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Brené Brown

Craving Critical Thinking

July 10, 2022 by megankruse

This has been one busy summer so far, and we’ve only just reached the halfway mark!  In all of this business, I’ve taken an unplanned three-week hiatus from writing.  The blog hasn’t been far from my mind by any means, I just haven’t set aside the time to finish this post that was started three … [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, Uncategorized Tagged: Andrew Schaefer, Beside the Point, Brené Brown, Carol Tolman, Chuck Vandenberg, critical thinking, David Kilpatrick, Deb Glaser, Dr. Anita Archer, Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Emmett Kruse, epistemology, FMCSD Construction Team, Hayden Wolfe, Joan Sedita, Landes Williams, Laura Stewart, Lindsay Kemeny, Louisa Moats, Lyn Stone, Maria Murray, Nancy Hennessy, Pam Kastner, PaTTAN Literacy Symposium, Pen City Current, Pennsylvania, political thinking, science of reading, SkillsUSA, Tracey White-Weeden, YouTube

Leading Change

April 3, 2022 by megankruse

Last week, I wrote about my presentation to our school board which centered around my role as our FMCSD district literacy coach, the Science of Reading, the adoption of a high quality literacy curriculum, and how instructional coaching is a critical piece of implementation.  Part of what I was speaking to was that I am … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Outreach and collaboration with families and community, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Student learning and the profession, Uncategorized Tagged: ASCD, Bozeman Public Schools, Brené Brown, Casey Bertram, change, collective efficacy, crack the code, Danielle Thompson, Danny Steele, Donna Hejtmanek, EdReports, edWeb, el education, FMCSD, FMCSD School Board, George Couros, Know Better Do Better, Learning Ally, Pati Montgomery, Schools Cubed, Science of Reading What I Should Have Learned in College, systematic and explicit phonics instruction, Terrie Noland, The Reading League, the science of reading, Todd Whitaker, Transformative Reading Teacher Group

The Struggle is Real…and so is Forward Thinking

February 27, 2022 by megankruse

After a week of multiple conversations with teacher teams expressing frustration over a myriad of concerns, I am convinced, more than ever, that one of our Professional Learning Community norms, as suggested by Solution Tree and adopted by many of our teams, needs to be revisited and reflected upon:  Be solution-oriented and forward thinking. The … [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, Uncategorized Tagged: Accelerated Reader, Amplify Science of Reading Podcast, Because of a Teacher, Brené Brown, Dean Shareski, Dr. LaTonya Goffney, el education, FMCSD, George Couros, instructional coaching, Julie Steele, Lacey Robinson, listening to understand, my coaching beliefs, questioning, Solution Tree, Susan Lambert, UnboundEd, vulnerability

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

Being a Learner and Getting it Right

July 5, 2021 by megankruse

My last two posts have been about effective leadership and listening to understand.  Earlier this week, I was catching up on podcasts while doing yard work (best way to listen to those podcasts!) and caught a 2-part episode by the One and Only Brené Brown.  Her topic tied in so perfectly with my thinking around … [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, Uncategorized Tagged: Brené Brown, Cheryl Becker Dobbertin, Common Core, Dare to Lead, daring leadership, effective leadership, el education, evidence, getting it right, Libby Woodfin, listening to understand, power of positive, Ron Berger, Suzanne Nathan Plaut, teacher leader, the science of reading, three shifts, transformational literacy

Maintaining Integrity

March 14, 2021 by megankruse

I have recognized a negative trend developing in myself in the past few weeks.  My thoughts are being poisoned by events around me – nothing earth-shattering, just the normal stuff that is part of day to day life.  Yet these events have hurt and impacted those I care deeply about.  When I allow poison to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Learning, Uncategorized Tagged: A Complaint Free World, Brené Brown, complain, criticize, Dr. Jody Carrington, gossip, integrity, Jennifer Gonzales, Will Bowen

Getting Kicked in the Teeth

February 7, 2021 by megankruse

The Background  Two weeks ago, I wrote a post about the power of collaboration.  In the first part of it, I described the process that our coaching staff went through to develop a session for our district’s upcoming professional development day.  I summarized it as a seven-step process, much of which involved frustration, but ultimately … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Teacher Leader Model Standards Tagged: Brené Brown, coaching, collaboration, defense mode, feedback, getting kicked in the teeth, Glennon Doyle, intervention, Nawal Qarooni Casiano, Nerdy Book Club, professional development, Unlocking Us podcast, Untamed, Walt Disney

Jumping In

January 3, 2021 by megankruse

The desire to maintain a blog has been with me for some time.  My 5th and 6th grade students even dabbled in some form of a blog years ago when we had a “Book Blog” on our website. There are many reasons that I haven’t fulfilled the desire to begin a blog.  Topping the list … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Learning Tagged: Brené Brown, busyness, Dean Shareski, Derek Sivers, fears, FFT's, George Couros, Jenny Steffensmeier, Megan Kruse, Obvious vs Amazing, Rachel Steffensmeier, Subtle Impacts, Unlocking Us
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