Professional Development
“Lauren has been an outstanding team member to work with. She is very organized, professional, and open-minded in dealing with all team members. As a team leader, Lauren is a terrific facilitator, ensuring every member of the team has had an opportunity to speak and making sure to keep the meetings on task.” |
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Ongoing Professional Development
Twitter is an excellent tool for communication, collaboration, and inspiration. By following education pages, like @educationweek and @edutopia, or education conversations, like #edtech or #mschat, I can be a part of the most current dialogue surrounding education. Below is my current Twitter feed for @msknuttila.
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Language LearningI am currently learning Spanish with Rosetta Stone. Learning Spanish will enable me to communicate more effectively with some of my students and their parents, making my classroom a more welcoming place, where all students feel comfortable.
Reading
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Collaboration with Colleagues
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“It is rare to see a young teacher such as Lauren take on a leadership role of this type [rewriting curriculum], but Lauren is a strong, confident person who leads by example, knowledge base, and encouragement.” |
Graduate Work
Coursework
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Thesis
"Comparing the Effects of Traditional Sustained Silent Reading and Scaffolded Silent Reading on Reading Comprehension and Disposition" Abstract The amount of time that teenagers spend reading for pleasure is on the decline, and educators are looking for ways to motivate their students to read more. One commonly used strategy is that of giving students time to read silently during class. This study compared two strategies that encourage students to read more: Scaffolded Silent Reading and traditional sustained silent reading. All students were given 10 minutes a day to independently read a book of their choice. Students in the treatment group also received instruction on picking out appropriate books and spent time conferencing with the teacher using different comprehension strategies. In the end, there was no statistically significant difference between the control and treatments groups. More research needs to be done on increasing the amount of time actually spent reading and its effect on comprehension. |
Past Courses and Workshops
- Expository Reading and Writing Course, CSU 2016 (3 day course)
- READ 180 Program Training, 2016 (3 days, plus coaching sessions)
- Julie Adams Training Sessions (Common Core, Education Neuroscience, etc.), 2016 (5 training days)
- Minnesota Native American Symposium, 2013 (2 day course)
- SMART Board Training, 2011 (8 hour course)
- Moodle Training, 2011 (8 hour course)

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