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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

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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

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Engaging Students with #BookSnaps

Reinventing how your students discuss text within the classroom

08/30/18, Andrea Raines

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Formative Assessments and Feedback in the Digital Age

How implementing Pear Deck changed my classroom.

07/06/18, Jeff Crayton

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Inspiring Writers

A process for supporting writing practice with K-2 English Language Learners

06/22/18, Astrid Emily Francis

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Illuminating Interims

What makes a good interim assessment program?

06/07/18, Laura Hansen

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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

05/22/18, Dr. Deborah Glaser

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To Write or Not to Write. There is No Question!

The benefits of integrating reading and writing practice

05/07/18, Dr. Deborah Glaser

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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

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Compelling Digital Lessons for English Learners

How to use the free WriteReader app to support English Language Learners

04/17/18, Astrid Emily Francis

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The 3 R’s + 4 C’s = 7th Heaven (Part 2)

A technology integrationist introduces digital tools to support collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.

04/06/18, Rachel Langenhorst

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The 3 R’s + 4 C’s = 7th Heaven

A Technology Integrationist’s Guide to 21st Century Learning (Part 1)

03/23/18, Rachel Langenhorst

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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

03/21/18, Lauren Hurley Wilson

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English Language Arts Practices

How do we determine that students are increasing their literacy skills as they progress across grade levels?

03/06/18, Ben Dickson

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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

02/28/18, Barbara Davidson, David Liben

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Welding Literacy into Scientific Instruction

An experienced educator provides a literacy protocol for interpreting scientific complex texts.

02/20/18, Leslie Annette Birdon

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The Daily Write

Strategies to help students engage in daily writing practice

02/14/18, Dr. Deborah Glaser

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Adding Fun to Your Phonics Block

Incorporating strategies to make phonics time the best time of day

02/02/18, Christina Cotter

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The Digital Coaching Menu: Four Reasons Why You Need One

Providing teachers with content-focused options for coaching support

01/25/18, Kenny McKee

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Understanding vocabulary standards: Building students’ skills

Differentiation between the vocabulary standards in the Reading and Language Strands

01/22/18, Vincent Segalini , Melissa Beck

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Using Curriculum to Send Essential Messages to Students

How Wit & Wisdom Supports English Language Learners

01/19/18, Sarah Webb

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Supporting Our Youngest Readers: Teaching the Skills of Reading

Why using decodable readers can be powerful

01/12/18, Carey Swanson

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Inside Implementation of Wit and Wisdom

Bringing complex content and instruction into a high-needs school district

01/04/18, Sarah Webb

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Materials Alignment Quick Check

Introducing a new evidence catcher to facilitate instructional materials decisions

12/27/17, Meredith Liben, Susan Pimentel

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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

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Most-Read Articles of 2017

12/15/17, Student Achievement Partners

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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

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A Five-Course Meal Complete with Strategies for Assessment

Concrete strategies to help classroom educators get involved with assessment design

11/21/17, Bryan Drost

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The Many Positive Uses for Assessment

Three ways to use assessment for good

11/15/17, Rob Woodworth

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3 Steps to Engage Students in Research Writing

A high school teacher shares concrete suggestions for sparking curiosity and stimulating quality research questions

11/09/17, Hattie Maguire

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Don’t be afraid to ask…

Advice for where to ask--and find answers--to your education questions

11/05/17, Student Achievement Partners

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Designing Effective Homework

Best practices for creating homework that raises student achievement

10/13/17, Claire Rivero

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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

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Instead of…Try This

Avoid common pitfalls in the ELA classroom with these strategies

10/03/17, Andrea Raines

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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

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Assessing Grammar and Language Convention Skills

New guidance explains how to assess writing skills through embedded-error passages and multiple-choice items

09/18/17, Laura Hansen, Katie Keown

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Creating a Feedback Culture

Using effective feedback to help students master their learning goals

09/13/17, Andrea Raines

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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

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There has got to be a better way to do this! How to start an interdisciplinary PLC.

Insights on the value of interdisciplinary PLCs and how to create one in your school

09/01/17, Mary Burt

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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

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Looking At and Learning From Student Work, Part Two: Now What?

An 8th grade teacher models the process of using writing analysis checklists to make plans for future writing instruction

08/17/17, Joey Hawkins

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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

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State of Our Classrooms: Instructional Materials

Findings from a 2017 survey about instructional materials usage among educators

08/07/17, Janelle Fann

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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

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Digital Book Baskets for High School Classrooms

Students create their own high-interest text sets to build knowledge

07/11/17, Mena Dedmon

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Looking at, and Learning from, Student Writing

An introduction to the Vermont Writing Collaborative's Writing Checklists

06/26/17, Joey Hawkins

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I have an assessment dream: Leading to conquer the big, bad ELA test

A curriculum director explains how to help educators see the potential of aligned assessment

05/31/17, Bryan Drost

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“We’re the best. Just trust us!”

Finding unbiased information about instructional materials.

05/30/17, Janelle Fann

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Adapting an ELA Curriculum for Standards-Based Learning

05/11/17, Cassie Mense

Reading to Learn

Strategies to build a love of learning through content-rich nonfiction

05/04/17, Carey Swanson

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Q&A – Supporting Fluency in K-12 Classrooms

Practical suggestions for focusing on reading fluency

05/01/17, Lorraine Griffith

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What Really Counts When We Teach?

What should we look for in powerful classrooms?

04/18/17, Alan Schoenfeld

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Five Places for Trusted Resource Recommendations

Amid the sea of free online materials and digital applications, here are five places we’d start our search.

03/30/17, Student Achievement Partners

Limiting “Teacher Talk,” Increasing Student Work!

A team of teachers share strategies to increase student ownership in literacy

03/26/17, Tori Filler

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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

03/17/17, Carey Swanson

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The Wild West of Open Literacy Materials

Identifying and using high-quality, ELA Open Educational Resources successfully

02/21/17, Sarah Tierney, Tracey Waters

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What Do They Actually Know?

Using mini-assessments to break free of the norm

01/23/17, Rob Woodworth

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The Essential Elements of an ELA Curriculum

Standards co-author Susan Pimentel explains how the elements of a high-quality ELA program contribute to student learning. She pinpoints where many current programs are missing the mark.

01/19/17, Susan Pimentel

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How to Create Book Baskets

Designing book baskets to boost motivation, enthusiasm and engagement

01/13/17, MJ D’Amelio

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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

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Most-Read Articles of 2016

12/21/16, Student Achievement Partners

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Pinterest: A Useful Tool for the Educator’s Toolbox

Learn how educators can use Pinterest to identify and collect high-quality instructional resources

12/19/16, Nicole Nelson

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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

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Taking Ownership over Assessments – A Case Study in Kentucky

Assessments should align to good standards-based instruction. Instruction shouldn’t align to a bad assessment.

12/06/16, Jenni Aberli

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Building a New Curriculum from Existing Materials

Public Prep Charter Schools created a new curriculum based on their teachers’ recommendations. Can you?

12/01/16, Student Achievement Partners

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Introduction to EdReports

Identifying excellence in instructional materials

11/28/16, Mia Peterson

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Getting to Know Mini-Assessments

Learn about free, high-quality mini-assessments for math and literacy.

11/23/16, Astrid Fossum, Laura Hansen

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Planning for Argument Writing

Learn how to plan effective argument writing instruction

11/22/16, Joey Hawkins

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Determining Reading Fluency

Learn how to determine a student’s current reading fluency level and pinpoint problems impeding students from becoming fluent readers

11/09/16, David Liben, David D. Paige

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Which text set approach is right for you?

Compare the features of popular text set sources

11/02/16, Shannon Garrison

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Building Reading Fluency

Four classroom strategies that can help build fluent readers

10/28/16, David Liben, David D. Paige

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What is Reading Fluency?

Literacy experts David Liben and David Paige explain the characteristics of reading fluency

10/21/16, David Liben, David D. Paige

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Introduction to Argument Writing

A long-time middle school teacher and writing expert explains how to design strong writing instruction

10/14/16, Joey Hawkins

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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

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Four APPS to Redefine Your Language Arts Curriculum

Focusing on building a student-centered classroom through digital applications

10/05/16, Bryan Drost

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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

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Assessment Item Alignment Modules

Learn how examining assessment items can be a source of professional development and deepen your understanding of the Shifts

09/19/16, Shelbi Cole, Katie Keown

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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

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Piloting New Curriculum Options with Educators

Learn about OUSD’s piloting process and find out what teachers thought of three popular ELA/literacy programs

09/01/16, Student Achievement Partners

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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

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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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Sitting Beside the Learner: The ‘Me’ in Assessments

Common Core-aligned assessments must capitalize on teacher-student relationships

08/15/16, Bryan Drost

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Designing a Review Driven by Local Needs

How the Oakland Unified School District designed a teacher-centered materials review selection process

07/27/16, Student Achievement Partners

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A Recommendation to Fellow Publishers

The President of Core Knowledge challenges fellow publishers to complete an alignment rubric

06/23/16, Linda Bevilacqua,

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