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I recently received this question about coaching on my website: Is it the coach's responsibility to report the teachers' flaws to the principal?

Creating Powerful Book Clubs 4-8

Experience is what matters. Experience may be the best teacher, but does it get in the way of some of the best teaching?

A study written up by the Association for Psychological Science on factors that affect learning. Which traits help students to do well in school?

Once we can get past the idea that poems are in their own little word, they open up a world of possibilities in the classroom.

Remembering Dr. Rozlyn Linder

Think of the possibilities as graphic novels provide readers who might not be able to tackle higher-levels of text an inroad for high-level thinking work.

Reading and writing can be powerful tools for agency and liberation, which is why making sure our practices are grounded in inclusion is so important.

Harvey “Smokey” Daniels Previews Upcoming Multi-Day Institute in Santa Fe

In her new book, VanDerwater argues that poems should be the backbone of writing instruction, instead of being swept under the carpet as an afterthought.

Contexts for Learning Math: Hear Cathy Fosnot speak near you

But what really mattered was watching how these math visuals worked in my own classroom with my own students. So, don’t take my word for it . . .

On The Heinemann Podcast today, the need for and needs of teachers of color.

Let’s talk about Texas Chainsaw Massacre-style cuts – hacking off large sections of your manuscript to make it better. How do you know where to begin?

Information writing is one of those topics that can seem, on the outset, rather dull. It doesn't have to be that way. Here's how.

PLC Series Fall 2017 Round-Up!

Heinemann author Maggie Beattie Roberts is our guest today on The Heinemann Podcast. I’m sure you think about your favorite teacher from time to time, but what can our memories do to inform our teaching?

Students write for the same reason that Pac-Man munches: to accumulate points. Writers are people, not Pac-Mans.