SIM News
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Researchers at the CRL are supporting the launch of Kansas’ Blueprint for Literacy initiative. They are conducting a needs assessment with a representative sample of schools about their literacy instruction as well as validating educator tools for use with structured literacy efforts. This initial research will be shared with forthcoming statewide literacy centers. - Read more in the Lawrence Times
- Due to new KU guidelines, we are required to change the pricing structure for KU CRL products. Please look for new (increased) pricing and order forms in January.
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What we’re grateful for this holiday season:
- Almost 50 years of making a positive difference in the world of education.
- Our SIM Network of educators who work so hard to improve the lives of teachers and children around the world.
- Our newly funded federal projects that are renewed annually. They allow SIM and KUCRL to continue to thrive and help children and educators.
- Our SIM Team and our new offices. We’ve had good fortune with some changes in 2024.
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New KUCRL Online Store is online: https://shop-kucrl.ku.edu/
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KU Center for Research on Learning has received a cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Library of Congress. The project, titled “Citizen Journalism for All Students: Making Journalism in Action’s Library of Congress resources more accessible and relevant for students with disabilities,” is being led by Suzanne Myers and Jocelyn Washburn.
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SIM in the Field
- KU CRL Researchers, Jocelyn Washburn and Suzy Myers, presented on their work at the 2024 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Conference in Boston in November and really enjoyed the message from speaker, Bryan Stevenson, “We have to stay hopeful. And I really believe it’s important that we identify the things that are making us hopeless and prevent those things from pushing us into despair. Hope is our superpower… We've got to be hopeful, and while hopeful is not always rational, it is always necessary.”
 - SIM Professional Developer, Darren Minarik, presented at the 2024 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference in Boston in November and included SIM Content Enhancement Routines in his presentation.
 - In their new book, Data Rules: Elevating Teaching with Objective Reflection, Jim Knight and Michael Faggella-Luby offer a proven approach for instructional leaders to leverage data effectively, featuring 10 rules for data use, best practices for communication, and analysis techniques to enhance teaching, student engagement, and achievement.
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