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Giving Students a Choice with Their Learning
Using academic choice boards to build metacognition
Effective Reading Instruction
Why a text-centered approach, instead of a strategies-based approach, is more effective
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Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts
Lessons learned from teachers who've implemented the curriculum
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Most Misunderstood Math Standards in Grade 5
Are these instructional mistakes happening in your classroom?
Part 1
Addressing Common Challenges with Student Writing
Why aren’t students successful writers and what can teachers do to help?
Doing Better: Aligned Instructional Practice
An overview of the Instructional Practice Guide suite of tools
Building A Culturally Responsive Classroom
Why building a culturally responsive classroom matters for the success of ALL students
Making the Connection Between Materials and Instruction
Why instructional practice should be at the heart of all instructional materials decisions
Seeing College- and Career-Ready Standards through Instruction
Exploring the updates to the Instructional Practice Guide
Creating and Sequencing Text-Dependent Questions to Support English Language Learners
Strategic selection and organization of questions can be a scaffold that helps English learners grapple with highly complex questions.
Considering Reading Instruction with the End in Mind
Meet students not only where they are, but also where they're going.
Formative Assessments and Feedback in the Digital Age
How implementing Pear Deck changed my classroom.
Inspiring Writers
A process for supporting writing practice with K-2 English Language Learners
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Re-Teaching Doesn’t Always Mean Repeating
Consider alternative ways to re-teach when students struggle with new content
enVisionmath 2.0: Focusing the K-5 Mathematics Curriculum
The process and the documents one district designed to support alignment of their curriculum to the standards.
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To Write or Not to Write? There is No Question! Part 2
Activities to support the connection between reading and writing
Making enVisionmath 2.0 Work
An Introduction to Adapting enVisionmath 2.0 K-5
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How much time do you need to create a foundation for literacy?
One coach’s reflection on increasing the foundational skills block
A Visit to Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary School
Though this literacy program uses leveled readers, it focuses on building knowledge through topic-based units and ensures students are not limited to a single reading level
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Inside Implementation of Wit and Wisdom
Bringing complex content and instruction into a high-needs school district
Three APPS to Support Students with Special Needs
Helping All Kids Grapple with Grade-Level Content
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Addressing unfinished learning in the context of grade-level work
Not all unfinished learning should be treated the same way
Creating Student Empowerment Through Your Garden-Variety Graphic Organizer
How I use graphic organizers in my classroom to promote student independence
A Five-Course Meal Complete with Strategies for Assessment
Concrete strategies to help classroom educators get involved with assessment design
The Many Positive Uses for Assessment
Three ways to use assessment for good
Don’t be afraid to ask…
Advice for where to ask--and find answers--to your education questions
Designing Effective Homework
Best practices for creating homework that raises student achievement
High-impact strategies for teaching writing with evidence at the high school level
An interdisciplinary PLC develops common strategies and rubrics to support student writing.
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
The Instructional Practice Toolkit: An Introduction
Learn how the Instructional Practice Toolkit can help teachers make connections between planning, instruction, and student outcomes.
Assessing Grammar and Language Convention Skills
New guidance explains how to assess writing skills through embedded-error passages and multiple-choice items
Creating a Feedback Culture
Using effective feedback to help students master their learning goals
Blended Learning: The Station Rotation Model
Find out how a blended learning station-focused model can help you differentiate instruction and give ALL students the support they need to tackle grade-level work
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Students JUMP at the Opportunity to Learn
Building confidence with JUMP Math’s guided discovery approach.
Finding Our Way in Fluency – A School’s Journey to Strengthen Math Fluency Instruction
A personal story of how educators built their knowledge of mathematics fluency from the ground up, and identified creative ways to help their students master fluency expectations
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Eureka Math – A View from Second Grade
An honest reflection on Eureka Math's strengths and challenges
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A Third Grade Teacher’s Perspective on Eureka Math
What does Eureka look like in the classroom?
Limiting “Teacher Talk,” Increasing Student Work!
A team of teachers share strategies to increase student ownership in literacy
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Empowering Primary Math Teachers
How one school moved from contention to ownership of their math curriculum
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At the Foundation of Foundational Skills: Structured Phonics
Learn how structured phonics instruction is critical to literacy development and a necessary part of an ELA curriculum
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
Top 5 Questions about ELA Scaffolding in Elementary School
Real-world advice for how to scaffold complex text for struggling students
The Wild West of Open Literacy Materials
Identifying and using high-quality, ELA Open Educational Resources successfully
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Math in Focus: The Search for an Aligned Math Program
One district’s implementation of a new elementary math program
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Navigating the Spiral in Mathematics Textbooks
A classroom teacher and curriculum coordinator describe how they used the spiral design of their textbook to help them focus on creating coherent instruction.
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Using an EdReports Review to Improve My Math Curriculum
A 5th grade teacher explains how she made small adjustments to improve the Everyday Math Curriculum after identifying its weaknesses.
How to Create Book Baskets
Designing book baskets to boost motivation, enthusiasm and engagement
Using Mini-Assessments in a Professional Learning Setting
How a math coach used mini-assessments to spark conversations with her teachers
Designing Classroom Libraries that Build Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Engagement
The benefits of topic-based independent reading on student motivation
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Everyday Math Kindergarten Tips
A kindergarten teacher explains how she adapted some of the Everyday Math Daily Routines to challenge her students more.
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Everyday Math: Small Routines Build Bigger Understanding
A Kindergarten teacher dives into Everyday Math and finds ways to make minor Routines into Major Work of the Grade practice
Putting Focus into Practice: The Case of Word Problems in Grades K–2
Standards co-author Jason Zimba explains how word problems can build understanding of addition and subtraction.
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
Training Materials for the ELA/Literacy IMET
New training modules on the IMET’s Non-Negotiables and Alignment Criteria
Four APPS to Redefine Your Language Arts Curriculum
Focusing on building a student-centered classroom through digital applications
Assessment Item Alignment Modules
Learn how examining assessment items can be a source of professional development and deepen your understanding of the Shifts
The Rectangle Area Formula—How Does Your Curriculum Introduce It?
Standards co-author Jason Zimba unpacks the rectangle area formula and highlights problems with the way textbooks sometimes introduce the formula to students.
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information
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Adapting Journeys Common Core
A veteran Journeys user shares recommendations to improve basal lessons and better support teachers and students.
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.
Choosing Alignment over Familiarity
How a district made the decision to select a new textbook provider instead of a long-used vendor
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Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
How building specific mathematical knowledge in teachers can strengthen classroom instruction
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Creating a Conducive Environment for Teachers to Adapt Materials
An administrator’s guide to promoting teacher innovation
Using Flashcards in Math
CCSS author Jason Zimba shares how he uses flashcards with his daughters.
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.
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Using Complex Texts with All Readers
A reading interventionist explains the strategies she uses to help struggling readers benefit from complex texts.
Decision-Making that Matters: 10 Ways Teachers Can Impact Curricular Decisions
A high school English teacher shares 10 ways classroom teachers can influence curriculum
Top Five Ways to Improve Your Basal Reading Program
If you’re not satisfied with your current basal reading program, here are five things you can do to improve it.
Top Five Ways to Make the Most of Your Math Materials
If you’re not satisfied with the quality and CCSS-alignment of your existing math materials, here are five tips to improve them.
Choosing Wisely: A Strategic Approach to Curriculum in Duval County
An interview with Dr. Nikolai P. Vitti, Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools
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Adapting Basal-Based Literacy Programs
A team of 4th grade educators adapted a Pearson Reading Street lesson to better serve their students and enhance CCSS alignment
The EQuIP Review Process and Rubric
Achieve created a rubric and review process to facilitate peer reviews
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Collaborative Learning and Updating Materials
Developing a process for teachers to adapt instructional materials in mathematics
