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How Should We Plan Reading Comprehension Lessons?
How Should We Plan Reading Comprehension Lessons?
Tim Shanahan
Teacher Question
As my teachers continue learning together about text-centered planning, I would love your help with a quick reflection. When you sit down to plan a unit:
- How do you decide which comprehension standards the anchor text naturally requires?
- What steps do you take to analyze the text…
Added by Michael Keany on February 28, 2026 at 10:45am — No Comments
50 Metaphors That Reveal How Students Really See High School
50 Metaphors That Reveal How Students Really See High School
Source: Adam, “🚌 50 Metaphorical Prompts about High School,” February 21, 2026.
The Paste Eaters Blog
🎯 Why This Matters for School Leaders
What if the most powerful insight into school culture isn’t found in a survey—but in a metaphor?
In “50 Metaphorical Prompts about High School,” Adam offers a rich…
ContinueAdded by Michael Keany on February 23, 2026 at 9:44am — No Comments
How Do You Students See School?
“This Is Air”: Reframing School Through the Metaphors We Live By
Source: Adrian Neibauer, “This Is Air: Understanding and Changing the Way Teachers and Students See School,” February 16, 2026.
🎯 The Core Question
How do students actually see school?
In “This Is Air,” Adrian Neibauer reflects on returning to the classroom after the pandemic and confronting a painful truth:…
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Are We Teaching Too Much Phonics?
Are We Teaching Too Much Phonics?
Tim Shanahan
Teacher question:
I saw that Mark Seidenberg was complaining that there is now too much phonics instruction. What do you think of that?
Shanahan replies:
I have great…
ContinueAdded by Michael Keany on February 14, 2026 at 9:34am — No Comments
Meetings have become weapons of mass dysfunction.
Added by Michael Keany on February 3, 2026 at 10:42am — No Comments
7 strategies to become a more persuasive leader
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Added by Michael Keany on February 3, 2026 at 10:37am — No Comments
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