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Creating a High Ability Cluster Group: A Practical Approach for Teachers
Understanding High Ability Cluster Grouping
Dr. Brian Scott
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Culturally Responsive Teaching: Enhancing Math Engagement, Understanding, and Fluency
This raises an important question for educators: how can we transform math lessons from monotonous to captivating?
William Reed
Nov 18, 20243 min read


Fostering a Growth Mindset in Schools: Strategies for Educational Leaders
We will delve into the importance of a growth mindset and provide strategies for educational leaders to cultivate it within their schools.
Dianne McKinley
Nov 11, 20243 min read


Build Background Knowledge and Vocabulary with these Easy Strategies
Background knowledge is critical to understanding new information. It helps us make connections, improves comprehension, and improves memory
April Connelley
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Exciting News: INcompassing Education Expands Services for Schools and Teachers!
At INcompassing Education, we are thrilled to share some exciting news! We’ve expanded our services to offer even more support for schools.
Dianne McKinley
Oct 25, 20241 min read


New Education Grant Administrator? 3 Top Tips for Managing Grants, Without the Circus
Here are three top tips to ensure your grant management process is as smooth as a well-oiled cafeteria line.
Dianne McKinley
Oct 14, 20242 min read


New Education Grant Administrator? How to Engage All Stakeholders in the Grant Process
Here are some strategies to engage all stakeholders in the grant process.
Tabitha Freeman
Jul 22, 20243 min read


Revamping Your Curriculum Maps: How to Align with High Quality Curricular Materials
Are you adopting new High Quality Curricular Materials? Are you struggling to determine how to revamp your curriculum maps to align to these
Dianne McKinley
Jun 11, 20241 min read


New Education Grant Administrator? Navigating Title Funds:
Outline of the best practices for grant closeout, ensuring adherence to state requirements and maximizing the impact of these vital resource
Tabitha Freeman
May 21, 20243 min read


Impact Student Learning by Building a Strong Principal and Instructional Coach Partnership
A school culture that focuses on helping everyone understand and take ownership of student learning is facilitated by the principal and IC.
April Connelley
May 6, 20242 min read


5 Ways to Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month in Schools
Here are five impactful ways schools can celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month.
Dianne McKinley
Apr 1, 20243 min read


Tier 2 Social Emotional Behavioral Support: Strategies for Running Small Groups
Running small groups can be an effective way to provide guidance and support to students.
Tiffany Creager
Mar 8, 20244 min read


7 Ideas for Relentless Book Matching
Teachers everywhere know that the only way to increase the reading volume among students is to hook students into reading on a regular and routine basis. It has to become an unbreakable habit, almost ingrained into your daily existence. Harper Lee said this best, “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
April Connelley
Feb 29, 20243 min read


Cultivating Inclusive Learning Environments: Best Practices for Educational Leaders
Inclusivity in education is not just a buzzword; it's a fundamental commitment to providing every student with an equitable learning experience. Educational leaders play a pivotal role in cultivating inclusive learning environments that nurture diversity, empower all students, and foster a sense of belonging. In this blog, we will explore the importance of inclusivity in education and provide best practices for educational leaders to create truly inclusive learning environmen
Dianne McKinley
Feb 20, 20242 min read


6 Best Books for School Principals in 2021
To be sure you spend that precious reading time well, we put together a list of the six best books for school principals in 2021.
Dianne McKinley
Jan 17, 20245 min read


Discovering Values: A Guide to Personal and Workplace Connection
Through the activities below we’ll learn how to reconnect to ourselves and how to guide organizations to do the same. Whether you are seeking connection to self or leading a team who could benefit from a unified purpose, please read on to learn how to identify our own values, how to collaboratively operationalize an organization’s values, and how these activities might empower us. As a special addition for my educators and parents out there, I’ve also included some tips for w
Tiffany Creager
Jan 15, 20248 min read


Why Morphology Instruction Is Important
Language is a complex system of intricate connections between words and meanings. It is complex code used to communicate. Morphology is the foundation and framework of English spelling (Hegland, 2021) and contributes to the overall sense of a word. Morphology is the study of morphemes. Morphemes are the smallest meaningful unit of language (Hegland, 2021). Morphemes can be standalone words, like “book”, called free morphemes, or they can be parts of words like prefixes, suffi
Dianne McKinley
Jan 8, 20242 min read


Lesson Plans “Must Haves”
Lesson plans can be short and easy just the essentials that are required for the lesson to be successful. The lesson plans I created when I was a new teacher were much different from the lesson plans that I created in my 20th year in the classroom. My lesson plans in my 20th year were different from the lesson plans I created in my 30th year in the classroom. Lesson plans change and evolve throughout your teaching career, yet there are always the essential “must haves” that s
Dianne McKinley
Oct 2, 20235 min read


Getting Started with Indiana’s 2023 Streamlined Standards
Sometimes things can seem overwhelming so we avoid them. For example, my hall closet was a mess and I was desperate, so desperate I offered money to my teenagers to work on it. It’s the catch-all closet, the place where we shove stuff and then forget about it. Needless to say, that didn’t work, my teenagers wouldn’t take the bait, so eventually, after saying for several months I needed to clean it, I finally just did it. When it comes to hall closets, that’s okay, no harm, bu
Dianne McKinley
Sep 30, 20232 min read


Social Emotional Intelligence: A Key to Success in Modern Education
Social emotional intelligence is a crucial aspect of modern education that has gained increasing attention in recent years. Social emotional intelligence (SEI) refers to the ability to identify, understand, and manage one’s own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. It involves developing empathy, building meaningful relationships, and effectively communicating with others.
Dianne McKinley
Sep 18, 20235 min read
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