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Teaching World Languages: The Co-Constructed Feedback Process (Pt. 1)

A veteran Spanish teacher shares how to build on a typical interpersonal speaking performance assessment in order to make it easy for others to implement co-constructed feedback in their own classrooms.

Jori Greenhill
Spanish Teacher

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Developing a Student Exit Slips Strategy for Formative Assessment

By developing an exit slip strategy in the classroom, you can more easily complete a formative assessment of your students' understanding of a given lesson.

Amanda Bratten
Senior Assessment Specialist, Learning Sciences, HMH

What Is a Comprehensive Assessment?

What is a Comprehensive Assessment in Education?

Comprehensive assessments in education are an integral part of learning that strengthen educators ability to help students succeed academically.

Mary Dean
Shaped Contributor

What Is the Purpose of Checking for Understanding?

What Is the Purpose of Checking for Understanding?

Discover the purpose of checking for understanding in classrooms. Learn strategies to gauge student comprehension and improve lesson effectiveness.

Mary Dean
Shaped Contributor

62 Ways to Check for Understanding

62 Strategies to Check for Understanding During a Lesson

Explore 62 strategies to check for understanding during lessons. That will enhance student engagement, identify knowledge gaps, and foster effective learning.

Timothy Mugabi
Shaped Contributor

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3 Reasons to Go Digital for Formative Assessment

Learn why online learning environments are particularly suited to dynamic formative assessment.

Shaped Staff

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How to Promote Productive Struggle in Your Classroom

Through quizzing and self-testing, along with mixed practice questions or problems, you can encourage greater conceptual understanding of a subject.

Shaped Staff

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How to Use Big Data as a School or District Leader: Taking Action

Let’s take a closer look at how to successfully implement each of the three types of data as an education leader.

Dustin Bindreiff, Ed.D.
Special Education Coordinator, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools; Former Consultant for Mindset Works

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Address 3 Challenges to Teaching STEM as an International Educator

Examining these challenges is essential to establish a pragmatic foundation upon which a STEM program can be constructed.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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How to Use Big Data as a School or District Leader: Common Hurdles

The strategic use of data can help schools define their vision, develop a plan to achieve it, and measure if they are executing the plan.

Dustin Bindreiff, Ed.D.
Special Education Coordinator, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools; Former Consultant for Mindset Works

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Dyslexia: Myths, Realities, and Diagnostic Best Practices

Presenting as a multitude of symptoms that range from poor spelling to comprehension difficulties, dyslexia can be easily overlooked.

Shaped Staff

How to Guide and Monitor Student Learning

How to Monitor Student Progress During a Lesson

Learn how to monitor student progress during a lesson by using practical strategies to ensure effective teaching and student comprehension.

Jenny Fulton
Shaped Contributor

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What Are Evidence Notebooks in the Science Classroom?

Students use evidence notebooks to record observations and predictions, make sketches, and note questions that they have.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

The Ultimate Student Engagement Observation Checklist

The Ultimate Student Engagement Observation Checklist

Discover student engagement observation checklists that can help you evaluate engagement strengths and areas for improvement.

Nicole Nicholas
Shaped Contributor

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Getting Into Math: How Assessments Contribute to Effective Instruction

A balanced assessment system is the tool by which teachers can continuously monitor student learning.

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

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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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Supercharge Your Conferring: Focus on Goals, Strategies, and Feedback

In the new school year, prioritizing purposeful and consistent conferring will bring power to the literacy classroom.

Jennifer Serravallo
Author

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Recap: Facebook Live With Jim O'Neill

HMH's Jim O’Neill discusses the new Into Learning programs and how they were developed in collaboration with teachers.

Julia Roch

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