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Fostering Academic Discussion Online

08/24/20, Fishtank Learning

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Using Podcasts and Documentaries to Supercharge Background Knowledge and Bolster Reading Comprehension

06/02/19, Jon Gustafson

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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

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What’s It Like to Learn in a Rigorous and Personalized Classroom?

03/18/19, Monica Milligan, Kit Tollerson

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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

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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

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Providing Feedback on Student Writing

Strategies to deliver positive, focused feedback to improve all aspects of student writing

01/22/19, Zackory Kirk

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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

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Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts

Lessons learned from teachers who've implemented the curriculum

11/07/18, Sarah Webb

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Using Content and Language Objectives to Help All Students in Their Learning

Strategies from an English Language Learner Specialist

10/16/18, Shanthi Kumar

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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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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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Re-Teaching Doesn’t Always Mean Repeating

Consider alternative ways to re-teach when students struggle with new content

06/12/18, Kristi Gettelman

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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

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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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Addressing unfinished learning in the context of grade-level work

Not all unfinished learning should be treated the same way

12/06/17, Chrissy Allison

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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Supporting All Learners with Complex Texts

Strategies to scaffold instruction of Standards-aligned, complex texts

08/17/16, Carey Swanson

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