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4 Steps to Connect With Students' Parents This School Year

The students' parents play a huge role in their education—and that's just one reason why parent-teacher communication is crucial.

Lisa Sims
Former HMH Consultant

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5 Tips to Set Up Your Classroom as a Novice Teacher

All that open space can seem daunting at first, so here's some advice to help you get started.

Lisa Sims
Former HMH Consultant

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The Giant Sculpture Gallery: A Math Puzzle

Productive perseverance is key to solving this puzzle.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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Patriotic Poems From HMH Poets for the Fourth of July

Celebrate July 4th with six patriotic poems from HMH poets. Explore a selection of Fourth of July poems to help commemorate America's Independence Day.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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How to Teach the NGSS Crosscutting Concept of Structure and Function

Bernadine Okoro
2010–2011 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, National Science Foundation Fellow

Marjorie Frank
Author, ELD Specialist

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Science Kits vs. Textbooks: A False Dichotomy

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

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Cultivate an Appreciation of French Cultures Through Their Holidays

Tameka Mullins
Content Marketing Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Visualization: The Fourth Leg of Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract

Andy Clark
Math in Focus Grades 1-Course 3 U.S. Consultant and Course 2-Course 3 Writer

Does Singapore Pedagogy Work in the United States?

HMH’s Andy Clark breaks down a recent Educational Research Institute of America study that examines the efficacy of Singapore Math pedagogy in U.S. classrooms.

Andy Clark
Math in Focus Grades 1-Course 3 U.S. Consultant and Course 2-Course 3 Writer

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A Guide to Engaging, Effective Instruction in Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary

In advance of the final fall 2017 Leadership Talk, literacy thought leader Dr. Shane Templeton previews his presentation on differentiating word study instruction.

Dr. Shane Templeton
Foundation Professor Emeritus, Literacy Studies, University of Nevada, Reno; Into Reading Program Author

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Can We Nudge Students To Be Better Learners?

Education thought leader, researcher, and practitioner Dr. David Dockterman gets us thinking about ways to motivate student performance using the types of cues we encounter in daily life. Read his thoughts on four educational nudges.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Connecting Language Students to Culture: Celebrate Holidays in the French-Speaking World!

The HMH World Languages Fall French Holiday Calendar offers French teachers an opportunity to bring authentic culture, with suggested activities, into the classroom. Explore some of the October holidays here.

Shaped Staff

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Getting Formative Assessment to Work

Thought leader Sheila Valencia continues our popular Lead the Way to Literacy series with some insight on formative assessment. Can it help close the achievement gap? Find out here.

Dr. Sheila W. Valencia
Professor, Language, Literacy, and Culture, University of Washington; Journeys Program Consultant

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Building Boys' Love of Lit!

Our series on motivating independent reading continues with five common-sense tips for engaging boys in books.

Rebecca Salinas
Learning Architect, HMH

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Connecting Language Students to Culture: Celebrate holidays in the Spanish-Speaking World!

Spanish teachers wanting to introduce authentic culture into the classroom will love our new Fall Spanish Holiday Calendar, with suggested activities. Here’s a brief preview of October holidays.

Shaped Staff

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What’s the #1 Thing Educators Want?

This key statistic from our 2017 Educator Confidence Report appeared recently in the USA Today Snapshot, indicating sentiments expressed by your education peers in the survey are resonating nationally.

Shaped Staff

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Optimizing EdTech for Collaborative, Personalized Learning and Enhanced Student Outcomes

Eric Sheninger, International Center for Leader in Education Senior Fellow and nationally acclaimed EdTech thought leader, recently joined a panel of experts in to share his vision for creating a relevant learning culture where students combine digital tools with authentic work—essential for becoming tomorrow’s thinkers, innovators, collaborators, and problem solvers.

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

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