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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

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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

Reaching New Heights

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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

About the topic

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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most recent articles

Every Student Can Learn

Redesigning Our Principles

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

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Ready to Disrupt the Canon?

A new on-demand learning experience
11/16/20, Kate Crist, Joy Delizo-Osborne, Tori Filler
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Tools and Resources
Part 3

Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in Mathematics?

The Professional Learning Core Content in Math
10/02/20, Kate Crist, Jun Li
Group discussion among adult professionals
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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How Honestly Willing Are We to Create Equitable Opportunities and Experiences for All Students?

Transforming education by leading teachers to empower students
08/06/20, Carrie Rosebrock
Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Growing Your Craft, Virtually!

Achieve the Core’s webinars can help your K-12 staff grow and reflect!
06/19/20, Tika Epstein
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
Tools and Resources
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Coaching through the COVID-19 Crisis

Four suggestions for how to structure virtual instructional coaching
03/27/20, Kenny McKee
Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Not Your Mom’s Professional Development

What needs to change in professional learning design
03/06/20, Rachel Etienne
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Designing for Equity (Teachers as Designers)

Helping folks who care about equity do equity.
02/27/20, Dr. Christine Ortiz
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections, Tools and Resources
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Striving for Foundational Excellence

Country Heights' Journey Through Foundational Skills Instruction
10/22/19, Shiryl McAdams, Allie Lindow
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
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
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Strong Materials in the Hands of Great Teachers

A year of school visits highlights what makes curriculum work
07/07/19, Barbara Davidson, Susan Pimentel
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

Creating a Model Process for Hands-On Professional Learning

An in-depth look at Fraction Lab, a professional learning model focused on improving content knowledge and instructional practice at the same time
02/07/19, Jennie Beltramini, Jody Guarino
Classroom Strategies, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 8

Most Misunderstood Middle School Mathematics Standards in Grade 8

Are these instructional mistakes happening in your classroom?
07/26/18, Brian Dean
Classroom Strategies, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 7

Most Misunderstood Middle School Mathematics Standards in Grade 7

Are these instructional mistakes happening in your classroom?
06/27/18, Brian Dean
Research and Reflections
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Illuminating Interims

What makes a good interim assessment program?
06/07/18, Laura Hansen
Classroom Strategies, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 6

Most Misunderstood Middle School Mathematics Standards In Grade 6

Are these instructional mistakes happening in your classroom?
06/01/18, Brian Dean
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
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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
Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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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
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
Materials Adaptation
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Creating Professional Learning for Eureka Math

Approaching year three of implementation, a math interventionist describes how her district has supported teachers in using the curriculum
07/28/17, Tina Eisenbeis
Materials Adaptation
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Designing content-infused, year-round professional learning in math

A math specialist illustrates the importance of providing ongoing professional development centered on quality programming.
07/18/17, Carie DeBaca
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
Standards-Alignment Information
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Using Mini-Assessments in a Professional Learning Setting

How a math coach used mini-assessments to spark conversations with her teachers
01/10/17, Michelle Douglas-Meyer
Standards-Alignment Information
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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
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
Standards-Alignment Information
Part 5

Unlocking the Power of Aligned Materials

How the Louisiana DOE is developing PD and looking for connections to help all districts maximize the impact of standards-aligned materials
06/14/16, Student Achievement Partners
Classroom Strategies, Research and Reflections
Part 1

The Shifts and ELLs

An ELL expert explains what the Common Core means for teachers of English language learners
04/28/16, Diane Staehr Fenner
Tools and Resources
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Customizing the IMET PD Training for a Local Setting

A training leader explains how she customized the IMET PD training to better match the professional learning needs of her district’s educators.
04/15/16, Casey Monahan
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
Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
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Training Materials for the Math IMET

New training modules on the IMET’s Non-Negotiables and Alignment Criteria
12/08/15, Student Achievement Partners
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