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by Patty McGee

Feb 24, 2017

Four Simple Words

The words we use hold power-- the power to nurture, inspire, and teach. A small adjustment to our wording can turn what sounds like...

Patty McGee

Feb 11, 2017

Say Goodbye to the Red Pen

As we begin this series of blog posts on feedback in writing, I ask you to take a moment to reflect. Think back over your many years of...

Pam Koutrakos

Feb 1, 2017

How Do I Assess Students in Word Study?

For most of my life (as a student and as a teacher), word study assessments were a weekly spelling test. As a student, I numbered down...

The Journey of Two Friends and Two Books

Gravity Goldberg and Renee Houser

Dec 22, 2016

The Journey of Two Friends and Two Books

We’ve been friends since 2004 and in that time we completed several marathons together, too many triathlons to count, two full distance...

Risk Seeking Throughout the Year:
How Can We Maintain Momentum?

Pam Koutrakos & Laura Sarsten

Dec 21, 2016

Risk Seeking Throughout the Year: How Can We Maintain Momentum?

How do we get our students to continue to take risks that really matter? We are born curious. We ask questions. We explore possibilities....

How can I bring a sense of DISCOVERY to word study?

Pam Koutrakos

Dec 9, 2016

How can I bring a sense of DISCOVERY to word study?

“The important thing is to not stop questioning: curiosity has its own reason for existing.” -Albert Einstein I am an optimist......

How might I schedule MY time during word study to meet the needs of all students?

Pam Koutrakos

Nov 20, 2016

How might I schedule MY time during word study to meet the needs of all students?

I find tremendous value and flexibility in the structure of workshop. Instruction across subjects and throughout my day has a tendency...

What Do Our Word Study Notebooks Look Like?

Pam Koutrakos

Nov 5, 2016

What Do Our Word Study Notebooks Look Like?

Many teachers I know (myself included) keep their own reading and writing notebooks. We want to show students that we live this work...

Pam Koutrakos

Oct 22, 2016

What is Word Study?

“Words mean more than is set down on paper. It takes human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.” -Maya Angelou Word study is a hot...

Becoming Risk Seekers:
How Can We Start Exploring Possibilities?

Laura Sarsten and Pam Koutrakos

Oct 12, 2016

Becoming Risk Seekers: How Can We Start Exploring Possibilities?

This post was written by consultants Laura Sarsten and Pam Koutrakos. Have you ever wished you could bottle up that initial...

Laura Sarsten and Pam Koutrakos

Oct 3, 2016

TAKING RISKS AND LEADING WITH PURPOSE

This post was written by consultants Laura Sarsten and Pam Koutrakos. September seems to creep up on us faster and faster each year! As...

FLOW FOR ALL! CREATE FLOW TO STRETCH STUDENT LEARNING

Audrey Friel

Oct 3, 2016

FLOW FOR ALL! CREATE FLOW TO STRETCH STUDENT LEARNING

This post is written by teacher and presenter Audrey Friel. ~Did you ever watch an eleven year old boy put together a Lego® set? ~Did you...

FREE PLAY SUPPORTS DEEP LEARNING OVER THE SUMMER

Kerrie LaRosa

Jun 13, 2016

FREE PLAY SUPPORTS DEEP LEARNING OVER THE SUMMER

This post was written by parent coach Kerrie LaRosa. “We have forgotten that children are designed by nature to learn through...

KEEP YOUR CHILD’S MIND AND BODY ACTIVE THIS SUMMER

Kerrie LaRosa

Jun 8, 2016

KEEP YOUR CHILD’S MIND AND BODY ACTIVE THIS SUMMER

This post was written by parent coach Kerrie LaRosa. School is winding down and soon it will be summer. Parents often ask me how to keep...

CELEBRATION: THE POWER AND REWARD OF BEING TRULY PRESENT IN OUR WORK

Laura Sarsten & Pam Koutrakos

Jun 5, 2016

CELEBRATION: THE POWER AND REWARD OF BEING TRULY PRESENT IN OUR WORK

This post is written by teachers Laura Sarsten and Pam Koutrakos. We celebrate to lift one another, ourselves, and our work to places we...

Patty McGee

Jun 1, 2016

SUPPORT READING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER

This the third and final post of a summer reading series written by literacy consultant Patty McGee. Every summer, I create a plan for...

ENCOURAGE KIDS TO READ FAR AND WIDE THIS SUMMER

Patty McGee

May 25, 2016

ENCOURAGE KIDS TO READ FAR AND WIDE THIS SUMMER

This post is part two of a summer reading series written by literacy consultant Patty McGee. We want our readers to read widely over the...

END THE YEAR BY KICKING OFF SUMMER READING PLANS

Patty McGee

May 18, 2016

END THE YEAR BY KICKING OFF SUMMER READING PLANS

This post is written by literacy consultant Patty McGee. Perhaps you agree– summertime is the best reading time of all. However, many...

GROWTH MINDSET; PERSEVERANCE AND PRAISE WITH A PLAN!

Audrey Friel

May 11, 2016

GROWTH MINDSET; PERSEVERANCE AND PRAISE WITH A PLAN!

This post is written by teacher and presenter Audrey Friel. Growth mindset, effort, perseverance, grit, vigor, rigor, wit, flow, daring,...

PURPOSEFULLY PRESENT: MAKING THE CHOICE TO BE “ALL IN”

Laura Sarsten & Pam Koutrakos

Apr 6, 2016

PURPOSEFULLY PRESENT: MAKING THE CHOICE TO BE “ALL IN”

This post is written by teachers Laura Sarsten and Pam Koutrakos Many of us can relate to the often rushed, multi-tasking whirlwind of...

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