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Fostering Scientific Discourse with the Driving Question Board

PhD Science® uses recurring anchor visuals throughout each module to help develop coherence and to collect and display evidence of students’ new knowledge. The...

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Coaching Classroom Educators: Maximizing Instructional Time with Wit & Wisdom®

Our focus this month is on maximizing instructional time. In this leadership blog post, Andrea Baldwin shares a process that Wit & Wisdom implementation leaders use...

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K–2 Readability in Eureka Math²

Words should not get in the way of learning math. In my classroom, I often noticed that students struggled with the math because they couldn’t make sense of the...

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Across Oceans, Geodes Make the Grade

Geodes® books are across the pond. Really far across the pond—8,436 miles from creator Great Minds® headquarters in Washington, D.C., to Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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Making the Most of Eureka Math Affirm

November 12, 2021

Our goal as math teachers is to support all students on their path to success. Assessments should provide information that guides how we build...

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Setting Goals and Planning for Next Year’s Wit & Wisdom® Implementation

June 3, 2021

THIS MONTH’S FOCUS

In last month’s issue, we discussed the cycle Wit & Wisdom educators can follow to strengthen their Wit & Wisdom ...

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Reflecting on Wit & Wisdom® Implementation

May 13, 2021

THIS MONTH’S FOCUS

“Few people can learn in a vacuum—all but the most solitary creatures among us crave reflection and feedback on our work. …...
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Analyzing Student Work

April 1, 2021

STRATEGY

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Standards-based Grading: Reaching Beyond Right or Wrong

March 18, 2021

Teachers often ask for help with assigning grades in Eureka Math. This is understandable: We math teachers share a love for numbers and a desire...

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What Is The Exit Ticket?

March 11, 2021

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