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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.
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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.
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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
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Creating a Feedback Culture
Using effective feedback to help students master their learning goals
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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
Limiting “Teacher Talk,” Increasing Student Work!
A team of teachers share strategies to increase student ownership in literacy
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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
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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
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The Wild West of Open Literacy Materials
Identifying and using high-quality, ELA Open Educational Resources successfully
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How to Create Book Baskets
Designing book baskets to boost motivation, enthusiasm and engagement
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Designing Classroom Libraries that Build Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Engagement
The benefits of topic-based independent reading on student motivation
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Training Materials for the ELA/Literacy IMET
New training modules on the IMET’s Non-Negotiables and Alignment Criteria
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Four APPS to Redefine Your Language Arts Curriculum
Focusing on building a student-centered classroom through digital applications
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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
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Adapting Journeys Common Core
A veteran Journeys user shares recommendations to improve basal lessons and better support teachers and students.
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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.
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Creating a Conducive Environment for Teachers to Adapt Materials
An administrator’s guide to promoting teacher innovation
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Why We’re Choosing Instructional Materials Blindly
A Brookings Institution report explains how much we DON’T know about instructional materials in use in today’s classrooms.
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Using Complex Texts with All Readers
A reading interventionist explains the strategies she uses to help struggling readers benefit from complex texts.
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Decision-Making that Matters: 10 Ways Teachers Can Impact Curricular Decisions
A high school English teacher shares 10 ways classroom teachers can influence curriculum
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Top Five Ways to Improve Your Basal Reading Program
If you’re not satisfied with your current basal reading program, here are five things you can do to improve it.
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Choosing Wisely: A Strategic Approach to Curriculum in Duval County
An interview with Dr. Nikolai P. Vitti, Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools
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Adapting Basal-Based Literacy Programs
A team of 4th grade educators adapted a Pearson Reading Street lesson to better serve their students and enhance CCSS alignment
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The EQuIP Review Process and Rubric
Achieve created a rubric and review process to facilitate peer reviews
