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Coaches, Teachers, Writing

The Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers

Christmas came early this year. It came in February. I had pre-ordered my copy of Jennifer Serravallo’s The Writing Strategies Book and it arrived last week. What an incredible body of work for teachers and coaches to use in developing confident and skilled writers! Already this week, instructional coaches in our district have taken a …

English learners, Teachers

Our Students’ Lives; Going Beyond the Single Story

Years ago, I learned one of the most valuable lessons of my entire career. I didn’t know the “single story” concept yet and it was long before Chimamanda Adichie’s brilliant TEDtalk, but what I did learn was that it is incredibly important to know as much as you can about your students’ lives outside of …

English learners, Teachers

That Thing You Do! Jill Shelby–Walking Them Home; Connecting Old Culture to New for Our Immigrant and Refugee Students

  Today’s blog post is authored by my friend, Jill Shelby. I met Jill earlier this year at our first instructional specialist meeting. There was an instant connection. Jill’s family and mine both experienced re-entry to America after living abroad. I’m so pleased and honored that Jill shared her thoughts here about our privilege and …

Reading, Teachers

Monitoring Comprehension: Helping Readers Know What’s Required

One of the things I’ve learned over the years when talking with teachers about students and comprehension instruction is that sometimes as proficient readers ourselves we don’t fully understand where to begin when working with our young readers. When you are a master at any given skill it’s sometimes difficult to identify the “first step”. …

Coaches, Teachers

Three Simple Steps for Finding Solutions to Instructional Issues

We make a big deal in education about the importance of reflection. Teachers are admonished to take time to think about their instruction, or more importantly to reflect on student learning. It’s a powerful process to engage in methodically thinking through how to improve troubling issues that arise in the classroom. Teachers typically begin by …

Teachers

Best New Year’s Resolution for Teachers in 2017: Do Less.

When have teachers ever been asked to do less? At the beginning of each school year, new initiatives are rolled out, multiple resources are prescribed, numerous trainings are scheduled, stacks of forms are introduced and teachers start out feeling crushed beneath the weight of it all. Never, I repeat never, are teachers asked to take …

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