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Look Who's Talking

By Christina Riley, EL Education

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Let’s Change the Conversation About Curriculum

Last week, I joined leaders from one hundred of the most pioneering districts in the country at the Digital Promise League of Innovative....

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Top Ten Open Up Resources Grade 8 Math Lessons

We’ve had so much fun sharing our Top Ten 6th Grade and 7th Grade math lessons with you, and writing this blog post was no different. The....

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We need to step up our phonics game. Curriculum can help.

I recently read Why aren’t kids being taught to read?, which has been all over social media in recent weeks, and it really hit home for me.....

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Top Ten Open Up Resources Grade 7 Math Lessons

The Top Ten 6th Grade Math Lessons were a big hit, and we loved hearing your feedback and responses. We’re already seeing some of those....

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Top Ten Open Up Resources Grade 6 Math Lessons

Last spring we asked all of the amazing users of Open Up Resources 6–8 Math to give us feedback on the curriculum. As a part of that, we....

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New Beginnings Part Two

Last post, I shared some of my favorite ways to get the school year started, as well as activities to help develop your classroom norms and....

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New Beginnings

The Great Conversations Continue

We’ve been having some amazing discussions on Twitter and in our Open Up Resources 6–8 Math Curriculum....

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How Can a National PLN Support You?

As I’ve written before, I’ve seen my practice enhanced by the support of other teachers—and I’ve been surprised by how much the support of....

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Too Often, Guided Reading Is Faux Differentiation

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