As is often the case, George Couros serves as the inspiration for today’s post. Not only is he the reason I finally started writing this blog, but he is also the inspiration for many of my posts. In addition to writing blog posts, George writes weekly emails, is the author/coauthor of four books, is a … [Read more…]
I have been more and more nervous about gross misinterpretations and misuses of the phrase, “The Science of Reading.” Among the many fears I hold, one is that educators are interpreting the Science of Reading to mean: teach phonics (only or first). Timothy Shanahan, brilliantly explained how this fear is playing out in terms of … [Read more…]
This past week has allowed a peek into what our teachers are doing with students to set academic goals. In addition to our standing district beliefs, vision, mission, and goals, Fort Madison Community School District has identified the following goal for the 2022-2023 school year: “By May 2023, FMCSD will improve ELA and Math proficiency … [Read more…]
My inspiration for today’s post came this week as I watched several different scenarios unfold across our school buildings. (Side note: the title for today’s post popped in my head earlier this week. I had completely forgotten that I had used this same title with a similar theme in my October 3, 2021 blogpost!) The … [Read more…]