LEARNING-FOCUSED Connections Chronicles

Title	Author / Category	Issue
21 Classroom Walkthrough Tips Feb 09, 2009	Denise Burson Leadership	35
7 Principles for Teachers Mar 08, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	81
9 Ideas for Extending Student Thinking in Science Aug 09, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	99
9 Motivating and Meaningful Things Students Can Do Jun 01, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	50
A Master Teacher Talks About Learning-Focused Mar 30, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	42
A Powerful Connection Between Assessment Prompts and Distributed Guided Practice and Summarizing Mar 30, 2009	Cindy Riedl Instruction	42
A Principal Looks Back: Standards Matter Jan 01, 2007	Kim Marshall Leadership	Volume 1: 2007
Acceleration is Critical to Instruction Jan 31, 2012	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	167
Acceleration/Previewing: Worth the Effort! Jul 14, 2008	Debbie Cargill Catching Kids Up	9
Acceleration - Who’s Doing It? Jan 26, 2009	Toni Enloe Catching Kids Up	34
Action Research Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Cargill	154
Activating Background Knowledge in English Language Learners Sep 15, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	18
Activating Strategies: Choosing the “Just Right” Focus Mar 15, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	82
Activating Strategies Provide the “Hook ‘n Link” to Engage and Improve Learning Sep 28, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	62
Activating Strategies That Engage Students in Informational Text Mar 06, 2012	Toni Enloe Curriculum	172
Activating Strategies - What Are They Oct 19, 2009	Brenda Hill Instruction	65
Activating Strategy - Anticipation Guide Feb 08, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	77
Activating Strategy - Brainstorm and Categorize Nov 30, 2009	Brenda Hill Instruction	70
Activating Strategy: K-W-L Feb 22, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	79
Activating Strategy - What’s Already in My Head? Jan 04, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	73
Activating Strategy - Wordsplash Nov 02, 2009	Brenda Hill Instruction	67
Adjusting Instruction Mar 08, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	81
Administrative Planning for Effective Conferencing Feb 06, 2009	Brenda Hill Instruction	Special 2009 Conference Issue
Advance Organizers Promote Learning Aug 24, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	57
After-Reading Strategies Nov 15, 2011	Debbie Willingham	158
Allowing Choice on a Traditional Test Apr 12, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	86
Alternatives to Round Robin Reading Jun 06, 2011	Jennifer Partrick	138
An Exclusive Questioning Technique Mar 02, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	38
An Interview with a Learning-Focused Principal Sep 07, 2009	Brenda Hill Leadership	59
An Interview with a LEARNING-FOCUSED Teacher Aug 02, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	98
An Interview with a Learning-Focused Teacher Oct 13, 2008	Laurian Phillips Instruction	22
Announcing the Extending Thinking Strategies Student Book Mar 29, 2010	Carol Gardner Instruction	84
Appreciate Professional Development? Oct 26, 2009	Learning-Focused	66
Are You Most Fearful of What You Are Not? Oct 12, 2009	Barbara McSwain Instruction	64
Assessment for Learning Jul 14, 2008	Bill Blynt Assessment	9
Assessment for Learning and Learning-Focused Nov 29, 2010	Brenda Hill Assessment	115
Assessment for Learning: Not Just the Teacher Nov 08, 2010	Carol Gardner Assessment	112
Assessment Prompts and the KUD Organizer Jan 03, 2011	Toni Enloe Instruction	118
Assessment Prompts Assist Supervisors Apr 06, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	43
Assessment Prompts Keep Lessons Focused Nov 09, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	68
Assessment Prompts with the Reading Comprehension Strategies Oct 05, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	63
Assessment Prompts(Making sure they are structured) Jun 16, 2008	Carol Brewer Instruction	5
Assignments: How Does ‘Choice’ Make a Difference? Jun 07, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	94
Be Specific When Speaking about Areas Where Students are Failing May 10, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	90
“Be the Text” May 25, 2009	Carol Brewer Literacy	49
Being Prepared to Plan for Units Nov 15, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	113
Benchmark Assessments Connections Mar 16, 2009	Carol Brewer Assessment	40
Better Math Instruction Jan 11, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	74
Beyond Direct Vocabulary Instruction Feb 06, 2009	Cindy Riedl Instruction	Special 2009 Conference Issue
Beyond Reflection: Keeping Your Focus Sep 06, 2010	Toni Enloe Leadership	103
Boggy Creek, a LEARNING-FOCUSED School, Wins Division E Math Olympiad May 24, 2010	Barbara McSwain Assessment	92
Brainstorming to Improve Thinking Nov 09, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	68
Building Classroom Organization With Popsicle Sticks Jan 19, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	33
Building Fluency Oct 12, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	64
Can Standing Up Boost Thinking? Jan 12, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	32
Can You Teach Memory? Jul 28, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	11
Challenging Student Apathy Mar 14, 2011	Cindy Riedl Instruction	127
Changing the School Culture Oct 24, 2011	Bill Blynt	150
Checking for Understanding Apr 26, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	88
Collaborating in Toolbox Nov 30, 2009	Bill Blynt Curriculum	70
Collaborating Through Vertical Content Conversations Nov 01, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	111
Collaborative Pairs-Implementation and Accountability Jan 10, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	119
Collaborative Planning Jul 19, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	97
Collaborative Planning Successes Nov 30, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	70
Combee Elementary, a Preferred LEARNING-FOCUSED School in the Area of Leadership Apr 11, 2011	Barbara McSwain and Carol Gardner Leadership	131
Common Core Standards Initiative Update Jul 19, 2010	Bill Blynt Curriculum	97
Common Core Standards Initiative Update Jan 11, 2010	Bill Blynt Curriculum	74
Connecting Classroom Structures Nov 10, 2008	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	26
Connections: Collaborative Pairs and Assessment Prompts in Acquisition Lessons May 24, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	92
Creating a Print-Rich Environment Nov 16, 2009	Learning-Focused Instruction	69
Creating and Sustaining Change Jan 01, 2007	Max Thompson Leadership	Volume 1: 2007
Creating Questions Jun 22, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	52
Critical Literacy: Reading Vann’s Sneakers, MTV, or Georgia O’Keefe Jun 30, 2008	Peggy Corbett Literacy	7
Curriculum Mapping Sep 08, 2008	Bill Blynt Curriculum	17
Data Decisions Dec 07, 2009	Carol Brewer and Barbara McSwain Assessment	71
Designing Literacy Lessons Jan 10, 2011	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	119
Designing R-A-F-T Writing Assignments Dec 07, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	71
Developing Quality Lesson Plans Jan 24, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	121
Developing Your Personal Educational Philosophy Sep 21, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	61
Differentiating Instruction in the Classroom Apr 18, 2011	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	132
Differentiating your Curriculum to Meet the Needs of all Students Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Cargill	149
Differentiation - An “Aha” Moment for Me May 10, 2010	Laurian Phillips Catching Kids Up	90
Discover the Possibilities - Tampa, Florida Nov 22, 2010	Jim Riedl Instruction	114
Distributed Practice Promotes Learning that Lasts May 31, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	93
Distributed Summarizing’s Impact on Progress Jun 02, 2008	Peggy Corbett Instruction	3
Do I Really Need to do Extending Thinking Activities With My Students? Apr 19, 2010	Carol Gardner Instruction	87
Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats? Feb 23, 2009	Carolyn Boyles Instruction	37
Does Your School/District Have a Comprehensive Approach to Literacy? Aug 31, 2009	Barbara McSwain and Carol Brewer Literacy	58
Doing Double Duty Apr 05, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	85
Doing Mathematics Jan 12, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	32
Don’t Forget Time for Self Selected Reading! Feb 22, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	79
Don’t Skip Phonemic Awareness Jul 20, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	54
Don’t Skip the K-U-D Organizer Jul 06, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	53
Easy List Jul 14, 2008	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	9
Effective Praise as Feedback Jun 16, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	5
Effectively Using the LEARNING-FOCUSED Connections Newsletter to Guide Conferencing Sessions Aug 23, 2010	Brenda Hill Leadership	101
Elaboration in Vocabulary Instruction May 19, 2008	Cindy Riedl Instruction	1
Enriching and Enhancing Student Learning through Questioning Mar 22, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	83
Evaluating and Measuring Student Writing Aug 18, 2008	Brenda Hill Literacy	14
Evidence Based Decision Making Aug 24, 2009	Barbara McSwain Leadership	57
Exam Review Using LEARNING-FOCUSED Strategies Apr 26, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	88
Exemplary Leadership May 26, 2008	Barbara McSwain Leadership	2
Expectations: A New Perspective After Attending the 2010 LEARNING-FOCUSED National Conference - Dr. Feb 15, 2010	Barbara McSwain Leadership	78
Express Yourself: Writing To Inform In The Science Classroom Sep 20, 2010	Toni Enloe Literacy	105
Extending Thinking, Graphic Organizers, and Writing Sep 08, 2008	Brenda Hill Instruction	17
Extending Thinking in all Content Areas Jan 17, 2011	Denise Burson Instruction	120
Extending Thinking in History Classes Jan 31, 2011	Debbie Willingham Instruction	122
Extending Thinking Strategies Sep 07, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	59
Extending Thinking Through Reading Comprehension Strategies Aug 09, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	99
Extending Thinking to Deepen Understanding Jan 17, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	120
Extending Thinking with RAFT Writing Jan 31, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	122
Facilitating the Change Process Oct 27, 2008	Debbie Cargill Leadership	24
Finding Leadership Where You Least Expect It Oct 19, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	65
Fine Tuning Student Assignments May 03, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	89
Formative Assessment Sep 08, 2008	Jennifer Partrick Assessment	17
Four Easy Ways to Add the Personal Touch and Connect with the Disconnected Student Aug 25, 2008	Debbie Willingham Instruction	15
Frequently Asked Questions and Responses about Vocabulary Instruction Aug 31, 2009	Cindy Riedl Literacy	58
From Frustration to Understanding Dec 08, 2008	Jim Riedl Curriculum	29
Further Implementation of the Learning-Focused Strategies Model Jan 09, 2012	Debbie Cargill	161
GET ON THE BUS! Using Field Trips to Build Prior Knowledge Apr 19, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	87
Get Your Students Hooked on Books! Feb 07, 2012	Carol Brewer Instruction	168
Getting Ready for Back to School Jun 07, 2010	jennifer Partrick Instruction	94
Getting The Most From Your Curriculum Jan 01, 2007	Jim Riedl Curriculum	Volume 1: 2007
Getting to Know You: Ideas to Help Teachers Get to Know Their Students Sep 13, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	104
Got Data…Now What? Jan 03, 2011	Bill Blynt Assessment	118
Grading Differentiated Assignments with Ease Jan 18, 2010	Debbie Willingham Catching Kids Up	75
Graphic Organizers at Their Best Oct 26, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	66
Have You Tried These Activities to Help Students Become More Fluent Readers? Sep 07, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	59
Heads-Up Homework Hints for Teachers and Students May 31, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	93
Helping Our Children Learn to Read Mar 02, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	38
Helping Our Students to Remember May 26, 2008	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	2
Higher Level Questioning Jun 30, 2008	Laurian Phillips Instruction	7
How Best Practices are Best Met in Middle and High School Feb 09, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	35
How Can I Be a Better Coach Dec 06, 2011	Jennifer Partrick	160
How can I create a supportive environment for differentiation? May 02, 2011	Toni Enloe Catching Kids Up	133
How Can I Make Collaborative Pairs More Effective? Oct 18, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	109
How Can Knowing Your Students Increase Learning? Sep 06, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	103
How Can Teachers Write Challenging Yet Appropriate Lesson Essential Questions Nov 01, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	111
How can Vertical Team Walkthroughs Create Continuous Connections to Exemplary Practices for Teachers Oct 11, 2010	Cindy Riedl Leadership	108
How can we Motivate Unmotivated Students? Mar 07, 2011	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	126
How Do Assessment Prompts Promote Learning? Feb 23, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	37
How Do Classroom Teachers Scaffold Grade Level Learning? Apr 26, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	88
How do I Create Learning Stations? Aug 30, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	102
How Do I Motivate My Students? Aug 02, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Catching Kids Up	98
How Do I Move At-Risk Students Forward Quickly and Effectively? Mar 30, 2009	Barbara McSwain Catching Kids Up	42
How Do I Summarize a Multi-Day Lesson? Feb 15, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	78
How Do I Teach Extending Thinking in the K-2 Mathematics Classroom? Sep 21, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	61
How do Learning-Focused Coaches Support and Encourage Collaboration? Nov 18, 2010	Debbie Cargill Leadership	113
How Do Teachers at Exemplary Schools Create Word Walls That Teach? Aug 30, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	102
How Do Teachers Know When to Adjust Instruction? Nov 29, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	115
How Do the State Standards, the K-U-D and Lesson Essential Question All Connect? Dec 13, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	117
How do you make the most of your planning time? Jan 24, 2011	Carol Brewer Instruction	121
How Do You Teach Extending Thinking in the 3-5 Mathematics Classroom? Oct 05, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	63
How Does Focused Learning Lead to Higher Achievement? Mar 28, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	129
How to Actively Involve your Studetns During Instruction Oct 24, 2011	Jennifer Partrick	147
How to Create Effective Instructional Materials for All Students Jul 07, 2008	Cindy Riedl Instruction	8
How to Evaluate, Assess and Test Well! Aug 31, 2009	Debbie Willingham Assessment	58
How to Make Student Learning Maps More Effective Interactive Teaching and Learning Tools Feb 08, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	77
How to use Learning Styles in your Classroom to Differentiate Higher Level Thinking and Learning Oct 06, 2008	Barbara McSwain Instruction	21
Icebreakers for the First Day of the New Semester Dec 14, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	72
Ideas for Actively Engaging Students in Learning-Based Review Oct 24, 2011	Toni Enloe	144
Ideas for Extending Thinking in World Languages Classroom Apr 04, 2011	Toni Enloe Instruction	130
“If I teach Reading in Math Class, will the Reading Teachers teach Math in Reading Class?” Jun 09, 2008	Laurian Phillips Instruction	4
“If You Teach Them, They Will Write!” May 24, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	92
Implementing Great Activating Strategies in Social Studies Lessons Oct 25, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	110
Implementing Learning-Focused Sep 22, 2008	Jim Riedl Instruction	19
Inclusion of Students with Significant Disabilities Dec 07, 2009	Cindy Riedl Instruction	71
Increasing Student Engagement Jan 09, 2012	Cindy Riedl	162
Increasing Student Engagement (Part 2) Jan 09, 2012	Cindy Riedl
Infusing More Writing Across the Curriculum Mar 27, 2012	Debbie Willingham Curriculum	175
Inspiration for Extending Thinking Tasks Jan 11, 2010	Carol Gardner Instruction	74
Interactive Word Walls Mar 29, 2010	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	84
Introducing the Comprehension Strategies Student Book Apr 05, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	85
Is Collaborative Planning Worth It? You Decide. Jun 08, 2009	Cindy Riedl Instruction	51
It is Time to Take Stock Jan 18, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	75
It’s Not About the Text - It’s About the Learning! Sep 29, 2008	Jim Riedl Instruction	20
John Bassett Moore Intermediate School gains further recognition May 17, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	91
Journey to Collaboration Dec 06, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	116
Just Teach Them to Think May 19, 2008	Carol Gardner Instruction	1
Keeping Students Actively Engaged in the Learning Process Feb 14, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	169
Know the ROPES! Sep 14, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	60
Leaders Exceeding Expectations Aug 11, 2008	Barbara McSwain Leadership	13
Leadership Jun 30, 2008	Barbara McSwain Leadership	7
Leading Change in Your School Feb 29, 2012	Bill Blynt Leadership	171
LEARNING-FOCUSED Algebra I May 03, 2010	Cyndy Davis Instruction	89
Learning-Focused and Common Core State Standards Oct 24, 2011	Sue Ellen Patterson	146
Learning-Focused and the Differentiated Accountability Model Jun 22, 2009	Jim Riedl Curriculum	52
Learning-Focused and the Performance-Based Classroom Dec 01, 2008	Carol Gardner Instruction	28
Learning-Focused in Action Oct 06, 2008	Bill Blynt Instruction	21
Learning-Focused Meets ARRA Requirements Oct 19, 2009	Denise Burson Curriculum	65
Learning Teams for Learning Gains Jan 17, 2012	Carol Brewer Instruction	165
Lebanon High: Rediscovering the Possibilities Mar 22, 2010	Toni Enloe Leadership	83
Lessons that Promote Learning Feb 21, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	124
Lincoln County High School: A Learning-Focused Success Story May 25, 2009	Debbie Willingham Leadership	49
Madeline Hunter Had the Right Idea Mar 01, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	80
Make It Fresh! Mix It Up! Oct 25, 2011	Connie Fredinburg	155
Make the Most of Your Time Aug 25, 2008	Bill Blynt Instruction	15
Making Choices for Effective Feedback Nov 16, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	69
Making Connections Beyond Text Aug 25, 2008	Cindy Riedl Instruction	15
Making Connections: Interdisciplinary Units and the Learning-Focused Model Apr 27, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	45
Making Connections: Kit-Based Science and the Learning-Focused Model Sep 21, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	61
Making Connections: Science, Research, and Graphic Organizers Feb 09, 2009	Brenda Hill Instruction	35
Making Lectures Learning Experiences: Ideas to Keep Lectures Interactive Nov 29, 2011	Toni Enloe	159
Making the Most of Team Meetings Aug 16, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	100
Making Thinking Visible Oct 20, 2008	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	23
Making Writing Connections to Comprehension Strategies Dec 15, 2008	Brenda Hill Literacy	30
Math and Music: A Geometry Example May 04, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	46
Math and Writing Connections Dec 01, 2008	Brenda Hill Instruction	28
Media Center Uses Graphic Organizers to teach Reading Comprehension! Jun 09, 2008	Barbara McSwain Instruction	4
Memory Tricks May 03, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	89
Memory Tricks Apr 20, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	44
Mileposts and Checkpoints Sep 29, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	20
Mismatch Analysis Aug 18, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	14
Modeling for Grade Level Success Nov 09, 2009	Barbara McSwain Catching Kids Up	68
Monitoring for Achievement and Providing Support to Teachers with STRIDE May 16, 2011	Max Thompson Leadership	135
Monitoring for Best Instructional Practices Aug 01, 2011	Debbie Cargill	143
Monthly Review = Achievement + Fun May 19, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	1
Motivating Students Feb 14, 2011	Denise Burson Instruction	123
Motivating Students (and Parents) With an Academic Fair Mar 21, 2011	Debbie Willingham Instruction	128
Motivating Students In The Science Classroom Sep 15, 2008	Toni Enloe Instruction	18
Motivating Students through The R.A.P. Club Sep 22, 2008	Debbie Willingham Instruction	19
Motivating the Unmotivated Feb 14, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	123
Motivating The Unmotivated Student - Ideas For Classroom Teachers Jan 05, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	31
Motivating the Unmotivated Mar 21, 2011	Debbie Cargill Instruction	128
Multiple Exposures, Key Vocabulary and the K-U-D Dec 13, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	117
Nonfiction Text Reading Strategies Nov 08, 2011	Debbie Willingham	157
Nonlinguistic Representations May 31, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Catching Kids Up	93
Note taking: How to Teach and Scaffold this Skill Jul 07, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	8
Notes on Taking Notes Aug 11, 2008	Debbie Willingham Instruction	13
One Size Does Not Fit All Feb 16, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	36
Onset and Rime: A Tool for Teaching Children to Read and Spell Aug 30, 2010	Denise Burson Literacy	102
Organizing and Retaining Math Information Jun 08, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	51
“Our Students Have the Best Scores in the School/District, Why Should We Have to do This?” Apr 12, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	86
Part II: Heads-Up Homework Hints for Administrators and Parents Jun 07, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	94
Phonemic Awareness and Learning to Read Dec 14, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	72
Planning Collaboratively for Instructional Change Apr 03, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	176
PLCs and Learning-Focused Dec 06, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	116
Portfolios Revisited Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Willingham	153
Positive Thinking Jan 12, 2009	Barbara McSwain Instruction	32
POTENT - A Professional Development Tool Apr 11, 2011	Denise Burson Leadership	131
Practice Makes Perfect (and other quotable quotes) Apr 05, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	85
Preparation for Summative Writing Assessments Mar 23, 2009	Brenda Hill Literacy	41
Preparing for the Future Aug 16, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	100
Presenting the Learning-Focused Model to Parents Feb 05, 2007	Dottie Fielder Instruction	Volume 2: 2007
Previewing Vocabulary: Who, When and How Jan 26, 2009	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	{REL[1507][issue]08PEvXWnREL}
Previewing With A K.I.S.S. Approach Oct 13, 2008	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	22
Problem Solving with PODs and POWs Jan 04, 2010	Laurian Phillips Instruction	73
Productive Talk Jan 25, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	76
Providing Students Structure to Assist Summarizing Mar 01, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	80
Question Out the Door Jun 02, 2008	Carol Brewer Instruction	3
Question Out the Door Nov 01, 2011	Carol Brewer	156
Questioning Techniques - Comprehension Questions Aug 23, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	101
Questioning Techniques - Connection Questions Sep 20, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	105
Questioning Techniques - Critical Analysis Questions Aug 09, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	99
Questioning Techniques - Look Back Questions Aug 02, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	98
Questioning Techniques - Word Work Questions Sep 06, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	103
Questioning to Increase Student Achievement Feb 28, 2011	Carol Brewer Literacy	125
Questions May 10, 2010	Barbara McSwain Leadership	90
Rationale for Conducting Walkthroughs Nov 03, 2008	Denise Burson Leadership	25
Reach Your Unreachable Stars: A Personal Account Mar 26, 2012	Connie Fredinburg Instruction	173
Read, Read, Read! Dec 01, 2008	Carol Brewer Literacy	28
Readers Theater Nov 02, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	67
Reading Comprehension Strategies Scheduled Reviews May 18, 2009	Carol Brewer Literacy	48
Red Mill Elementary - A LEARNING-FOCUSED Preferred School Oct 04, 2010	Barbara McSwain Leadership	107
Red Mill Elementary Leads the Way in Implementing Learning-Focused Nov 17, 2008	Barbara McSwain Leadership	27
Reinforcing Effort Mar 08, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	81
Reinforcing Effort Oct 27, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	24
Research Based Strategies for At-Risk Learners May 17, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	91
Restart the Attention Clock and Ensure Learning! Jul 07, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	8
Restructuring Instruction through Differentiation Apr 18, 2011	Jennifer Partrick Catching Kids Up	132
“Save Room” for Test Taking Strategies Jul 21, 2008	Carol Brewer Assessment	10
Scaffolding: Ensuring Success for All Students Jun 27, 2011	Toni Enloe	140
Scaffolding for Struggling Students May 23, 2011	Debbie Cargill	136
School-Based Coaching and the Text Based Seminar Mar 23, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	41
Seaford School District Leads the Way in Implementing Accelerated Summer School (Camp Blue Jay) Aug 23, 2010	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	101
Self-Selected Reading Feb 16, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	36
Serving Up Good Questions May 15, 2012	Carol Gardner Instruction	181
Setting Goals with Feedback May 18, 2009	Barbara McSwain Leadership	48
Signal Words: Connections to Comprehension and Test Taking May 30, 2011	Carol Brewer	137
Skillful Use of a Word Splash Jun 21, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	95
Snapshots Apr 27, 2009	Barbara McSwain Leadership	45
So Many Strategies, So Much to Teach Dec 15, 2008	Peggy Corbett Instruction	30
Some Tips on Helping English Language Learners Apr 27, 2009	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	45
Sometimes Even Instructional Coaches Need Coaching Jul 20, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	54
Spotlight: Howard High School of Technology Apr 24, 2012	Toni Enloe Leadership	178
Squirm to Learn Jun 16, 2008	Debbie Willingham Instruction	5
Starting Early in Math Makes a Difference Jul 14, 2008	Barbara McSwain Instruction	9
Strategies for Effective Vocabulary May 01, 2012	Cindy Riedl Literacy	179
Structured Unit Review for State Standardized Tests and End-of Course Exams Mar 16, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	40
Student Learning Map Displays Aug 17, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	56
Student Learning Map Questions- Essential Questions and Assessment Prompts May 26, 2008	Bill Blynt Instruction	2
Students Want Teachers Who Care Enough to Have High Expectations Nov 16, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	69
Stumbling Blocks to Success Mar 15, 2010	Barbara McSwain Leadership	82
Success Criteria Mar 29, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	84
Success For All! Nov 10, 2008	Cindy Riedl Instruction	26
Suggestions for Reading Text Jun 23, 2008	Carol Brewer Literacy	6
Summarizing in Silence: Using “Chalk Talk” as a Tool Aug 18, 2008	Toni Enloe Instruction	14
Summarizing in the Elementary of Self-Contained Classroom Aug 03, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	55
Summarizing - It Is Worth the Time Mar 15, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	82
Summarizing Strategies Using Frames Mar 22, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	83
Summarizing with Graphic Organizers May 16, 2011	Carol Brewer Instruction	135
Summary Point Writing Jun 23, 2008	Brenda Hill Literacy	6
Systematic Vocabulary Instruction Impacts Success in School Oct 04, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	107
Taking the Lead: The Role Student-Led Conferences Play in Student Motivation Mar 14, 2011	Toni Enloe Assessment	127
Teacher-Directed Writing Lessons Oct 24, 2011	Brenda Hill	145
Teaching Extending Thinking Explicitly Jan 25, 2010	Barbara McSwain Instruction	76
Teaching Text Structures Jul 28, 2008	Denise Burson Literacy	11
Teaching’s Little Instruction List Aug 17, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	56
Tell It! Don’t Always Read It! May 04, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	46
Ten Questions for Leadership Mar 02, 2009	Barbara McSwain Leadership	38
Test Taking Strategies - A Closer Look at Data Nov 10, 2008	Carol Brewer Assessment	26
Test Taking Strategies: Start Them Early! Sep 01, 2008	Carol Brewer Assessment	16
Test Taking Vocabulary Jun 08, 2009	Carol Brewer Assessment	51
The Acceleration and Scaffolding Tango Advances Student Performance for Struggling Learners Aug 16, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	100
The Automatic Vocabulary Lesson Plan Jul 21, 2008	Debbie Willingham Instruction	10
The Big Transition: Moving from Elementary to Middle School May 08, 2012	Debbie Willingham Instruction	180
The Big Transition: Moving from Elementary to Middle School Continued…. May 08, 2012	Debbie Willingham Instruction	180
The Building Blocks of Reading Mar 23, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	41
The Catching Kids Up Model Impacts Achievement for Struggling Learners Jun 13, 2011	Cindy Riedl	139
The Challenge of Student Engagement May 26, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Instruction	2
The Connection between Benchmark Assessments and Assessment Prompts Apr 12, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	86
The Coolest Test Taking Strategy Yet! Aug 04, 2008	Carol Brewer Assessment	12
The Essence of Reading Comprehension Strategies Apr 20, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	44
The Flaw of Test Prep Workbooks Sep 28, 2009	Cindy Riedl Instruction	62
The Goal of Writing Jul 07, 2008	Brenda Hill Literacy	8
The Impact of Accent on Language Jan 04, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	73
The Importance of Reading Records Oct 24, 2011	Carol Brewer	151
The Importance of Vocabulary Instruction in Middle and High School Mathematics Aug 04, 2008	Laurian Phillips Instruction	12
The Importance of Vocabulary Instruction in Middle and High School Mathematics - Extending Thinking Jan 05, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	31
The Learning-Focused Strategies Model Jul 25, 2011	Brenda Hill	142
The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw Puzzle Sep 29, 2008	Carol Brewer Instruction	20
The New English Language Arts Common Core Standards Jan 10, 2012	Bill Blynt Literacy	164
The Non-Fiction Connection to Persuasion Nov 17, 2008	Peggy Corbett Literacy	27
The Power of Choice May 11, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	47
The Power of Curriculum Jul 21, 2008	Jim Riedl Curriculum	10
The Power of Feedback Sep 14, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Assessment	60
The Power of Graphic Organizers Aug 11, 2008	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	13
The Power of the Acquisition Lesson Framework Dec 15, 2008	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	30
The Problem with Problem Solving and English Language Learners Jan 18, 2010	Laurian Phillips Instruction	75
The Relationship between Unit Essential Questions, Lesson Essential Questions and Assessment Prompts Jul 06, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	53
The School-Based Learning-Focused Coach Jun 09, 2008	Debbie Cargill Leadership	4
The Scope and Influence of Learning-Focused Jun 09, 2008	Jim Riedl Instruction	4
The Search for Real Rigor May 19, 2008	Debbie Willingham Instruction	1
The Secret Behind Increasing Learning and Achievement Apr 04, 2011	Cindy Riedl Instruction	130
The Ten Commandments of Learning-Focused Jun 02, 2008	Laurian Phillips Instruction	3
The Twelve Days of LEARNING-FOCUSED Dec 14, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	72
The Value of Reflection Meetings for Collaborative Planning May 04, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	46
The Writer’s Block Jun 02, 2008	Brenda Hill Literacy	3
The Writing Continuum Mar 16, 2009	Brenda Hill Literacy	40
There Is More Than One Way to Assess Student Learning Oct 24, 2011	Toni Enloe	152
This Isn’t English, Why are We Writing?! Oct 20, 2008	Peggy Corbett Literacy	23
This Takes Too Much Time! Sep 22, 2008	Laurian Phillips Instruction	19
Thoughts on Homework! Feb 08, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	77
Time for Planning Sep 13, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	104
Tips for the Learning-Focused Coach: Providing the Support Teachers Need Jun 23, 2008	Debbie Cargill Instruction	6
Tips On Questioning Techniques That Challenge Minds Sep 15, 2008	Cindy Riedl Instruction	18
Top 5! Oct 26, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	66
Transforming Learning In Your School Jul 28, 2008	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	11
Transforming the Student Learning Map into Instructional Practice Mar 09, 2009	Cindy Riedl Instruction	39
Translating Information into a Condensed Form: Simply Summarizing Jan 05, 2009	Cindy Riedl Instruction	31
Understanding Myths About School Change Jul 11, 2011	Bill Blynt	141
Unit Study: Getting the Most from Professional Development Feb 05, 2007	Jim Riedl Instruction	Volume 2: 2007
Use Think Time Skillfully to Increase Achievement Jul 12, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	96
Using a Modified Jigsaw for Reading Jan 19, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	33
Using Assessment Prompts to Improve Teaching and Learning Jun 01, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	50
Using Culminating Activities to Assess Learning Feb 21, 2011	Toni Enloe Assessment	124
Using Differentiated Task Cards May 09, 2011	Debbie Willingham Catching Kids Up	134
Using Differentiation to Achieve Common Learning Goals May 09, 2011	Bill Blynt Catching Kids Up	134
Using Draw, Shade, Link and Paste to Scaffold Graphic Organizers Oct 27, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	24
Using Interactive Word Walls in Science Mar 09, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	39
Using Learning-Focused Strategies in a World Languages Classroom Dec 08, 2008	Debbie Willingham Instruction	29
Using Mnemonics as Memory Tools Jan 24, 2012	Toni Enloe Instruction	166
Using Picture Books in the Middle and High School Classroom Nov 03, 2008	Toni Enloe Instruction	25
Using the R.A.F.T. Strategy As A Writing Prompt to Extend Student Thinking Feb 21, 2012	Toni Enloe Instruction	170
Using the Standards Alignment Report in Power Curriculum Sep 28, 2009	Bill Blynt Curriculum	62
Using the Strategies Wisely Mar 09, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	39
Using Yourself to Your Advantage May 11, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	47
Value-Added Professional Development Jul 20, 2009	Peggy Corbett Instruction	54
Vocabulary Instruction: Which Words? Jan 01, 2007	Cindy Riedl Instruction	Volume 2: 2007
Walkthrough Advantage Jan 26, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	34
Walkthroughs versus Formal Evaluations Mar 01, 2010	Learning-Focused Instruction	80
What About Word Walls? Jun 23, 2008	Cindy Riedl Instruction	6
What are Academic Standards? Jun 22, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	52
What Are Context Clues? May 25, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	49
What Are Effective Ways to Read Text? Mar 28, 2011	Carol Brewer Literacy	129
What are “Look Fors” and “Ask Abouts”? Oct 25, 2010	Kip Altman Instruction	110
What are Nonlinguistic Representations? May 17, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	91
What Are Pattern Puzzles? Jan 25, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	76
What are the Benefits of Peer Tutoring and Collaborative Pairs? Sep 27, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	106
What Are the Solutions for Education Myopia? Sep 14, 2009	Barbara McSwain Leadership	60
What Can Be Done to Motivate Students? Mar 07, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	126
What Do I Do With These Connections Newsletters? Jun 21, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	95
What Do We Really Know and Understand about Our Multicultural School Population? Oct 12, 2009	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	64
What Does Educational Rigor Really Mean? Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Willingham	148
What Initiatives Enable Middle and High School Students to Become Better Readers? Jul 06, 2009	Barbara McSwain Literacy	53
What is an Alternative to Lectures? Oct 05, 2009	Barbara McSwain Instruction	63
What is Learning-Focused? Feb 05, 2007	Max Thompson Instruction	Volume 2: 2007
What is Scaffolding, Exactly? Sep 01, 2008	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	16
What is the Point of Flexible Groups? Apr 06, 2009	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	43
What Matters Most in Instruction Apr 17, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	177
What Motivates Us to Teach? Mar 26, 2012	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	174
What Questions Do We Need Answered for the Transformation of School Leadership? Sep 27, 2010	Max Thompson Leadership	106
What to expect at Learning-Focused Conferencing Days Apr 20, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	44
What’s the Buzz? Collaborative Pairs Aug 24, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	57
What’s the Signal? Oct 13, 2008	Carol Brewer Catching Kids Up	22
Where Do We Go Next? Aug 04, 2008	Learning-Focused Leadership	12
Where Do We Start? Oct 18, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	109
Why Activate? Aug 03, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	55
Why AREN’T You Writing in Math Class? Jan 19, 2009	Peggy Corbett Instruction	33
Why Do I Need to Include Writing in All Classrooms? Apr 19, 2010	Laurian Phillips Literacy	87
Why Focus on Fluency? Aug 17, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	56
Why Is Incidental Word Learning Important But Not Enough to Ensure Student Success on State Tests? Nov 08, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	112
Why is it Important for Administrators to Empower Teachers? Sep 01, 2008	Barbara McSwain Leadership	16
Why Is It Important To Create Quality Assignments? Feb 16, 2009	Barbara McSwain Instruction	36
Why Is It Important to Move from Compliance to Quality when Implementing the Learning-Focused Model? Oct 11, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	108
Why Map Your Curriculum? Jun 30, 2008	Bill Blynt Curriculum	7
Why Students Should Summarize Jul 12, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	96
Why Teach Analogies? Feb 22, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	79
Why Use Collaborative Pairs? Jul 21, 2008	Laurian Phillips Instruction	10
Wordless Books: A Teacher’s Tool for Comprehension and Fluency Nov 02, 2009	Carol Brewer Literacy	67
Working with Words Feb 23, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	37
Writing During the Lesson Nov 03, 2008	Brenda Hill Literacy	25
Writing Realistic Rubrics Oct 20, 2008	Debbie Willingham Instruction	23
Writing to a Prompt - Descriptive Aug 03, 2009	Brenda Hill Literacy	55
Writing to a Prompt - Expository Writing May 11, 2009	Brenda Hill Literacy	47
Writing to a Prompt - Narratives Apr 06, 2009	Brenda Hill Literacy	43
Writing to a Prompt - Persuasive Jun 01, 2009	Brenda Hill Literacy	50
“Writing to Learn” Oct 06, 2008	Brenda Hill Literacy	21
Writing to Learn and Assessment Prompts: What’s the Connection? May 18, 2009	Cindy Riedl Instruction	48
You Saw What in Class?!: Using Videotapes and Video Clips in the Classroom Feb 15, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	78

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