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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

Looking for the Easy Button

August 8, 2023 by megankruse

Summer always seems to go too fast and this summer is certainly no exception.  My thoughts and actions have been completely consumed by our house remodel, which is still underway.  We began in June and I was naive enough to think that we would be finished by the time I returned to school in August.  … [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: Bill Kruse, Clement Contracting, collaboration, Dr. Anita Archer, Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, Easy button, EDView360, house remodel, Iowa Science of Reading Summit, Isaac Steffensmeier, LGH Custom Works, lifelong learning, Louisa Moats, Melissa & Lori Love Literacy, Nancy Hennessy, Ross Haeger, sanding, science of reading, science of teaching, staining, Stan Schmidt, Turn 2 Workshop

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

Sustaining Change

March 19, 2023 by megankruse

Change is all the things:  tough, inevitable, great, unnecessary at times, and hard to sustain.  Change is both meaningful and worthwhile when it makes something better.  Two quotes from George Couros ring loud and true here: Bill and I are in the throes of planning for a house remodel.  This remodel was supposed to be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assessments and data, 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: AIM Institute, Amplify Science of Reading Podcast, Bill Kruse, change, el education, FMCSD, George Couros, house remodel, innovation, Kari Kurto, knowledge construction, Kristen Wynn, Mississippi, Susan Lambert, The Reading League, Todd Collins

Winding Down

December 18, 2022 by megankruse

The 2022 Wind Down As we get ready to wrap up 2022, I can’t help but take a bit of time to reflect on the past year.  ‘Tis the season for reflection and gratitude, right?!  It’s always the season for both reflection and gratitude, and this time of year seems to make it even easier. … [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: 3rd Annual Kruse Family Ride, Atlanta, Bill Kruse, cancer, Colorado, el education, Elton Kruse, Emmett Kruse, FMCSD, gratitude, HIVE Conference, Iowa State Fair, Jenny Steffensmeier, Kansas City, Katie Beach, Katie Dailey, Kim Cano, Langley, Lexington, lymphedema, Madelyn Swigart, Mohrfeld Electric, Nashville, New York City, Open Up Resources, Owen Kruse, professional, Reed Haeger, reflection, Rise STEM Academy for Girls, Ross Haeger, Solution Tree, Sue Haeger, Terre Haute, travel, West Point

Nudges

April 24, 2022 by megankruse

I’ve been receiving some pretty persistent nudges lately that have to do with finding clarity around where I place my priorities.  Some of those nudges have been a bit in-my-face:  Bill telling me that I need to “Quit working so much and learn to relax.”  (This isn’t a new statement from Bill, but it came … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Student learning and the profession, Uncategorized Tagged: being present, Bill Kruse, clarity, Eckhart Tolle, el education, FMCSD, instructional coaching, Jane Park, Jenny Steffensmeier, JP, leadership, One Word Challenge, PLC's, science of reading, SEL, Solution Tree, work-life balance, WWII veteran

Celebrations, Joy, and Delights, Oh My!

September 5, 2021 by megankruse

This week, I have found myself overcome with joy around all that there is to celebrate.  Some of these celebrations are bigger than others, some are smaller, but all will be delights that will energize me for some time.  My writing this week reminds me of a blog that I enjoy reading.  Dean Shareski shares … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Student learning and the profession, Uncategorized Tagged: administration, Bill Kruse, Clint Kobelt, community circles, curriculum matters, Dean Shareski, delights, Derek Doherty, Des Moines Public Schools, el education, Elton Kruse, Emmett Kruse, FMCSD, football, Four Oaks, guaranteed and viable curriculum, Kelly Schofield, Mohrfeld Electric, Owen Kruse, PLC's, Solution Tree, support staff

Random Ramblings

August 8, 2021 by megankruse

So.  Many.  Thoughts.  Mostly Unconnected. Challenges and Connections This week has brought a variety of challenges, and has been a reminder of why it’s so important to maintain an arsenal of positivity.  In an April 4 post about Gratitude, I wrote, “Maintaining a positive mindset is tough to do during challenging times, all the more … [Read more…]

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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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Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
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The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia
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