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Creating a Model Process for Hands-On Professional Learning

Providing Feedback on Student Writing

Taking the First Step in Designing Mathematics Intervention

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Encouraging a Growth Mindset through Art

Observing Reading Foundational Skills Instruction

Materials Adaptation

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Choosing Text Excerpts for Close Reading

Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts

Standards-Alignment Information

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Most Misunderstood Math Standards in Grade 5

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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

Creating a Model Process for Hands-On Professional Learning

Providing Feedback on Student Writing

Taking the First Step in Designing Mathematics Intervention

Tools and Resources

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Discover new tools and materials to integrate into you instruction.

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most recent articles

Top Blog Posts of 2018

Encouraging a Growth Mindset through Art

Observing Reading Foundational Skills Instruction

Materials Adaptation

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

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most recent articles

Top Blog Posts of 2018

Choosing Text Excerpts for Close Reading

Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts

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.

See all posts

most recent articles

Top Blog Posts of 2018

Most Misunderstood Math Standards in Grade 5

Most Misunderstood Math Standards in Grade 4

Research and Reflections

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

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I’m Passionate About Curriculum Because I’m Passionate About Pedagogy

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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
Part 5

Taking the First Step in Designing Mathematics Intervention

As you plan a math intervention strategy, where should you focus first?
01/08/19, Astrid Fossum
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

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

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.
08/01/18, Claire Rivero
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information

Considering Reading Instruction with the End in Mind

Meet students not only where they are, but also where they're going.
07/30/18, Carey Swanson
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
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

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

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, Tools and Resources

Creating Student Empowerment Through Your Garden-Variety Graphic Organizer

How I use graphic organizers in my classroom to promote student independence
11/30/17, Alison Killy
Classroom Strategies, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 1

Designing Shifts-Aligned Interventions in the Math Classroom

Avoid common pitfalls when it comes to supporting students with unfinished math learning
11/01/17, Astrid Fossum
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections

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.
10/11/17, Mary Burt
Classroom Strategies

Creating a Feedback Culture

Using effective feedback to help students master their learning goals
09/13/17, Andrea Raines
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources

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
09/06/17, Susan Hitt
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
Part 1

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
03/17/17, Carey Swanson
Classroom Strategies

Top 5 Questions About ELA Scaffolding in High School

What do we do when they “don’t get it”?
03/07/17, Rob Woodworth
Classroom Strategies

Top 5 Questions about ELA Scaffolding in Elementary School

Real-world advice for how to scaffold complex text for struggling students
03/01/17, Adrienne Williams
Classroom Strategies

How to Create Book Baskets

Designing book baskets to boost motivation, enthusiasm and engagement
01/13/17, MJ D’Amelio
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections

Designing Classroom Libraries that Build Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Engagement

The benefits of topic-based independent reading on student motivation
01/05/17, Carey Swanson
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources

Most-Read Articles of 2016

12/21/16, Student Achievement Partners
Classroom Strategies

Strategies to Support Learners Who Are Below Grade Level

An experienced educator introduces different support methods to allow struggling students to engage with grade-level materials.
12/08/16, Bryan Drost
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
10/12/16, Student Achievement Partners
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Tools and Resources

Supplementing Your Curriculum with Knowledge-Building Text Sets

Discover why text sets work and how to use them to build student knowledge
09/30/16, Student Achievement Partners
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources

Supporting All Learners with Complex Texts

Strategies to scaffold instruction of Standards-aligned, complex texts
08/17/16, Carey Swanson
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