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If we truly want to disrupt societal injustices, we have to help students first question then disassemble the particular beliefs and practices that maintain oppression.

What do we do when students are reluctant to write? The most important thing to remember is that it's the conditions, not the kids.

We can shift the focus from memorizing word meanings for the sake of memorizing them, to making word learning more meaningful and engaging across the whole school day.

Mistakes are necessary on our path to learning. Knowing that there are different types helps reduce negative errors and increase and welcome positive ones.

In times when book access can be challenging, it is important to know that there are a variety of ways for book clubs to thrive in our physical and virtual classrooms.

Your classroom can be a place for students to experience what it means to live in community with others, to overcome differences, and to ask the questions.

Distance learning lessons and teaching strategies for the virtual classroom from the authors of Read The World and Amplify, Kristin Ziemke and Katie Muhtaris.

Are you flirting with burnout? Overwhelmed by what it takes to teach in a pandemic? Join the conversation around finding ways to cope and even thrive during these challenging times.

Young children love to learn and use new words. How do we tap into this natural curiosity and excitement to support vocabulary development?

This year, the need to build management and accountability systems that are equitable and supportive within a virtual environment is stronger than ever.

We all have the intention of using our classroom to envision a better world, but it's not always as easy as it sounds.

The most powerful thing that writing teachers can do for student writers is to crack open their thinking and make the invisible process of writing visible.

As we think about supporting vocabulary during remote teaching, it’s helpful to start with some big ideas about how people learn new vocabulary.

As classroom instruction has moved online, have you found yourself struggling to adapt? If so, you're not alone.

The best coaching is not just random good luck, but rather the product of careful and expert planning and preparation. Learn about common obstacles and solutions for literacy coaching.

A conversation between Michelle Flynn and Jaclyn Karabinas from Heinemann Professional Development about their observations around working virtually with educators and students over the last 6 months.

With eBooks in greater demand than ever, we want to make sure accessing our eBooks is as easy for you as possible.

What decodable text is, why it might be used, when, developmentally, it might be used, and how it can be used to boost early reading skills.