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Thought leadership supporting the latest innovations in K-12 education.

Celebrating Neurodiversity Podcast

Maggie and Dr. Banerjee dive into the history of the neurodiversity movement, what it means to be a neurodiverse learner, and what an inclusive classroom looks like.

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How can we make that awareness of the value of different abilities come sooner for neurodivergent kids and their classmates? The answer might lie with neurodivergent teachers.

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What is the role procrastination plays in the writing process and is it all bad? A blog post from the author of The Confidence to Write, Liz Prather.

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Learn a new instructional move to help students focus their mathematical thinking from the authors of Teaching for Thinking and Routines for Reasoning, Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta.

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As our world grows and shifts, so does our definition of literacy. Sense-making through reading, writing, speaking, and listening is nuanced when we consider the numerous modes of information we encounter each day.

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What makes a good math game? We might not know it, but some of our most loved games are steeped in mathematical thinking.

Confidence to Write Podcast

The myth of the master writer has long plagued students and teachers alike, limiting our sense of self-confidence and writerly ability. Is it possible to dispel these notions?

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Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, Comprehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading by Tanny McGregor.

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Even before the pandemic, the call for a new vision of math instruction was loud. A challenge in this profession is consistently having opportunities to think critically and collaboratively about pedagogy to avoid "teaching how we were taught"...

Lets talk math Episode Two

Kent and Dr. Berry cover a wide range of topics, from building math classrooms where students feel confident participating, to committing to DEI work in mathematics.

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Educational subjects lose power when taught in isolation. Bring literature into your math classroom to pique student curiosity and connect it to advocacy…all while learning math.

On the podcast Linguistic Borders

Lorena, Carla, and Luz join the podcast to talk about the many ways in which their work overlaps, and uncover new ways of honoring students’ rich linguistic lives.

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We know that living in a perpetual cycle of triage is unsustainable. We know we need to find a way to support each other and revise our rhythm to match the world we live and teach in today.

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On the podcast, Kent and Ilana talk about building a risk-taking community, acknowledging different strengths, and fostering learning relationships with students.

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It's the Tuesday morning literacy block and students are settled into their texts. A glance around the room provides a sense of relief that things are going well...

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Femtorship Podcast

If you've been lucky enough to have a mentor in your life, you know the value of the guidance they can provide you. But what about a femtor?

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The reflective practice of teaching can bring both joy and frustration. We feel joy in the moment a writing conference propels a student to a new place in their notebook, or when we witness the impact of a mini-lesson or mentor text...

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