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Here are three effective ways schools can implement Matific’s rigorous pedagogy designed by educational experts from leading universities.

China Harvey and Lisa Herzig discuss their new book, Teaching Beyond the Timeline.

Saxon® Phonics and Spelling’s approach to teaching phonics and spelling concepts uses foundational research in the science of reading and cognitive science.

Connecting current events to history through thematic teaching increases student engagement. China Harvey and Lisa Herzig offer some tips.

David Rockower and Liz Prather discuss how students explore what matters to them through writing.

Center student voices through collaboration. Learn about a variety of tools that enable everyone to be included.

As kids learn about and comprehend the world, their comprehension is strengthened by existing and new knowledge. When kids build their knowledge store, it’s thinking and learning intensive.

With another historic election on the horizon, authors of The Civically Engaged Classroom offer a free guide for navigating teaching during this time.

Writing workshop minilessons are meant as intervals for explicit, brief instruction in skills and strategies that then become part of a writer’s ongoing repertoire.

The world is loud. Grant Faulkner, coauthor with Kim Culbertson of 100-Word Stories, makes a case for turning the volume off.

In this action-based post, Carl and Matt help you think about how to evaluate an instructional approach to writing. Downloadable PDF included.

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Stacey Joy and Liz Prather discuss the transformative power of using writing to reflect and rediscover joy in teaching.

To teach writing well, it is important to know about qualities of the four major genres of writing.

Kim Culbertson shares her love for lists with this essay assignment.

When readers are able to see themselves within a text, their engagement with the materials deepens.

Join Georgia Heard, Naomi Shihab Nye, and guests in a live virtual interview hosted by Zoë Ryder White in celebration of Awakening the Heart 2e.

Shamari Reid discusses his new book, Humans Who Teach.