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Shaped Staff

The Shaped Staff is a group of writers and editors with extensive and varied backgrounds in education—consisting of the Content Marketing team at HMH. Together, they bring expertise in education journalism, content development, copywriting—as well as teaching experience in the elementary grades and secondary English and math.

The Content Marketing team includes Christine Condon, senior director of content marketing; Richard Blankman, marketing director; Zoe Del Mar, senior content marketing manager; Brenda Iasevoli, senior content marketing manager; Alicia Ivory, senior copywriter; and Jennifer Corujo, content marketing manager.

They can be reached at Shaped@hmhco.com.

 
The benefits of independent reading in the classroom

There are various benefits of independent reading, including improving your students’ fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Read more about how you can empower your students to become lifelong readers by providing an independent reading library.

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Teach students about plane shapes, or closed, two-dimensional figures, and solid shapes, which include many of the everyday objects with which students are familiar.

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Teach students the skills needed for success in and out of the classroom with these social and emotional activities and SEL lesson plans.

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Dynamic science formative assessment engages students and promotes their thinking; additionally, it informs instruction for educators.

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Find free teaching resources. Explore fun classroom activities, lessons plans, downloadables, and videos for Grade K–12 kids to keep learning and growing at grade level.

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Try these free graphic organizers for reading comprehension for all grade levels to help students visually organize their thoughts about literature.

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Tune in to the Teachers in America and Shaping the Future podcasts by HMH. Hear from teachers changing lives and experienced innovators and industry leaders.

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Learn strategies to improve student outcomes and better shape the future of education through podcast conversations with experts about major topics affecting the K-12 industry.

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Stop Anti Asian Hate

Here’s how schools can address the rise in hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islanders to ensure students’ safety and well-being.

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Watch interviews with education leaders and business owners about culturally responsive education, recovery in schools, and developing an entrepreneurial mindset.

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Here’s how educators and parents can start a dialogue with kids about racism and social justice in the wake of the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police.

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Dr. Chris Emdin says pedagogy, or the science of teaching and learning, should be about protesting the wrongs that have been done to young people in society.

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Dr. Chris Emdin, an associate professor at Columbia University, writes that before you can connect with your students, it is critical to lean into who you are.

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Nobody believed Alexandria Middle Magnet School had a promising future. With Principal Dennis Stewart and his leadership team's guidance and the support of turnaround specialists and the ICLE, the school transformed in three years against all odds.

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Here are inside tips from Into Math writers, coaches, and experts, on how to make the most of our core K–8 math program.

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Use these financial literacy lesson plans and activities for middle school to teach students about topics ranging from salaries to wages to creating a personal budget.

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The PLPG is a list of organizations that provide the best curriculum-aligned professional learning services in the country; educators can find and connect with professional learning providers who can meet their curriculum learning needs.

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