Suzy Kaback
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Suzy Kaback is a literacy teacher educator and a co-director of a Registered Apprenticeship Program for Teaching at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.
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Curricular Literacy: Learning When to Chef
Suzy Kaback offers suggestions to respond to interests, strengths, and needs of students when working with high-quality instructional materials. In this second installment of a three-part series, she continues the conversation of how to prepare and effectively use a structured literacy curriculum.
Curricular Literacy: What Can Teacher Candidates Learn from High-Quality Instructional Materials?
Suzy Kaback thoughtfully reflects on how to introduce teacher candidates to high-quality instructional materials. In this first article in a series, she shares the initial steps of digging into a structured literacy curriculum.
February 6, 2026: Using Literacy for Good
This week’s newsletter is about using literacy for good.
Bingo! Games to the Rescue
Teacher Educators Teach | Suzy Kaback was inspired to use play as a tool—one that can reframe routine, refocus attention, and give both teachers and students a fresh lens.
Acts of Service: AI and Student Feedback
Suzy Kaback offers a thoughtful review of using AI for giving feedback on student writing and a reflection for making it a wise and practical use of technology. Suzy offers a list of articles to help each of us develop our own understanding and stance on using AI for feedback on student writing.
All the Writing Things: Putting Writers in Charge of Their Writing
Inspired by coding time, Suzy Kaback works with her students to develop an All the Writer Things tool to help writers reflect on their work as writers and become stronger and more efficient.
Connecting with the Goals of the School Community
Teacher Educators Teach | Suzy Kaback shares details to help students connect with a school community. In this article full of templates and student examples, she taps the power of listening walks and empathy interviews.
Slide Decking: Getting Writing Started
Getting writing started is often the biggest challenge for writers of all ages and experiences. Suzy Kaback offers a process called slide decking with her in-service teacher colleagues as a way to plan the content of an essay or article.
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