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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?

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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

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Discover new tools and materials to integrate into you instruction.

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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

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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

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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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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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Building a Culture of Advocacy

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Knowledge-Building Model Lessons for Middle and High School

What Principles Must Underlie Successful Personalized Learning?

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Classroom Strategies

Fostering Academic Discussion Online

08/24/20, Fishtank Learning
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, 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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What’s It Like to Learn in a Rigorous and Personalized Classroom?

03/18/19, Monica Milligan, Kit Tollerson
Classroom Strategies
Part 2

Choral Counting: A Lever to Develop Fraction Understanding

A model process for using choral counting to build conceptual understanding
02/28/19, Jennie Beltramini, Jody Guarino
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
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
Part null

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
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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
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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
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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
Part null

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, Christina Allison
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
Part null

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
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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
Part null

Creating a Feedback Culture

Using effective feedback to help students master their learning goals
09/13/17, Andrea Raines
Classroom Strategies, Tools and Resources
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Most-Read Articles of 2016

12/21/16, Student Achievement Partners
Classroom Strategies
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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
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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
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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
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Supporting All Learners with Complex Texts

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