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How can you start the year off right and avoid the collective groan elicited from assigning a whole class classic novel? Is there a better entry point or a way to build up to this? The answer, start with book clubs.

How can you leverage the everyday experiences of your students to make learning more engaging and meaningful?

In this sample of the audiobook, you'll learn how to reflect on your values, practical steps to assess if a school aligns with those values and why new teachers should be particularly discerning about their first schools.

Lorena Germán discusses the racial silence in stories as a bias we need to address, and invites us to interrogate our imaginations.

Are reading incentives and competitions doing more harm than good in your classroom?

There are many ways to use Jump Rope Readers in your classroom. Like all decodable books, they can support whole class lessons, small group work, and independent practice.

Discover practical ways to use assessment data to personalize instruction and improve student outcomes in elementary and middle school classrooms. Learn strategies that teachers can implement today.

How can you effectively integrate generative AI into your writing classroom while maintaining academic integrity?

Kylene Beers offers 5 ways teachers can help students improve fluency.

Writing minilessons are a powerful tool for teachers, helping students to grow as independent writers.

How can alerting readers to significant moments transform the way you and your students engage with a text?

MLLs bring rich cultural and linguistic resources to the classroom. Lindsey Moses offers five approaches to identify and access their prior knowledge.

Heinemann is proud to announce a new professional books catalog for fall 2024. Includes a curated list of forthcoming and previously published titles.

In this event hosted by authors Dennis Magliozzi and Kristina Peterson, learn how AI can revolutionize your secondary English classroom.

How do we address the reluctant writers in our classrooms? In this three-part series, explore ways to create a safe space and offer choices in writing.

Math workshop provides teachers a framework for pedagogy that supports student needs using inquiry and cooperative activities.

How does background knowledge deepen reading? How can students access that knowledge? Learn more in this excerpt from Kelly Gallagher's forthcoming title.

It can be hard to strike the right balance between conventions and creativity when teaching writing. Too many rules can cause kids to disengage, while too few may lead to writing that fails to convey its intended meaning.