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The Bookends of Learning

November 24, 2024 by megankruse

This past week, our instructional coaching team led several professional development sessions in a district professional learning day.  The day was designed so that participants could choose their own path:  they had several sessions to choose from for each time slot.  It was a day packed with learning and choice.  My only frustration with the … [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: A.J. Juliani, beginnings and endings, CASEL, Character Strong, chatgpt, Dave Burgess, exit tickets, Four at the Door, lesson planning, My Favorite No, Teach Like a Pirate, The Teaching Channel

Oh, Those Summer Challenges

June 30, 2024 by megankruse

My summer kicked off with a commitment to reading 9 books, following a method for accomplishing goals suggested by George Couros. The second book on my to-read list for Summer ’24 is one that has been on my shelf for several years:  Speech to Print by Louisa Moats.  I have pulled Speech to Print several … [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: A.J. Juliani, Andrea Parrot, Ann Metzger, failing, failure, George Couros, Just Go Bike, Kathy Murphy, Katie Dailey, language, Louisa Moats, morphology, orthograpy, Patty Steffensmeier, perseverance, phonetics, phonology, RAGBRAI, semantics, Speech to Print, structured literacy, syntax, systematic and explicit instruction

Failing vs Failure

January 23, 2022 by megankruse

There are times when I walk away from a coaching conversation feeling like a failure.  I can feel like I was zero help to a teacher who was seeking answers or support.  When that happens, I question my ability as an instructional coach, and wonder if there are other people who would be better at … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: A.J. Juliani, Brené Brown, clarity, collaboration, failing, failure, George Couros, growth mindset, instructional coaching, Learning Like a Skater, Mindset Mondays, The Gifts of Imperfection

My Coaching Beliefs

February 28, 2021 by megankruse

It’s been a week.  My emotions have been all over the place, as we celebrated Owen’s trip to the IHSAA Wrestling Tournament, where he earned a place on the podium.  His 8th place finish was not where he wanted to land, but we couldn’t be more proud!  The weekend was filled with celebrations and frustrations, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assessments and data, 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: 7 Habits, A.J. Juliani, backward design, Chuck Vandenberg, community coaches, Dan Harris, Diane Sweeney, Eckhart Tolle, el education, Elton Kruse, Emmett Kruse, failure, George Couros, Hal Urban, IHSAA wrestling, Isaac Steffensmeier, Jon Gordon, Leanna S. Harris, Learning by Doing, listening, Luke Rickelman, Mike Mattos, Open Up Resources, Orton-Gillingham, Owen Kruse, Pen City Current, Rachel Steffensmeier, Rebecca DuFour, relationships, Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, Solution Tree, Stephen Covey, Student-Centered Coaching, Thomas W. Many, Will Bowen

Beginning With the End in Mind

February 14, 2021 by megankruse

Some Background  Recently, I have been a part of many conversations with teacher teams expressing concern about over-assessing our students.  At times, they feel as if the only thing they do is assess, without ever being able to actually teach.  This is a valid concern and one that can be alleviated when we make use … [Read more…]

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Megan's bookshelf: read

The Flight Attendant
really liked it
The Flight Attendant
by Chris Bohjalian
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
really liked it
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
by Jennie Allen
Half Broke Horses
it was amazing
Half Broke Horses
by Jeannette Walls
Ground Zero
it was amazing
Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz
The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia
really liked it
The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia
by Emma Copley Eisenberg

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