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Jennifer Serravallo joins the Heinemann Podcast to detail the brand new Reading Strategies Book 2.0 and share her thinking that went into this new edition.

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Highly effective writing teachers teach with mentor texts. In direct instruction lessons, teachers explain the techniques to students.

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Engaging in mathematical practices as a classroom and making sense of ideas together requires intellectual risk-taking, creativity, and lots of talk.

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After the pandemic, there is no reverse for a global community expansion and inevitably, the U.S. culture is in a continuous state of change. Unless teachers are able to understand the diverse needs of their students, it will be difficult if not impossible to teach them effectively.

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Until students are comfortable with authors, genres, and interests, it’s hard for them to find books they will love to read. Learn how the Good Books box can help students select a book.

Take the Focus off Grades in Your Math Class

What steps can you take within the four walls of your classroom to keep the focus on learning, and away from grades?

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State standards are a guide to all that we ask kids to do as writers and readers. They are not meant to be out of context as a stand-alone lesson.

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Why is it sometimes difficult to see exactly where a reader needs support? Reading is complex, and in today’s teaching world, we can be overwhelmed with the many dimensions that encompass daily teaching.

There seem to be infinite possibilities for tying in civics content with necessary skills: Could civics be the most flexible (and important) way to meet a multitude of standards?

What myth about multilingual learners do you most want to bust, and what truth would you like to replace it with?

Top 3 DON Ts Teaching Kids to Write Graphic Novels

A list of the top three things to avoid when teaching kids how to write graphic novels from Eric Hand, coauthor of the new Writing Unit of Study.

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Enter the Literacy Studio, a new approach to the workshop model that allows for integrated reading and writing instruction without demanding more time or extra planning.

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See Heinemann's brand-new schedule of math-focused virtual workshops on the Spring 2023 PD event schedule, ranging in topic, length and format.

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The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 is here! What the recording of the LIVE Q&A with trusted educator and author Jennifer Serravallo.

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The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 launches with hundreds of pages of new content to simplify and streamline reading instruction.

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The craft decisions involved in creating an actual graphic novel are numerous, varied, and complex—but they can be explicitly taught and learned, practiced and perfected.

The empathy you model sends a powerful message about how we treat each other in the world.

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One of the biggest balancing acts of teaching is finding ways to be flexible. Here are some tips to help you.

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