LEARNING-FOCUSED Connections Chronicles

Title	Author / Category	Issue
Serving Up Good Questions May 15, 2012	Carol Gardner Instruction	181
The Big Transition: Moving from Elementary to Middle School Continued…. May 08, 2012	Debbie Willingham Instruction	180
The Big Transition: Moving from Elementary to Middle School May 08, 2012	Debbie Willingham Instruction	180
Strategies for Effective Vocabulary May 01, 2012	Cindy Riedl Literacy	179
Spotlight: Howard High School of Technology Apr 24, 2012	Toni Enloe Leadership	178
What Matters Most in Instruction Apr 17, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	177
Planning Collaboratively for Instructional Change Apr 03, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	176
Infusing More Writing Across the Curriculum Mar 27, 2012	Debbie Willingham Curriculum	175
What Motivates Us to Teach? Mar 26, 2012	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	174
Reach Your Unreachable Stars: A Personal Account Mar 26, 2012	Connie Fredinburg Instruction	173
Activating Strategies That Engage Students in Informational Text Mar 06, 2012	Toni Enloe Curriculum	172
Leading Change in Your School Feb 29, 2012	Bill Blynt Leadership	171
Using the R.A.F.T. Strategy As A Writing Prompt to Extend Student Thinking Feb 21, 2012	Toni Enloe Instruction	170
Keeping Students Actively Engaged in the Learning Process Feb 14, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	169
Get Your Students Hooked on Books! Feb 07, 2012	Carol Brewer Instruction	168
Acceleration is Critical to Instruction Jan 31, 2012	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	167
Using Mnemonics as Memory Tools Jan 24, 2012	Toni Enloe Instruction	166
Learning Teams for Learning Gains Jan 17, 2012	Carol Brewer Instruction	165
The New English Language Arts Common Core Standards Jan 10, 2012	Bill Blynt Literacy	164
Increasing Student Engagement (Part 2) Jan 09, 2012	Cindy Riedl
Increasing Student Engagement Jan 09, 2012	Cindy Riedl	162
Further Implementation of the Learning-Focused Strategies Model Jan 09, 2012	Debbie Cargill	161
How Can I Be a Better Coach Dec 06, 2011	Jennifer Partrick	160
Making Lectures Learning Experiences: Ideas to Keep Lectures Interactive Nov 29, 2011	Toni Enloe	159
After-Reading Strategies Nov 15, 2011	Debbie Willingham	158
Nonfiction Text Reading Strategies Nov 08, 2011	Debbie Willingham	157
Question Out the Door Nov 01, 2011	Carol Brewer	156
Make It Fresh! Mix It Up! Oct 25, 2011	Connie Fredinburg	155
Action Research Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Cargill	154
Portfolios Revisited Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Willingham	153
There Is More Than One Way to Assess Student Learning Oct 24, 2011	Toni Enloe	152
The Importance of Reading Records Oct 24, 2011	Carol Brewer	151
Changing the School Culture Oct 24, 2011	Bill Blynt	150
Differentiating your Curriculum to Meet the Needs of all Students Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Cargill	149
What Does Educational Rigor Really Mean? Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Willingham	148
How to Actively Involve your Studetns During Instruction Oct 24, 2011	Jennifer Partrick	147
Learning-Focused and Common Core State Standards Oct 24, 2011	Sue Ellen Patterson	146
Teacher-Directed Writing Lessons Oct 24, 2011	Brenda Hill	145
Ideas for Actively Engaging Students in Learning-Based Review Oct 24, 2011	Toni Enloe	144
Monitoring for Best Instructional Practices Aug 01, 2011	Debbie Cargill	143
The Learning-Focused Strategies Model Jul 25, 2011	Brenda Hill	142
Understanding Myths About School Change Jul 11, 2011	Bill Blynt	141
Scaffolding: Ensuring Success for All Students Jun 27, 2011	Toni Enloe	140
The Catching Kids Up Model Impacts Achievement for Struggling Learners Jun 13, 2011	Cindy Riedl	139
Alternatives to Round Robin Reading Jun 06, 2011	Jennifer Partrick	138
Signal Words: Connections to Comprehension and Test Taking May 30, 2011	Carol Brewer	137
Scaffolding for Struggling Students May 23, 2011	Debbie Cargill	136
Summarizing with Graphic Organizers May 16, 2011	Carol Brewer Instruction	135
Monitoring for Achievement and Providing Support to Teachers with STRIDE May 16, 2011	Max Thompson Leadership	135
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
How can I create a supportive environment for differentiation? May 02, 2011	Toni Enloe Catching Kids Up	133
Restructuring Instruction through Differentiation Apr 18, 2011	Jennifer Partrick Catching Kids Up	132
Differentiating Instruction in the Classroom Apr 18, 2011	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	132
Combee Elementary, a Preferred LEARNING-FOCUSED School in the Area of Leadership Apr 11, 2011	Barbara McSwain and Carol Gardner Leadership	131
POTENT - A Professional Development Tool Apr 11, 2011	Denise Burson Leadership	131
The Secret Behind Increasing Learning and Achievement Apr 04, 2011	Cindy Riedl Instruction	130
Ideas for Extending Thinking in World Languages Classroom Apr 04, 2011	Toni Enloe Instruction	130
What Are Effective Ways to Read Text? Mar 28, 2011	Carol Brewer Literacy	129
How Does Focused Learning Lead to Higher Achievement? Mar 28, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	129
Motivating Students (and Parents) With an Academic Fair Mar 21, 2011	Debbie Willingham Instruction	128
Motivating the Unmotivated Mar 21, 2011	Debbie Cargill Instruction	128
Challenging Student Apathy Mar 14, 2011	Cindy Riedl Instruction	127
Taking the Lead: The Role Student-Led Conferences Play in Student Motivation Mar 14, 2011	Toni Enloe Assessment	127
What Can Be Done to Motivate Students? Mar 07, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	126
How can we Motivate Unmotivated Students? Mar 07, 2011	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	126
Questioning to Increase Student Achievement Feb 28, 2011	Carol Brewer Literacy	125
Lessons that Promote Learning Feb 21, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	124
Using Culminating Activities to Assess Learning Feb 21, 2011	Toni Enloe Assessment	124
Motivating Students Feb 14, 2011	Denise Burson Instruction	123
Motivating the Unmotivated Feb 14, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	123
Extending Thinking in History Classes Jan 31, 2011	Debbie Willingham Instruction	122
Extending Thinking with RAFT Writing Jan 31, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	122
Developing Quality Lesson Plans Jan 24, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	121
How do you make the most of your planning time? Jan 24, 2011	Carol Brewer Instruction	121
Extending Thinking to Deepen Understanding Jan 17, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	120
Extending Thinking in all Content Areas Jan 17, 2011	Denise Burson Instruction	120
Designing Literacy Lessons Jan 10, 2011	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	119
Collaborative Pairs-Implementation and Accountability Jan 10, 2011	Brenda Hill Instruction	119
Assessment Prompts and the KUD Organizer Jan 03, 2011	Toni Enloe Instruction	118
Got Data…Now What? Jan 03, 2011	Bill Blynt Assessment	118
Multiple Exposures, Key Vocabulary and the K-U-D Dec 13, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	117
How Do the State Standards, the K-U-D and Lesson Essential Question All Connect? Dec 13, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	117
PLCs and Learning-Focused Dec 06, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	116
Journey to Collaboration Dec 06, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	116
How Do Teachers Know When to Adjust Instruction? Nov 29, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	115
Assessment for Learning and Learning-Focused Nov 29, 2010	Brenda Hill Assessment	115
Discover the Possibilities - Tampa, Florida Nov 22, 2010	Jim Riedl Instruction	114
How do Learning-Focused Coaches Support and Encourage Collaboration? Nov 18, 2010	Debbie Cargill Leadership	113
Being Prepared to Plan for Units Nov 15, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	113
Why Is Incidental Word Learning Important But Not Enough to Ensure Student Success on State Tests? Nov 08, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	112
Assessment for Learning: Not Just the Teacher Nov 08, 2010	Carol Gardner Assessment	112
Collaborating Through Vertical Content Conversations Nov 01, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	111
How Can Teachers Write Challenging Yet Appropriate Lesson Essential Questions Nov 01, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	111
What are “Look Fors” and “Ask Abouts”? Oct 25, 2010	Kip Altman Instruction	110
Implementing Great Activating Strategies in Social Studies Lessons Oct 25, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	110
How Can I Make Collaborative Pairs More Effective? Oct 18, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	109
Where Do We Start? Oct 18, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	109
How can Vertical Team Walkthroughs Create Continuous Connections to Exemplary Practices for Teachers Oct 11, 2010	Cindy Riedl Leadership	108
Why Is It Important to Move from Compliance to Quality when Implementing the Learning-Focused Model? Oct 11, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	108
Red Mill Elementary - A LEARNING-FOCUSED Preferred School Oct 04, 2010	Barbara McSwain Leadership	107
Systematic Vocabulary Instruction Impacts Success in School Oct 04, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	107
What are the Benefits of Peer Tutoring and Collaborative Pairs? Sep 27, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	106
What Questions Do We Need Answered for the Transformation of School Leadership? Sep 27, 2010	Max Thompson Leadership	106
Questioning Techniques - Connection Questions Sep 20, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	105
Express Yourself: Writing To Inform In The Science Classroom Sep 20, 2010	Toni Enloe Literacy	105
Getting to Know You: Ideas to Help Teachers Get to Know Their Students Sep 13, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	104
Time for Planning Sep 13, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	104
Questioning Techniques - Word Work Questions Sep 06, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	103
How Can Knowing Your Students Increase Learning? Sep 06, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	103
Beyond Reflection: Keeping Your Focus Sep 06, 2010	Toni Enloe Leadership	103
Onset and Rime: A Tool for Teaching Children to Read and Spell Aug 30, 2010	Denise Burson Literacy	102
How do I Create Learning Stations? Aug 30, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	102
How Do Teachers at Exemplary Schools Create Word Walls That Teach? Aug 30, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	102
Seaford School District Leads the Way in Implementing Accelerated Summer School (Camp Blue Jay) Aug 23, 2010	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	101
Questioning Techniques - Comprehension Questions Aug 23, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	101
Effectively Using the LEARNING-FOCUSED Connections Newsletter to Guide Conferencing Sessions Aug 23, 2010	Brenda Hill Leadership	101
Making the Most of Team Meetings Aug 16, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	100
Preparing for the Future Aug 16, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	100
The Acceleration and Scaffolding Tango Advances Student Performance for Struggling Learners Aug 16, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	100
Questioning Techniques - Critical Analysis Questions Aug 09, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	99
9 Ideas for Extending Student Thinking in Science Aug 09, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	99
Extending Thinking Through Reading Comprehension Strategies Aug 09, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	99
An Interview with a LEARNING-FOCUSED Teacher Aug 02, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	98
How Do I Motivate My Students? Aug 02, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Catching Kids Up	98
Questioning Techniques - Look Back Questions Aug 02, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	98
Common Core Standards Initiative Update Jul 19, 2010	Bill Blynt Curriculum	97
Collaborative Planning Jul 19, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	97
Why Students Should Summarize Jul 12, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	96
Use Think Time Skillfully to Increase Achievement Jul 12, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	96
What Do I Do With These Connections Newsletters? Jun 21, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	95
Skillful Use of a Word Splash Jun 21, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	95
Getting Ready for Back to School Jun 07, 2010	jennifer Partrick Instruction	94
Part II: Heads-Up Homework Hints for Administrators and Parents Jun 07, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	94
Assignments: How Does ‘Choice’ Make a Difference? Jun 07, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	94
Heads-Up Homework Hints for Teachers and Students May 31, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	93
Nonlinguistic Representations May 31, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Catching Kids Up	93
Distributed Practice Promotes Learning that Lasts May 31, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	93
Boggy Creek, a LEARNING-FOCUSED School, Wins Division E Math Olympiad May 24, 2010	Barbara McSwain Assessment	92
Connections: Collaborative Pairs and Assessment Prompts in Acquisition Lessons May 24, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	92
“If You Teach Them, They Will Write!” May 24, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	92
Research Based Strategies for At-Risk Learners May 17, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	91
John Bassett Moore Intermediate School gains further recognition May 17, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	91
What are Nonlinguistic Representations? May 17, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	91
Be Specific When Speaking about Areas Where Students are Failing May 10, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	90
Questions May 10, 2010	Barbara McSwain Leadership	90
Differentiation - An “Aha” Moment for Me May 10, 2010	Laurian Phillips Catching Kids Up	90
Memory Tricks May 03, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	89
Fine Tuning Student Assignments May 03, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	89
LEARNING-FOCUSED Algebra I May 03, 2010	Cyndy Davis Instruction	89
Checking for Understanding Apr 26, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	88
Exam Review Using LEARNING-FOCUSED Strategies Apr 26, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	88
How Do Classroom Teachers Scaffold Grade Level Learning? Apr 26, 2010	Cindy Riedl Catching Kids Up	88
Why Do I Need to Include Writing in All Classrooms? Apr 19, 2010	Laurian Phillips Literacy	87
GET ON THE BUS! Using Field Trips to Build Prior Knowledge Apr 19, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	87
Do I Really Need to do Extending Thinking Activities With My Students? Apr 19, 2010	Carol Gardner Instruction	87
“Our Students Have the Best Scores in the School/District, Why Should We Have to do This?” Apr 12, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	86
Allowing Choice on a Traditional Test Apr 12, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	86
The Connection between Benchmark Assessments and Assessment Prompts Apr 12, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	86
Practice Makes Perfect (and other quotable quotes) Apr 05, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	85
Doing Double Duty Apr 05, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	85
Introducing the Comprehension Strategies Student Book Apr 05, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	85
Success Criteria Mar 29, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	84
Interactive Word Walls Mar 29, 2010	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	84
Announcing the Extending Thinking Strategies Student Book Mar 29, 2010	Carol Gardner Instruction	84
Lebanon High: Rediscovering the Possibilities Mar 22, 2010	Toni Enloe Leadership	83
Summarizing Strategies Using Frames Mar 22, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	83
Enriching and Enhancing Student Learning through Questioning Mar 22, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	83
Stumbling Blocks to Success Mar 15, 2010	Barbara McSwain Leadership	82
Summarizing - It Is Worth the Time Mar 15, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	82
Activating Strategies: Choosing the “Just Right” Focus Mar 15, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	82
7 Principles for Teachers Mar 08, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	81
Reinforcing Effort Mar 08, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	81
Adjusting Instruction Mar 08, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	81
Madeline Hunter Had the Right Idea Mar 01, 2010	Debbie Willingham Instruction	80
Walkthroughs versus Formal Evaluations Mar 01, 2010	Learning-Focused Instruction	80
Providing Students Structure to Assist Summarizing Mar 01, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	80
Why Teach Analogies? Feb 22, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	79
Activating Strategy: K-W-L Feb 22, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	79
Don’t Forget Time for Self Selected Reading! Feb 22, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	79
Expectations: A New Perspective After Attending the 2010 LEARNING-FOCUSED National Conference - Dr. Feb 15, 2010	Barbara McSwain Leadership	78
How Do I Summarize a Multi-Day Lesson? Feb 15, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	78
You Saw What in Class?!: Using Videotapes and Video Clips in the Classroom Feb 15, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	78
Activating Strategy - Anticipation Guide Feb 08, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	77
How to Make Student Learning Maps More Effective Interactive Teaching and Learning Tools Feb 08, 2010	Cindy Riedl Instruction	77
Thoughts on Homework! Feb 08, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	77
Teaching Extending Thinking Explicitly Jan 25, 2010	Barbara McSwain Instruction	76
Productive Talk Jan 25, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	76
What Are Pattern Puzzles? Jan 25, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	76
Grading Differentiated Assignments with Ease Jan 18, 2010	Debbie Willingham Catching Kids Up	75
It is Time to Take Stock Jan 18, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Instruction	75
The Problem with Problem Solving and English Language Learners Jan 18, 2010	Laurian Phillips Instruction	75
Inspiration for Extending Thinking Tasks Jan 11, 2010	Carol Gardner Instruction	74
Better Math Instruction Jan 11, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	74
Common Core Standards Initiative Update Jan 11, 2010	Bill Blynt Curriculum	74
Activating Strategy - What’s Already in My Head? Jan 04, 2010	Brenda Hill Instruction	73
The Impact of Accent on Language Jan 04, 2010	Jennifer Partrick Literacy	73
Problem Solving with PODs and POWs Jan 04, 2010	Laurian Phillips Instruction	73
Icebreakers for the First Day of the New Semester Dec 14, 2009	Debbie Willingham Instruction	72
The Twelve Days of LEARNING-FOCUSED Dec 14, 2009	Laurian Phillips Instruction	72

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