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Tell our School Leadership 2.0 community a little bit about yourself. Feel free to post your email address and website. Also feel free to list your areas of interest. This will help other members dialogue with you.
After a career of 34 years in public education (21 as principal of a middle school and a high school), my "retirement" has really been a "resetting" of my life. I greatly enjoy my continuing work as a consultant (now going on 24 years), especially helping and mentoring new school leaders.
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K-12
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Nassau County NY, Suffolk County NY

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Modeling Fluency Instruction

Posted on August 9, 2025 at 9:19am 0 Comments

Modeling Fluency Instruction

Tim Shanahan

Teacher Question

At our school, we test students oral reading fluency three times a year (aimswebPlus), and we teach fluency in both our Tier 1 and Tier 2 programs. I believe that I have a good understanding of how to teach fluency using repeated reading. However, one step in that process that I’m unsure of is modeling. How much fluency modeling should a teacher do…

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How to do the Best Benchmark Testing

Posted on July 13, 2025 at 8:29am 0 Comments

How to do the Best Benchmark Testing

Tim Shanahan

Teacher’s Question:

Dear Dr. Shanahan,

I have been searching for research around student testing. Could you point me in the direction of relevant research:

  • Does testing time of the day make a difference?
  • Does it matter if the testing proctor is that student's teacher for that…
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At 11:50am on April 3, 2016, Mary C. McDonald said…

Thank you for connecting, Mike.

At 11:06am on February 25, 2014, Tonie McDonald said…

Dear Mike - Thanks for the informative and passionate address you gave in Plainedge last evening. 

At 10:25am on November 19, 2013, Anthony S Cali said…
Hi Mike,

Thanks for invite!

Tony Cali
At 3:49pm on September 7, 2013, geri e pesko said…
Hi Michael.. I am a certified Special Educator looking for a full time job.. Not easy!! Is the seminar you are holding have any opportunities for jobs??
Sincerely,
Geri Pesko
At 3:05pm on November 27, 2012, Christine Calabrese said…

Hi Michael,

       I just noticed that you live in Huntington, so do I! 

       How nice that you are continuing your impact in education with this forum.

       Christine

At 1:05pm on August 23, 2012, Saundra W. Simonee said…

I am honored to accept your invitation and will also include you in my linkin network. Saundra

At 8:30pm on July 8, 2012, jessica bradford baker said…

Thank you.  Have been enjoying the site! Jessica

At 12:59pm on June 27, 2012, Miriam Flynn said…

Thank you - this site is wonderful!!!  Miriam Flynn

At 10:38am on February 3, 2012, Lawrence Butti said…

Hi Mike-

 

I would like to post a "Call for Program Proposals" for the 2012 NYSEC Conference.  What would be the best way to do that so that it is seen by all members?

 

Thanks,

Larry Butti

At 5:49pm on January 22, 2012, Mary Fitzpatrick said…

Hi Mike, I am a member. Mary Fitzpatrick

 
 
 

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