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Join us at NCSS for student engagement, differentiation, assessment, and professional learning solutions

Conferences are a great way to meet thought leaders in your content area and experience new solutions firsthand. HMH will be hosting two popular authors at NCSS, along with Channel One reporter Azia Celestino. Find out what else we have in store.

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Blended Learning Guru Weston Kieschnick Is Hitting the Road—Invite Him to Your Teachers’ Lounge!

As he travels the country working with school districts, thought leader Weston Kieschnick shares five steps to Bold School Instruction. Now you can also catch his wisdom in his new Facebook Live series, The Teachers’ Lounge.

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What Is Translanguaging in the Classroom?

What is Translanguaging? Learn the definition of translanguaging and strategies for translanguaging in the bilingual classroom.

Drs. Yvonne and David Freeman
Authors, On Our Way to English, Professors Emeriti, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Navigating the Every Student Succeeds Act: With ESSA, More Equitable Assessment Brings Hope for Parity

Wondering about ESSA’s effect on assessments? Dr. Malbert Smith weighs in on three areas where he sees hope for improvement.

Dr. Malbert Smith
CEO, President, and Co-Founder of MetaMetrics

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The Data Promise: Turning Data into Actionable Insight, Part I

In this new series on making the most of education data to enhance learning, EdTech expert Stevin Smith elaborates on 5 important steps to consider. Step one: Define the Question.

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

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What Does 3D Teaching Look Like?

In advance of his fall science webinar, Cary Sneider, HMH Science Dimensions Consulting Author, shares a collection of virtual field trips to demonstrate 3D teaching in action.

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

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Connecting Math and Careers: Getting Students “Animated” about Math

Our “Connecting Math and Careers” series continues with strategies for inspiring students to consider a career in the field of animation.

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Navigating the Every Student Succeeds Act: Well-Rounded Curriculum—It’s More Than Math and Literacy

Our series on navigating ESSA continues with Dr. Lissa Pijanowski’s advice on how to develop a well-rounded curriculum.

Dr. Lissa Pijanowski
HMH Contributor

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Use Reading Data to Encourage Students’ Independent Reading

As you assess students’ reading levels at the start of the school year, here are some strategies for supporting students in taking risks, expanding their reading choices, building skills—and becoming engaged independent readers.

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Navigating the Every Student Succeeds Act: An Update on Evidence

To help you execute on your ESSA planning and implementation, our Chief Research Officer, Francie Alexander, has an update on the evidence requirements outlined by the Department of Education.

Francie Alexander
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research

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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.

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Third Annual Educator Confidence Report: How Do You Measure Up?

HMH’s 2017 Educator Confidence Report is out, and general confidence levels are up. Find out how your peers are feeling about digital readiness, family engagement, the future of education, and more.

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Leading a Model School: Move Beyond Your Own Status Quos

Wondering what makes successful schools and districts tick? In this series, “Leading a Model School,” we ask principals and superintendents from across the country to share the secrets behind the recent gains and successes in their schools and districts. Find out how school leader Rob Carroll inspires his teams to continuously transform South Heights Elementary.

Rob Carroll
Principal, South Heights Elementary School - Henderson, KY

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Will you be at the APA Convention in D.C.? Find out what’s going on with #HMHatAPA!

HMH will be in booth # 305 at the APA Convention, sharing our expertise in the area of cognitive assessment and proudly sponsoring the APA’s School Psychology Division.

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Navigating the Every Student Succeeds Act: The Platform—A New Definition of Professional Development for Teachers

What’s the best way to comply with ESSA’s requirements for Professional Development? Thought leader Sue Gendron offers valuable strategies for implementing sustainable job-embedded coaching in your schools.

Sue Gendron
Former President, International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)

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Erik Palmer Makes the Argument at ILA for Building Strong Speaking and Writing Skills

How can we teach students to speak confidently? Thought leader Erik Palmer shares his insights during this brief ILA 2017 Facebook Live interview.

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Navigating the Every Student Succeeds Act: The Platform—The Development of Leaders

What are the qualities of a successful instructional leader? Continuing our series on ESSA, ICLE President Sue Gendron identifies five actions that are keys to success for school leaders—and their students.

Sue Gendron
Former President, International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)

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Navigating the Every Student Succeeds Act: The Engagement Factor and a Renewed Emphasis on Social Emotional Learning

This week in our ESSA series, HMH Chief Academic Officer Francie Alexander discusses the importance of SEL for student engagement and ways to support SEL efforts with research, measurement, and developing critical behaviors for success.

Francie Alexander
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research

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