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Can Self-Monitoring Improve Student Behavior?

HMH program advisor Dr. Allison Bruhn explains how student success in the classroom is directly related to their ability to self-regulate their behavior and offers some tips on how to implement student self-monitoring, a tried and true strategy for supporting self-regulation.

Allison Bruhn
Program Advisor and Assistant Professor, University of Iowa

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Can Fly-Fishing Foster a Growth Mindset?

HMH program advisor Dr. Dockterman explains how a fly-fishing trip offered insight into the daily frustrations experienced by struggling students.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Three Strategies to Support English Learners

HMH program consultant Dr. Elena Izquierdo offers three strategies that can accelerate English learners’ development of academic English.

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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The Amazing Reading Brain: Why Emotion Plays a Large Part in Reading Comprehension

HMH program advisor Dr. David Dockterman explains the role of emotions in reading comprehension.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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The Spark News Roundup: Ideas Worth Sharing

In this edition of The Spark News Roundup, we take a closer look at how some schools are introducing new and innovative practices into their classrooms, from scheduling four recesses a day, to embracing a more interactive approach to preschool math instruction through the use of talking puppets.

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Calling All Young Writers: Do You Have a Story? We Want to Publish It!

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is sending out a final call for submissions to the Spark a Story national short story writing contest, which closes October 7.

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How Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom Can be a Real World Tool for 21st Century Learning

HMH science curriculum author Michael DiSpezio explains what problem-based learning is and why educators should incorporate it into their lesson plans.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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A Model for Evidence-Based Innovation in Education

HMH program advisor David Dockterman Ed.D. explains how evidence-based innovation is the key to improving student learning outcomes.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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The Elementary and Middle School Guide for Back to School Books

As kids head back to school, HMH Chief Academic Officer Francie Alexander shares some elementary and middle school-level books to help ease the transition from summer to fall.

Francie Alexander
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research

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Four Ways to Help Students Become Better Writers

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Program Author Dr. Bill McBride shares four ways to help students analyze complex prompts and become better writers.

Dr. Bill McBride
Author-in-Residence

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The K-2 Guide for Back to School Books

As kids head back to school, HMH Chief Academic Officer Francie Alexander shares some K-2 books to help ease the transition from summer to fall.

Francie Alexander
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research

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Team OneVote 2016: The Voices of Today’s Youth Vote

Channel One News, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt company, announces the eight students who will represent the political views of America’s youth leading up to the presidential election this fall.

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Even Published Authors Get Stuck: How to Overcome Writer’s Block

To celebrate HMH’s Spark a Story contest, we turned to some of our authors and novelists to get their tips for how to overcome writer’s block.

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Five Effective Practices For Teaching Reading

What works when teaching reading? Here are five strategies that are proven to work.

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5 Modern Features of Effective Math Instruction

What does good math instruction look like? Dr. Matt Larson shares five components of effective math instruction in the modern classroom.

Dr. Matthew R. Larson
Past President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); Senior Fellow, Math Solutions

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Making Engineering Accessible: A Brief Overview of Engineering in NGSS

HMH science curriculum author, Michael DiSpezio, explains how and why engineering is incorporated into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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HMH Customer Spotlight: Four Essential PD Tips from Sapulpa School District, Okla.

Donia Doudican, the Digital Curriculum Project Manager for Oklahoma’s Sapulpa Public Schools, shares her top four professional development tips for the approaching school year.

Lee Ramsayer
Executive Vice President, Global Sales

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The Write Stuff: How to Get Your Story Noticed (and Published)

HMH gives educators and aspiring writers a sneak peek into the publishing world, with advice about how to get manuscripts noticed, thoughts on the current trends in the industry and more.

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