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Should We Reconsider Personalized Learning?

Solutions to Unfinished Learning in Math Must Go Beyond Academics

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

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Every Student Can Learn

Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Materials Adaptation

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Textbooks: Who Needs Them?

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?

Standards-Alignment Information

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

Not Your Mom’s Professional Development

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Research and Reflections

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

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Redesigning Our Principles

Dual Immersion Instruction: The Promise of Equitable, Effective Instruction for English Learners

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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

Should We Reconsider Personalized Learning?

Solutions to Unfinished Learning in Math Must Go Beyond Academics

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

Tools and Resources

About the topic

Discover new tools and materials to integrate into you instruction.

See all posts

most recent articles

Every Student Can Learn

Dismantling White Supremacy in Our Workplace

Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard

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

Textbooks: Who Needs Them?

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?

Standards-Alignment Information

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

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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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Research and Reflections

What the Data Can’t Tell Us

Concerns about summative assessment in a pandemic year
03/25/21, Katie Keown, Astrid Fossum, Jun Li, John Young
Research and Reflections

Dismantling Academic Tracking in Mathematics

03/10/21, Shelbi Cole
Math teacher explains online lesson to students
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Two Facts: We Are Better Together, And We Can Do Hard Things

Exploring what it means to be “good at math"
09/18/20, Brian Dean
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
Research and Reflections
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The Magical World of Twitter

How Twitter Changed the Way I Learn
09/10/19, Amy Youngblood
Research and Reflections
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Professional Learning Design 101

How to Craft a Meaningful Professional Learning Experience for a Room Full of Strangers
08/16/19, Carrie Rosebrock
Research and Reflections
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Professional Learning is Personal

Learning Requires Trust, Especially for Teachers
08/09/19, Carrie Rosebrock
Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Quality Instructional Materials or Quality Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers?

Support for educators serving English Learners
07/26/19, Renae Skarin
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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A Switch to Standards-Based Learning

How the standards can support instruction and feedback
04/04/19, Karen Hernandez
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, 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
Research and Reflections
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Making the Connection Between Materials and Instruction

Why instructional practice should be at the heart of all instructional materials decisions
08/20/18, Sandra Alberti
Research and Reflections
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Seeing College- and Career-Ready Standards through Instruction

Exploring the updates to the Instructional Practice Guide
08/15/18, Lisa Goldschmidt
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
Part 4

Re-Teaching Doesn’t Always Mean Repeating

Consider alternative ways to re-teach when students struggle with new content
06/12/18, Kristi Gettelman
Research and Reflections
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Illuminating Interims

What makes a good interim assessment program?
06/07/18, Laura Hansen
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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The Role of Educators in Summative Assessment: The Life Cycle of a Question

An inside look at the development of summative assessments
05/02/18, Laura Hansen
Research and Reflections
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5 Concerns about Inquiry-Based Learning–Answered

A high school math teacher addresses concerns about inquiry-based learning and shares how it benefits students.
03/14/18, Lane Walker
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
Part 3

How to Select Math Intervention Content

How do you diagnose the root causes of grade-level math struggles, and design targeted interventions to address them?
02/09/18, Astrid Fossum
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Three APPS to Support Students with Special Needs

Helping All Kids Grapple with Grade-Level Content
12/21/17, Dr. Bryan Drost
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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Most-Read Articles of 2017

12/15/17, Student Achievement Partners
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
Part 2

Addressing unfinished learning in the context of grade-level work

Not all unfinished learning should be treated the same way
12/06/17, Chrissy Allison
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Emerging Effects from CCSS

A high school math teacher shares examples of student progress following CCSS implementation
11/27/17, Lane Walker
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Four Best Practices for the Math Classroom

A math teacher shares lessons learned and alternative strategies he's discovered during his teaching career
10/24/17, Jeff Crayton
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Designing Effective Homework

Best practices for creating homework that raises student achievement
10/13/17, Claire Rivero
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Instead of…Try This

Avoid common pitfalls in the ELA classroom with these strategies
10/03/17, Andrea Raines
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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The Instructional Practice Toolkit: An Introduction

Learn how the Instructional Practice Toolkit can help teachers make connections between planning, instruction, and student outcomes.
09/22/17, Rachel Etienne
Research and Reflections
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Supporting Excellence: Real Support for Teachers Starts With the District’s Curriculum

A new framework for developing and implementing clear district-wide support for teaching and learning
08/24/17, Ricki Price-Baugh
Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Piloting the Instructional Practice Toolkit

Two curriculum specialists who piloted the professional learning resource share their experience
08/21/17, Kim Schoenau, Aubree Short
Research and Reflections
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Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals as an Educator

See how using this goal-setting structure can help you achieve content-focused goals during the school year
08/11/17, Susan Hitt
Research and Reflections
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Building Teacher Confidence through Content-Infused PD

Working with teachers to improve their understanding and use of curricular materials
08/03/17, Andrea Raines
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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“We’re the best. Just trust us!”

Finding unbiased information about instructional materials.
05/30/17, Janelle Fann
Research and Reflections
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8 Questions About High School Math and STEM

A high school algebra teacher shares her thoughts on high school math myths and misconceptions
05/16/17, Lane Walker
Research and Reflections
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What Really Counts When We Teach?

What should we look for in powerful classrooms?
04/18/17, Alan Schoenfeld
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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STEM Integration in Algebra: A Bridge to Opportunity

Relating mathematical thought processes to those in 21st Century careers
04/04/17, Lane Walker
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Forming a United Whole – The Coherence Map

A K-12 STEM District Supervisor Explains How He Used the Coherence Map to Improve His District's Math Curriculum
03/13/17, Joshua Zagorski
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections
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Lessons Learned after Teaching without a Textbook

A high school teacher explores the lessons learned after moving away from a textbook-based curriculum.
02/14/17, Bob Janes
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Most-Read Articles of 2016

12/21/16, Student Achievement Partners
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 2

Adapting Journeys Common Core

A veteran Journeys user shares recommendations to improve basal lessons and better support teachers and students.
09/07/16, Karen Vogelsang
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Lessons from the Fordham Assessment Review

One of the reviewers explains how the assessment review was conducted and what the findings mean for educators and students.
08/23/16, Amy Youngblood
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Supporting All Learners with Complex Texts

Strategies to scaffold instruction of Standards-aligned, complex texts
08/17/16, Carey Swanson
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Sitting Beside the Learner: The ‘Me’ in Assessments

Common Core-aligned assessments must capitalize on teacher-student relationships
08/15/16, Bryan Drost
Research and Reflections
Part 9

Creating a Conducive Environment for Teachers to Adapt Materials

An administrator’s guide to promoting teacher innovation
02/26/16, Andrew Davis
Research and Reflections
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Why We’re Choosing Instructional Materials Blindly

A Brookings Institution report explains how much we DON’T know about instructional materials in use in today’s classrooms.
02/05/16, Student Achievement Partners
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections
Part 6

Outcomes of the Adaptation Process

New case studies share a look at the process of adapting math and ELA materials
11/13/15, Stacy Wetcher
Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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The EQuIP Review Process and Rubric

Achieve created a rubric and review process to facilitate peer reviews
10/08/15, Student Achievement Partners
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 4

K-12 OER Collaborative’s Request for Proposals

Learn how the Collaborative is planning on creating and vetting materials.
09/30/15, Karl Nelson, Jennifer Wolfe
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
Part 3

Working Together to Create Open Educational Resources

The K-12 OER Collaborative is working to create Common Core-aligned resources
09/25/15, Karl Nelson, Jennifer Wolfe
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 4

Collaborative Learning and Updating Materials

Developing a process for teachers to adapt instructional materials in mathematics
09/22/15, Illustrative Mathematics
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Six Instructional Materials Articles You Should Be Reading

Keep up-to-date with the latest media coverage of instructional materials
09/11/15, Student Achievement Partners
Research and Reflections
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IMET Evolution: Math

An SAP math specialist explains how small changes to the IMET can have a big impact on users
09/02/15, Marni Greenstein
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 2

What Needs to Change in Instructional Materials: Math

A panel of experts met to pinpoint the biggest problems with today’s math textbooks: here’s what they found
08/28/15, Marni Greenstein
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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How Reviewing Materials Changed My Classroom Practice

A teacher explains the unexpected connection she uncovered between materials reviews and the classroom
06/05/15, Tresa Watson
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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Top 5 Tips for Building and Training Your Review Team

Advice on selecting and training strong review teams
05/07/15, Amy Weber-Salgo
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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What My District Gained From Collaboration

Even when districts approach materials review processes from different perspectives – and with different objectives – collaboration provides important benefits
05/05/15, Julie Spykerman
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