Michael Griffen

Principal of Muraski Elementary in Strongsville, OH.

[Pam Kastner @liv2learn]

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: https://t.co/CX82CksGth

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

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 💭https://t.co/SLYmmMTzqN

2. Small Steps 👣https://t.co/Ix7ZT9Z1DI

3. Ask a Large Number of Questions 🗣️
https://t.co/Oim0iSV5yd

4. Provide Models for Difficult Tasks🗼
https://t.co/uPd8NXWQsj

5. Guide Student Practice 🪜
https://t.co/eybs3y3pm1

6. Check for Student Understanding ✅
https://t.co/zMLxATtOOb

7. Obtain a High Success Rate 📈
https://t.co/MvbZeJC2Ic

8. Provide Scaffolds for Difficult Tasks 🧱
https://t.co/smaH0pXe8O

9. Require and Monitor Independent Practice ✍️
https://t.co/S7UNIJb9I4

10. Weekly and Monthly Review 🗓️
https://t.co/vZDWMULRJp

[Michael Griffen @MuraskiPrin]

@FitFounder WALK

[Anna Stokke @rastokke]

What is explicit instruction? Anita Archer, one of the world's leading experts on explicit instruction, explains it here.
Check out the full episode: https://t.co/tdxR3lSzJX

[Brad Nguyen @Brad_Nguyen_]

Read more and download the slides here: https://t.co/ZVFWtzDiaz

[Michael Griffen @MuraskiPrin]

@brian_poncy @MmeLockhartLDSB I’m also interested in how dot-number and dot-number-total are assessed. Is this oral at the kindergarten level?

[Michael Griffen @MuraskiPrin]

@brian_poncy @MmeLockhartLDSB Could you clarify for me what DCPM and PPM mean? I’m sure it is per minute but want to be sure as we don’t use the same abbreviations

[Sean Morrisey @smorrisey]

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.

[Michael Griffen @MuraskiPrin]

@MrKevinSnyder @tomloveless99 I love your phrase, narrow scope. The sea of standards is a mile wide which allows you to go an inch deep.

[Michael Griffen @MuraskiPrin]

@edudissenter During preferred time. PBIS doesn’t have to be either or. We’ve worked hard at it and will continue to adjust as needed to impact our students. Major behaviors are way down for the majority of our school, but we’re still tackling things that impact learning.

[Michael Griffen @MuraskiPrin]

@edudissenter And have incentives that create experiences for kids with each other that are earned and purchased, lots of choice involved. But we have seen more impact as we have also created a system for consequences and criteria that trigger support. Support is instruction that happens

[Kat Howard @SaysMiss]

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.

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

✅ 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: https://t.co/Xj2XpPGvnu

[Strongsville City Schools @strongsvillecs]

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.

https://t.co/uAy8dunBkP

#ModelMustang

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

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.

https://t.co/BXEBU0SZqg

[edutopia @edutopia]

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. 📊 https://t.co/bSq8BMA0m4

[edutopia @edutopia]

Reading these picture books can help students set goals for their academic *and* #SEL growth next year. 📗🤩 https://t.co/o4cWw0ExAX

[edutopia @edutopia]

Writing can improve learning in any subject—it’s research-backed! Give these engaging writing activities a try: https://t.co/b1U5AXwbfE