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Principal

Why School Principals Should Learn Every Student’s Name

Doing so can build stronger relationships, improve school culture, and ensure meaningful learning.

Anthony Colannino
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Leading & Teaching for Growth, LLC; Author of Leading with Head and Heart

Professional Development

ESSA's Focus on Professional Learning: Its Impact on Administrators

Understand ESSA's revamped definition of a highly effective principal and learn how to maximize ESSA as an administrator.

Sue Gendron
Former President, International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)

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Teaching the Fourteenth Amendment: The Power of Citizenship

Several U.S. Supreme Court cases you can cover in class relate directly to schools and children. Here are eight examples.

Glenn Greenberg
Shaped Contributor

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How ESSA’s Shift in Focus to Professional Learning Affects Teachers

ESSA provides a revamped definition of the term "professional development" to help teachers maximize K-12 student achievement.

Francie Alexander
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research

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A Practical Way to Increase Access to Mobile Technology

You can improve access and the learning experience for students by incorporate donated technology into curriculums.

Eric Sheninger
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Aspire Change EDU; Keynote Speaker; Author

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K-12 Recent News Roundup: October 12, 2018

Stay up to date on the education issues that matter to you.

Julia Roch

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Why Are Science and Engineering Practices Like Modeling Important?

Developing and using models is one of the NGSS' eight science and engineering practices.

Dr. Cary Sneider
NGSS Writing Team Leader, Associate Research Professor at Portland State University

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Podcast: From Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist—Sylvia Acevedo's Story

This conversation features HMH CEO Jack Lynch and Acevedo—rocket scientist, entrepreneur, and CEO of the Girl Scouts.

Caitlin Henault
Senior Communications Associate, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Images, Sounds, and Video: Teach Students How to Read Online

For media literacy, educators must teach students to understand how digital elements impact us when reading online.

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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Coaching and the Future of Blended Professional Learning

Districts should implement coaching for teachers that is relevant and continuous and includes film study.

Jordan Friedman
Former Shaped Editor

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What Are the Learning Sciences? And Why Do They Matter?

The learning sciences focus on differentiated instruction that uses data to determine what students know and where their knowledge gaps lie.

Jessica McKeown, PhD
HMH Senior Learning Scientist, Math and Science

Kathleen Richards
Former HMH Senior Learning Scientist, ELA and Humanities

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Facebook Live Recap: Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

A Nevada school principal expands on the importance of relationships to address the needs of the whole child.

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Fostering Participation in the Math Classroom: The Power of 'Shush'

A math teaching expert explains what "shushing" entails and how it encourages students to participate in class.

Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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What Is Student-Centered Coaching? Consider These Examples

What is student-centered coaching? To meet students’ individual needs, teachers may consider coaching that analyzes data and formulates student-centered goals.

Michelle Smith
Professional Services Consultant, HMH

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K-12 Recent News Roundup: September 28, 2018

Stay up to date on the K-12 education issues that matter to you.

Julia Roch

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Let's Start a Learning Renovation: Create a Construction Plan

There is an important difference between renovating our current practices versus reforming the public education system.

Dr. Lissa Pijanowski
HMH Contributor

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Why Teaching K-12 Mathematics Matters in Our Democratic Society

Math skills are used to characterize societal problems and formulate solutions, and are essential for meaningful participation in our democratic institutions.

Dr. Matthew R. Larson
Past President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); Senior Fellow, Math Solutions

Alaska Hero

My Journey as a Teacher in an Alaskan Village: A Life Experience

To add to the mixed emotional rollercoaster of being a first-year educator, this teacher moved 3,000 miles away from home. Here's what he learned.

Tyler Schlagenhauf
Senior Professional Services Consultant, HMH

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