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Funding Mindsets for Leaders, Teachers, Students, and Families

Dustin Bindreiff, Ed.D.
Special Education Coordinator, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools; Former Consultant for Mindset Works

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What the Academy Awards Taught Me About Speaking Instruction: Part 1

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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Welcoming English Learners with a Mindset for Success

Patricia Starek, ​M.S.Ed.​
Development Director, Intervention Solutions Group, HMH

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Does Class Size Matter? The Answer Is Yes

Does class size matter? Class size research reveals that smaller classrooms allow teachers greater proximity to the students and more opportunity for one-to-one instruction.

Weston Kieschnick
Associate Partner, ICLE

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Three Pillars of Support for Middle School English Learners 

Keeping English learners engaged in academic content while they experience profound personal challenges makes our role as educators even more complex and crucial.

Dr. Elena Izquierdo
Author, Escalate English; Author ¡Arriba la Lectura!; Associate Professor, Dual Language Education / Biliteracy / ELL Education, University of Texas, El Paso

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Where Do Efficacy and EdTech Intersect?

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The Data Promise: Turning Data into Actionable Insight, Part 2

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

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Debunking Myths Around Speaking Instruction

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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A New Math Model: Engaged Students = Classroom Success

Diane Reynolds
Director of Professional Learning

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What Are the Qualities of an Effective Classroom Coach?

Mary Mitchell
Professional Learning Program Designer

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Mindset and the Stories Our Students Tell Themselves

Emily Diehl
Education Consultant

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The Bad Habits of Good Readers

Carol Jago, HMH author and program consultant, makes the case for the seemingly bad habits avid readers possess.

Carol Jago
HMH Author and Associate Director, California Reading & Literature Project at UCLA

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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Reading Is More Than Fundamental

HMH’s Kristi James shares what ideal literacy engagement in an early childhood classroom would look like and how teachers can realize this goal and promote it outside of their classrooms as well.

Dr. Kristi James

Media Literacy’s Link to Speaking and Listening Skills - Part 2

Media literacy expert and HMH thought leader Erik Palmer has created an 11-step process to help students be effective listeners and speakers.

Leslie Forde
Head of Product Marketing, Channel One News

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Teaching Media Literacy in the Era of Fake News Part 1

Media literacy expert Erik Palmer shares guidelines on how to instruct students to gauge credible news sources in our ever-evolving world.

Leslie Forde
Head of Product Marketing, Channel One News

Fall Literacy Leadership Talks Recap — 5 Takeaways from HMH Literacy Experts

Our fall Literacy Leadership Talks featured insightful takeaways from thought leaders Kate Kinsella, Shane Templeton, David and Yvonne Freeman, David Dockterman, and Sheila Valencia. Read them here, and access the recorded webinars.

Shaped Staff

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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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