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Global Leadership
By: Rob LivelyGlobal Leader. Speaker. Soldier On the US holiday when we celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. Ichallenge you to seize this opportunity and ponder the extraordinary leadership ofDr. King. As educators we must learn it before we can gift...
The Positive Contributions of Dyslexia to Improved Reading Practices for All Students
By: Dr. Mark Shinn Let me start with a disclosure. I remain a consultant to Pearson for their aimsweb product and was instrumental in the early development of what became DIBELS (1988-1998). Now, let's start with a broader perspective than dyslexia. I am well aware...
We Show Up
Being in education is hard. It’s physically, emotionally, and yes even spiritually draining. Being an educator is more than just showing up at work to do a job. Every one of us knows that. We work hours well past what our contracts say. We put in more of our own...
Systematic and Productive PLCs: A Coach’s Perspective
Schools join forces to create a unified system. Our bodies are made of complex systems working together to keep us alive. A system of planets quite literally makes the world go ‘round. But when it comes to school improvement and the frameworks defining a proactive...
Tips for Using a Systematic Data and Documentation Platform to Accurately Analyze Student Data
At i-LEADR, Inc., our online data and documentation platform, RtI: Stored! streamlines the process of collecting, analyzing, and storing student data as part of an MTSS & RtI framework. However, the effectiveness of our platform is only as effective as its use, so...
MTSS: A Closer Look at the Universal Screening Process
The screening process is a significant foundational element of any MTSS framework, and more specifically, universal screening is the process of consistently analyzing every student's performance at certain points during the academic year. Universal screening helps...