Lifelong Learner, Public School Educator, Instructional Coach, Believer, Mom in Chattanooga, TN #JoyatSchool #PaideiaLearninghttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3mn35ewncmc23Today is my first official day of summer after my 28th year in public education. I had the joy of celebrating the graduation of kids I welcomed as kindergarteners at my K-12 school. As an instructional coach, I’ve been with them through it all. I love teaching alongside teachers I coach. A 🧵30 May 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn35ewncmc23https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3mmzjyzofb22fMy amazing school is hiring! CSLA is a K-12 Paideia school in Chattanooga. We are looking for amazing people for 2 positions: 🔭 5th grade Science/social studies (full time) 🪅Middle school Spanish (.75 part time) Check us out: csla.hcde.org Apply here: careers.hcde.org/jobs (search for CSLA) https://csla.hcde.org/29 May 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzjyzofb22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3mkxngwcktk2yLouder for the folks in the back… [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxngwcktk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3mep2625qf22k@heymrsbond.com How lovely to hear your voice this morning on my drive to work…Great to hear from your students, too! https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5631779/ai-schools-teachers-students12 Feb 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mep2625qf22khttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3mcaqvd3zjk2vHappy to visit the @magicschoolai.bsky.social booth at #FETC26!12 Jan 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaqvd3zjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3mc6feeqwzk2eI’m excited to be in Orlando for #FETC26! Come learn with me! @gregbagby.bsky.social @factorseducation.bsky.social11 Jan 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6feeqwzk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3m66nx27fks2sThank you, @marcusluther.bsky.social, for putting words to how so many of us are feeling. I often feel I live in that space in between, holding two contradictory things at once. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2025 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66nx27fks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3m26ganga6k2vOur small group of alumni & retirees had a lovely conversation tonight for #NationalPaideiaSeminarDay. We discussed the poem Shoulders by Naomi Shihab Nye. Let’s take care of each other! #JoyAtSchool @paideiacenter.bsky.social02 Oct 2025 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26ganga6k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3m25xp3apo226During seminar at @WeAreCSLA today, a kindergartener said, “Sometimes we don’t agree with each other. That’s OK.” Their second seminar ever, and they already have the basics! #NationalPaideiaSeminarDay #PaideiaLearning #JoyAtSchool01 Oct 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25xp3apo226https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3m25dvfbxtc26For #NationalPaideiaSeminarDay, 8th gr discussed a political cartoon from Rev War. Discussion was lively. Points were hotly debated. When a student came in late as seminar was ending, the teacher heard her friend say, "Girl, you missed the best seminar!" We are so glad she approved! #JoyAtSchool01 Oct 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25dvfbxtc26https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3m25bnsqm7c26Happy National Paideia Seminar Day! We kicked off last night with a parent seminar: Shoulders by Naomi Shihab Nye. Amazing discussion! So honored to hear varied perspectives of our parents! From strangers to caring community in one seminar! #PaideiaSeminar #JoyAtSchool @paideiacenter.bsky.social01 Oct 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25bnsqm7c26https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lyjjksrbjs2gMy feed needs a cleanse, so here are some things that brought me joy today at Eagles’ Nest, our K-12 school-wide assembly to celebrate our philosophy, #Paideia. #JoyAtSchool 1/611 Sep 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyjjksrbjs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3ly7gwl4gk223We had a district walkthrough in our middle and high school the other day. The feedback was largely about the joy and respectful collaboration they saw all over the school. JOY. In middle and high school! That is worth celebrating! #JoyAtSchool #PaideiaLearning07 Sep 2025 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly7gwl4gk223https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lxrjk2g7ok2zThis! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxrjk2g7ok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lxfc4aj3b222Our librarian just said, “Oh, you guys are 3rd graders. You can get 3 books, not just 2!” The buzz of pure joy that went through library is giving me life! #JoyAtSchool27 Aug 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfc4aj3b222https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lqhovzgsmc2dMy district had a session on JOY at the summer leadership institute! Session included brain science and strategies for joy. Each school team created a vision board for cultivating joy. Joy matters! #JoyAtSchool31 May 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqhovzgsmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lorjv2pdvk2qK-12 gathered to honor our first *ever* senior class & 3 retirees: 2 beloved teachers & our principal. I have been a part of this class’s education at CSLA since they were in K, and have had the honor of serving with the principal for 16 yrs. I cried bittersweet tears, but mostly felt #JoyAtSchool!09 May 2025 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lorjv2pdvk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lns54q3bqc2bHave you found any #JoyAtSchool lately? Please share the good stuff happening at your school! We can always use more joy!27 Apr 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lns54q3bqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lns3nkm3lk2bYesterday our 7th graders helped their kindergarten buddies fly kites. Kite Day always is always full of #JoyAtSchool!27 Apr 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lns3nkm3lk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lns3e6mzo22bState testing is hard on everyone, but we found #JoyAtSchool in the middle of it with ArtsFest! There was art and music from elem, MS, and HS. Perfect evening for our school community! (4 photos aren’t enough to show all the awesomeness and joy!)27 Apr 2025 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lns3e6mzo22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lkgfi55tok2gWhen your HS science teacher hatches ducklings in her classroom, there is so much #JoyAtSchool!15 Mar 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgfi55tok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lhgz6efa5c25Some 2nd graders learned the hard way that aggressively stabbing a hot sauce packet with a spork is NOT the most efficient way to open it. #LunchDuty05 Feb 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgz6efa5c25https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lhgyvhvwi225I had some first graders rolling with the knock knock classic, “Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?” #JoyAtSchool #LunchDuty05 Feb 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgyvhvwi225https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lhgxhjeoh225I’m having a healthy debate with a kindergartener about whether or not spaghetti is are pasta. I’m not winning. #JoyAtSchool #LunchDuty05 Feb 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgxhjeoh225https://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lgonc7k4bc2sI’m working on an online coaching course. One of the reflections today helped me see how well my work aligns with my values. I’m so very grateful! #Paideia #LifelongLearner27 Jan 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgonc7k4bc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gastoncindy.bsky.social/post/3lezrz2ieqs2nThis is on the money! I would add that tools need an easy way for teachers to see which students have NOT completed things. It needs to be across various classes so we don’t have to go into every class to check. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jan 2025 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:c4pulgpcgoa2so6ev3n2u4hs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lezrz2ieqs2n