Shaped: The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Blog

Using Video to Improve Instruction: Strategies for Administrators and Coaches

These are among the easiest and most meaningful ways to improve instruction by allowing teachers to reflect on video footage of their own instruction.

Shaped Staff

September 19, 2019

Science Activities for the Classroom: Fun Recipes for Solutions and Materials

Teach students about chemical reactions, the properties of matter, and other science topics by having them participate in fun, collaborative hands-on activities.

Shaped Staff

September 17, 2019

How to Prepare Elementary School Students for Algebra

Ease elementary school students' transition from arithmetic to algebra by introducing them to algebra concepts throughout the elementary grades.

Shaped Staff

September 16, 2019

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With These HMH Books

These books by HMH authors and illustrators with roots in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean reflect the full spectrum of Hispanic life in America.

Susan Steinway

Archivist, HMH

September 13, 2019

Happy World Teachers’ Day: Why and How to Celebrate

October 5 is a day to celebrate and thank the educators who had a meaningful impact on your life.

Jordan Friedman

Shaped Staff

September 13, 2019

What Is Social-Emotional Learning? Insights and Resources for K-12 Educators

What is Social Emotional Learning? Learn more about the definition of SEL and its importance in schools from the educator perspective.

Jordan Friedman

Shaped Staff

September 11, 2019

Prime Numbers, Trapdoors, and Cracking Codes: A Math Puzzle—Part 2

Have your students try their hand at basic RSA enciphering with these downloadable math activities.

Ally Zmijeski

Associate Learning Architect, Math

September 11, 2019

The Social-Emotional Learning Need: How a Small District Made It a Reality

An assistant principal shares how her district implemented a new model that works best for them to support social-emotional learning.

Kelly Boeing

Assistant Principal, Lucerne Valley Middle High School

September 10, 2019

SEL in Schools: Why Education Leaders Should Express Their Vulnerabilities

When prioritizing social-emotional learning in schools, allowing those you lead to see you as authentically human with deficiencies as well as strengths can be enlightening.

Anthony Colannino

ICLE Senior Fellow

September 09, 2019

7 Halloween Classroom Activities: Spooky Celebrations With Students

Use these Halloween activities, geared mostly toward elementary school students, to incorporate fun into your curriculum on this exciting holiday.

Joanna Miral

Shaped Staff

September 05, 2019