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and shaping the future of education.* 

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Celebrate Holidaysinthe French Speaking Worldthumb

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.

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Building Boys Love Of Lit Thumb

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

Rebecca Salinas
Learning Architect, HMH

Formative Assessment Thumb

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

Connecting Language Students To Culture Celebrate Holidays In The Spanish Speaking World Thumb

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.

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Whats The 1 Thing Educators Want Thumb

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.

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Optimizing Edtech For Collaborative Personalized Learning Thumb

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

Attending Iste 2017 In San Antonio Thumb

HMH is proud to participate at the ISTE 2017 Conference, sharing our expertise, best practices, and technology thought leadership with EdTech leaders.

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How To Advance Mathematical Thinking Thumb

The Spark continues the conversation with math educator and thought leader Dr. Cathy Seeley, whose tips on motivating mathematical thinking can help you ensure success for all learners.

Dr. Cathy Seeley
Author

Introducing The Teachers Of Beastie Hall Last Stop Professor Readwells Success Classroom Thumb

In Professor Readwell’s Beastie Hall Success Classroom, children put their newly acquired foundational skills together to read independently.

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Unleash The Experts In Your District Thumb

Leaders from Nixa Public Schools, named a 2017 Innovative District by ICLE, reveal a powerful and innovative strengths-based approach to professional learning.

Dr. Jennifer Chastain
Principal, John Thomas School of Discovery

Introducing The Teachers Of Beastie Hall Meet Mrs Wordy Thumb

Our tour of iRead’s Beastie Hall continues with Mrs. Wordy’s Word Play Classroom. See how children learn to build bigger words by understanding word parts.

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What Makes Educational Technology Effective Thumb

Stevin Smith, from HMH Technical Services, offers two key guiding questions for districts planning technology acquisitions.

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

Travelling Beyond The Classroom Walls With Virtual Reality Thumb

Author and science educator Michael DiSpezio gives us a glimpse into the instructional possibilities of leading virtual field trips using simple VR technology.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

Next Stop Mr Seemores Sight Words Classroom Thumb

Our tour of iRead’s Beastie Hall online classrooms continues with a visit to the Sight Words Classroom of Mr. Seemore, who helps children learn high-frequency words.

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Meet Mr Sounders Thumb

As we continue to introduce the animated teachers of iRead’s Beastie Hall, discover how Mr. Sounders systematically introduces students to the 44 sounds of the English language, and more.

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The Path To Reading Proficiency By Grade 3 Thumb

Our youngest learners are being more challenged than ever to attain reading proficiency, making systematic, explicit instruction in foundational skills more vital than ever.

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Join Us At Nctm For Expert Guidance

We hope to see you at NCTM 2017! Visit our booth to meet your program authors and explore new solutions to support your entire math curriculum. And be sure to take the Numeracy Counts pledge at our pledge wall!

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children sitting at a school lunch table

Principal Arika Porter talks about the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and provides tips for successful implementation to transform school communities.

Aricka Porter
Principal, Winfield Elementary School

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