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Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Background Knowledge

Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides a model for understanding the components of skilled reading. This blog series examines each of the strands of the Language...

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New Products and Services: What’s New with PhD Science?

The PhD Science® team has been busy responding to the needs of our implementers. This summer, we are working hard to bring you new and updated products and services for...

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Make Student Learning Visible with High-Quality Assessments

Assessments are essential for making student learning visible. One of the reasons I love Eureka Math2™ is that it includes coherent, aligned assessments that offer...

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Unpacking Geodes®: Engaging Early Readers and Building Lasting Knowledge

When I was an elementary school teacher, I absolutely delighted in building a reading haven for my students. To me, the classroom library was not just a home for bound...

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Why a Bronx School Switched Its English Language Arts Curriculum Mid-Pandemic

May 2, 2022

When school leaders at P.S. 236 in the Bronx, NY, found that Units of Study, a reading curriculum produced by Columbia University’s Teachers College,...

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Great Minds Nonprofit Models Innovation in Challenging Times, Lynne Munson and Steven Shadel Explain in The 74

January 7, 2022

Let’s talk innovation. Great Minds® Founder and CEO Lynne Munson and Director of Great Minds Schools Steven Shadel have co-authored a blog post on...

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Great Minds Unveils Eureka Math²

November 10, 2021

For Immediate ReleaseContact:Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437

Great Minds Unveils Eureka Math2

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Knowledge Building Can Be Fun

November 5, 2021

This month, we encouraged educators across the country to reflect on their transition to using the Wit & Wisdom® curriculum. Anna Barnoski, a...

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My Transition from Skills-Based Instruction

November 5, 2021

This month, we encouraged educators across the country to reflect on their transition to using the Wit & Wisdom® curriculum. Tanniece Chinn, a Grade...

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Trusting in the Process: The Transition to High-Quality Curriculum

November 3, 2021

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The importance of high-quality curriculum is no secret. A 2015 study conducted by the Center for American Progress found that...

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