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Icons & Inspirations: HMH’s Presidential Past

With the National Conventions under way, HMH Archivist Susan Steinway thought this was the perfect time to take a look back at HMH’s presidential history and the five presidents who published books with us.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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What Does Brain Science Research Say Students Should be Reading?

Dr. Laurie E. Cutting
Professor, Vanderbilt University

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Second Annual Educator Confidence Report Reveals New Trends Among Teachers

HMH announces the results from the 2016 Educator Confidence Report, a survey investigating key issues such as technology use in the classroom, professional learning opportunities, and comfort and familiarity with digital learning tools.

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There’s No Such Thing as an Ordinary Day

HMH Content Author Carol Jago shares highlights from the 2016 International Literacy Association Conference.

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

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Icons & Inspiration: To HMH With Love - Dispatches From Vacationing Authors and Editors

Summer is the time for travel: school’s out, temperatures are heating up, beach towels and chairs are ready to go, and the open road beckons. HMH Archivist Susan Steinway takes a look through HMH history to find out how past authors and editors spent their vacation days.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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Talking the Talk: Overheard at ISTE 2016

HMH shares some of our favorite ISTE sound bites from edtech’s big thinkers.

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No Silver Bullet: What Makes for Effective Professional Learning?

Matt Larson, Ph.D. shares his thoughts on what makes for effective professional learning and how to develop effective professional learning structures.

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

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And We’re Off! The Curious World Tour Takes New York

HMH shares a recap of the Curious World Tour kickoff event at New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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How the Sharing Economy Can Transform the Educational Ecosystem

SVP of HMH Labs Claudia Reuter explains how the sharing economy has made its way into the classroom and why teachers are finding it so valuable.

Claudia Reuter
Former Senior VP, HMH Labs

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Leveraging Technology for Learning: a Q&A with Dr. Ted Hasselbring

HMH talks with Dr. Ted Hasselbring, a professor at Vanderbilt University, about the value of reading intervention and how technology is playing an important role in helping struggling readers.

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How to Integrate Google Apps with the Rigor Relevance Framework

ICLE Senior Fellows Eric Sheninger and Weston Kieschnick explain how to integrate ICLE’s Rigor / Relevance Framework into education technology, such as Google Apps for Education.

Eric Sheninger
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Aspire Change EDU; Keynote Speaker; Author

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HMH’s Curious World Tour Hits the Road

HMH announces Curious World Tour, an immersive, playful learning experience for kids and families in communities nationwide.

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The Committee in Our Heads, Part V: The Teacher-Technology Partnership

In this final post of his five-part “Brain Talk” series, David Dockterman, Ed.D. takes a closer look at the benefits of a teacher-technology partnership in the classroom.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Summer Learning Tips

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt shares some tips around how to keep kids active, both mentally and physically, during the summer months.

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HMH Customer Spotlight: Minot Public Schools, ND

Lee Ramsayer continues with the HMH Customer Spotlight series, highlighting a recently retired teacher who, in her 35 years in the classroom, made an enormous impact on her district’s literacy levels.

Lee Ramsayer
Executive Vice President, Global Sales

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The Committee in Our Heads, Part IV: Personalizing and Adapting to Cognitive Variation

David Dockterman, Ed.D. analyzes the value in using adaptive technology in the classroom in this fourth post of his five-part “Brain Talk” series.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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The Committee in Our Heads, Part III: The Effect of Committee Breakdowns… Nature and Nurture

David Dockterman, Ed.D. explains how nature and nurture impact the functionality of our subcommittees in the third post of his five-part “Brain Talk” series.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Next Generation Science Standards: The Times, They are a-Changing

HMH Program Author Michael DiSpezio explains the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how they help guide effective science instruction.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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