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Heinemann Blog

Thought leadership supporting the latest innovations in K-12 education.

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A fine line is drawn when the principal acts as coach. If we want teachers to take risks and grow, we must learn to notice things with a coaching lens.

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Tom Newkirk was recently featured in a 207 TV Interview on his book Embarrassment.

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Sadness grew to rage as I looked at the children in my family who live in Arizona and wondered, whose histories will they learn?

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Understand mindsets and practices that support positive school culture where whole-person learning and growth are honored for teachers and students alike.

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Readers who read strictly for plot nearly always remain stuck in literal interpretations of text, and typically struggle with more complex reading skills.

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New York Times, Best-selling author Jennifer Serravallo talks about her new on-demand course: Strategies in Action: Reading and Writing Methods and Content.

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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?

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Creating Powerful Book Clubs 4-8

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

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

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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.

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Remembering Dr. Rozlyn Linder

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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.

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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.

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

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Contexts for Learning Math: Hear Cathy Fosnot speak near you

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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.

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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 . . .