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Learning From Mistakes: Easier Said Than Done

Sparking Engagement: Getting Silly to Find Joy

Lesson Plans Should Be Seasonal


Helping Our Students See Themselves and the World Through the Books They Read in Our Classrooms


Art and Literacy Go Hand in Hand

The Untapped Potential of Text Analysis
“SCCANning” Your Library for Culturally Relevant Books
The Power of Representation in Culturally Relevant Texts
You Can’t Tackle Culturally Responsive Teaching Without Addressing Teacher Language Ideologies
Why A Skills-Based Approach Is Failing Students in Reading
A Small Change to Promote English Learners’ Academic Writing
Google Jamboard: Connecting Students, Curating Thinking and Learning
Let’s Not Make Power ELA/Literacy Standards and Talk About Why We Didn’t
What the Data Can’t Tell Us
Transforming Literacy Instruction
Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard
Small Pivots to Access Complex Text Across the Curriculum
The Case for Whole Texts in a Remote World
What’s Working for Virtual Literacy Instruction?
Meet Students Where They Are Academically and Literally!
Identity, Personal Experience, and Classroom Libraries: How Educators Can Make Thoughtful Decisions About the Texts They Choose
Ready to Disrupt the Canon?
Identity, Personal Experience, and Classroom Libraries: How Broadening the Literary Landscape Can Empower Students
Improving Accessibility for All Students
Enhancing Remote Learning and Student Engagement With Online Tools
Knowledge-Building Model Lessons for Middle and High School
What Principles Must Underlie Successful Personalized Learning?
Is it Possible to Use Personalized Learning to Accelerate Students’ Literacy Outcomes in the Time of COVID?
Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy?
What Is “Content-Focused Professional Learning”?
Why Teaching Justice Through Reading & Writing Cannot Wait
You Have a List of Culturally Diverse Texts. Now What?
Digital Coaching Menus Bring the Professional Learning Principles To Life
Class and Family Book Tasting During Distance Learning
3 Recommendations for Supporting Early Elementary Students Remotely
What to Consider if You’re Adopting a New ELA/Literacy Curriculum
Top 5 Resources for Learning Online
How Does Education Research Relate to My Practice?
My Experience with Teachers College Units of Study
For the Love of Learning
What Makes a High-Quality Diverse Text and How to Get These Texts Into Your Classroom
A New Way to Consider Cognitive Demand in ELA Assessments
Laying a Solid Foundation of Literacy
Professional Learning Design 101
Quality Instructional Materials or Quality Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers?
Strong Materials in the Hands of Great Teachers
On Curriculum: How Pinterest and TpT Exacerbate Inequity
Press Play
Kids Gift Us with Their Time
Three Simple Steps to Empowered Word-Learning
Using Data Binders to Increase Student Independence
Using Exit Tickets Strategically
Providing Feedback on Student Writing
Giving Students a Choice with Their Learning
Choosing Text Excerpts for Close Reading
Effective Reading Instruction
Designing High-Quality Writing Tasks
Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts
Encouraging a Growth Mindset through Art
Observing Reading Foundational Skills Instruction
Using Content and Language Objectives to Help All Students in Their Learning
Addressing Common Challenges with Student Writing
Doing Better: Aligned Instructional Practice
Building A Culturally Responsive Classroom
Engaging Students with #BookSnaps
Making the Connection Between Materials and Instruction
Seeing College- and Career-Ready Standards through Instruction
Creating and Sequencing Text-Dependent Questions to Support English Language Learners
Considering Reading Instruction with the End in Mind
Formative Assessments and Feedback in the Digital Age
Inspiring Writers
To Write or Not to Write? There is No Question! Part 2
To Write or Not to Write. There is No Question!
The Role of Educators in Summative Assessment: The Life Cycle of a Question
Compelling Digital Lessons for English Learners
The 3 R’s + 4 C’s = 7th Heaven (Part 2)
The 3 R’s + 4 C’s = 7th Heaven
How much time do you need to create a foundation for literacy?
English Language Arts Practices
A Visit to Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary School
Welding Literacy into Scientific Instruction
Adding Fun to Your Phonics Block
The Digital Coaching Menu: Four Reasons Why You Need One
Understanding vocabulary standards: Building students’ skills
Using Curriculum to Send Essential Messages to Students
Supporting Our Youngest Readers: Teaching the Skills of Reading
Inside Implementation of Wit and Wisdom
Materials Alignment Quick Check
Three APPS to Support Students with Special Needs
Creating Student Empowerment Through Your Garden-Variety Graphic Organizer
A Five-Course Meal Complete with Strategies for Assessment
3 Steps to Engage Students in Research Writing
Don’t be afraid to ask…
Designing Effective Homework
High-impact strategies for teaching writing with evidence at the high school level
The Instructional Practice Toolkit: An Introduction
Assessing Grammar and Language Convention Skills
Creating a Feedback Culture
Blended Learning: The Station Rotation Model
There has got to be a better way to do this! How to start an interdisciplinary PLC.
Supporting Excellence: Real Support for Teachers Starts With the District’s Curriculum
Looking At and Learning From Student Work, Part Two: Now What?
Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals as an Educator
State of Our Classrooms: Instructional Materials
Building Teacher Confidence through Content-Infused PD
Digital Book Baskets for High School Classrooms
Looking at, and Learning from, Student Writing
I have an assessment dream: Leading to conquer the big, bad ELA test
“We’re the best. Just trust us!”
Reading to Learn
Q&A – Supporting Fluency in K-12 Classrooms
Five Places for Trusted Resource Recommendations
Limiting “Teacher Talk,” Increasing Student Work!
At the Foundation of Foundational Skills: Structured Phonics
Top 5 Questions About ELA Scaffolding in High School
Top 5 Questions about ELA Scaffolding in Elementary School
The Wild West of Open Literacy Materials
The Essential Elements of an ELA Curriculum
How to Create Book Baskets
Designing Classroom Libraries that Build Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Engagement
Pinterest: A Useful Tool for the Educator’s Toolbox
Strategies to Support Learners Who Are Below Grade Level
Taking Ownership over Assessments – A Case Study in Kentucky
Building a New Curriculum from Existing Materials
Getting to Know Mini-Assessments
Determining Reading Fluency
Which text set approach is right for you?
What is Reading Fluency?
Introduction to Argument Writing
Training Materials for the ELA/Literacy IMET
Four APPS to Redefine Your Language Arts Curriculum
Supplementing Your Curriculum with Knowledge-Building Text Sets
Assessment Item Alignment Modules
Adapting Journeys Common Core
Piloting New Curriculum Options with Educators
Lessons from the Fordham Assessment Review
Supporting All Learners with Complex Texts
Sitting Beside the Learner: The ‘Me’ in Assessments
Designing a Review Driven by Local Needs
A Recommendation to Fellow Publishers
Unlocking the Power of Aligned Materials
What to Do When Curricular Materials for ELLs Are Not Available
How Core Knowledge Supports CCSS-Aligned Instruction
CCSS-Aligned Materials for ELL Students
Criteria for Curricular Materials Labeled as Appropriate for ELLs
The Shifts and ELLs
Common Confusions about CCSS-Aligned ELA Materials
Customizing the IMET PD Training for a Local Setting
A Teacher’s Thoughts on the Core Knowledge Language Arts Curriculum
Creating a Conducive Environment for Teachers to Adapt Materials
Why We’re Choosing Instructional Materials Blindly
Using Complex Texts with All Readers
Decision-Making that Matters: 10 Ways Teachers Can Impact Curricular Decisions
Top Five Ways to Improve Your Basal Reading Program
Choosing Wisely: A Strategic Approach to Curriculum in Duval County
A Publisher’s View on the Changing Instructional Materials Landscape
Creating Full-Course Open Educational Resources (OER)
Outcomes of the Adaptation Process
Adapting Basal-Based Literacy Programs
Including Tier 2 Vocabulary Instruction in Curricular Materials
Call for Common Core-Aligned Units
The EQuIP Review Process and Rubric
K-12 OER Collaborative’s Request for Proposals
Working Together to Create Open Educational Resources
What Needs to Change in Instructional Materials: ELA
Six Instructional Materials Articles You Should Be Reading
IMET Evolution: ELA/Literacy
An Introduction to the Adapting Materials Project
Publishing Review Results
Traditional Reviews vs. the IMET
Teachers Create Lessons and Adaptations to Strengthen ELA Learning
ELA in the Common Core Classroom
Building a Review Team that Represents Students and Supports Teachers
Open Educational Resources in Action
Introduction to Open Educational Resources
Lament of a Review Team Member
Introduction to the Publishers’ Criteria for ELA/Literacy
Reviewing Is a Journey and the Benefits Aren’t What We’d Expected
How Reviewing Materials Changed My Classroom Practice
When to Use the IMET
Should We Bother with Other People’s Reviews?
Building the Right Review Team
Top 5 Tips for Building and Training Your Review Team
What My District Gained From Collaboration
Knowing the Common Core = Knowing the Shifts
If You’re Not Purchasing, Should You Still Review?
Working Toward Alignment
Searching for Aligned Materials Doesn’t Have to Be Lonely
New Standards, New Approach to Reviews
Instructional Materials Evaluation Tool (IMET)
Why We Chose this Work
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