I’m happy to share my 13th Edutopia article!
How Teachers Can Set and Maintain Reasonable Expectations for Themselves
Happy Reading All!
Kathy Collier
Empowering Students With Repeated Reading
Another article on Edutopia! Enjoy….
Early Literacy Podcast Appearance
Taping a podcast is definitely a bit out of my comfort zone, and sharing it feels even more out of my comfort zone. However I’m trying to model productive struggle and risk taking for my students, so here it goes:
I’m excited to share my second appearance on a podcast!
This episode is with two people I respect greatly:
- Superintendent Dr. Clardy and
- Karyn Stocks Glover, Director of Teaching, Learning and Innovation.
I am honored to have been invited into this rich conversation. Thank you to Marcie Pfeifer-Soderbloom for facilitating!
Knoster’s Model of Change
In a learning institution such as a school, we face many changes as we learn more about teaching and learning, as we gain insight about the genius each of our students brings to our community, and as we collaborate to find adaptive solutions to our puzzles of practice. In this post, I want to describe a model we have used in my school district to reflect on change and strive to support teachers as we engage in change processes. This model, developed by Hendrik Knoster, is called the Knoster Model.
Maximizing the Impact of Small Group Instruction
Small group instruction has the potential to accelerate learning for students if used with intention and flexibility. In this post, I will summarize small group considerations that were discussed in Heggerty’s Exploring the Power of Small Group Literacy Instruction webinar. The focus of the webinar is on foundational literacy instruction. Heggerty calls these “truths” and aims to dispel “myths” around small group instruction. I call them considerations because teaching is a science and teachers make decisions based on the students in front of them and their understanding of best practices in literacy.
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Talk Time
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about discourse, oral language, and the amount of talk kids engage in throughout their days at school. Two resources that I share in this post support the importance of providing meaningful, plentiful opportunities for kids to talk for various purposes.
The Equity Transformation Cycle: Listening to Students to Empower Them and Improve Teaching Practices
Understanding the student experience is key to designing culturally relevant instruction. Our students know best what works for them. By seeking student feedback, we empower them and build stronger relationships. In this post, I want to describe how the Equity Transformation Cycle described in Street Data has helped me think more deeply about my students. It has helped me feel more creativity and curiosity about teaching.
Improving Student Experience Through the Stories We Tell Ourselves PODCAST!!! And… THIS IS MY POST #100!!!
My first podcast interview. It was quite an experience and I’m glad I took on the challenge.
Improving Student Experience Through the Stories We Tell Ourselves
How to Use Universal Design for Learning to Create Assessments
My tenth article with Edutopia was published today!
How to Use Universal Design for Learning to Create Assessments
How to Shift Your Mindset
Another article published at Edutopia!