Endorsments
Janie Escobar, 1st Grade Teacher Kalskag, Alaska-
“As a new teacher, Carol has taught me so much about how to reach and connect with struggling readers.
As soon as I started implementing her techniques, especially phonogram tracking and 'grids and trails', my students' phonics skills had increased exponentially. Carol's routines, techniques, and passion for teaching, both teachers and students, make her, not only, my most valuable resource, but a trusted friend as well."
A reunion with former first grade students
Dr. Christian P. Wilkens, Rural Alaska school consultant Chair & Associate Professor, State University of New York-
"I’ve worked with Carol Thompson for many years as a colleague and fellow school improvement coach.
She is one of the best I know at providing clear, organized, and useful professional development and other supports for school staff, teachers, and leadership. She understands teaching and learning and has shown a remarkable ability to help schools find ways through or around the places where they struggle. Carol cares deeply that students have challenging, engaging experiences in schools every day – and a unique ability to connect with people, laugh with them, and make their work better."
Kevin Foster, Teacher Anchorage AK-
“Carol Thompson has been an amazing and rich resource.
Her knowledge of the education field has provided tremendous help in navigating testing and special education. Her confidence and social skill make her a joy to talk to as she holds you accountable and scaffolds your growth. I truly appreciate the skills that Carol has helped me grow in my journey as an educator.”
Roger Franklin, Principal Shungnak School Shungnak AK-
“Carol has helped develop and align curriculum along state and cultural standards,
increased literacy, developed structures for emphasis on English and student interventions, exposed students to meaningful content areas, helped foster a positive school climate and learning environment, collaborated with staff weekly to discuss individual student progress, helped align professional development policies and practices, and helped create awareness of the Danielson Model for staff (i.e. walk-throughs and peer observations). School-wide Carol has brought attention to the positive-growth mindset. Carol’s expertise in data analysis has allowed staff to recognize student growth, goals, and to have success delivering instruction specific to recognized needs.
Laurie Schoenberger, Education Consultant/Coach Juneau, Alaska-
"Carol stays up to date with programs and assessment tools used by schools and adapts quickly to make needed changes.
She is also a ‘go-to person’ for her expertise in the use of DIBELS and AIMSweb Plus. Her professional experience includes teaching all grades K-12 and is well known for her knowledge in the area of effective literacy practices. She has presented sessions for schools on topics such as reading with prosody, useful routines for decoding words and vocabulary development. After each session she provides teams with research articles and resources to use. Carol builds collegial relationships and works well with school teams. As an active listener, she knows when to speak up and share divergent ideas which might be challenging to a team of seasoned educational leaders.”