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Into the Classroom: How to Get Your Students to Read—and Enjoy It

To get teens to want to read books, follow these four tips.

​Nicole Hochholzer
Literacy Coach and Interventionist, Kaukauna High School

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How and Why to Facilitate Differentiation in Your Math Classroom

A look into how one problem-solving approach incorporates opportunities for differentiation in the classroom.

Terry Goldfischer
Professional Learning Consultant

Christopher Coyne
National Education Consultant

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4 Steps to Connect With Students' Parents This School Year

The students' parents play a huge role in their education—and that's just one reason why parent-teacher communication is crucial.

Lisa Sims
Former HMH Consultant

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Failing Forward: Plan to Succeed This Year by Reflecting on the Past

Looking back at last year’s failures can help you when developing your plans for the new school year.

Albert Morton
Professional Learning Consultant, HMH

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Papers, Papers, Papers: Teaching Writing Isn't Just Copy Editing

Correcting student papers and offering constructive feedback to novice writers are distinctly different things.

Carol Jago
HMH Author and Associate Director, California Reading & Literature Project at UCLA

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Maintaining the 180 Spirit Cycle—Part 2: The Value of Professional Learning

Consider opportunities that enable you to build life-long connections, invest in yourself as a professional, and introduce you to best teaching practices.

Noelle Morris
Senior Director Community Engagement, HMH; Host of HMH Learning Moments: Teachers in America Podcast

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Equity Is More Than Access

To better equity in math education, teachers should also establish positive identities, cultivate equitable discussions, and inspire citizens of the future.

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

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K-12 Recent News Roundup: August 17, 2018

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

Julia Roch

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5 Tips to Set Up Your Classroom as a Novice Teacher

All that open space can seem daunting at first, so here's some advice to help you get started.

Lisa Sims
Former HMH Consultant

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An Administrator’s Six Spheres of Influence in Mathematics Teaching and Learning: Part 6

In this final post in the series, a mathematics teaching expert shares her views on teacher planning.

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

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Head Back to School With These 10 HMH Classic Books

Share these 10 first-day-of-school books with your students to celebrate all the new encounters this year will bring.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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From Teacher to Implementation Coach: Finding Fulfillment Back in the Classroom

A retired teacher turned classroom coach offers insight into a district’s implementation of a reading intervention program.

Eric Fredlund
Regional Consultant, HMH

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Facebook Live Recaps: Diversifying Reading Materials and Practices

It’s powerful and necessary for children to see themselves represented in literature.

Julia Roch

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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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Giving Students the Keys to Control Their Own Learning Outcomes

What happens when students own their learning? Learn about the benefits of allowing students to control their own learning outcomes.

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

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Facebook Live Recaps: Turning Students Into Strong Writers and Speakers

Experts share how to best engage students in the intricacies of writing and speaking.

Julia Roch

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Maintaining the 180 Spirit Cycle—Part 1: Take Time for You

Practitioners must observe, test, refine, develop, and teach to yield a high effect to impact learning.

Noelle Morris
Senior Director Community Engagement, HMH; Host of HMH Learning Moments: Teachers in America Podcast

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The Path to Career Ready: Looking Back at MSC 2018

Educational leaders and model schools suggest taking three steps to truly make a difference in your district.

Christine Campanaro
Senior Administrator, Elementary Math and K-12 MTSS, Orange County Public Schools

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