Suzy Kaback
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Suzy Kaback is an associate professor of literacy education at St. Catherine University in Minnesota.
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Getting to Know You . . . More: A Midyear Idea for Helping Kids Tune (Back) In to Each Other
Helping students tune into each other is both an anchor for building classrooms where caring is common, and where, as a result, learning blooms. Suzy Kaback gives suggestions for creating conditions where students can get to know each other more throughout the school year.
Transcripts as a Coaching Tool
Suzy Kaback shares a process to use transcripts as a coaching tool. Tips from her own experiences and several resource links will have you using this tool, too.
Belonging in a School Community
Suzy Kaback thinks deeply about the concept of belonging as an essential part of building a school community.
There You Are
Suzy Kaback uses the “My Life in Seven Stories” exercise from Jennifer Allen to coax teachers to write, share drafts, and connect their learning to crafting writing in classrooms.
Fact or Fiction?
Suzy Kaback works with students to create a “fact or fiction” class book to explore the boundaries between truth and fantasy.
Call Me by My Name
Suzy Kaback reminds us that the language we use to talk about challenging students shapes our perceptions of them. That’s why she has moved to calling students “small teachers.”
Find Friends
Suzy Kaback shares how we can translate the values we hold dear into action, even when our social and professional norms are in upheaval.
Forces of Nature
Literacy can be seen as a “curricular bully” by science and math teachers, taking over the curriculum and many professional development sessions. Suzy Kaback faces that challenge when she adds poetry writing and visual arts to a session for STEM educators.
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