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Small Pivots to Access Complex Text Across the Curriculum

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Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in Mathematics?

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Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy?

Mistakes Tell Us What Students Are Ready to Learn

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What Principles Must Underlie Successful Personalized Learning?

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Classroom Strategies

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Explore classroom guidance, techniques, and activities to help you meet the needs of ALL students.

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most recent articles

Why Re-Humanize Assessment?

What We Pay Attention to Matters

Meeting the Needs of Every Student No Matter What

Tools and Resources

About the topic

Discover new tools and materials to integrate into you instruction.

See all posts

most recent articles

Top Posts of 2020

Meeting the Needs of Every Student No Matter What

Small Pivots to Access Complex Text Across the Curriculum

Materials Adaptation

About the topic

Find instructions and recommendations on how to adapt your existing materials to better align to college- and career-ready standards.

See all posts

most recent articles

Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in Mathematics?

Teacher working at a laptop

Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy?

Mistakes Tell Us What Students Are Ready to Learn

Standards-Alignment Information

About the topic

Learn what it means for instructional materials and assessment to be aligned to college- and career-ready standards.

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most recent articles

What to Consider if You’re Adopting a New ELA/Literacy Curriculum

Not Your Mom’s Professional Development

Reaching New Heights

Research and Reflections

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Delve into new research and perspectives on instructional materials and practice.

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most recent articles

Group of students talking.

Building a Culture of Advocacy

Students reading and taking notes

Knowledge-Building Model Lessons for Middle and High School

What Principles Must Underlie Successful Personalized Learning?

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Small Pivots to Access Complex Text Across the Curriculum

Reading strategies that help secondary students in all content areas
12/15/20, Sarah Brown
Classroom Strategies

The Case for Whole Texts in a Remote World

Putting complex, authentic texts in students' hands
12/09/20, Fishtank Learning
Classroom Strategies
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What’s Working for Virtual Literacy Instruction?

Four K-2 teachers weigh in
12/04/20, Tori Filler
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources

Finding and Teaching The Complexity In Read-Aloud Texts

11/25/20, Anne Lyneis
Classroom Strategies
Part 3

Identity, Personal Experience, and Classroom Libraries: How Educators Can Make Thoughtful Decisions About the Texts They Choose

Reflections on Lorena Germán's Coffee and Conversations session
11/18/20, Carey Swanson
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources

Are We Forgetting About Fluency?

11/13/20, Anne Lyneis
Classroom Strategies
Part 2

Identity, Personal Experience, and Classroom Libraries: How Broadening the Literary Landscape Can Empower Students

Reflecting on Lorena Germán’s Coffee and Conversations session
11/12/20, Pascale Joseph
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources

Improving Accessibility for All Students

Remote Learning Tips and Tricks
11/06/20, Fishtank Learning
Classroom Strategies
Part 1

What It Means to Disrupt Text

Reflecting on Lorena Germán's Coffee and Conversations session
11/05/20, Joy Delizo-Osborne
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Enhancing Remote Learning and Student Engagement With Online Tools

Five tools to make virtual learning more social for students
10/30/20, Aaron Grossman
Students reading and taking notes
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Knowledge-Building Model Lessons for Middle and High School

Rethinking how we define “text” to engage older students and accelerate learning
10/16/20, Jenni Aberli, Lauren Trahan
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
Part 2

What Principles Must Underlie Successful Personalized Learning?

What educators should consider when selecting or using personalized learning approaches to accelerate literacy outcomes
10/09/20, Meredith Liben, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D., Susan Pimentel
Teacher working at a laptop
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation
Part 2

Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy?

The Professional Learning Core Content in ELA/Literacy
09/25/20, Kate Crist, Jun Li
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
Part 1

What Is “Content-Focused Professional Learning”?

The Professional Learning Core Content in Mathematics & ELA/Literacy
07/31/20, Kate Crist, Jun Li
Kindergarten students working on vocabulary
Classroom Strategies
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Immersing in Vocabulary

How to develop vocabulary in an effective and meaningful way
06/30/20, Zachary Chan
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Why Teaching Justice Through Reading & Writing Cannot Wait

How teachers can enact change and combat racism through purposeful discussions and literary curricula
06/14/20, Yvonne Thompson
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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You Have a List of Culturally Diverse Texts. Now What?

Guidance on facilitating classroom lessons and discussions that push student thinking
06/11/20, Keenan W. Lee, M. Ed
Students engaged in a classroom and raising their hands.
Classroom Strategies
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Refocusing on Your Learners

5 ideas to create a student-centered classroom
05/28/20, Tamera Musiowsky-Borneman
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Digital Coaching Menus Bring the Professional Learning Principles To Life

Designing effective coaching sessions that reflect teacher needs
05/14/20, Kenny McKee
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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3 Recommendations for Supporting Early Elementary Students Remotely

A kindergarten teacher shares strategies and advice
04/17/20, Lindsay Arnold
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Top 5 Resources for Learning Online

Free, standards-aligned resources to facilitate remote learning
03/20/20, Tika Epstein
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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How Does Education Research Relate to My Practice?

Is your reading program working? What can you do to improve it?
02/14/20, Tori Filler, Carey Swanson
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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My Experience with Teachers College Units of Study

A veteran teacher explains the strengths and weakness of the program based on her experience
02/06/20, MJ D’Amelio
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Tidying Up

Instructional Routines for Whole-Class Reading and Writing
01/22/20, Jon Gustafson
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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For the Love of Learning

How a focus on building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction can enrich ELA instruction and engage learners
12/08/19, Carey Swanson
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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I See Me

Building a diverse classroom library with the help of First Book Marketplace
11/24/19, Tamika Peters
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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What Makes a High-Quality Diverse Text and How to Get These Texts Into Your Classroom

Resources and guidance for educators
11/13/19, Jill Eisenberg
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Laying a Solid Foundation of Literacy

Building Teacher Capacity with the Reading Foundational Skills
11/04/19, Darla O'Leary
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Planning the Small Group Reading Lesson

Teach and Guide
10/06/19, Dr. Deborah Glaser
Classroom Strategies
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Robust Vocabulary Instruction

Bringing Knowledge-Rich Curricula to Life
09/30/19, Jon Gustafson
Classroom Strategies
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Creating Choice Boards to Meet the Needs of Every Student

FAQs about using choice boards
08/27/19, Tika Epstein
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Strong Materials in the Hands of Great Teachers

A year of school visits highlights what makes curriculum work
07/07/19, Barbara Davidson, Susan Pimentel
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Press Play

Using Podcasts and Documentaries to Supercharge Background Knowledge and Bolster Reading Comprehension
06/02/19, Jon Gustafson
Classroom Strategies
Part 2

Designing Useful Writing Prompts

The elements of a well-structured student writing prompt
05/29/19, Joey Hawkins
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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On Your Side to Beat the Summer Slide

Ways to Partner with Your Local Public Library
05/24/19, Jenci Spradlin
Classroom Strategies
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Kids Gift Us with Their Time

Increase Achievement, Motivation, and Connection with Students Through Classroom Games
04/26/19, Bryan Drost
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Three Simple Steps to Empowered Word-Learning

Using morphology, context clues, and outside resources to help students decipher word meanings
03/28/19, Kenny McKee
Classroom Strategies
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Using Data Binders to Increase Student Independence

A tool for fostering intentional and purposeful learning
03/21/19, John Silverthorne
Classroom Strategies
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What’s It Like to Learn in a Rigorous and Personalized Classroom?

03/18/19, Monica Milligan, Kit Tollerson
Classroom Strategies
Part 1

Using Exit Tickets Strategically

Educators share how they've made exit tickets a powerful tool for supporting students
02/22/19, Tika Epstein, Cathy Carter-Shide, Morgan Stipe, Karen Hernandez, Dina O'Brien
Classroom Strategies
Part 3

Providing Feedback on Student Writing

Strategies to deliver positive, focused feedback to improve all aspects of student writing
01/22/19, Zackory Kirk
Classroom Strategies
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Giving Students a Choice with Their Learning

Using academic choice boards to build metacognition
12/21/18, Tika Epstein
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Top Blog Posts of 2018

Here are our top 25 most-visited posts of 2018.
12/20/18, Student Achievement Partners
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation
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Choosing Text Excerpts for Close Reading

A teacher's recommendations for how to select text excerpts that make students love reading
11/27/18, Carolyn Durante
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Effective Reading Instruction

Why a text-centered approach, instead of a strategies-based approach, is more effective
11/16/18, Meredith Liben, Sue Pimentel
Classroom Strategies
Part 2

Designing High-Quality Writing Tasks

Three steps for creating an effective writing assignment
11/11/18, Zackory Kirk
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation
Part 3

Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts

Lessons learned from teachers who've implemented the curriculum
11/07/18, Sarah Webb
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Encouraging a Growth Mindset through Art

Strategies for moving beyond "follow-the-leader" style art projects and developing an art curriculum that supports student learning across subjects
10/26/18, Tempest NeuCollins
Classroom Strategies
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Using Content and Language Objectives to Help All Students in Their Learning

Strategies from an English Language Learner Specialist
10/16/18, Shanthi Kumar
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
Part 1

Addressing Common Challenges with Student Writing

Why aren’t students successful writers and what can teachers do to help?
10/09/18, Zackory Kirk
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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Doing Better: Aligned Instructional Practice

An overview of the Instructional Practice Guide suite of tools
09/19/18, Destiny Eldridge, April Pforts
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Building A Culturally Responsive Classroom

Why building a culturally responsive classroom matters for the success of ALL students
09/07/18, Jill Yamasawa Fletcher

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