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Teaching Literacy

Teaching Literacy in a Digital World: 5 Things Educators Should Know

For educators who didn't grow up in the same digital world as their students, there are a number of factors to consider.

Katrina George
Shaped Staff

Digital Communities

Building Digital Communities of Rigor and Relevance

Administrators should trust students and their teachers to use real-world tools to unleash creativity and a passion for learning.

Eric Sheninger
Senior Fellow, the Center for Model Schools; Aspire Change EDU; Keynote Speaker; Author

Social Media In The Classroom

3 Ways to Use Social Media in Your K-12 Classroom

How can you use social media in the classroom—to both help teachers teach and help students learn?

Shaped Staff

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Q&A With Weston: The Benefits of Blended Professional Learning

A thought leader answers questions about blended professional learning and how teachers can use it to maximize student achievement.

Weston Kieschnick
Associate Partner, ICLE

Essaprof Learning

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
Senior Vice President, Efficacy & Consulting Research

Internet Literacy

Teaching Internet Media Literacy in a Digital World

Explain to students that not every website on the internet is legitimate, and they shouldn't get distracted by hyperlinks and ads.

Erik Palmer
Program Consultant, Into Reading and Into Literature

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K-12 Recent News Roundup: Sept. 14, 2018

Stay up to date on the education issues that matter to you.

Julia Roch

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K-12 Recent News Roundup: August 31, 2018

Stay up to date on the education issues that matter to you.

Jordan Friedman
Former Shaped Editor

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Using Video in Online Coaching: A Firsthand Perspective

Shveta Miller
Regional Consultant, HMH

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In Blended Learning, Combine ‘Old School’ Teaching With Modern-Day Technology

The best way to teach students is to leverage both old-school wisdom and modern-day technologies, ICLE Senior Fellow Weston Kieschnick says.

Jordan Friedman
Former Shaped Editor

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Into Reading or Into Themselves? An Analysis of Teens, Technology, and Literacy

Carol Jago
HMH Author and Associate Director, California Reading & Literature Project at UCLA

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Blended Learning Guru Weston Kieschnick Is Hitting the Road—Invite Him to Your Teachers’ Lounge!

As he travels the country working with school districts, thought leader Weston Kieschnick shares five steps to Bold School Instruction. Now you can also catch his wisdom in his new Facebook Live series, The Teachers’ Lounge.

Shaped Staff

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Connecting Math and Careers: Show Students How Building Math Foundations Can Lead to a Rewarding Career in Software Development

In this new “Connecting Math and Careers” series, learn motivating strategies for helping students make personal and real-world connections from the math class to their lives beyond school.

Shaped Staff

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What It Means to Win a CODiE Award

HMH was honored on July 26 with a CODiE Award—presented by SIIA to software, information, and education technology developers—for our online English learner program, Escalate English.

Shaped Staff

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Third Annual Educator Confidence Report: How Do You Measure Up?

HMH’s 2017 Educator Confidence Report is out, and general confidence levels are up. Find out how your peers are feeling about digital readiness, family engagement, the future of education, and more.

Shaped Staff

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What Makes Educational Technology Effective?

Stevin Smith, from HMH Technical Services, offers two key guiding questions for districts planning technology acquisitions.

Stevin Smith
Senior Vice President of Technical Services, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Traveling beyond the Classroom Walls with Virtual Reality

Author and science educator Michael DiSpezio gives us a glimpse into the instructional possibilities of leading virtual field trips using simple VR technology.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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Bold School: Becoming a Blended Learning Master

EdTech thought leader Weston Kieschnick started exploring blended learning over a decade ago. He shares his best practices and advice on keeping the role of teacher in the blended learning equation.

Weston Kieschnick
Associate Partner, ICLE

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