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Month: February 2025

Generosity Abounds

February 23, 2025 by megankruse

I am overcome with gratitude for the generosity that abounds.  My week kicked off with an unexpected and magnificent opportunity to visit with Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, via Zoom, to discuss the fluency intervention for some 7th and 8th graders that I get to work with.  As I told Dr. Hasbrouck, her input will benefit far … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Research, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: Amy Numedahl, Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, Dubuque, Elton Kruse, fluency, generosity, Iowa, Kara Veach, Lisa Williams, Madelyn Swigart, Papae Wymore, Rhonda Nelson, skiing, Stephanie Edgren, Sundown Mountain Resort, The Reading League Iowa

Confessions

February 16, 2025 by megankruse

As I mentioned last week, I have a “Pet Peeves” post waiting in the wings.  I’m still itching to release it, especially since my pet peeves seem heightened right now.  BUT, I know that they remain a problem-dump, rather than a solution-dump.  So, in the wings the post remains.  In the meantime, I have a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Research, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: accessing meaning, accuracy, automaticity, Bill Kruse, comprehension, confessions, curiosity, Deb Glaser, Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, Dr. Zach Groshell, fluency, George Couros, intervention, Knowing, Maryanne Wolf, Progressively Incorrect, systems, Three A's, Understanding

Authorship is Ownership

February 9, 2025 by megankruse

I had a completely different post planned for this week.  I was going to try to revise the original post to mesh with the ideas I write about today, but have decided to leave it in draft form.  I may post it in the future, but it needs some revision.  Its topic is around my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: AI-Driven Leader, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Crazy Train, frustration, Geoff Woods, George Couros, Instagram, Jane Zarate, Jon Gordon, Margaret Reynolds, MTSS, ownership, Ozzy Osbourne, pet peeves, PLC, problems, professional development, San Antonio, student teaching, The Starlight Express

The Reading League Iowa

February 2, 2025 by megankruse

The loooooooong wait is over!  I have been revisiting this page from The Reading League’s website for months, waiting for the state of Iowa to turn dark blue, indicating that we have a Reading League Chapter. It’s official:  The Reading League Iowa is now part of the Chapter Network! The Story On a Friday afternoon … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Outreach and collaboration with families and community, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Research, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: Amy Numedahl, Andrea Setmeyer, collaboration, Emily Hanford, evidence-based instruction, Iowa, Kara Veach, Lisa Williams, Maria Murray, Mother Teresa, NAEP, Papae Wymore, Rhonda Nelson, Sold a Story, Stephanie Edgren, The Reading League, The Reading League Iowa, The Truth About Reading

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The Flight Attendant
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The Flight Attendant
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Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
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