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End of Year Engagement with PhD Science

Though one of the most exciting times of the school year, the last few weeks before summer break can also be a difficult time to keep students engaged.

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Preparing for Statewide and Standardized Assessments with Wit & Wisdom®

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Teachers of English language arts (ELA) know the complexity of their discipline. Reading comprehension is an internal cognitive process that...

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Eureka Math and Assessment for Learning

Assessments for learning are formative assessments. Formative assessments are a way to get information about student comprehension to make instructional decisions....

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Distance Learning Equity Learning at Home High-Quality Curriculum SEL

5 Steps for a Return to Learning

December 22, 2020

We Hear You: What School Districts Need and Want for a Return to Learning

As school districts make final decisions for how to return to learning...

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New York City Montessori Charter School Leaders Welcome Great Minds’ High Standards

December 18, 2020

Before taking over as principal of New York City’s first public Montessori school in 2015, Abeku Hayes worked as an acting and dance teacher in...

Math Concepts Building Blocks

How to Guide Students to a Deep Understanding of Math Concepts

December 18, 2020

The three building blocks of moving from doing (concrete) to seeing (pictorial) to symbolic (abstract) are particularly important for math...

Virtual Learning Dyslexia

The Little Things Teachers Do Every Day Are Actually Big Things: How to Retain Them During Virtual Learning

December 16, 2020

As a former special education teacher and the mom of two middle school students with dyslexia, I've developed some easy-to-use tips on how best to...

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Math Discourse as Formative Assessment

December 15, 2020

We know that teachers need to be aware of students’ strengths and needs to help them learn math. But if we wait until the End-of-Module Assessment...

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Exit Tickets: Plan, Analyze, and Adjust

December 15, 2020

Exit Tickets are quick formative assessments that can help you make instructional decisions effectively. But with so many other lesson components,...

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