7.26.22 Elizabeth Barker There’s always a way in special education. Don’t stop until you find it. I've spent most of my life thinking about students with disabilities. That may seem hyperbolic, but it’s not. I wasn’t diagnosed with dyslexia until I was in sixth grade, after years of... Read more
7.22.22 Katie Carroll More to do: Students are rebounding but haven’t recovered from COVID-related learning disruptions There are encouraging signs in newly available student achievement data from the 2021–2022 school year: evidence the nation’s education system is rebounding from the pandemic but has not yet... Read more
7.21.22 Lauren Bardwell What families need to know to support their child’s writing I’m not a professional writer. I haven’t published a novel. I don’t work for a newspaper. But I do consider myself a writer because writing is a central part of my daily life: I scribble... Read more
7.19.22 Kailey Rhodes The world’s worst scissors: Why design thinking matters in your classroom "I’d like to start with a quote.” Yawn. But really, try to process this one by Bill Moggridge: “It doesn’t occur to most people that everything is design—that every building and everything... Read more
7.14.22 Kenny McKee 7 steps to empowered data coaching Data is often drudgery for many educators. Much too often, student data is approached in a way that disempowers teachers—the primary influencers of student learning. In some cases, administrators... Read more
7.12.22 Robert Thornell 3 ways to support ambitious instruction in your school For school leaders, the task of rebuilding faith in the education system may never have been greater than it is today. As communities and schools struggle to recover from the challenges faced during... Read more
7.7.22 Laura Hansen Helping students get to the truth with the News Literacy Project John F. Kennedy once stated, “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” Those words still ring true today. Since the advent of college- and career-readiness... Read more
7.5.22 Erin Beard Inspiring learners to act on formative assessment evidence As you may have seen in my previous post, I like to replace the word “data” with the term “learning evidence.” This helps me stay focused on making sure information is gathered and used in... Read more
6.30.22 Steve Underwood Clear, shared, and focused: How to envision successful professional learning initiatives If you’re a state or district leader looking at the data on how kids are doing across your system, chances are you’re longing to see some improvements. Whether your main concern is literacy,... Read more
6.28.22 Natalie DiFusco-Funk Diary of a co-teacher, chapter 2: 5 takeaways It has been several weeks since I cleaned up my classroom and shut the door for summer. With time and space away from my building, I have been able to sit back and truly reflect on what a year it was... Read more
6.27.22 Katie Topping The value of assessments: A conversation with NWEA and Illinois’ LUDA At NWEA, we have many in-depth conversations about the role and purpose of assessments with our district partners, state and federal leaders, and other key members of the educational community. I... Read more
6.24.22 Amy Thierry Using opportunity to learn data to bring more meaning to state assessment results When I was a middle school English language arts teacher in Washington state, I was an advocate for migrant, bilingual students and Title I supports. I spent a lot of time thinking about factors that... Read more
