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What the Academy Awards Taught Me About Media Literacy: Part 2 

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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Does Class Size Matter? The Answer Is Yes

Does class size matter? Class size research reveals that smaller classrooms allow teachers greater proximity to the students and more opportunity for one-to-one instruction.

Weston Kieschnick
Associate Partner, ICLE

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Three Pillars of Support for Middle School English Learners 

Keeping English learners engaged in academic content while they experience profound personal challenges makes our role as educators even more complex and crucial.

Dr. Elena Izquierdo
Author, Escalate English; Author ¡Arriba la Lectura!; Associate Professor, Dual Language Education / Biliteracy / ELL Education, University of Texas, El Paso

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The Data Promise: Turning Data into Actionable Insight, Part 2 

Stevin Smith
Senior Vice President of Technical Services, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Debunking Myths Around Speaking Instruction

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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A New Math Model: Engaged Students = Classroom Success

Diane Reynolds
Director of Professional Learning

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What Are the Qualities of an Effective Classroom Coach?

Mary Mitchell
Professional Learning Program Designer

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Reading Is More Than Fundamental

HMH’s Kristi James shares what ideal literacy engagement in an early childhood classroom would look like and how teachers can realize this goal and promote it outside of their classrooms as well.

Dr. Kristi James

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Join us at NCSS for student engagement, differentiation, assessment, and professional learning solutions

Conferences are a great way to meet thought leaders in your content area and experience new solutions firsthand. HMH will be hosting two popular authors at NCSS, along with Channel One reporter Azia Celestino. Find out what else we have in store.

Shaped Staff

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Blended Learning Guru Weston Kieschnick Is Hitting the Road—Invite Him to Your Teachers’ Lounge!

As he travels the country working with school districts, thought leader Weston Kieschnick shares five steps to Bold School Instruction. Now you can also catch his wisdom in his new Facebook Live series, The Teachers’ Lounge.

Shaped Staff

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What Is Translanguaging in the Classroom?

What is Translanguaging? Learn the definition of translanguaging and strategies for translanguaging in the bilingual classroom.

Drs. Yvonne and David Freeman
Authors, On Our Way to English, Professors Emeriti, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Navigating the Every Student Succeeds Act: With ESSA, More Equitable Assessment Brings Hope for Parity

Wondering about ESSA’s effect on assessments? Dr. Malbert Smith weighs in on three areas where he sees hope for improvement.

Dr. Malbert Smith
CEO, President, and Co-Founder of MetaMetrics

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The Data Promise: Turning Data into Actionable Insight, Part I

In this new series on making the most of education data to enhance learning, EdTech expert Stevin Smith elaborates on 5 important steps to consider. Step one: Define the Question.

Stevin Smith
Senior Vice President of Technical Services, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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What Does 3D Teaching Look Like?

In advance of his fall science webinar, Cary Sneider, HMH Science Dimensions Consulting Author, shares a collection of virtual field trips to demonstrate 3D teaching in action.

Dr. Cary Sneider
NGSS Writing Team Leader, Associate Research Professor at Portland State University

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Connecting Math and Careers: Getting Students “Animated” about Math

Our “Connecting Math and Careers” series continues with strategies for inspiring students to consider a career in the field of animation.

Shaped Staff

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Navigating the Every Student Succeeds Act: Well-Rounded Curriculum—It’s More Than Math and Literacy

Our series on navigating ESSA continues with Dr. Lissa Pijanowski’s advice on how to develop a well-rounded curriculum.

Dr. Lissa Pijanowski
HMH Contributor

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Use Reading Data to Encourage Students’ Independent Reading

As you assess students’ reading levels at the start of the school year, here are some strategies for supporting students in taking risks, expanding their reading choices, building skills—and becoming engaged independent readers.

Shaped Staff

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