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Month: June 2023

Staying Committed

June 25, 2023 by megankruse

When I began writing this blog in January of 2021, I outlined my goals for the blog which are as follows:  Document my learning journey as a teacher, coach, and student  Improve my writing craft through reflection  Act as a producer rather than a consumer  Push my thinking  Connect with others Two and a half … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: 4th Annual Kruse Family Ride, Andrea Setmeyer, Clement Contracting, el education, fears, George Couros, goals, HIVE Conference, Iowa Reading League, Isaac Steffensmeier, Jack Dailey, Jennifer Lamm, Judith Hochman, Julie Eckhardt, Kara Veach, Lisa Williams, Louie's Lakeside Bistro & BBQ, Natalie Wexler, Open Up Resources, Papae Wymore, Rathbun Lake, running, Southeast Polk Community School District, Stephanie Edgren, summer learning, The Reading League, The Writing Revolution, William Penn University

Kicking-Off the Summer Learning Season

June 11, 2023 by megankruse

The summer learning season kicked off in beautiful fashion this past week.  On the very first two days of summer break, the Guiding Coalition members from each building in Fort Madison Community School District spent two days assessing our data, prioritizing areas of concern, and developing a targeted action plan for the upcoming 23-24 school … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assessments and data, Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Research, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: Amy Thacher, Area Education Agency, Carol Tolman, data, Dr. Stanislas Dehaene, dyslexia, FMCSD, four-part processing model, guiding coalition, Jennifer Lamm, Joan Sedita, Kara Veach, Lisa Williams, Marie Kondo, Papae Wymore, phonemic awareness, Reading in the Brain, reading wars, science of reading, Stephanie Edgren, Stephanie Stollar, The Reading League, The Writing Rope

What the Road Said

June 4, 2023 by megankruse

Graduation season is upon us… or is coming to an end for many.  This is a bittersweet time for me, as our youngest son, Emmett Reed Kruse, graduated from high school yesterday.  The event has been served with a host of emotions:  we are so happy for Emmett and incredibly proud of him, but just … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Learning, Uncategorized Tagged: authentic, Bill Kruse, Cleo Wade, Elton, Elton Kruse, Emmett Kruse, George Couros, graduation, Kruse Concrete Construction, Lucie de Moyencourt, Owen Kruse, Sue Haeger, The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Road, this too shall pass, TJ Klune, Tom Hanks, What the Road Said, worry

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