Shaped: The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Blog

3 Strategies for Redesigning Professional Development Now and Post-COVID

As educators plan for the future, here are three strategies to consider when it comes to teacher professional development for now and the next school year.

Amanda Patterson, EdD

National Director, Academic Planning and Analytics, HMH

April 08, 2021

Why and How to Prioritize Intervention to Close the COVID Learning Gap

What can be done to help those students who have felt the impacts of unfinished learning? Note that there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution.

Brittany Mamphey, M.Ed.

Dean of Students, Mt. Healthy South Elementary School, Ohio

April 07, 2021

6 Research-Backed Ways to Close the COVID Achievement Gap

These strategies can help administrators support efforts to improve student outcomes—academically and socially—and help address the issue of interrupted schooling.

Francie Alexander

Chief Research Officer, HMH

March 26, 2021

10 Social and Emotional Learning Strategies for Responding to COVID-19

Explore key principles and strategies that schools and educators can use to nurture students’ social and emotional development.

Francie Alexander

Chief Research Officer, HMH

Dr. Amy Endo

Education Research Director, Supplemental & Intervention Language & Literacy

March 26, 2021

Planning for 504 and IEP Success in a Post-Pandemic World

Incorporate lessons from distance learning into your IEP and 504 planning. Suzanne Jimenez, a former director of special education in Virginia, shares strategies.

Dr. Suzanne Jimenez

Director of Academic Planning and Data Analytics at HMH

March 18, 2021

Assessment in K–12 Schools This Fall: What Education Leaders Should Expect

When the 2021-2022 school year begins, the disruptions of the past year due to the pandemic will continue to impact instruction in different ways.

Dr. Vytas Laitusis

Education Research Director, Supplemental & Intervention Math

Dr. John Denbleyker

Principal Psychometrician/Manager of Psychometric Research and Data Analytics, HMH

March 15, 2021

Podcast: Creating Classroom Content Worth Watching Feat. CJ Reynolds

Meet CJ Reynolds, a high school teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By creating the teacher YouTube channel Real Rap with Reynolds, he has discovered that what might be ordinary for his classroom, may be someone else's extraordinary.

Ali Habashi

Shaped Editor

March 09, 2021

How to Reset School Culture Post-COVID: Tips for Education Leaders

The pandemic has made it a challenge to bolster school spirit. You need a solid plan now to build a positive school culture post-COVID. Get our tips.

Brenda Iasevoli

Shaped Editor

March 03, 2021

Summer School Planning for Administrators: Why It's Time to Start Now

School and district leaders should start their summer school planning early to ensure they can secure funding and recruit a strong team.

Shaped Staff

January 25, 2021