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# teacher-voice

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September 25, 2023 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice)

## [Launching a New Curriculum: What's Fidelity Got to Do with It?](https://news.openupresources.org/whats-fidelity-got-to-do-with-it)

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*This is the fourth in a multi-part series that reflects on the first months of implementing a new curriculum.*

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December 01, 2022 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice)

## [Empowering Children to Grapple](https://news.openupresources.org/empowering-children-to-grapple)

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*3rd grade teacher Esmeralda Rivera embraces the power behind productive struggle and grappling with grade-level content using [EL Education....](https://openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/el-education-k-8-language-arts/)*

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October 31, 2022 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community)

## [Meeting Teachers Where They Are with Professional Learning](https://news.openupresources.org/meeting-teachers-where-they-are-with-professional-learning)

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A day in the life of a Teacher Leader in Residence

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October 28, 2022 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice)

## [Things I Wish I Had Known: Implementing Bookworms K–5 Reading & Writing](https://news.openupresources.org/things-i-wish-i-had-known-bookworms-k-5-reading-writing)

[![Open Up Resources Bookworms K-5 Reading & Writing Implementation](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/things%20i%20wish%20i%20had%20known%20part%204.png?width=680&name=things%20i%20wish%20i%20had%20known%20part%204.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/things-i-wish-i-had-known-bookworms-k-5-reading-writing)

Educators using *Bookworms K–5 Reading & Writing* share their implementation advice and new understandings.

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October 27, 2022 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [Math Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/math-curriculum), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice)

## [Things I Wish I Had Known: Implementing Open Up Resources 6-8 Math](https://news.openupresources.org/things-i-wish-i-had-known-open-up-resources-6-8-math)

[![Open Up Resources 6-8 Math Curriculum Math Educators](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/things%20i%20wish%20i%20had%20known.png?width=680&name=things%20i%20wish%20i%20had%20known.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/things-i-wish-i-had-known-open-up-resources-6-8-math)

Educators have been implementing *Open Up Resources 6–8 Math* for years, and here is their insight from their invaluable experience with the....

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April 21, 2022 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community)

## [Open Up Resources HIVE 2022 Conference: an Opportunity to Cultivate, Connect, and Collaborate](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-hive-2022-conference-an-opportunity-to-cultivate-connect-and-collaborate)

[![Open Up Resources 2022 HIVE Conference](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/hive%202022-1.jpg?width=680&name=hive%202022-1.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-hive-2022-conference-an-opportunity-to-cultivate-connect-and-collaborate)

If you are still contemplating attending [Open Up Resources HIVE 2022 Conference](https://openupresources.org/hive-conference-2022/), let me be the one to convince you that this is the ONE you....

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[![HIVE Presenters look back at HIVE Conference](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/hive%20rewind.jpg?width=680&name=hive%20rewind.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-rewind)

March 16, 2022 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Event](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/event), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community)

## [A HIVE Conference Rewind](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-rewind)

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*High-quality Professional Learning For Teachers, By Teachers* **Justin Endicott**

If you’re one of the thousands of educators that have....

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February 28, 2022 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice)

## [HIVE 2022 Tickets Now on Sale](https://news.openupresources.org/get-your-tickets-for-hive-2022)

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The pandemic didn’t stop educators from selling-out the HIVE conference in 2020 and 2021, and after two years of virtual conferences, [HIVE....](https://openupresources.org/hive-conference-2022/)

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[![Andrea Blackburn Open Up Resources Teacher of the Month February 2022](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blackburn%20TOM.png?width=680&name=Blackburn%20TOM.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/andrea-blackburn-selected-as-national-teacher-of-the-month-for-february-2022)

February 28, 2022 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice)

## [Andrea Blackburn Selected As National Teacher Of The Month For February 2022](https://news.openupresources.org/andrea-blackburn-selected-as-national-teacher-of-the-month-for-february-2022)

[![Andrea Blackburn Open Up Resources Teacher of the Month February 2022](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blackburn%20TOM.png?width=680&name=Blackburn%20TOM.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/andrea-blackburn-selected-as-national-teacher-of-the-month-for-february-2022)

Andrea Blackburn, a 6th grade teacher at Scales Elementary School (TN), has been named the Open Up Resources Teacher of the Month for....

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[![Open Up Resources ELA Education K-8 and Student Achievement by Community Coach Esmeralda Rivera](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/ela%20k-8.jpg?width=680&name=ela%20k-8.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/what-sets-el-education-k-8-language-arts-from-open-up-resources-apart-from-other-curricula)

January 14, 2022 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community)

## [What Sets EL Education K–8 Language Arts from Open Up Resources Apart from Other Curricula?](https://news.openupresources.org/what-sets-el-education-k-8-language-arts-from-open-up-resources-apart-from-other-curricula)

[![Open Up Resources ELA Education K-8 and Student Achievement by Community Coach Esmeralda Rivera](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/ela%20k-8.jpg?width=680&name=ela%20k-8.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/what-sets-el-education-k-8-language-arts-from-open-up-resources-apart-from-other-curricula)

*Community Coach and Tennessee educator Esmeralda Rivera reflects about student achievement and EL Education K–8 Language Arts*

[Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/what-sets-el-education-k-8-language-arts-from-open-up-resources-apart-from-other-curricula)

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