Organizing for Professional Learning
I have just arrived in Baltimore for the Expeditionary Learning National Conference. I can’t wait! During this three-day conference I’ll…
8 Strategies for Scaffolding Instruction
With the advent of the common-core standards, our thinking about how to support second language learners has become super important.…
Professional Learning Binder
For the past few weeks I've been pondering how to support teachers in documenting, organizing, and reflecting on their work…
Instructional Coaching Tools
Last week I shared the instructional coaching data tracker I use to help organize and reflect on my work in coaching cycles…
Coaching Data Tracker
One of my New Year’s resolutions as an instructional coach is to keep better track of the work I do…
Tracking My Progress: Fluency
A few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of student-engaged assessment and progress tracking in motivating students and supporting…
Student Engaged Assessment
Are you looking for a way to motivate your students, get them excited about learning, and support their progress? Then…
Running Records: Why We Should Be Doing Them
I’ve just started a new coaching cycle with a Kindergarten teacher who is interested in building his understandings of guided…
Visual Agendas
Sharing learning targets and the agenda with staff is always a first step in our Thursday PD sessions. I used…
The Story of Guided Reading
Guided reading is an approach to literacy instruction that teachers at our school have been working hard to understand and…