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Teaching Unscripted

A Heinemann blog for curious educators.

Teacher Appreciation: Valerie Bang-Jensen on a Teacher Who Brought Art to Life

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Troy Hicks on a Colleague Who Became a Mentor

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Dr. Roz discusses making connections between reading and writing in this PLC series video blog.

Teacher Appreciation: Kristen Hawley Turner on the Educators that Inspire Her

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What is Student-Directed Inquiry?

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Today on the podcast, Colleen Cruz talks about her book The Unstoppable Writing Teacher

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The Discourse Against Homework: Concerns and Solutions

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The Importance of Choosing the Right Book: Lucy Calkins Discusses the Classroom Libraries

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Multi-Day Summer Institutes Developed by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell

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Heinemann Fellow Tricia Ebarvia: One Important Thing I Can Learn from Students

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Breathing New Life Into the Talk in Your Classroom

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PLC Series: Conversations to Support Writing

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Making Reading Notebooks Awesome

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In Math, Context is Critical

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It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Let Us Show You Our Thanks

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Some students are able to identify their strengths and needs. Others will need guidance. Here's a helpful writing tool from Jen Serravallo.

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Today on the podcast, Cornelius Minor talks about Being an Advocate for your Students

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How the Standards for Mathematical Practice Support Teachers