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Book clubs are where students fall in love with reading. We value book clubs because it is in these spaces that we witness humanity at its best

When English Learners’ cultural experiences and existing language skills are maximized, more positive outcomes are expected.

This summer, join Lucy Calkins and other educators from across the country for a live book study on Leading Well!

This week on Beyond the Letters, Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts speak with shea martin about what it means to be an ally.

The researcher's workshop is carefully structured and includes explicit instruction in research strategies and the inquiry process.

We have a responsibility to keep learning, because in each class, students will have different strengths and needs. When our learning stops, our teaching stops.

Summertime creates opportunity for activities that are critical to teacher rejuvenation. For some, it is the time where engaging in professional learning is the most fruitful because the capacity is greater for digging deeper into PD goals or school initiatives.

On this episode of The Heinemann Podcast, we’re excited to bring you Beyond the Letters.

I decided to take on the radical act of teaching empathy to my students.

The last few days of school, which once seemed so far-away we could barely imagine them, are on the horizon, coming into sharper relief and clearer focus every day.

Starting level students will be best supported through teaching techniques that are multidimensional linguistically and academically.

How do we breathe new life into book clubs?

Meaningful and effective learning of number facts involves three phases. Let's consider each in turn.

Subjecting students to unnecessary assessments causes stress and wastes valuable instructional time. How do we ensure that our assessments are helpful?

A round up of the PLC series blogs over the past year.

Today on the Heinemann Podcast we’re joined by Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen, co-authors of “Breathing New Life into Book Clubs.”

“It’s time to rethink content instruction— no more dull slogs through the textbook! We love reader's and writer's workshop, so why not researcher's workshop?"

Taking the initiative to be reflective about one's inward identity can be enlightening!