Issue 181: May 14, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Serving Up Good Questions,

Issue 180: May 07, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: The Big Transition: Moving from Elementary to Middle School, The Big Transition: Moving from Elementary to Middle School Continued….,

Issue 179: Apr 30, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Strategies for Effective Vocabulary,

Issue 178: Apr 23, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Spotlight: Howard High School of Technology,

Issue 177: Apr 16, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: What Matters Most in Instruction,

Issue 176: Apr 02, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Planning Collaboratively for Instructional Change,

Issue 175: Mar 27, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Infusing More Writing Across the Curriculum,

Issue 174: Mar 19, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: What Motivates Us to Teach?,

Issue 173: Mar 12, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Reach Your Unreachable Stars: A Personal Account,

Issue 172: Mar 05, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategies That Engage Students in Informational Text,

Issue 171: Feb 27, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Leading Change in Your School,

Issue 170: Feb 20, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Using the R.A.F.T. Strategy As A Writing Prompt to Extend Student Thinking,

Issue 169: Feb 13, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Keeping Students Actively Engaged in the Learning Process,

Issue 168: Feb 06, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Get Your Students Hooked on Books!,

Issue 167: Jan 31, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Acceleration is Critical to Instruction,

Issue 166: Jan 23, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Using Mnemonics as Memory Tools,

Issue 165: Jan 16, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Learning Teams for Learning Gains,

Issue 164: Jan 09, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: The New English Language Arts Common Core Standards,

Issue 163: Jan 09, 2012 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features:

Issue 162: Dec 19, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Increasing Student Engagement,

Issue 161: Dec 12, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Further Implementation of the Learning-Focused Strategies Model,

Issue 160: Dec 06, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How Can I Be a Better Coach,

Issue 159: Nov 28, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Making Lectures Learning Experiences: Ideas to Keep Lectures Interactive,

Issue 158: Nov 14, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: After-Reading Strategies,

Issue 157: Nov 07, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Nonfiction Text Reading Strategies,

Issue 156: Oct 31, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Question Out the Door,

Issue 155: Oct 24, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Make It Fresh! Mix It Up!,

Issue 154: Oct 17, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Action Research,

Issue 153: Oct 10, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Portfolios Revisited,

Issue 152: Oct 03, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: There Is More Than One Way to Assess Student Learning,

Issue 151: Sep 26, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: The Importance of Reading Records,

Issue 150: Sep 19, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Changing the School Culture,

Issue 149: Sep 12, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Differentiating your Curriculum to Meet the Needs of all Students,

Issue 148: Sep 05, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: What Does Educational Rigor Really Mean?,

Issue 147: Aug 29, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How to Actively Involve your Studetns During Instruction,

Issue 146: Aug 22, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Learning-Focused and Common Core State Standards,

Issue 145: Aug 15, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Teacher-Directed Writing Lessons,

Issue 144: Aug 08, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Ideas for Actively Engaging Students in Learning-Based Review,

Issue 143: Aug 01, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Monitoring for Best Instructional Practices,

Issue 142: Jul 25, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: The Learning-Focused Strategies Model,

Issue 141: Jul 11, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Understanding Myths About School Change,

Issue 140: Jun 27, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Scaffolding: Ensuring Success for All Students,

Issue 139: Jun 13, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: The Catching Kids Up Model Impacts Achievement for Struggling Learners,

Issue 138: Jun 06, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Alternatives to Round Robin Reading,

Issue 137: May 30, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Signal Words: Connections to Comprehension and Test Taking,

Issue 136: May 23, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Scaffolding for Struggling Students,

Issue 135: May 16, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Monitoring for Achievement and Providing Support to Teachers with STRIDE, Summarizing with Graphic Organizers,

Issue 134: May 09, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Using Differentiated Task Cards, Using Differentiation to Achieve Common Learning Goals,

Issue 133: May 02, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How can I create a supportive environment for differentiation?,

Issue 132: Apr 18, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Differentiating Instruction in the Classroom, Restructuring Instruction through Differentiation,

Issue 131: Apr 11, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Combee Elementary, a Preferred LEARNING-FOCUSED School in the Area of Leadership, POTENT - A Professional Development Tool,

Issue 130: Apr 04, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Ideas for Extending Thinking in World Languages Classroom, The Secret Behind Increasing Learning and Achievement,

Issue 129: Mar 28, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How Does Focused Learning Lead to Higher Achievement?, What Are Effective Ways to Read Text?,

Issue 128: Mar 21, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Motivating Students (and Parents) With an Academic Fair, Motivating the Unmotivated,

Issue 127: Mar 14, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Challenging Student Apathy, Taking the Lead: The Role Student-Led Conferences Play in Student Motivation,

Issue 126: Mar 07, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How can we Motivate Unmotivated Students?, What Can Be Done to Motivate Students?,

Issue 125: Feb 28, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Questioning to Increase Student Achievement,

Issue 124: Feb 21, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Lessons that Promote Learning, Using Culminating Activities to Assess Learning,

Issue 123: Feb 14, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Motivating Students, Motivating the Unmotivated,

Issue 122: Jan 31, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Extending Thinking in History Classes, Extending Thinking with RAFT Writing,

Issue 121: Jan 24, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Developing Quality Lesson Plans, How do you make the most of your planning time?,

Issue 120: Jan 17, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Extending Thinking in all Content Areas, Extending Thinking to Deepen Understanding,

Issue 119: Jan 10, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Collaborative Pairs-Implementation and Accountability, Designing Literacy Lessons,

Issue 118: Jan 03, 2011 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Assessment Prompts and the KUD Organizer, Got Data…Now What?,

Issue 117: Dec 13, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How Do the State Standards, the K-U-D and Lesson Essential Question All Connect?, Multiple Exposures, Key Vocabulary and the K-U-D,

Issue 116: Dec 06, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Journey to Collaboration, PLCs and Learning-Focused,

Issue 115: Nov 29, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Assessment for Learning and Learning-Focused, How Do Teachers Know When to Adjust Instruction?,

Issue 114: Nov 22, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Discover the Possibilities - Tampa, Florida,

Issue 113: Nov 15, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Being Prepared to Plan for Units, How do Learning-Focused Coaches Support and Encourage Collaboration?,

Issue 112: Nov 08, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Assessment for Learning: Not Just the Teacher, Why Is Incidental Word Learning Important But Not Enough to Ensure Student Success on State Tests?,

Issue 111: Nov 01, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Collaborating Through Vertical Content Conversations, How Can Teachers Write Challenging Yet Appropriate Lesson Essential Questions,

Issue 110: Oct 25, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Implementing Great Activating Strategies in Social Studies Lessons, What are “Look Fors” and “Ask Abouts”?,

Issue 109: Oct 18, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How Can I Make Collaborative Pairs More Effective?, Where Do We Start?,

Issue 108: Oct 11, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How can Vertical Team Walkthroughs Create Continuous Connections to Exemplary Practices for Teachers, Why Is It Important to Move from Compliance to Quality when Implementing the Learning-Focused Model?,

Issue 107: Oct 04, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Red Mill Elementary - A LEARNING-FOCUSED Preferred School, Systematic Vocabulary Instruction Impacts Success in School,

Issue 106: Sep 27, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: What Questions Do We Need Answered for the Transformation of School Leadership?, What are the Benefits of Peer Tutoring and Collaborative Pairs?,

Issue 105: Sep 20, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Express Yourself: Writing To Inform In The Science Classroom, Questioning Techniques - Connection Questions,

Issue 104: Sep 13, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Getting to Know You:  Ideas to Help Teachers Get to Know Their Students, Time for Planning,

Issue 103: Sep 06, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Beyond Reflection: Keeping Your Focus, How Can Knowing Your Students Increase Learning?, Questioning Techniques - Word Work Questions,

Issue 102: Aug 30, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How Do Teachers at Exemplary Schools Create Word Walls That Teach?, How do I Create Learning Stations?, Onset and Rime: A Tool for Teaching Children to Read and Spell,

Issue 101: Aug 23, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Effectively Using the LEARNING-FOCUSED Connections Newsletter to Guide Conferencing Sessions, Questioning Techniques - Comprehension Questions, Seaford School District Leads the Way in Implementing Accelerated Summer School (Camp Blue Jay),

Issue 100: Aug 16, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Making the Most of Team Meetings, Preparing for the Future, The Acceleration and Scaffolding Tango Advances Student Performance for Struggling Learners,

Issue 99: Aug 09, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: 9 Ideas for Extending Student Thinking in Science, Extending Thinking Through Reading Comprehension Strategies, Questioning Techniques - Critical Analysis Questions,

Issue 98: Aug 02, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: An Interview with a LEARNING-FOCUSED Teacher, How Do I Motivate My Students?, Questioning Techniques - Look Back Questions,

Issue 97: Jul 19, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Collaborative Planning, Common Core Standards Initiative Update,

Issue 96: Jul 12, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Use Think Time Skillfully to Increase Achievement, Why Students Should Summarize,

Issue 95: Jun 21, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Skillful Use of a Word Splash, What Do I Do With These Connections Newsletters?,

Issue 94: Jun 07, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Assignments: How Does ‘Choice’ Make a Difference?, Getting Ready for Back to School, Part II: Heads-Up Homework Hints for Administrators and Parents,

Issue 93: May 31, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Distributed Practice Promotes Learning that Lasts, Heads-Up Homework Hints for Teachers and Students, Nonlinguistic Representations,

Issue 92: May 24, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: “If You Teach Them, They Will Write!”, Boggy Creek, a LEARNING-FOCUSED School, Wins Division E Math Olympiad, Connections: Collaborative Pairs and Assessment Prompts in Acquisition Lessons,

Issue 91: May 17, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: John Bassett Moore Intermediate School gains further recognition, Research Based Strategies for At-Risk Learners, What are Nonlinguistic Representations?,

Issue 90: May 10, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Be Specific When Speaking about Areas Where Students are Failing, Differentiation - An “Aha” Moment for Me, Questions,

Issue 89: May 03, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Fine Tuning Student Assignments, LEARNING-FOCUSED Algebra I, Memory Tricks,

Issue 88: Apr 26, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Checking for Understanding, Exam Review Using LEARNING-FOCUSED Strategies, How Do Classroom Teachers Scaffold Grade Level Learning?,

Issue 87: Apr 19, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Do I Really Need to do Extending Thinking Activities With My Students?, GET ON THE BUS! Using Field Trips to Build Prior Knowledge, Why Do I Need to Include Writing in All Classrooms?,

Issue 86: Apr 12, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: “Our Students Have the Best Scores in the School/District, Why Should We Have to do This?”, Allowing Choice on a Traditional Test, The Connection between Benchmark Assessments and Assessment Prompts,

Issue 85: Apr 05, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Doing Double Duty, Introducing the Comprehension Strategies Student Book, Practice Makes Perfect (and other quotable quotes),

Issue 84: Mar 29, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Announcing the Extending Thinking Strategies Student Book, Interactive Word Walls, Success Criteria,

Issue 83: Mar 22, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Enriching and Enhancing Student Learning through Questioning, Lebanon High: Rediscovering the Possibilities, Summarizing Strategies Using Frames,

Issue 82: Mar 15, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategies: Choosing the “Just Right” Focus, Stumbling Blocks to Success, Summarizing - It Is Worth the Time,

Issue 81: Mar 08, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: 7 Principles for Teachers, Adjusting Instruction, Reinforcing Effort,

Issue 80: Mar 01, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Madeline Hunter Had the Right Idea, Providing Students Structure to Assist Summarizing, Walkthroughs versus Formal Evaluations,

Issue 79: Feb 22, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategy: K-W-L, Don’t Forget Time for Self Selected Reading!, Why Teach Analogies?,

Issue 78: Feb 15, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Expectations: A New Perspective After Attending the 2010 LEARNING-FOCUSED National Conference - Dr., How Do I Summarize a Multi-Day Lesson?, You Saw What in Class?!: Using Videotapes and Video Clips in the Classroom,

Issue 77: Feb 08, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategy - Anticipation Guide, How to Make Student Learning Maps More Effective Interactive Teaching and Learning Tools, Thoughts on Homework!,

Issue 76: Jan 25, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Productive Talk, Teaching Extending Thinking Explicitly, What Are Pattern Puzzles?,

Issue 75: Jan 18, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Grading Differentiated Assignments with Ease, It is Time to Take Stock, The Problem with Problem Solving and English Language Learners,

Issue 74: Jan 11, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Better Math Instruction, Common Core Standards Initiative Update, Inspiration for Extending Thinking Tasks,

Issue 73: Jan 04, 2010 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategy - What’s Already in My Head?, Problem Solving with PODs and POWs, The Impact of Accent on Language,

Issue 72: Dec 14, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Icebreakers for the First Day of the New Semester, Phonemic Awareness and Learning to Read, The Twelve Days of LEARNING-FOCUSED,

Issue 71: Dec 07, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Data Decisions, Designing R-A-F-T Writing Assignments, Inclusion of Students with Significant Disabilities,

Issue 70: Nov 30, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategy - Brainstorm and Categorize, Collaborating in Toolbox, Collaborative Planning Successes,

Issue 69: Nov 16, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Creating a Print-Rich Environment, Making Choices for Effective Feedback, Students Want Teachers Who Care Enough to Have High Expectations,

Issue 68: Nov 09, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Assessment Prompts Keep Lessons Focused, Brainstorming to Improve Thinking, Modeling for Grade Level Success,

Issue 67: Nov 02, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategy - Wordsplash, Readers Theater, Wordless Books: A Teacher’s Tool for Comprehension and Fluency,

Issue 66: Oct 26, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Appreciate Professional Development?, Graphic Organizers at Their Best, Top 5!,

Issue 65: Oct 19, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategies - What Are They, Finding Leadership Where You Least Expect It, Learning-Focused Meets ARRA Requirements,

Issue 64: Oct 12, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Are You Most Fearful of What You Are Not?, Building Fluency, What Do We Really Know and Understand about Our Multicultural School Population?,

Issue 63: Oct 05, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Assessment Prompts with the Reading Comprehension Strategies, How Do You Teach Extending Thinking in the 3-5 Mathematics Classroom?, What is an Alternative to Lectures?,

Issue 62: Sep 28, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Strategies Provide the “Hook ‘n Link” to Engage and Improve Learning, The Flaw of Test Prep Workbooks, Using the Standards Alignment Report in Power Curriculum,

Issue 61: Sep 21, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Developing Your Personal Educational Philosophy, How Do I Teach Extending Thinking in the K-2 Mathematics Classroom?, Making Connections: Kit-Based Science and the Learning-Focused Model,

Issue 60: Sep 14, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Know the ROPES!, The Power of Feedback, What Are the Solutions for Education Myopia?,

Issue 59: Sep 07, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: An Interview with a Learning-Focused Principal, Extending Thinking Strategies, Have You Tried These Activities to Help Students Become More Fluent Readers?,

Issue 58: Aug 31, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Does Your School/District Have a Comprehensive Approach to Literacy?, Frequently Asked Questions and Responses about Vocabulary Instruction, How to Evaluate, Assess and Test Well!,

Issue 57: Aug 24, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Advance Organizers Promote Learning, Evidence Based Decision Making, What’s the Buzz? Collaborative Pairs,

Issue 56: Aug 17, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Student Learning Map Displays, Teaching’s Little Instruction List, Why Focus on Fluency?,

Issue 55: Aug 03, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Summarizing in the Elementary of Self-Contained Classroom, Why Activate?, Writing to a Prompt - Descriptive,

Issue 54: Jul 20, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Don’t Skip Phonemic Awareness, Sometimes Even Instructional Coaches Need Coaching, Value-Added Professional Development,

Issue 53: Jul 06, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Don’t Skip the K-U-D Organizer, The Relationship between Unit Essential Questions, Lesson Essential Questions and Assessment Prompts, What Initiatives Enable Middle and High School Students to Become Better Readers?,

Issue 52: Jun 22, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Creating Questions, Learning-Focused and the Differentiated Accountability Model, What are Academic Standards?,

Issue 51: Jun 08, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Is Collaborative Planning Worth It? You Decide., Organizing and Retaining Math Information, Test Taking Vocabulary,

Issue 50: Jun 01, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: 9 Motivating and Meaningful Things Students Can Do, Using Assessment Prompts to Improve Teaching and Learning, Writing to a Prompt - Persuasive,

Issue 49: May 25, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: “Be the Text”, Lincoln County High School: A Learning-Focused Success Story, What Are Context Clues?,

Issue 48: May 18, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Reading Comprehension Strategies Scheduled Reviews, Setting Goals with Feedback, Writing to Learn and Assessment Prompts: What’s the Connection?,

Issue 47: May 11, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: The Power of Choice, Using Yourself to Your Advantage, Writing to a Prompt - Expository Writing,

Issue 46: May 04, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Math and Music: A Geometry Example, Tell It! Don’t Always Read It!, The Value of Reflection Meetings for Collaborative Planning,

Issue 45: Apr 27, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Making Connections: Interdisciplinary Units and the Learning-Focused Model, Snapshots, Some Tips on Helping English Language Learners,

Issue 44: Apr 20, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Memory Tricks, The Essence of Reading Comprehension Strategies, What to expect at Learning-Focused Conferencing Days,

Issue 43: Apr 06, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Assessment Prompts Assist Supervisors, What is the Point of Flexible Groups?, Writing to a Prompt - Narratives,

Issue 42: Mar 30, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: A Master Teacher Talks About Learning-Focused, A Powerful Connection Between Assessment Prompts and Distributed Guided Practice and Summarizing, How Do I Move At-Risk Students Forward Quickly and Effectively?,

Issue 41: Mar 23, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Preparation for Summative Writing Assessments, School-Based Coaching and the Text Based Seminar, The Building Blocks of Reading,

Issue 40: Mar 16, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Benchmark Assessments Connections, Structured Unit Review for State Standardized Tests and End-of Course Exams, The Writing Continuum,

Issue 39: Mar 09, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Transforming the Student Learning Map into Instructional Practice, Using Interactive Word Walls in Science, Using the Strategies Wisely,

Issue 38: Mar 02, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: An Exclusive Questioning Technique, Helping Our Children Learn to Read, Ten Questions for Leadership,

Issue 37: Feb 23, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats?, How Do Assessment Prompts Promote Learning?, Working with Words,

Issue 36: Feb 16, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: One Size Does Not Fit All, Self-Selected Reading, Why Is It Important To Create Quality Assignments?,

Issue 35: Feb 09, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: 21 Classroom Walkthrough Tips, How Best Practices are Best Met in Middle and High School, Making Connections: Science, Research, and Graphic Organizers,

Issue Special 2009 Conference Issue: Feb 06, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Administrative Planning for Effective Conferencing, Beyond Direct Vocabulary Instruction,

Issue 34: Jan 26, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Acceleration - Who’s Doing It?, Walkthrough Advantage,

Issue 33: Jan 19, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Building Classroom Organization With Popsicle Sticks, Using a Modified Jigsaw for Reading, Why AREN’T You Writing in Math Class?,

Issue 32: Jan 12, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Can Standing Up Boost Thinking?, Doing Mathematics, Positive Thinking,

Issue 31: Jan 05, 2009 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Motivating The Unmotivated Student - Ideas For Classroom Teachers, The Importance of Vocabulary Instruction in Middle and High School Mathematics - Extending Thinking, Translating Information into a Condensed Form: Simply Summarizing,

Issue 30: Dec 15, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Making Writing Connections to Comprehension Strategies, So Many Strategies, So Much to Teach, The Power of the Acquisition Lesson Framework,

Issue 29: Dec 08, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: From Frustration to Understanding, Using Learning-Focused Strategies in a World Languages Classroom,

Issue 28: Dec 01, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Learning-Focused and the Performance-Based Classroom, Math and Writing Connections, Read, Read, Read!,

Issue 27: Nov 17, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Red Mill Elementary Leads the Way in Implementing Learning-Focused, The Non-Fiction Connection to Persuasion,

Issue 26: Nov 10, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Connecting Classroom Structures, Success For All!, Test Taking Strategies - A Closer Look at Data,

Issue 25: Nov 03, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Rationale for Conducting Walkthroughs, Using Picture Books in the Middle and High School Classroom, Writing During the Lesson,

Issue 24: Oct 27, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Facilitating the Change Process, Reinforcing Effort, Using Draw, Shade, Link and Paste to Scaffold Graphic Organizers,

Issue 23: Oct 20, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Making Thinking Visible, This Isn’t English, Why are We Writing?!, Writing Realistic Rubrics,

Issue 22: Oct 13, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: An Interview with a Learning-Focused Teacher, Previewing With A K.I.S.S. Approach, What’s the Signal?,

Issue 21: Oct 06, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: “Writing to Learn”, How to use Learning Styles in your Classroom to Differentiate Higher Level Thinking and Learning, Learning-Focused in Action,

Issue 20: Sep 29, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: It’s Not About the Text - It’s About the Learning!, Mileposts and Checkpoints, The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw Puzzle,

Issue 19: Sep 22, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Implementing Learning-Focused, Motivating Students through The R.A.P. Club, This Takes Too Much Time!,

Issue 18: Sep 15, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Activating Background Knowledge in English Language Learners, Motivating Students In The Science Classroom, Tips On Questioning Techniques That Challenge Minds,

Issue 17: Sep 08, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Curriculum Mapping, Extending Thinking, Graphic Organizers, and Writing, Formative Assessment,

Issue 16: Sep 01, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Test Taking Strategies: Start Them Early!, What is Scaffolding, Exactly?, Why is it Important for Administrators to Empower Teachers?,

Issue 15: Aug 25, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Four Easy Ways to Add the Personal Touch and Connect with the Disconnected Student, Make the Most of Your Time, Making Connections Beyond Text,

Issue 14: Aug 18, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Evaluating and Measuring Student Writing, Mismatch Analysis, Summarizing in Silence: Using “Chalk Talk” as a Tool,

Issue 13: Aug 11, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Leaders Exceeding Expectations, Notes on Taking Notes, The Power of Graphic Organizers,

Issue 12: Aug 04, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: The Coolest Test Taking Strategy Yet!, The Importance of Vocabulary Instruction in Middle and High School Mathematics, Where Do We Go Next?,

Issue 11: Jul 28, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Can You Teach Memory?, Teaching Text Structures, Transforming Learning In Your School,

Issue 10: Jul 21, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: “Save Room” for Test Taking Strategies, The Automatic Vocabulary Lesson Plan, The Power of Curriculum, Why Use Collaborative Pairs?,

Issue 9: Jul 14, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Acceleration/Previewing: Worth the Effort!, Assessment for Learning, Easy List, Starting Early in Math Makes a Difference,

Issue 8: Jul 07, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: How to Create Effective Instructional Materials for All Students, Note taking: How to Teach and Scaffold this Skill, Restart the Attention Clock and Ensure Learning!, The Goal of Writing,

Issue 7: Jun 30, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Critical Literacy: Reading Vann’s Sneakers, MTV, or Georgia O’Keefe, Higher Level Questioning, Leadership, Why Map Your Curriculum?,

Issue 6: Jun 23, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Suggestions for Reading Text, Summary Point Writing, Tips for the Learning-Focused Coach: Providing the Support Teachers Need, What About Word Walls?,

Issue 5: Jun 16, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Assessment Prompts(Making sure they are structured), Effective Praise as Feedback, Squirm to Learn,

Issue 4: Jun 09, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: “If I teach Reading in Math Class, will the Reading Teachers teach Math in Reading Class?”, Media Center Uses Graphic Organizers to teach Reading Comprehension!, The School-Based Learning-Focused Coach, The Scope and Influence of Learning-Focused,

Issue 3: Jun 02, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Distributed Summarizing’s Impact on Progress, Question Out the Door, The Ten Commandments of Learning-Focused, The Writer’s Block,

Issue 2: May 26, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Exemplary Leadership, Helping Our Students to Remember, Student Learning Map Questions- Essential Questions and Assessment Prompts, The Challenge of Student Engagement,

Issue 1: May 19, 2008 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Elaboration in Vocabulary Instruction, Just Teach Them to Think, Monthly Review = Achievement + Fun, The Search for Real Rigor,

Issue Volume 2: 2007: Feb 05, 2007 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: Presenting the Learning-Focused Model to Parents, Unit Study: Getting the Most from Professional Development, Vocabulary Instruction: Which Words?, What is Learning-Focused?,

Issue Volume 1: 2007: Jan 01, 2007 Connections Newsletter
Issue Features: A Principal Looks Back: Standards Matter, Creating and Sustaining Change, Getting The Most From Your Curriculum,