Principal of Muraski Elementary in Strongsville, OH.
Joined July 2019
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Michael Griffen retweeted
New research from SRI Education highlights a gap between the adoption of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and the depth of reading comprehension instruction in elementary classrooms.
Although teachers widely use comprehension-focused curricula and students are actively engaged with texts, most classroom lessons still result in surface-level understanding rather than deep, robust comprehension.
This brief explains why this distinction matters, identifies instructional practices linked to deeper learning, and offers actionable steps that school and district leaders can take to ensure students develop meaningful understanding from complex texts.
Read the brief here: sri.com/wp-content/uploads/2…
Michael Griffen retweeted
Here’s the complete ⚗️DistillED series on Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction — ten editions filled with practical insights, tools, and resources for evidence-informed teaching. Please share with colleagues and fellow educators in your network. Enjoy!
1. Daily Review 💭newsletter.jamieleeclark.com…
2. Small Steps 👣newsletter.jamieleeclark.com…
3. Ask a Large Number of Questions 🗣️
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4. Provide Models for Difficult Tasks🗼
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5. Guide Student Practice 🪜
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6. Check for Student Understanding ✅
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7. Obtain a High Success Rate 📈
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8. Provide Scaffolds for Difficult Tasks 🧱
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9. Require and Monitor Independent Practice ✍️
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10. Weekly and Monthly Review 🗓️
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Michael Griffen retweeted
What is explicit instruction? Anita Archer, one of the world's leading experts on explicit instruction, explains it here.
Check out the full episode: youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?si=C9We…
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Read more and download the slides here: bradnguyen.com/blog/whole-cl…
Michael Griffen retweeted
As teachers, we are often told WHAT to teach but not always HOW to teach it!
Effective teaching includes retrieval practice (recalling information), interleaving (mixing different topics rather than teaching topics in “blocks”), scaffolding (providing temporary supports) and so much more!
It is essential that teachers learn these #ScienceOfLearning instructional strategies to make both our teaching AND student learning more effective!
Learn more from John Sweller on his podcast interview “why inquiry-based approaches harm students” with @MrZachG here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…
Michael Griffen retweeted
has a 14 page attendance document on their website. I love this infographic on the Ark Soane website. Right now my 5th grade has about 1/3 of Ss falling in the orange or red based on this chart. Schools/Districts must do better. Parents must do better. Students must do better.
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Excellent blog that makes use of one of the most underused resources created by the @EducEndowFoundn! I signpost this so often. Data is only ever as useful as its place alongside other data to triangulate and/or mitigate against limitations.
NEW POST: Implementation Decisions: Problems and Context
A new blog series around the @EducEndowFoundn tool for making evidence-informed implementation decisions
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Michael Griffen retweeted
✅ EXPLICIT TEACHING! These one-pagers explore the main advantages of explicit guidance based on research from cognitive science and summarise how to carry out well-crafted lessons using Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI).
🌱 REPOST first and grab free HQ copies from my website: jamieleeclark.com/graphics
Michael Griffen retweeted
A message from Dr. Ryba,
SCS & Strongsville Community Partners:
There is nothing more precious than your time. So, I’m calling in a favor - please give us 5 minutes of your time for our 5,000 plus students in SCS.
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#ModelMustang
Michael Griffen retweeted
Amazing Lesson Design Outline - Miguel Guhlin, this is a helpful resource based on research-based classroom strategies packed with lots of useful links. Great for anyone looking for something new in their teaching practice or those just starting out.
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Michael Griffen retweeted
Want to align your school’s practices with the latest research? These are the 10 studies we think should be on every educator’s radar. 📊 edut.to/4cNysqL
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Reading these picture books can help students set goals for their academic *and* #SEL growth next year. 📗🤩 edut.to/3KGxRe3
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Writing can improve learning in any subject—it’s research-backed! Give these engaging writing activities a try: edut.to/3Vvum08
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You can’t learn without making mistakes! So how can students embrace their errors *and* try to avoid them next time? Neurologist and educator @judywillis lays out strategies. 🙌 edut.to/3yvhSwF
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ALT “In a positive learning environment, students lift one another up and create an atmosphere where taking risks, asking questions, making mistakes, and learning collaboratively is the norm. Students not only need a good relationship with their teacher, they need to feel connected to their peers.” —Jill Yamasawa Fletcher, Teacher
Michael Griffen retweeted
Teachers see Ss' potential, even when they may not see it themselves. 👀
(Via educator James Vint) #KidsDeserveIt
ALT "You must see in kids what they don't see in themselves. See them for what they can be, not where they are, and then teach them accordingly. You may be the only hope in the lives of many of your students. Believe in every single one of them every single day!" —Educator James Vint
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How do you level up the discussions in your classroom?
Educator @GwenBlumberg's approach supports Ss' progression toward increasingly complex forms of participation.
(Inspired by educators Cynthia Satt, Katy Wischow and Shana Frazin) #StudentEngagement
ALT Post-it notes arranged on a file folder, titled "Progression of Talk: Leveraging Talk to Lift Writing about Reading." Below are steps of the process, accompanied by sentence stems.
Michael Griffen retweeted
Grade-level texts or higher are *the most* beneficial for students. Here are 3 strategies you can use in your classroom to have students engage with complex texts effectively. 📚👇
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