Our Mission
We strive to provide superior customer service, innovation, quality, and commitment to schools, staff, and students of Texas. The Pencil Ladies have more than 80 years combined experience in the classroom, having taught second grade through junior college. They share a passion for developing students into stronger readers and writers. Rather than a “quick-fix” for student difficulties in reading and writing, we provide strategies with lasting impacts for both teachers and students to be more successful in the ELA/R classroom.
Customer Service
Teachers Serving Teachers
Teachers Serving Students
Strategy
Teaching students to become independent writers while incorporating a multitude of writing standards, so students create integrative, cohesive writing.
Innovation
We work to show teachers how to be successful through the use of our teacher-created resources.
Products and Services
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For Teachers
- Winning Writers TE (Grades 2 -6)
- Champion Writers TE (Grades 6 -12)
- Writing Toolkits (Grades 4, 7, 9, & 10)
For Students
- Winning Writers (Grades 2-6)
- Champion Writers (Grades 6-12)
- Building Connections (Grades 3-6)
- Bridging Connections (Grades 6-9)
Staff Development
- Mastering Texas Writing Standards
- Maximizing Student Engagement
- Instructional Coaching
- Gifted & Talented 6-Hour Updates
- & more!
Meet Our Team
Teachers are the most influential factor for a students' success in the English classroom. Teachers need readily available resources to help prepare students for success based on state standards.
Joan Tolle
-Certifications: Elementary, Secondary English, Reading, ESL, Business Composite
-Master Reading Teaching
-Middle School Teacher of the Year
-Region XIV Secondary Teacher of the Year
-Public Education, 26 years
-Adjunct Instructor, Western Texas College
Wallace Men’s Unit
Sharon Brown
-B.B.A., Sam Houston State University
-Certifications: Generalist 4-8, Secondary English, Business Composite
-University of Texas, Top 10 Texas Teacher
-SHSU Distinguished Secondary Educator
-Public Education, 26 years
-Region 6 ESC, 5 years
-Adjunct Instructor, Lone Star College
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IN THE NEWS
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TAGT giftED19
The Pencil Ladies are back on the road! We’ll be in San Antonio for this year’s TAGT giftED19 conference. Stop by and let us meet you! https://tagtconference.org/
TEPSA – June 2019
TEPSA is back and the Pencil Ladies are excited to meet you! Swing by booth 609 and introduce yourself! When: June 12-14 Where: Austin Renaissance Hotel, 9721 Arboretum Blvd, Austin, TX 78759 Find out more information at https://www.tepsa.org/event/tepsa-summer-conference/ Summer Conference is the premier learning event for Texas PreK-8 school leaders. Features: 100+ sessions by State[…]
Pencil Ladies Take Over TEPSA
The Pencil Ladies are headed to Austin June 13-14 for the TEPSA conference at The Renaissance Hotel in The Arboretum. We will be booth #410! If your school district has writing and/or reading needs, please drop by for a visit! We would love the opportunity to get to know you. Also, we will be presenting[…]
AIE Conference
The Pencil Ladies just got back from San Antonio and the AIE Conference where we met some amazing district leaders and teachers who care deeply about their students! Thank you to Region 13 for a successful, well-organized conference.