Shaped: The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Blog

Q&A: How Administrators Are Preparing for Summer School Amid the Pandemic

Get expert insights into how school leaders can best address pandemic learning loss this summer and the bold choices they will have to make going forward.

Jordan Friedman

Shaped Editor

Brenda Iasevoli

Shaped Editor

February 16, 2021

5 Social-Emotional Learning Activities for High School Students

Mold your students into independent and meaningful contributors to society with these high school SEL activities based on CASEL's core competencies.

Sara Buren

Shaped Contributor

January 29, 2021

8 Education Trends to Watch in 2021

We asked ed leaders from across the country to weigh in on education trends for 2021. Here's what they had to say.

Brenda Iasevoli

Shaped Editor

January 14, 2021

2021 National School Counseling Week Ideas: How to Show Appreciation

Take this week to emphasize how counselors contribute to and impact your school and district.

Jordan Friedman

Shaped Editor

January 12, 2021

How to Teach a Contested Election and Prioritize Students' Emotional Health

Chris Dier provides five ideas for educators to explore the election with students while ensuring their social and emotional health.

Chris Dier

2020 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year

January 07, 2021

Goal-Setting and Self-Management for Students in the New Year

Ring in 2021 by teaching practical goal-setting and self-management with your students.

Onalee Smith

December 22, 2020

11 Most-Read Shaped Blogs of 2020

Before we say goodbye to 2020, we want to highlight the most-read Shaped blogs, written with you in mind as you navigated this most unusual year.

Christine Condon

Shaped Editor-in-Chief

December 17, 2020

5 Social-Emotional Learning Activities for Middle School

Teach your middle school students to become the best versions of themselves with these activities based on CASEL's five social-emotional learning core competencies.

Sara Buren

Shaped Contributor

December 10, 2020

Virtual Rewards for Students in the Online Classroom

Pizza parties might be a no-go right now, but there are still plenty of ways to keep class joyful and set up an online reward system your students.

Richard Blankman

Shaped Editor

December 04, 2020

What Bruce Lee Taught Me About Teaching During COVID-19: Tips from S. Korea

A teacher in South Korea during COVID-19 shares his personal experiences and insights into what worked and what he found challenging when it came to instruction.

Justin Barg

First-Grade Teacher, Korea Kent Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea

August 25, 2020