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Reading by the Numbers

April 23, 2023 by megankruse

100% This post was 100% inspired by the three literacy leaders I affectionately call “The Trifecta,”  Stacy Hurst, Lindsay Kemeny, and Donell Pons, hosts of Reading Horizons’ Literacy Talks podcast.  In Episode 6 of Season 3, Reading:  The Numbers Help Tell the Stories, The Trifecta focuses on the irony of how many numbers are involved … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assessments and data, 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, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: 1, 100, 15, 18, 2, 200, 26, 3, 44, 52, 95, Angie Hanlin, Brita Oyen, Donell Pons, dyslexia, early childhood, George Couros, GPAEA, graphemes, intervention, it takes a village, Jason Kennedy, Jennifer Lamm, LETRS, Lindsay Kemeny, Literacy Talks, Louisa Moats, Mme Lockhart, numbers, one, phonemes, phonemic awareness, predictive indicators, preschool, Reading Horizons, Reading Rockets, Solution Tree, Stacy Hurst, systematic and explicit instruction, Teaching Reading is Rocket Science, the trifecta, Tier 1, tiers

It Takes Time, Growth Mindsets, and Intentional Planning

February 26, 2023 by megankruse

It takes time.  This a phrase uttered in multiple educational arenas when talking about student proficiency.  It takes time.  I have been reminded of this over and over again in my work as a teacher and as an instructional coach.  Most recently, I have been reminded of this with three exceptional learning opportunities:  1)  Episode … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assessments and data, 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, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: Angie Hanlin, coaching cycles, data, Dr. Anita Archer, Dr. Ernie Ortiz, edWeb, FAST screener, FMCSD, growth mindset, higher-order thinking, instructional expectations, intentional planning, it takes time, John Hattie, Kevin Hansford, Kimberly Cano, Laura Beaver, Learning Cubed, Matthews Elementary, Melissa & Lori Love Literacy, New Madrid Missouri, Pati Montgomery, Persida & Bill Himmele, Reading Horizons, science of reading, Solution Tree, Thorp Wisconsin, total participation techniques, TPT Cognitive Engagement Model

The Need for Instructional Tights

February 5, 2023 by megankruse

In our work with Solution Tree, we often hear about Instructional Tights as related to the PLC process.  As defined in Learning by Doing, the suggested “Tight Elements in a PLC” include:  Educators work collaboratively rather than in isolation, take collective responsibility for student learning, and clarify the commitments they make to each other about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Collaborative culture, Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Student learning and the profession, Teacher Leader Model Standards, Uncategorized Tagged: action steps, autonomy, bottom-up, Danny Steele, FMCSD, initiatives, instructional expectations, instructional tights, Kim Cano, leadership, Learning by Doing, narrow focus, PLC's, professional learning communitieis, professionalism, science of reading, Solution Tree, tights, Todd Whitaker, top-down

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

Consistency and Relationships

October 23, 2022 by megankruse

Our Work with Kim Cano In our school district’s effort to achieve high levels of learning for all students, we have hired Solution Tree associate, Kim Cano, to steer us in the right direction.  The plan is to have Kim work with us for three years, at the end of which will result in a … [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: Archerisms, Donell Pons, Dr. Anita Archer, explicit instruction, FMCSD, George Couros, high levels of learning, Kim Cano, Lindsay Kemeny, Literacy Talks, Reading Horizons, Solution Tree, Stacy Hurst

It’s Been a Minute

July 31, 2022 by megankruse

Nearly a month has gone by without a blogpost, again.  It’s been a minute.  And I’m glad to be back at the keyboard.  I have definitely come to realize that I feel like I have more clarity when I am writing, even when the writing feels like an obligation, which it does at times. What … [Read more…]

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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

Managing the Chaos

May 8, 2022 by megankruse

As the end of the year dwindles down, I’m witnessing and experiencing the typical May “chaos.”  Students are full of renewed, and perhaps irritating, energy.  Teachers are lacking renewed energy, and in fact are short on energy, patience, and tolerance. Last May, I wrote about rethinking the end-of year countdown.  My reflections in that post … [Read more…]

Posted in: Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Outreach and collaboration with families and community, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Student learning and the profession, Uncategorized Tagged: chaos, Dr. Lori Desautels, Dr. Phil, dysregulation, Eyes are Never Quiet, Michael McKnight, Mike Mattos, Pernille Ripp, proactive, reactive, regulation, Solution Tree, systematic and explicit instruction, trauma

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

Solutions Lie In Hard Work

April 17, 2022 by megankruse

Commitment to Solutions that Work I had the amazing opportunity to attend Solution Tree’s RTI at Work Institute in Des Moines, Iowa this past week.  It was just the rejuvenation I needed as the end of the school year approaches.  One of my favorite things about the event was that the information presented fell in … [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: assessment, Austin Buffum, culture, Des Moines, discomfort, four critical questions, guiding coalition, guiding principles, high levels of learning, Janet Malone, Luis Cruz, Mike Mattos, Nicole Dimich, Paula Maeker, PLC's, predictability, RTI, Solution Tree, Taking Action, tiers
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