Teaching Unscripted

The ways that we teach whole-class novels are often ineffective and alienating. Kate Roberts outlines how time, teaching methods, transfer, and text complexity are barriers to effectively teaching whole-class novels.

How to become a teacher who understands how to use and help shape the curriculum, not just being handed one.

A Teacher's Guide to Using AI professional learning companion and book study guide offers a shared structure for educators to read, reflect, and talk together thoughtfully about how AI is showing up in schools and what thoughtful, human-centered responses can look like.

A list of 12 Heinemann professional books about the teaching profession, including personal reflection, literacy, and math.

Digital devices have changed the ways we read, which isn't always a bad thing (consider: Kindle and BookTok). While recent data suggests a decline in people who read, we believe that new technologies can, and should, facilitate reader engagement.

Learn how reading comprehension instruction supports meaning making, knowledge building, and academic success within a comprehensive approach to literacy.

Kids need to be explicitly taught how to comprehend multimodal texts, and how to create a mental model of the information or story, no matter the format presented.

Penny Kittle recounts her early experiences with loving books, and questions how we impart the same joy onto students. If students choose what to read most of the time, and we support them as readers, we can shift pretending to read to a passion for reading in almost every teenager.

Ways you can celebrate Pride Month in the classroom, from themed read-alouds and journaling; celebrate students' uniqueness through creative expression; and draw on your community. By Scott Sundstrom, author of forthcoming Creating Safe and Welcoming Classrooms for LGBTQ+ Students.

Learn how Do The Math and Transition to Algebra can help your students rebuild foundational understanding and move from unfinished learning to algebra readiness.

What is bibliotherapy? Learn how to choose books that you will not only enjoy, but will help you grow into the kind of person you want to be.

How much struggle is productive for your students? How much is counterproductive? Finding that tipping point can be tricky, but as you navigate these decisions, consider the following: the value of confusion; resiliency; growth mindset; the zone of proximal development; and rigorous lessons.

Reading whole books strengthens comprehension, knowledge building, and meaning making.

After 29 years teaching, Kim Culbertson recounts the top 10 things she will miss about teaching high school upon retirement in June 2026. Congratulations, and thank you, Kim!

Over the summer, many students can lose reading and writing progress they worked so hard to build. To combat this, set your students up with books they'll actually want to read and simple writing ideas that feel more like a personal choice than a school assignment.

Examine how decodable texts can support comprehension by reducing cognitive load and making meaning accessible to early readers.

In many schools, teachers are under immense pressure to keep up with pacing guides that come with their curriculum, leaving seemingly no room for reading whole books. Marilyn Pryle dissects the necessities of choice and ownership in getting kids to read for pleasure.

Heinemann today announced that Math Expressions K-5 has been fully approved by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE), and Do The Math® and Saxon Reading Foundations have been recommended-limited as supplemental resources for students in grades K-8 and K-2, respectively.