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How to Integrate Google Apps with the Rigor Relevance Framework

ICLE Senior Fellows Eric Sheninger and Weston Kieschnick explain how to integrate ICLE’s Rigor / Relevance Framework into education technology, such as Google Apps for Education.  

Eric Sheninger
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Aspire Change EDU; Keynote Speaker; Author

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The Committee in Our Heads, Part V: The Teacher-Technology Partnership

In this final post of his five-part “Brain Talk” series, David Dockterman, Ed.D. takes a closer look at the benefits of a teacher-technology partnership in the classroom.  

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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The Committee in Our Heads, Part IV: Personalizing and Adapting to Cognitive Variation

David Dockterman, Ed.D. analyzes the value in using adaptive technology in the classroom in this fourth post of his five-part “Brain Talk” series.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Next Generation Science Standards: The Times, They are a-Changing

HMH Program Author Michael DiSpezio explains the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how they help guide effective science instruction.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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The Committee in Our Heads, Part II: The Power of the Management and Emotional Subcommittees

David Dockterman, Ed.D. discusses the power of management and emotional subcommittees in the second post of his five-part “Brain Talk” series.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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The Committee in Our Heads, Part I: Personalizing for our Cognitive Subcommittees

David Dockterman, Ed.D. kicks off the first in a five-part “Brain Talk” series that explores how and why the inner-working components of the brain work together.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Introducing the "HMH Customer Spotlight"

HMH EVP of Global Sales and Field Marketing, Lee Ramsayer, kicks off the new Spark series, the HMH Customer Spotlight, with the first customer spotlight falling on Moreno Valley Unified School District in southern California.

Lee Ramsayer
Executive Vice President, Global Sales

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Is Mindset Culture Shift Possible for Adults?

Emily Diehl, Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum Design at Mindset Works, explains how mindset culture is possible for adults.

Emily Diehl
Education Consultant

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Word Problems vs. Problem Solving: Are Students Problem Solving While Doing Word Problems in Math Class?

Math Solutions Development Manager Mary Mitchell analyzes the difference between word problems and problem solving in the math classroom.

Mary Mitchell
Professional Learning Program Designer

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Of Arrogant and Humble Learners

David Dockterman, Ed.D. shares his thoughts on the benefits of “humble learning” and how to foster it through learning-focused classroom environments instead of performance-focused classroom environments.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Attentive Listening: An Overlooked Component of Academic Interaction

HMH program author Kate Kinsella, Ed.D. offers insights and strategies to support English learners in becoming focused listeners in the classroom.

Dr. Kate Kinsella
Author, English 3D; Co-Author, Read 180®; Teacher Educator, Researcher; CEO, Dr. Kate Kinsella & Associates

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Moving and Grooving to the Beat of Math

HMH sits down with Heather Francis, the first place winner of the HMH Curious Classroom Contest, to talk about how she inspires out-of-the-box thinking by teaching math concepts through dance.

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5 Ways Digital Tools Are Transforming the Education Space

ICLE Senior Fellow and K–12 thought leader Eric Sheninger offers guidance on how to manage an arsenal of digital tools in the classroom.

Eric Sheninger
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Aspire Change EDU; Keynote Speaker; Author

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Back to School 2015: Building a Digital Community

When it comes to implementing technology and creating digital learning environments, the impact that new technology has on school culture and student learning is often given too little attention. What changes can teachers expect and prepare for in the classroom? What new challenges does technology create?

Brent Hartsell
Education Services Design Director, HMH

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Beyond the Written Word Close Readings of Complex Visual Texts

Visual artists approach their work with the same purposes as writers: to persuade, to explain, and to convey experience real or imagined. The difference is in their tools. While writers employ diction, syntax, and imagery to establish a tone and convey their message; visual artists use color, line, shape, object, and scale.

Carol Jago
HMH Author and Associate Director, California Reading & Literature Project at UCLA

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Scaling EdTech for Impact Lessons Learned from Successful Innovators

At its inception, the internet was created primarily to allow scholars and scientists to exchange data, theories and resources, and to provide a forum for intellectual curiosity. Today, this access to limitless information is available to anyone with an internet connection.

Susan Magsamen
Former Senior Vice President of Early Learning

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Five Steps for Developing Successful PD in a Digital Classroom

Few would argue that improving student learning is one of the most important challenges facing us today. The educational landscape is changing as technology promises to revolutionize the way we learn in the same way it has transformed the way we communicate and do business.

Chris Goodson
SVP, HMH Education Services

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Why Does Math Matter?

There are many opportunities for students to build critical thinking skills by finding connections between classroom concepts and the “real world.” 

Dr. Mike Heithaus
Dean and Professor, Florida International University, Miami

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