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Engaging the Disengaged

In an age of constant distraction, how do we help students focus? Dr. Bill McBride looks at how our brains take in information, how we learn, and what teachers can do to keep students' attention.

Dr. Bill McBride
Author-in-Residence

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5 Things EL Educators Can Learn from the Girl Scouts

Just in time for TESOL, Sylvia Acevedo, interim CEO of Girls Scouts of the USA, shares some inspiration for EL educators she has learned over the years from the Girl Scouts.

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Make Summer Learning a Funding Priority

Summer school programs afford districts the critical opportunity to raise academic outcomes for low-achieving students. So how can you ensure that the appropriate funding is earmarked for your summer learning resources? HMH Director of RFP Content & Funding Nancy Slaughter explains.

Nancy Slaughter
Former Director of RFP Content and Funding, HMH

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Beyond Behavior: The Next Generation of Behavioral RTI

Dr. Chris Weber, leader of the Instruction & Intervention Systems practice area of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s International Center for Leadership in Education discusses next-generation teaching strategies for student mastery of behavioral skills.

Dr. Chris Weber

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What I Have Learned Teaching My Refugee Students

English Language Development teacher Amelia Herrera shares lessons she has learned from teaching refugee students.

Amelia Herrera
English Language Development Teacher, Language Institute at Modesto City Schools

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7 Ways to Lead the Way to Literacy — From the Experts

We asked each of our literacy experts to share what they think will move the needle in increasing reading proficiency. Here are some of the tips that stuck with us most.

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What Can Educators Learn From 20 Years of Reading Research?

HMH's Director of Literacy Education Research Julia Febiger shares key takeaways from a study from The Institution of Education Sciences about effective reading programs and practices for adolescents.

Julia Febiger
Research Expert

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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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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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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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Celebrating Student Excellence

HMH announces the 15 winners of the national 2016 180 Student Awards, which recognize students who have made tremendous gains in their reading and math achievement.

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Celebrating Educator Excellence

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt celebrates educator excellence during National Teacher Appreciation Week by awarding six U.S. teachers with the 180 Educator Awards.

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Word Problems vs. Problem Solving: Are Students Problem Solving While Doing Word Problems in Math Class?

Math Solutions Development Manager Mary Mitchell analyzes the difference between word problems and problem solving in the math classroom.

Mary Mitchell
Professional Learning Program Designer

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The State of Illiteracy in America: This is Serious.

This is the second post in a series from HMH EVP of Intervention Solutions Margery Mayer, in which she explores literacy and reading intervention solutions.

Margery Mayer
Former Executive Vice President, Intervention Solutions

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The Science Behind Speaking Up – Five Ways to Encourage Participation in the Classroom and Beyond

Classrooms need to be safe places for students to grow, where the potential benefit of learning something far outweighs the risk of appearing dumb. Here are five ideas for how to make that happen.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Reading Is a Universal Right

With two-thirds of students reading below proficient, they are the majority, not the challenged few. We need a comprehensive plan for intervention.

Margery Mayer
Former Executive Vice President, Intervention Solutions

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Achieving the Right Mindset for Blended Learning

The New Year is an ideal time to re-examine our strategies and techniques for turning mindset beliefs into the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that support lifelong learning.

Dr. David Dockterman
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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