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Checking in on the Clarity Journey

March 13, 2022 by megankruse

In January, I wrote two posts about choosing One Word for the year, per Jon Gordon‘s suggestion.  It’s March – a great time to check in on how my One Word commitment is going.  In choosing clarity as my One Word for 2022, I decided to identify three specific areas to focus on around clarity … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Uncategorized Tagged: ABC of Iowa, clarity, Corner Tap, instructional coaching, Jon Gordon, Kahlil Gibran, Katie Reed, Kruse Concrete Construction, listening to understand, Mohrfeld Electric, NPR, On Children, One Word Challenge, self-care, Sue and Reed Haeger

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

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

Listening to Understand

June 27, 2021 by megankruse

I missed posting last week – I believe it is the fifth missed post since January 1, when I made a commitment to posting weekly.  I feel an immense amount of gratitude to those readers (I might have five regular readers?!), who give a nudge or notice when I haven’t written.  I write for my … [Read more…]

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