Shaped: The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Blog

Power of Student Choice: Motivating Learners Who Struggle With Math

Allowing students the ability to choose their math lesson and applying their knowledge to the real world can help accelerate learning.

Le’Vada Gray

Director of Professional Learning, Math Solutions

February 28, 2019

ESSA's Focus on Professional Learning: Its Impact on Administrators

Understand ESSA's revamped definition of a highly effective principal and learn how to maximize ESSA as an administrator.

Sue Gendron

President, International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)

October 17, 2018

How ESSA’s Shift in Focus to Professional Learning Affects Teachers

ESSA provides a revamped definition of the term "professional development" to help teachers maximize K-12 student achievement.

Francie Alexander

Chief Research Officer, HMH

October 12, 2018

Can ESSA Positively Impact Teachers’ Work Lives?

There's a sense of optimism about the shift in ESSA from a focus on teacher evaluations to one on teacher development.

Francie Alexander

Chief Research Officer, HMH

September 19, 2018

How ESSA Is Boosting Early Childhood Education

A child who enters preschool as a 4-year-old in 2018 may graduate from high school by 2032. What will the world be like? What careers will be available? How can…

Francie Alexander

Chief Research Officer, HMH

May 16, 2018

Answering Important Questions: How We Conduct Education Research

Oprah Winfrey has declared this “the year of asking questions.” In education, it is always the year of posing important questions and asking questions is the essence of my work…

Francie Alexander

Chief Research Officer, HMH

March 16, 2018

Funding Mindsets for Leaders, Teachers, Students, and Families

Our Mindset series continues with advice from Dr. Dustin Bindrieff of Mindset Works on how to secure funding for initiatives to promote growth mindset in your district. Research confirms “A…

Dustin Bindreiff, Ed.D.

Special Education Coordinator, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools; Former Consultant for Mindset Works

March 12, 2018

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

October 02, 2017

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

Senior Fellow, International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)

September 05, 2017

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

Chief Research Officer, HMH

August 23, 2017