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Why Every Teacher Should Embrace Immersive Storytelling to Inspire Learning
As an Early Literacy Coach with Grand Rapids Public Schools, Lisa Darling recently participated in Kent ISD’s immersive storytelling class. In this blog post, she shares her insights on how this transformative approach can engage young learners and inspire teachers. The immersive storytelling class presented by Kent ISD was a fantastic learning experience. The event…
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Curious About the Updated K-3 Early Literacy Essentials? Join Us at LLCN to Discover More!
Have you heard about the recent update to the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy for Grades K to 3? You might be curious as to why the update was necessary. The original document was published in 2016 to enhance children’s literacy development in Michigan. It identified ten research-supported instructional practices for kindergarten to third…
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Using an Equity Lens to Improve Your Coaching Conversations
Every child, every day. Do these words resonate with you, inspire you, or challenge you? Are you committed to creating more equitable classrooms for students, but need more supports to have conversations that result in change? Elena Aguilar’s book “Coaching for Equity” may be for you! Educational equity, as defined in this book, means that…
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Binge Worthy Podcasts for Your Summer Break
A beautiful view of the lake as the sun rises, a steaming cup of coffee, and ear buds streaming my favorite podcast. Yes! Summer is beginning and after this unforseen year, it is more welcomed than ever. Although you craved professional learning this year, you probably had no time for it. Catch up on that…
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Top Ten Posts of 2019
As we begin a new year it is a great time to reflect on what we shared last year and catch up on what you may have missed. We shared topics on literacy, diversity, mental health, personalized learning, leadership, and so much more! Here are the ten most visited blog posts of 2019: Dr. Kilpatrick…
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Leaders and Coaches Join to Improve Literacy
For 15 years coaches have been meeting at Kent ISD toward the goal of improving literacy. Over this time the network has grown to include other key literacy leaders. The evolving nature of the network has prompted a name change to better reflect the members. The new name, Literacy Leaders and Coaches Network (LLCN) puts…