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Dexter D. Murphy, Ed. D. @DexterMurphy

KCS Region Five Director | Former Principal | Believer | Husband | Father | Musician | Educator | ΑΦΑ

Joined February 2009
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Check out this op-ed article from one of my @KnoxSchools colleagues and friends, @meaganbooth828! Great read!! edweek.org/teaching-learning…

‘Gen Z Isn’t Lazy’: Let’s Rethink What We Expect of New Teachers (Opinion)

When a new teacher requested a mental health day, I flinched—then I listened.

edweek.org
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Tara Spikes@SpikesT1995
7 Mar 2025
#ReadAcrossAmerica in @ty2523 class with Lori Tucker from @6News. Congratulations, @ty2523 for having such a special visitor to celebrate reading. 📚💚
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I’m honored to be selected to participant in the @LeadKnox Class of 2025! Looking forward to this collaborative learning experience designed to develop & increase our servant leadership skills focused on further impacting positive change in our Knoxville communities!💡🎉💪🏾
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Rob Speas@Rob_Speas
1 Aug 2024
AE experiencing Teacher Externships with UT Medical Center. These opportunities allow us to see the relevance of our work with kids. #beepbeep #2800made
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Rob Speas@Rob_Speas
29 Jul 2024
Learning about behavior supports for students and building our skills as a Warm Demander. #beepbeep #2800Made
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Andrea Berry@KCSScience
30 Jul 2024
Had the pleasure of presenting with this lovely lady @jamiekelly2018 on DThinking and improving problem design. @GMASteam She was amazing! 🤩
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Trish Harrison@trishharrison76
30 Jul 2024
Rethinking Elementary Math Intervention #Region5KCS Educator Summit.🍎 #4PillarsofMath @KCSKalie @springhillelem
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RT @mhawkinsEDU: The Region 5 Educator Summit was incredibly impactful! It was inspiring to share strategies & witness the enthusiasm for s…
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Andrea Berry@KCSScience
31 Jul 2024
Proud of JESSICA GREER! She presented at Region 5 Summit and supports @KnoxSTEM . Introducing Field Trip Experience Guides for our teachers and students! @DexterMurphy @sljackson1215
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Knox County Schools@KnoxSchools
30 Jul 2024
The inaugural Region 5 Educator Summit brought together every teacher, counselor, instructional coach, and principal from across the region for a full of teacher-led professional learning. 💡 Learn more about this groundbreaking initiative on Hall Pass: bit.ly/4bXkGkb 🚀
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Austin-East HS@AustinEastHS
18 Nov 2023
How blessed are our hardworking, talented Roadrunner scholars? We had 12 amazing students earn FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS to @UTKnoxville today. AE is excellent, creates excellence, and continually leaves a positive mark on the Knoxville community. 🩵♥️
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Green Magnet Academy@GMASteam
11 Nov 2023
Kindergarten explored being scientists yesterday as they investigated the different states of matter in a root-beer float!
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Spring Hill Elementary@springhillelem
4 Oct 2023
It’s #NationalPrincipalsMonth and we want to show gratitude to Ms. Watkins! She works hard each day to make sure students are safe, loved, and ready to learn. We love you, Ms. Watkins! 💚🐻💙 #KCSRegion5 #BearNation #LevelUp
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Spring Hill Elementary@springhillelem
2 Oct 2023
This month’s School Culture Team newsletter just dropped! Check it out: smore.com/90x8ts 💚🐻💙 #KCSRegion5 #BearNation #LevelUp

Spring Hill School Culture Team

Spring Hill School Culture Team

app.smore.com
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Will Smith@MrSmith_LES
3 Oct 2023
Today, we celebrated #NationalCustodianDay! Custodians are the invisible heroes who keep our schools productive and safe, and we are blessed with the very best at Lonsdale! Thank you, Ms. Leslie, Ms. Mary, Ms. Joyce, and Mr. Courtney for everything you do for our school!💙🎉💛
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Austin-East HS@AustinEastHS
4 Oct 2023
Go Mr. Pearson!!! ❤️🩵🎧🎥
Ulla Carr, Ed.S.@UllaCarr
3 Oct 2023
Visiting Mr Pearson @AustinEastHS this morning for an @KCS_EPP coaching visit. After a 10 min news bellringer, he has his students edit their audio & video recordings from their Commercial Project. He helps them, they help each other 🤗 Go Roadrunners!! @CTE4KCS @CTE_Mosley
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Beaumont Magnet Academy@BeaumontMagnet
3 Oct 2023
THANK YOU to @Vol_Football for walking with our back door walkers and taking time to connect with many of our students! Our kiddos were in awe and created memories they won't forget. GO VOLS! #NoPlaceLikeBMA #TheRegion5Way
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KCS Literacy@KCSliteracy
29 Sep 2023
Kindergarten, first and second grade students @smgmagnet actively engaged in applying their knowledge of sound spelling correspondences through building words and reading connected text! #kcsregion5 @kcsliteracy @robindcurry1 @dextermurphy
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RT @mhawkinsEDU: Mrs. Summey is an example of a ‘warm-demander’. She brings the content, engagement, and does not play about Academic Excel…
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