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We learn how to welcome inquiry into our classrooms for actionable practice in this PLC series.

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Research is important throughout the entire writing process, and it can be fun, too. Give it a try in your own writing instruction. Here's how.

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Good news: if you feel like you’re bashing your head into a brick wall as you try to make assessment work for you, take heart. It’s not you.

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Math in Practice lead author Sue O'Connell hosted aTwitter chat in order to open up the discussion on math homework. Follow along here.

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Whether you were able to attend the conference or not, we've compiled some favorite Heinemann podcasts with authors who presented at this year's NCTE17.

This week on the Heinemann Podcast: Maggie Beattie Roberts, coauthor of DIY Literacy and staff developer at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project.

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This is part of the beauty of the Units of Study: the specificity and precision of the Unit books juxtaposed with the flexibility of the If…Then…Curriculum book.

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For a variety of reasons, expressing understanding is hard for many struggling learners.

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Here, Newkirk discusses how he creates space with his students by giving them time to discuss and solve problems more slowly.

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this study guide offers another dimension of how this book can be used throughout the evaluation cycle.

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Welcome back to the PLC series! Dive into inquiry as a way to honor student thinking and explore how to embed inquiry into the classroom.

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When it comes to teaching young students to read and write, no curriculum for the primary grades would be complete without an emphasis on word study. Emergent readers and writers must understand how l

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When we write, we nudge change. How can we be helping students bring beliefs into writing? Here are some resources to get you started.

I know why so many teachers leave the profession in their first five years. The Blahs. For me, the Blahs come in October.

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The kinds of readers that enter our classrooms are vast. Some read voraciously, and benefit from help tailoring reading plans to push their thinking to more nuanced levels. Some slog through books, wi

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When we have a mindset that trusts that all students can grow, we can move struggling learners to a place of great joy and success.

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What were your hopes and dreams before school started? Have they gotten buried? Let’s dust them off and bring them back!!

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The more that you strive to bring these three factors under your control, the more likely you are to have the strong internal motivation that you need to drive your work.

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