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Coaching Minute: Be Wholly Present
In this installment about norms for professional learning, Ruth Ayres shares the importance of setting a norm about presence.
Fifth-Grade Writing Conference: The Heart of the Story
Dana Murphy confers with fifth grader Rebecca about her writing draft, and they discuss the heart of her story.
Coaching Minute: The Importance of Norms
In this first installment about norms for professional learning, Ruth Ayres shares the reason why norms are important.
Minilesson: Using a Web Search to Help Visualize
Staci Revere helps her middle school multilanguage students learn to visualize by discovering images through a web search to understand the text in a deeper way.
Guided Reading Part 3: Closure
This is the first guided reading group in September for Cheryl Miller. She concludes the lesson by having students share their understanding of the text and reviewing skills that were...
Guided Reading Part 2: Whisper Reading and Instruction
This is the first guided reading group in September for Cheryl Miller. She continues the lesson by listening to the students whisper read and instructing them as needs arise. This...
Conferring Over Whole-Class Reading
Deb Gaby confers with Riley about The Lemonade War. They talk about the writing about reading that students are doing for this whole-class read.
Conferring Over Plausibility and Plot
Christy Rush-Levine confers with Logan over his reading response to Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders and Noggin 13th Reality. She helps him think about the plausibility of the story and...
Austin Makes Writing Plans
In this video, Austin reads his writing and shares his next steps by self-recording a video to upload to the Learning Management System. Read the companion article by Tammy Mulligan.
Guided Reading Debrief
Lora Bieghler debriefs with teacher Cheryl Miller after a guided reading lesson.
Narrative Minilesson in Kindergarten
Hayley Whitaker leads a minilesson in kindergarten on story structure.
Quick Take: Share Your Reading Struggles
Instructional coach Staci Revere reminds us of the importance of modeling our own reading lives for students, especially the parts where we struggle as readers.
Reading Partners in First Grade
Katrina Edwards guides two first-grade readers who are partners early in the year.
Coaching Minute: Keeping Writers in Motion
Ruth Ayres explains the importance of keeping writers in motion and ways in which instructional coaches can empower routines that will help students keep writing.
Quick Take: Beware of Pet Peeves
Ruth Ayres cautions us to not let our pet peeves get in the way when working with student writers.
Coaching Minute: Supporting New Coaches
Literacy coach Jen Court explains how she supports coaches who are just beginning their work.
Where the Writing Carries Meaning
Ruth Ayres explains the way image, text, and sound work together to create meaningful writing. She helps us consider where the writing carries the most meaning, as well as how...
Coaching Minute: Reminders for Facilitating Coaching Conversation
Instructional coach Brian Sepe offers three reminders for facilitating a coaching conversation. Staying focused on action, clarity, and energy ensures that the conversation will be fruitful.
Coaching Minute: Listen Deeply
Instructional coach Staci Revere shares a key mantra to use when working with teachers, especially those who do not want to work with an instructional coach.
Have a Little Fun and Encourage Colleagues
Instructional coach Inga Omondi offers wise (and fun) advice on how to uplift and encourage colleagues.
Reading Conference: Sports Connections
Christy Rush-Levine confers with Carson about his connections to sports in his reading of the book Swagger.
