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Open Up Resources 6–8 Math Teacher of the Month: Sean Berg

Sean Berg, a 6th-grade teacher at Myrtle Grove Middle School in New Hanover County Schools (NC), has been named the Open Up Resources 6–8....

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Never Alone

by Christine Hansen

On any given Monday after school, you’ll find me hanging out with some teacher friends. We celebrate our successes,....

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More Than a Zip Code

 I am a firm believer that a child’s zip code should not determine the quality of education they receive, nor should it determine the....

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Implementing a New Curriculum: Our Growth Points

In my last post, I shared all of the amazing things we’re celebrating in Guilford County after implementing new curricula district wide –....

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Implementing a New Curriculum: What We're Celebrating

Change is hard.

Those words may not ring more true than they do for a district leader going through a curriculum adoption. As a district....

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Why is Everyone Providing the Same OER Math Curriculum?

After the standards were implemented across the country, traditional textbook companies failed to support educators and districts in the....

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POWERSFULMATH: "Good Curriculum Matters: Here's Your Proof"

Brooke Powers shares outcomes from her district after one year of Open Up Resources 6–8 Math. They were phenomenal.

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BetterLesson: "How BetterLesson Coaching and the Open Up Resources Math Curriculum Made My Classroom More Student-Centered

In this interview, Kim Kellam shares her thoughts on how working with her BetterLesson Instructional Coach has supported her in....

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Less is More: Planning for Active Learning Inside a Student’s Head

I wonder how many children got off the school bus today and told their caregivers that they didn’t learn anything in school? Unfortunately,....

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Active Learning in Math Class: How Discussion, Collaboration, and Productive Struggle Add Up

The conversations we have with educators regularly knock our socks off, and this interview with David Parascand was no exception. David not....

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