Terry Phillips

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I am the principal of Beech Tree Elementary in Fairfax County, VA.  I have been an educator since 1986 and have been a part of Responsive Classroom since 2006.  We are undergoing a massive renovation at Beech Tree with five additions to the building in addition to updating the existing building. 

 


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December 22, 2011
I love the Origins' web site. I go there often to find things I can use with adult learners as well...
November 03, 2011
Oh Mike, how I do agree with you.  My teachers are so swamped with benchmark assessments, they...
October 02, 2011
Great article, Margaret.  As a principal I have journaled with some students and have found...
September 24, 2011
What a great idea!!!  Kids love read-alouds and they make a great transition into almost any...
September 07, 2011
These are great titles and I will share them with my staff right away!!!
August 31, 2011
My favorite first day memory was of a kindergarten boy who just could not leave his mom. ...
August 28, 2011
Thanks for the reminder, Margaret.  We all make assumptions about our students and our...
August 26, 2011
This is so true.  While renovating our building is nothing at all like the devastation Joplin...
August 03, 2011
Thanks for this book review.  I think I will buy copies of this for our professional library....
July 30, 2011
I, too, was thinking about that transition back into structure.  We are starting a three week...
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