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

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In this video, you’ll see Boston Teacher Residency alumni using instructional routines in their planning and teaching.

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In this video, author Sunday Cummins explains how we want students to ask questions and then actively seek out answers by locating and reading or viewing multiple sources—articles, books, videos, photographs, infographics. Then, we want students to articulate what they've learned.

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At this week’s TCRWP Twitter chat, Janet Steinberg, Research and Data Manager for the TCRWP, and staff developer Rhea Royster will lead a chat on what is most important in helping students in grades 3-8 prepare for tests.

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As principals, we tend to think a lot about the big moments like staff meetings, welcome-back letters, and assemblies. But, in truth, leadership doesn’t happen in grand gestures

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This PLC series, we begin by reflecting on the work of finding empathy, featuring Sara Ahmed, Tom Newkirk, and Kristine Mraz & Christine Hertz.

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Liz Prather knows that time management can be a real challenge for students, but what they gain in understanding is so important.

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Allison Marchetti & Rebekah O'Dell firmly believe that analysis is everywhere, and your students can write it.

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Today on the Heinemann Podcast, Sunday Cummins, author of Nurturing Informed Thinking.

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The Boston Teacher Residency helps to meet the needs of children and families by preparing a diverse group of teachers in high need areas like math, science, and special education.

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If you work with students with learning disabilities, do not miss this week’s TCRWP Twitter chat. Colleen Cruz— a powerhouse of information on working with youngsters who need extra support to learn best— will facilitate that chat.

Anchor Yourself to your beliefs

We aren’t in the business of telling you what to believe, but we do want to share some beliefs that have guided our practice over the years...

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You don't need to adopt Project-Based Writing wholesale in order to incorporate the methods, ideas and strategies project-based writing can provide.

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Today on the podcast, whole class novels AND choice, can we really have it both ways?

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In this edition of Heinemann's Book Talk Live, we're talking with authors Christine Hertz & Kristie Mraz about their new book, Kids First from Day One.

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Whatever your teaching constraints may be, choice and joy can find a place your classroom.

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Remembering Dr. Bill Teale - mentor, friend, and teacher.

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This month, our posts aim to position ourselves as educators who understand the evolving definition of literacy, and use this knowledge to teach our students to be both critical consumers and creative contributors through text and media.

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Because learning progressions are progressive and precise, they are an invaluable tool for teaching and for assessment.

*The views expressed in our blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Heinemann.