Heinemann Blog

Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers by Patrick Harris II.

What do we want students to get out of math class? Proficiency? A love of math? Job prospects? Kent and Steve discuss.

Number talks are a great way for teachers to help students share their mathematical thinking and grow their confidence as mathematicians.

Learn how to get your K-5 readers talking about books from Debbie Miller and Emily Callahan, co-authors of I’m the Kind of Kid Who: Invitations That Support Learner Identity and Agency.

After living and teaching through a pandemic for over two years, we all need time to process and release in a collective manner. Where do we start?

Are we preparing our kids to be meaningful contributors to this digitally literate universe? A blog post from Brett Pierce, author of Expanding Literacy.

Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, The Joy of Reading by Donalyn Miller and Teri Lesesne.

What resources, mindsets, and conditions do kids need to become more engaged readers? A blog post from the authors of The Joy of Reading.

Today on the podcast, author Ralph Fletcher on the effectiveness of a good writing mini lesson in particular the value of having a visual in your mini lesson.

Have you been thinking about inviting an expert consultant to work with your school or district to help move you meet goals and move forward? 

What reading experiences have inspired you, helped you to see your own life more clearly, or connected you with others? Today we’re joined by Donalyn Miller to tell us more.

The anticipation of what these two institutes will bring us in 2022 is energizing. Through IREL, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul and Tricia Ebarvia have designed a space where educators can take the necessary time to reflect deeply on their practices and work for transformative change in their classrooms, schools, and communities.

The First Five: a witty case study through which to discern how we might build an education ecosystem that foremost appreciates the difficulty of teaching.

The goal is to teach students one thing in a very short amount of time. Why? A blog from the authors of A Teacher's Guide to Writing Workshop Minilessons, Lisa Eickholdt and Patricia Vitale-Reilly.

What concrete actions can we take to awaken, nurture, and develop learner identity and a sense of agency that already lives within students?

A fresh look at foundational, student-centered practices for pre-service and veteran teachers.

What are visual patterns, and how can they open new possibilities for building math routines?

What constitutes reading growth needs to include aspects of reading such as engagement, motivation and self-efficacy. Because it all counts.