A Blog for Educators: Inspiring Insights for Extraordinary Outcomes

Structured Literacy, Real Results: Our Grades K–2 Breakthrough

Discover how structured literacy transformed Grades K–2 instruction and boosted early reader proficiency by up to 49 points. Learn proven implementation strategies.

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Improving Mathematical Understanding: Giving Every Student a Voice

Learn how to improve mathematical understanding through small group instruction and student discourse. Transform your math classroom with proven strategies.

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Critical Thinking for Middle School: Why Students Need to Think, Talk, and Struggle

Learn how to develop critical thinking for middle school students through discussion, productive struggle, and student-led learning. Build deeper understanding.

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Letting Students Take the Lead: The Power of Student-Led Conferences

Explore how student-led conferences empower learners, boost family engagement, and build student ownership by shifting the conversation from about students to led by students.

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Noteworthy Voices

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Interim Assessments: Striking the Balance between Insight and Instruction

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Learn how interim assessments like i-Ready Inform provide detailed, domain-level data that helps teachers identify specific skills students have mastered and areas requiring targeted support.

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Seven Key Actions for Effective Behavioral Management from Dr. Anita Archer

3-min. read

Discover Dr. Anita Archer's seven proven behavioral management strategies to improve student behavior and create positive learning environments.

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Creating a Home Away from Home: Building a Culture of Belonging for Students in Your Literacy Classroom

2-min. read

See how creating a culture of belonging in literacy classrooms—through strategies like VABBing and responsive vocabulary instruction—can transform student engagement and success.

2-Minute Strategies

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Improving Mathematical Understanding: Giving Every Student a Voice

3-min. read

Learn how to improve mathematical understanding through small group instruction and student discourse. Transform your math classroom with proven strategies.

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Maximize the Minutes with Middle School Pacing Strategies

2-min. read

Discover middle school pacing strategies that help students stay engaged, build confidence, and succeed. Learn practical tips from a teacher who makes every minute count in the classroom.

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Teacher Advice: Lessons in Building Community, Growth, and the Power of Showing Up

2-min. read

Get teacher advice on building a classroom family, embracing social-emotional learning (SEL), and growing through challenges.

Simplified

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Critical Thinking for Middle School: Why Students Need to Think, Talk, and Struggle

2-min. read

Learn how to develop critical thinking for middle school students through discussion, productive struggle, and student-led learning. Build deeper understanding.

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Respect the Middle School Learner by Choosing Appropriate Content That Fits

2-min. read

Learn how to select middle school-appropriate content that reflects students' ages, interests, and identities. Build respect, relevance, and confidence.

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Measuring Literacy Development beyond a Single Test Score

2-min. read

Measuring literacy effectively means going beyond single test scores. Discover how comprehensive assessment, expert instruction, and quality curriculum work together to support reading development.

Essential Solutions

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