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Introducing operations through a story context ensures that the lesson focus is on understanding the operation rather than just performing a calculation.

Students learn about writing, even when they’re not in a writing workshop—by finding and studying their own mentor texts.

Creating change in our education system and our greater society is a longterm game and we need teachers fired up, ready to go, and whole.

Use a STEM Planner to help you consider units through the perspectives of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Lish Mitchell and Jaclyn Karabinas from Heinemann Professional Development walk us through some exciting upcoming PD and how you can learn more. 

The path of each educator is unique. As such, the professional development each person seeks depends on the topic, their context, experiences, access...

Student’s growth is the one and only outcome that truly matters. Great supplemental resources help improve student-teacher interactions at high-impact moments in the workshop.

Imagine a literacy block that is flexible enough to allow you to be directly responsive to your kids’ needs.

Book-talks can provide more entry points for student engagement. Here are some tips from The Joy of Reading.

Reading aloud to kids every single day is one of the most important things teachers can do.

Dive into Digital Storytelling with this activity that shows students how to create sound effects.

Start the school year with a reading interest survey tailored to your students.

Practical resources to help you start the year off creating genuine connection and deepening learning in your classroom, from day one.

Help students explore their own interests and find out more about themselves as readers with Exploration Book Tubs. Suggestions for what to include and follow-up guiding questions included.

Provide time to find poems, time to read them, time to hear them, and time to reflect on the poem through talking, writing, and drawing.

How my first step of opting to attend professional learning focused on math changed my teaching career.

If we want to truly make a change in education, we need a school to call home. A story from The First Five by Patrick Harris.

An apology from Heinemann and a path forward