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    Connecting Lived Experiences Through Diverse Literature

    Join Dr. Almitra Berry (A L Berry Consulting) to learn about intentional text selection for ELA Learners in this informational webinar.

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    AP Language: Analyzing Anti-War Protest Songs

    This lesson is designed to be a supplement for fiction or nonfiction anchor texts used in the classroom. This lesson would be appropriate for any...

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    Students Who Love This Streaming Show Will Love These Books!

    Students' favorite streaming services, movies, and video games are all packed with compelling storytelling. To get them more excited about reading, I...

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    Alternative Grading Methods

    Most of the time, grading a stack of essays feels like shoveling a pile of smoke for the weekend. Not only are traditional grading methods...

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    AP® History: Piecing Together The Complexity Puzzle

    With just one percent of students earning the complexity point on the 2021 AP® World History DBQ, is teaching it even worth it? John Maunu says,...

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    Three Perfection Learning Programs Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in Transforming Education through Technology

    The EdTech Awards were established to recognize, acknowledge, and celebrate the most exceptional innovators, leaders, and trendsetters in education...

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    5 Books I've Slept On

    We've all been there– you hear endless praise for a book and buy it, fully intending to learn what all the hype is about. But then it sits on your...

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    "But That's What I Wrote..." — Argument and Line of Reasoning

    The concept of a "Line of Reasoning" is not unfamiliar to students, but the terminology and various approaches to developing a line of reasoning may...

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    Women's History Month Webinar: Celebrating Women Storytellers

    Join us for a conversation in partnership with Simon & Schuster with women YA and children's authors about the experience of being a woman in the...

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    Celebrating Women Storytellers

    Join us for a conversation in honor of Women's History Month in partnership with ‪Simon & Schuster with authors Alicia D. Williams, Priyanka Taslim,...

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