of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 86 countries.

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ALA Grant Opportunities

The James R. Linton Lteracy Grant - 3 ($500 grants)

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Revisit this link to see committees: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UgLKVXlmpOFp8U8ccrDHKjPoaiC38JCybyUqkjMCf2g/edit?usp=sharing

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Exemplary Reading Award Program

Chair: Dr. Lorie Johnson

This ILA Committee reviews nominations for ILA Exemplary Reading Award and conducts a site visit.

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Readers Today, Leaders Tomorrow

2025 Fall Conference

Dec. 4-5, 2025

Birminghma

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If you get a check have it written to Alabama Literacy Association.