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Brittney Bills

Mirror, Mirror

March 5, 2023 by megankruse

Spring break is right around the corner for Fort Madison Community School District.  We have one week until we get that much-needed week away from school.  This is the time of year when our “windows of tolerance” can be nearly closed.  We are frustrated with escalating student behaviors, data that is not moving in the … [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: Angie Hanlin, Brittney Bills, Casey Jergens, Charlotte Nagel, Corrine Swigart, Debra Ridgway, Dr. Lori Desautels, FMCSD, Jackie Woolever, Jennifer LaFrenz, John Hattie, Katey Bowen, Kim Mendez, Kristy Woodley, Maddie Lemek, Mary Hellige, Melissa & Lori Love Literacy, Nita Carlson, Olivia Johnson, Sarah Bothell, self-deprecation, self-reflection, Shana Jannusch, Thomas Carlyle, Visible Learning, Wendy Boeding, window of tolerance

Universal Tier

May 15, 2022 by megankruse

As I listened (two or three times!) to Amplify’s Science of Reading the Podcast, Season 5, Episode 5, I was reminded, yet again, of the importance of educators focusing on universal instruction first.  For those outside of the education world, this may seem a bit strange.  An outsider may think, “Of course teachers would focus … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assessments and data, Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Research, Student learning and the profession, Uncategorized Tagged: Amplify Science of Reading Podcast, Brittney Bills, data, FMCSD, FMCSD School Board, Grand Island Public Schools, high-quality curriculum, intervention, MTSS, multi-tiered systems of support, Reading Rockets, RTI/Response to Intervention, science of reading, self-degradation, self-reflection, Solution Tree, Susan Lambert, systematic and explicit instruction, tiers, universal screeners, universal tier

Staying Grounded

February 20, 2022 by megankruse

Staying Grounded in Research When I get fired up about structured literacy versus balanced literacy… and I often do… I make sure that what I say or write is grounded in research.  I rely on the Science of Reading resources that are in great supply, I process their content through reading, writing (this blog!) and … [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: 2nd grade, administration, Amplify Science of Reading Podcast, Brittney Bills, clarity, George Couros, Mindset Mondays, perspectives, presume positive intent, science of reading, staying grounded, structured literacy, subbing, Susan Lambert, The Reading League

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