Ruth Ayres
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Ruth Ayres is the editor in chief of the Choice Literacy site and director of The Lead Learners in northern Indiana. She spends her days helping school leaders build skills and confidence as change agents, and encouraging instructional influencers to reflect and refine the art of coaching. Ruth’s background includes work as a middle and high school language arts and science teacher and as a K-12 instructional coach, and writing books, articles, and lots of blog posts. She has written Enticing Hard-to-Reach Writers (Stenhouse, 2017) and many other books. Ruth and her husband, Andy, have four children. When not writing professionally, Ruth collects stories of adoption, faith, and whimsy. You can follow her at Ruth Ayres Writes or on LinkedIn.
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October 11, 2024: A Community of Readers
This week’s newsletter is about building a reading community.
Ways to Support Colleagues, Part 1
Ruth Ayres and Becca Burk share ways to strengthen our teamwork and help lower the stress levels of adults in the school when students exhibit dysregulated behaviors. This is the first installment of a two-part series.
October 4, 2024: A Love of Books
This week’s newsletter is about the power of learning to love books.
September 27, 2024: No Struggle, No Story
This week’s newsletter is about planning narratives.
September 20, 2024: Tough Ones
This week’s newsletter is about small connections that make a big difference.
Reshaping Data Stories
Ruth Ayres encourages us to take a second look at the data stories we are telling about students. She shares four areas to help us see a more complete picture of a student.
Re-energizing Norms with Mantras (Part 3)
Ruth Ayres takes a creative approach to making sure our norms are serving the team rather than our teams disengaging from the norms. This is the last of three installments in a series about norms.
September 13, 2024: Create Space
This week’s newsletter is about protecting time and space for learning.
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