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A Season of Selling

April 21, 2024 by megankruse

The 10th episode of Sold a Story was released last week, and has done what good journalism does:  it has made its listeners think.  As always, Emily Hanford and Christopher Peak of APM Reports have given me great pause. The only thing stopping me from listening to the entire Sold a Story series again is … [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: 3-cueing system, Amy Numedahl, APM, balanced literacy, Christopher Peak, Chuck Vandenberg, Corner Tap, Emily Hanford, Kara Veach, Lisa Williams, Mark Seidenberg, Papae Wymore, Pen City Current, Reid Lyon, Rhonda Nelson, Sold a Story, Stephanie Edgren, Sue and Reed Haeger, systematic change, The Reading League, The Reading League Iowa, the science of reading

There is Not One Clear Answer

March 12, 2023 by megankruse

There are so many times in education when we seek the “one thing” that will ensure all of our students can read/can learn at high levels.  I reflected on this notion in a recent blogpost titled The Mythical Silver Bullet, at the end of which I concluded, “…which is all to say that the business … [Read more…]

Posted in: Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning, Personal Learning, Professional learning for continuous improvement, Research, Uncategorized Tagged: American Reading Company, Amplify Science of Reading Podcast, Bookworms, Core Knowledge Language Arts, Donell Pons, el education, FMCSD, Forbes, Hollis Scarborough, Lindsay Kemeny, Literacy Talks, Minding the Gap, Natalie Wexler, Reading Horizons, Reading Rockets, Scarborough's rope, Stacy Hurst, Susan Lambert, The Knowledge Gap, The Mythical Silver Bullet, the science of reading, Timothy Shanahan, Wit and Wisdom

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

Reading Disputes, Teaching Struggles, and Taking Breaks

December 5, 2021 by megankruse

When Sky and her mom walked into my classroom four years ago for Open House night to launch the 2017-2018  school year, I was taken aback when Sky (a brand new 6th grade student whom I was meeting for the first time) looked right at me, stomped her foot, and said, “I hate reading.”  The … [Read more…]

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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

You Don’t Have To Be Bad To Get Better

May 9, 2021 by megankruse

I spend a good deal of time reading about, watching, and listening to resources that address effective literacy instruction.  Almost every one of these resources has a strong connection to the Science of Reading, “…a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically-based* research about reading and issues related to reading and writing,” as defined by The Reading … [Read more…]

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The Science of Reading… and Love

March 28, 2021 by megankruse

The Science of Reading The Science of Reading is gaining momentum, thanks in large part to folks like APM journalist Emily Hanford.  The funny thing is, it’s not a new concept;  knowledge about the Science of Reading has been around for upwards of five decades.  According to The Science of Reading, A Defining Movement, “The … [Read more…]

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