LEARNING-FOCUSED Connections Chronicles

Title	Author / Category	Issue
What are “Look Fors” and “Ask Abouts”? Oct 25, 2010	Kip Altman Instruction	110
Common Core Standards Initiative Update Jul 19, 2010	Bill Blynt Curriculum	97
Use Think Time Skillfully to Increase Achievement Jul 12, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	96
Distributed Practice Promotes Learning that Lasts May 31, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	93
What are Nonlinguistic Representations? May 17, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	91
Success Criteria Mar 29, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	84
Summarizing - It Is Worth the Time Mar 15, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	82
Providing Students Structure to Assist Summarizing Mar 01, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	80
Thoughts on Homework! Feb 08, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	77
Common Core Standards Initiative Update Jan 11, 2010	Bill Blynt Curriculum	74
Collaborating in Toolbox Nov 30, 2009	Bill Blynt Curriculum	70
Assessment Prompts Keep Lessons Focused Nov 09, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	68
Using the Standards Alignment Report in Power Curriculum Sep 28, 2009	Bill Blynt Curriculum	62
Extending Thinking Strategies Sep 07, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	59
Advance Organizers Promote Learning Aug 24, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	57
The Relationship between Unit Essential Questions, Lesson Essential Questions and Assessment Prompts Jul 06, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	53
Using Assessment Prompts to Improve Teaching and Learning Jun 01, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	50
The Power of Choice May 11, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	47
Assessment Prompts Assist Supervisors Apr 06, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	43
How Do Assessment Prompts Promote Learning? Feb 23, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	37
One Size Does Not Fit All Feb 16, 2009	Bill Blynt Instruction	36
Learning-Focused in Action Oct 06, 2008	Bill Blynt Instruction	21
Curriculum Mapping Sep 08, 2008	Bill Blynt Curriculum	17
Make the Most of Your Time Aug 25, 2008	Bill Blynt Instruction	15
Assessment for Learning Jul 14, 2008	Bill Blynt Assessment	9
Why Map Your Curriculum? Jun 30, 2008	Bill Blynt Curriculum	7
Student Learning Map Questions- Essential Questions and Assessment Prompts May 26, 2008	Bill Blynt Instruction	2
What are the Benefits of Peer Tutoring and Collaborative Pairs? Sep 27, 2010	Bill Blynt Instruction	106
Got Data…Now What? Jan 03, 2011	Bill Blynt Assessment	118
Extending Thinking with RAFT Writing Jan 31, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	122
What Can Be Done to Motivate Students? Mar 07, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	126
How Does Focused Learning Lead to Higher Achievement? Mar 28, 2011	Bill Blynt Instruction	129
Using Differentiation to Achieve Common Learning Goals May 09, 2011	Bill Blynt Catching Kids Up	134
Understanding Myths About School Change Jul 11, 2011	Bill Blynt	141
Changing the School Culture Oct 24, 2011	Bill Blynt	150
The New English Language Arts Common Core Standards Jan 10, 2012	Bill Blynt Literacy	164
Leading Change in Your School Feb 29, 2012	Bill Blynt Leadership	171
What Do We Really Know and Understand about Our Multicultural School Population? Oct 12, 2009	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	64
Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats? Feb 23, 2009	Carolyn Boyles Instruction	37
Using Draw, Shade, Link and Paste to Scaffold Graphic Organizers Oct 27, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	24
Activating Background Knowledge in English Language Learners Sep 15, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	18
Mismatch Analysis Aug 18, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	14
Can You Teach Memory? Jul 28, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	11
Note taking: How to Teach and Scaffold this Skill Jul 07, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Catching Kids Up	8
The Challenge of Student Engagement May 26, 2008	Carolyn Boyles Instruction	2
Questioning Techniques - Look Back Questions Aug 02, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	98
What Do I Do With These Connections Newsletters? Jun 21, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	95
“If You Teach Them, They Will Write!” May 24, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	92
The Connection between Benchmark Assessments and Assessment Prompts Apr 12, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	86
Introducing the Comprehension Strategies Student Book Apr 05, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	85
Activating Strategies: Choosing the “Just Right” Focus Mar 15, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	82
Adjusting Instruction Mar 08, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	81
Don’t Forget Time for Self Selected Reading! Feb 22, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	79
Data Decisions Dec 07, 2009	Carol Brewer and Barbara McSwain Assessment	71
Wordless Books: A Teacher’s Tool for Comprehension and Fluency Nov 02, 2009	Carol Brewer Literacy	67
Graphic Organizers at Their Best Oct 26, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	66
Assessment Prompts with the Reading Comprehension Strategies Oct 05, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	63
Student Learning Map Displays Aug 17, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	56
Test Taking Vocabulary Jun 08, 2009	Carol Brewer Assessment	51
“Be the Text” May 25, 2009	Carol Brewer Literacy	49
Reading Comprehension Strategies Scheduled Reviews May 18, 2009	Carol Brewer Literacy	48
What to expect at Learning-Focused Conferencing Days Apr 20, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	44
Benchmark Assessments Connections Mar 16, 2009	Carol Brewer Assessment	40
An Exclusive Questioning Technique Mar 02, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	38
Walkthrough Advantage Jan 26, 2009	Carol Brewer Instruction	34
Read, Read, Read! Dec 01, 2008	Carol Brewer Literacy	28
Test Taking Strategies - A Closer Look at Data Nov 10, 2008	Carol Brewer Assessment	26
What’s the Signal? Oct 13, 2008	Carol Brewer Catching Kids Up	22
The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw Puzzle Sep 29, 2008	Carol Brewer Instruction	20
Test Taking Strategies: Start Them Early! Sep 01, 2008	Carol Brewer Assessment	16
The Coolest Test Taking Strategy Yet! Aug 04, 2008	Carol Brewer Assessment	12
“Save Room” for Test Taking Strategies Jul 21, 2008	Carol Brewer Assessment	10
Suggestions for Reading Text Jun 23, 2008	Carol Brewer Literacy	6
Assessment Prompts(Making sure they are structured) Jun 16, 2008	Carol Brewer Instruction	5
Question Out the Door Jun 02, 2008	Carol Brewer Instruction	3
Questioning Techniques - Critical Analysis Questions Aug 09, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	99
Questioning Techniques - Comprehension Questions Aug 23, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	101
Questioning Techniques - Word Work Questions Sep 06, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	103
Questioning Techniques - Connection Questions Sep 20, 2010	Carol Brewer Literacy	105
Being Prepared to Plan for Units Nov 15, 2010	Carol Brewer Instruction	113
How do you make the most of your planning time? Jan 24, 2011	Carol Brewer Instruction	121
Questioning to Increase Student Achievement Feb 28, 2011	Carol Brewer Literacy	125
What Are Effective Ways to Read Text? Mar 28, 2011	Carol Brewer Literacy	129
Summarizing with Graphic Organizers May 16, 2011	Carol Brewer Instruction	135
Signal Words: Connections to Comprehension and Test Taking May 30, 2011	Carol Brewer	137
The Importance of Reading Records Oct 24, 2011	Carol Brewer	151
Question Out the Door Nov 01, 2011	Carol Brewer	156
Learning Teams for Learning Gains Jan 17, 2012	Carol Brewer Instruction	165
Get Your Students Hooked on Books! Feb 07, 2012	Carol Brewer Instruction	168
An Interview with a LEARNING-FOCUSED Teacher Aug 02, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	98
Why Students Should Summarize Jul 12, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	96
Interactive Word Walls Mar 29, 2010	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	84
Summarizing Strategies Using Frames Mar 22, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	83
Reinforcing Effort Mar 08, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	81
Why Teach Analogies? Feb 22, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	79
What Are Pattern Puzzles? Jan 25, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	76
Designing R-A-F-T Writing Assignments Dec 07, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	71
Students Want Teachers Who Care Enough to Have High Expectations Nov 16, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	69
Learning-Focused Meets ARRA Requirements Oct 19, 2009	Denise Burson Curriculum	65
Activating Strategies Provide the “Hook ‘n Link” to Engage and Improve Learning Sep 28, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	62
Have You Tried These Activities to Help Students Become More Fluent Readers? Sep 07, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	59
Why Focus on Fluency? Aug 17, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	56
Don’t Skip the K-U-D Organizer Jul 06, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	53
What are Academic Standards? Jun 22, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	52
Math and Music: A Geometry Example May 04, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	46
A Master Teacher Talks About Learning-Focused Mar 30, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	42
Working with Words Feb 23, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	37
Self-Selected Reading Feb 16, 2009	Denise Burson Literacy	36
21 Classroom Walkthrough Tips Feb 09, 2009	Denise Burson Leadership	35
Can Standing Up Boost Thinking? Jan 12, 2009	Denise Burson Instruction	32
Rationale for Conducting Walkthroughs Nov 03, 2008	Denise Burson Leadership	25
Reinforcing Effort Oct 27, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	24
Mileposts and Checkpoints Sep 29, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	20
What is Scaffolding, Exactly? Sep 01, 2008	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	16
Teaching Text Structures Jul 28, 2008	Denise Burson Literacy	11
Restart the Attention Clock and Ensure Learning! Jul 07, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	8
Effective Praise as Feedback Jun 16, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	5
Monthly Review = Achievement + Fun May 19, 2008	Denise Burson Instruction	1
Seaford School District Leads the Way in Implementing Accelerated Summer School (Camp Blue Jay) Aug 23, 2010	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	101
Onset and Rime: A Tool for Teaching Children to Read and Spell Aug 30, 2010	Denise Burson Literacy	102
How Do the State Standards, the K-U-D and Lesson Essential Question All Connect? Dec 13, 2010	Denise Burson Instruction	117
Extending Thinking in all Content Areas Jan 17, 2011	Denise Burson Instruction	120
Motivating Students Feb 14, 2011	Denise Burson Instruction	123
POTENT - A Professional Development Tool Apr 11, 2011	Denise Burson Leadership	131
Differentiating Instruction in the Classroom Apr 18, 2011	Denise Burson Catching Kids Up	132
Collaborative Planning Jul 19, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	97
Memory Tricks May 03, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	89
Checking for Understanding Apr 26, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	88
Productive Talk Jan 25, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	76
Better Math Instruction Jan 11, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	74
Collaborative Planning Successes Nov 30, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	70
Top 5! Oct 26, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	66
Know the ROPES! Sep 14, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	60
Why Activate? Aug 03, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	55
The Value of Reflection Meetings for Collaborative Planning May 04, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	46
Using the Strategies Wisely Mar 09, 2009	Debbie Cargill Instruction	39
Facilitating the Change Process Oct 27, 2008	Debbie Cargill Leadership	24
Acceleration/Previewing: Worth the Effort! Jul 14, 2008	Debbie Cargill Catching Kids Up	9
Tips for the Learning-Focused Coach: Providing the Support Teachers Need Jun 23, 2008	Debbie Cargill Instruction	6
The School-Based Learning-Focused Coach Jun 09, 2008	Debbie Cargill Leadership	4
Preparing for the Future Aug 16, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	100
Time for Planning Sep 13, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	104
Where Do We Start? Oct 18, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	109
How do Learning-Focused Coaches Support and Encourage Collaboration? Nov 18, 2010	Debbie Cargill Leadership	113
How Do Teachers Know When to Adjust Instruction? Nov 29, 2010	Debbie Cargill Instruction	115
Motivating the Unmotivated Mar 21, 2011	Debbie Cargill Instruction	128
Scaffolding for Struggling Students May 23, 2011	Debbie Cargill	136
Monitoring for Best Instructional Practices Aug 01, 2011	Debbie Cargill	143
Differentiating your Curriculum to Meet the Needs of all Students Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Cargill	149
Action Research Oct 24, 2011	Debbie Cargill	154
Further Implementation of the Learning-Focused Strategies Model Jan 09, 2012	Debbie Cargill	161
Keeping Students Actively Engaged in the Learning Process Feb 14, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	169
Planning Collaboratively for Instructional Change Apr 03, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	176
What Matters Most in Instruction Apr 17, 2012	Debbie Cargill Instruction	177
Assessment for Learning: Not Just the Teacher Nov 08, 2010	Carol Gardner Assessment	112
Value-Added Professional Development Jul 20, 2009	Peggy Corbett Instruction	54
Why AREN’T You Writing in Math Class? Jan 19, 2009	Peggy Corbett Instruction	33
So Many Strategies, So Much to Teach Dec 15, 2008	Peggy Corbett Instruction	30
The Non-Fiction Connection to Persuasion Nov 17, 2008	Peggy Corbett Literacy	27
This Isn’t English, Why are We Writing?! Oct 20, 2008	Peggy Corbett Literacy	23
Critical Literacy: Reading Vann’s Sneakers, MTV, or Georgia O’Keefe Jun 30, 2008	Peggy Corbett Literacy	7
Distributed Summarizing’s Impact on Progress Jun 02, 2008	Peggy Corbett Instruction	3
LEARNING-FOCUSED Algebra I May 03, 2010	Cyndy Davis Instruction	89
Fine Tuning Student Assignments May 03, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	89
GET ON THE BUS! Using Field Trips to Build Prior Knowledge Apr 19, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	87
Doing Double Duty Apr 05, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	85
Lebanon High: Rediscovering the Possibilities Mar 22, 2010	Toni Enloe Leadership	83
You Saw What in Class?!: Using Videotapes and Video Clips in the Classroom Feb 15, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	78
Brainstorming to Improve Thinking Nov 09, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	68
Making Connections: Kit-Based Science and the Learning-Focused Model Sep 21, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	61
What’s the Buzz? Collaborative Pairs Aug 24, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	57
Sometimes Even Instructional Coaches Need Coaching Jul 20, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	54
9 Motivating and Meaningful Things Students Can Do Jun 01, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	50
Making Connections: Interdisciplinary Units and the Learning-Focused Model Apr 27, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	45
School-Based Coaching and the Text Based Seminar Mar 23, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	41
Using Interactive Word Walls in Science Mar 09, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	39
Acceleration - Who’s Doing It? Jan 26, 2009	Toni Enloe Catching Kids Up	34
Motivating The Unmotivated Student - Ideas For Classroom Teachers Jan 05, 2009	Toni Enloe Instruction	31
Using Picture Books in the Middle and High School Classroom Nov 03, 2008	Toni Enloe Instruction	25
Motivating Students In The Science Classroom Sep 15, 2008	Toni Enloe Instruction	18
Summarizing in Silence: Using “Chalk Talk” as a Tool Aug 18, 2008	Toni Enloe Instruction	14
9 Ideas for Extending Student Thinking in Science Aug 09, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	99
Beyond Reflection: Keeping Your Focus Sep 06, 2010	Toni Enloe Leadership	103
Getting to Know You: Ideas to Help Teachers Get to Know Their Students Sep 13, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	104
Express Yourself: Writing To Inform In The Science Classroom Sep 20, 2010	Toni Enloe Literacy	105
Journey to Collaboration Dec 06, 2010	Toni Enloe Instruction	116
Assessment Prompts and the KUD Organizer Jan 03, 2011	Toni Enloe Instruction	118
Using Culminating Activities to Assess Learning Feb 21, 2011	Toni Enloe Assessment	124
Taking the Lead: The Role Student-Led Conferences Play in Student Motivation Mar 14, 2011	Toni Enloe Assessment	127
Ideas for Extending Thinking in World Languages Classroom Apr 04, 2011	Toni Enloe Instruction	130
How can I create a supportive environment for differentiation? May 02, 2011	Toni Enloe Catching Kids Up	133
Scaffolding: Ensuring Success for All Students Jun 27, 2011	Toni Enloe	140
Ideas for Actively Engaging Students in Learning-Based Review Oct 24, 2011	Toni Enloe	144
There Is More Than One Way to Assess Student Learning Oct 24, 2011	Toni Enloe	152
Making Lectures Learning Experiences: Ideas to Keep Lectures Interactive Nov 29, 2011	Toni Enloe	159
Using Mnemonics as Memory Tools Jan 24, 2012	Toni Enloe Instruction	166
Using the R.A.F.T. Strategy As A Writing Prompt to Extend Student Thinking Feb 21, 2012	Toni Enloe Instruction	170
Activating Strategies That Engage Students in Informational Text Mar 06, 2012	Toni Enloe Curriculum	172
Spotlight: Howard High School of Technology Apr 24, 2012	Toni Enloe Leadership	178
Presenting the Learning-Focused Model to Parents Feb 05, 2007	Dottie Fielder Instruction	Volume 2: 2007

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