My crazy fun crew from the 2024 State Teachers of the Year decided to take a night tour in a little different way tonight. This was an absolute BLAST! #DC2024 #NTOY24

Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art taught our #ntoy24 small-group the art of “slow observation.” Gaining appreciation and new perspective takes time. Thank you for allowing our group to experience that. #NTOY24 #INTOY24 @ccsso

Such a great day with Smithsonian Education ! Thank you for the wealth of knowledge and resources you provided the #NTOY24 cohort. I can’t wait to bring them back to my students and colleagues. #livetolearn #INTOY24 CCSSO IN Dept of Education

Another incredible day wrapped up! Thankful and grateful to be where I’m at with these amazing #NTOY24 folks.

Excited to make it to Washington DC to connect with the #NTOY24 cohort. CCSSO Dominique A. Foster we in your hood.

Thank you Jim Risch and staff for meeting with me today to talk about education and rural Idaho. #CCSSO #NTOY24 #Education #WashingtonWeek

.CCSSO is honored to host the 2024 National Teacher of the Year Program Washington Week!

#NTOY24 will engage in professional learning & conversations with policymakers, external partners & media to foster relationships that will create opportunities for ongoing leadership.

Intentionality. From being given a map of my school’s community when discussing the power of place, to sitting at a teacher’s desk in an exhibit, the Smithsonian is celebrating the education profession. Teachers, you are artists of the highest calling. CCSSO #NTOY24

Thank you, Jahana Hayes for your words of wisdom today. Your story touched all of us #ntoy24 . In particular, you said that educators need to define this profession, and we shouldn’t let others define it for us. I carried that with me today. CCSSO #INTOY24 #livetolearn

What a day! #NTOY24 #washingtonweek2024 CCSSO TASAnet Abilene ISD

What professional development looks like when the upcoming assessment is a State Dinner…
CCSSO #NTOY24 Washington Week

I feel like the luckiest person on earth because I get to share a workspace with these amazing humans. Not only do I get to learn from them, but I also get to lead alongside them and grow as a professional.
#CCSSO #ntoy24 #washingtonweek2024

I’ve never felt more seen.
#NTOY24 #teachers CCSSO

Can’t wait to see everyone else❤️✨@ccsso TASAnet Abilene ISD #ntoy24

We finished our day with CCSSO and state teachers of the year with a wide range of breakout sessions at 10 Smithsonian museums. Teachers explored hands-on activities, shared their stories, and even created art in the galleries. #NTOY24 #SmithsonianEdu

At the #Smithsonian and noted an exhibit of Idaho Senator Frank Church's luggage from a two day trip. #NTOY24 #Idaho #CCSSO

Thank you so much for taking the time to be with our NTOY24 cohort. Thank you for all of your work as a teacher and now for advocating for students and teachers Jahana Hayes 🍎.

This morning, we were proud to host CCSSO at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum—visiting “A Bold and Beautiful Vision: A Century of Black Arts Education in Washington, DC, 1900-2000” exhibition, learning about urban environmentalism, and writing postcards #NTOY24 #SmithsonianEdu

Day 3 of Washington Week learning, connecting, and transforming with the incredible museum educators at the Smithsonian 🍎 #NTOY24 CCSSO

It was great to see Senator Tom Carper on Capitol Hill! Thank you for the opportunity to share my engineering students' work from Middletown High School. #NTOY24 #WashingtonWeek2024