1.19.21 3 timely ways to make great use of assessment data With so many question marks in the air these days, isn’t there something reassuring about good data that gives us reliable answers? This is certainly true in education, where schools rely on... Read more
9.1.16 Six Things Teachers and District Leaders Can Do To Support Formative Assessment Many district leaders and administrators use the valuable summer months to plan for the return of teachers and students to the classroom. In many schools, formative assessment practices will be... Read more
10.7.13 Formative Assessment – Revisiting the Exit Ticket It gives me great joy to see teachers so passionate about formative assessment and its ability to measure their students’ progress that they blog about it. Kimberlee Fulbright recently shared a... Read more
2.6.13 The Benefits of Leveraging Technology to Implement RTI In earlier blogs we discussed RTI and its importance to early learning and the value of universal screening and progress monitoring. In fact, as Telzrow, McNamara, and Hollinger (2000) observed,... Read more
2.22.24 5 ways to maximize high-dosage tutoring High-dosage tutoring is one of the most effective ways to help students quickly make up lost academic ground. Given the strong evidence base, largely from pre-pandemic years, showing that... Read more
11.2.23 High growth for all kids: 4 guidelines for supplemental instruction We all know the challenges of the last three years. We’ve read the headlines and heard the research about the impact of COVID-19 on education. Given the stress that the pandemic put on... Read more
9.19.23 COVID-19 school closures and student achievement: What teachers can do Like I mentioned in an earlier post, recent research on the effects of COVID-19 school closures has revealed that progress toward academic recovery for older kids has been slower than... Read more
3.9.23 4 key conditions for making the most of instructional coaching cycles Instructional coaches are often tasked with numerous roles and responsibilities, so many that sometimes schools forget the most important word in their title: coach. In most cases, the act of... Read more
9.29.22 So many to choose from! 3 tips for selecting high-quality, supplemental digital resources It’s a familiar drill for many teachers: You’re prepping your plans for the week, thinking about how to approach your content and digging through all the resources your core program has to... Read more
4.21.22 Make it memorable: 6 ways the pandemic changed my teaching Most teachers would agree that teaching over the last two years has been challenging. That may even be an understatement. We navigated uncharted waters and pushed ourselves to accomplish the... Read more
1.27.22 I’ve got a golden ticket: How to address foundational gaps in reading with Florida Center for Reading Research resources One of my all-time favorite movies is Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. If you’ve never seen it, I suggest you read the book by Roald Dahl, then watch the characters and candy come to life... Read more
9.16.21 2 simple ways to build equity in your classroom for emergent bilingual students Welcome back to school! That’s a phrase I look forward to saying every fall, and especially so this year. As I talk with colleagues, I hear excitement that last year’s digital... Read more