Abydos Learning International

📣 Texas K–5 ELAR Teachers: Your Voice Is Needed

The proposed Required Literary Works List is under review—and classroom expertise matters.

TCTELA is forming teacher work groups to provide direct, classroom-grounded recommendations to inform decision-making.

If you currently teach in a Texas public or public charter school (K–5), you are eligible to self-nominate.

🧠 Bring your instructional reality
📚 Represent your grade band
🗣️ Help shape what students read across Texas

👉 Self-nominate here: https://forms.gle/Kp8TimCyxMwQ5Sao7

🔁 Help us reach the right voices.
Please share this with strong K–2 and 3–5 teachers who can speak to what actually works in classrooms.

Calling all Abydos folks! Please complete this surve TODAY to provide feedback on the proposed required reading list for grades K-12. Survey closes at 11:59 pm tonight!

https://coeuh.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_brOsLlMYWPa1quO

This beautiful picture book, Odder: An Otter’s Story, contains a perfect quote about teaching and loving. Thank you for this beautiful story, Katherine Applegate!

I just began reading this book, Primal Intelligence, today. Already it speaks to me and to everything we believe in Abydos. Check out this paragraph that I’ve highlighted. Our brains learn learns through story. That’s something we have always believed in Abydos.

Dear Abydos community,

Joyce and Eddie chose not to hold a formal memorial service.

Instead, there will be a celebration of Eddie’s life held during the annual Abydos conference in November, where the community he helped build can gather, remember, and reflect together. More details will be shared as the conference approaches.

Those who wish to contribute photos of Eddie are invited to email them to Terrie Roberts at [email protected].

For those who would like to honor Eddie’s memory through a charitable contribution, Joyce has shared that St. Jude’s is their charity of choice.

We are grateful for your continued care, respect, and patience as Joyce navigates this loss in her own way.

With appreciation,
Margaret and Terrie

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Edward Wilson—our beloved Eddie of JoyceandEddie—passed away peacefully at home on December 27.

Eddie was a driving force in the Abydos community. As co-director of NJWPT/Abydos alongside his wife, Dr. Joyce Armstrong Carroll, he helped shape the vision, direction, and intellectual spine of the work for decades. He was generous with his ideas, fiercely creative, and possessed a sharp, unforgettable wit. Eddie challenged people to think differently, to take literacy seriously, and to never settle for easy answers. What he did—and what he stood for—continue to matter.

His wife of 45 years, Joyce Armstrong Carroll, has asked that we allow her time to grieve this profound loss in her own way, and in peace and silence. She also invites us to take time to remember Eddie—to reflect on the work he built, the ideas he pushed forward, and the legacy he leaves behind.

More information will be shared as it becomes available. Until then, we hold Joyce and Eddie’s family close in our thoughts, and we honor Eddie by continuing the work he helped create.

With respect and gratitude,
Margaret and Terrie

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Hey, friends! Gretchen Bernabei and I had so much fun Monday chatting with friends and colleagues about The Friday Night Knitting Club and sharing our different crafts, that we decided to do it again! Next time, we invite you to come ready to talk about what you're currently reading and bring something to craft - coloring, stitching, doodling - all are welcome! To register, visit https://fs10.formsite.com/bwGxwD/lrwthm7nbg/index. Hope to see you in our cozy virtual space on October 27th!

VIRTUAL—by design. ⚡
We pivoted STAAR Writing (Gr. 3–10) to virtual to better accommodate teachers. Same hands-on, cameras-on, interactive workshop—minus Houston traffic and parking roulette.
📅 Sept 23–24, 9am–3pm
🎯 SCR + ECR strategies you can use tomorrow
🔗 Register: https://fs10.formsite.com/bwGxwD/2ckkec3sxi/index

Nov 7-9, 2025...Abydos conference at UH Hilton...

* THOMAS NEWKIRK is keynoting!

* Michael Mendez Guevara is keynoting!

MANY Diamond level presentations

MANY recertifying presentations!

If the state won't see your value, find your own Joy and join us for 2-1/2 AMAZING DAYS!!

register online: abydoslearning.org

🚨 Teachers of Grades 3–10 🚨
Tired of watching your students struggle with STAAR writing? We’ve got you.

Join **Dr. Margaret Hale** in Houston, Sept. 23–24, 2025, for a **hands-on workshop** that goes beyond test prep—helping students craft **authentic, evidence-based responses** to any text (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, you name it).

📌 Learn strategies for:
✔ Integrating reading + writing
✔ Tackling SCRs & ECRs with confidence
✔ Building purposeful, powerful student writing

Seats won’t last—secure yours today 👉 www.abydoslearning.org
Register at https://fs10.formsite.com/bwGxwD/2ckkec3sxi/index

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