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Welcome to the Fresh Ideas for Teaching blog & podcast. Within these pages, you’ll find helpful tips, lesson freebies, and more from teachers, authors, and other educators just like you. We hope that our posts not only inspire you but also serve to keep you informed on new PreK-12 curriculum solutions and tools. Hone your craft with our teacher blogs.

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Multi-Discipline Blogs

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Teaching Shakespeare: Strategies for Supporting Multilingual Learners

Sep 24

2023 Wrapped: The Best Savvas Reels, School Stories, Podcasts, & Blogs of the Year

Dec 23

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2023 Back-to-School Articles and Resources for Teachers and Educators

Sep 23

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6 Back-to-School Classroom Management Tips for Teachers

Aug 23

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Back-to-School Tips: 8 Best Practices for Teachers

Aug 23

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4 Fun Back-to-School Getting-to-Know-You Activities for Students

Aug 23

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Top 10 Things to Get Done Before School Starts

Aug 23

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10 Qualities of Highly Effective Teachers

Jul 23

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Reflective Journaling for Educators

Jun 23

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Using SIOP Model with Newcomer Students

Jun 23

3 Ways To Keep Students Engaged As School Winds Down

Jun 23

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10 Tips for Teacher Self-Care

May 23

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Teacher Appreciation Week 2023: Self-Care Summer Giveaways

May 23

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Tiny Steps to Incorporate the Science of Reading

Apr 23

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Start with Building Connections, Community, and Engagement

Mar 23

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Digital Choice Boards

Feb 23

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How To Plan a Curriculum Pilot

Jan 23

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Coaching Students to Succeed on the AP Spanish Language Exam

Jan 23

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Integrating Language Literacy SIOP Lesson Examples for Developing Oral Language with Reading Skills

Jan 23

Martin Luther King Jr Day Free Resources

Jan 23

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Revisiting Classroom Routines: The First Week After Winter Break

Jan 23

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Assessments 101 – Understanding the Relationship Between Assessments and Learning

Nov 22

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The Rise of the K-12 LMS and How it’s Facilitating Teaching & Learning

Oct 22

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Keepin’ Science Real Part 2: Time for Phenomena

Oct 22

4 Ways to Guide Students to Success

Oct 22

3 Quick and Effective Lesson Starters

Sep 22

A Simple Back-to-School Meditation for Educators

Aug 22

Creating Moments of Self-Care

Aug 22

How Educators Can Use Discovery To Refocus Their Love of Teaching

Jul 22

3 Good Things: Positive Practice for Educators

Jul 22

Reflective Journaling for Educators

Jul 22

4 Ways To Maximize Student Engagement

Jun 22

Keeping the Joy In Summer Reading

Jun 22

Summer Send-Off Postcard Project

Jun 22

Unpacking the New Mathematical Practices of AP® Precalculus

May 22

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Two Strategies to Rebuild Learners’ Confidence in Risk-taking

May 22

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Listening To Students’ Mathematical Ideas

May 22

Teacher Appreciation Week Raffle Giveaway

Apr 22

Engaging Students with Phenomena: Why Can’t We Walk Through Walls?

Apr 22

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4 Ways edTech is Transforming Student Learning Experiences

Mar 22

Words Their Way Wednesdays

Feb 22

Funding for Summer Learning

Feb 22

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Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Classroom

Jan 22

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How to Organize a Celebration of Black History Month in Your School

Jan 22

5 Lesson Ideas to Help Newcomers Thrive

Jan 22

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2021 Wrapped: Our Top Blogs, Podcasts, and Webinars for Educators

Dec 21

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3 Ways To Use Authentic Resources for Teaching Spanish

Dec 21

Teacher Self-Care: The Best Teacher is the Best You

Nov 21

A is for Adult SEL

Nov 21

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First Impressions Returning to School

Sep 21

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Looking Forward

Aug 21

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5 Top Trends K-12 Leaders Can’t Afford To Ignore

Aug 21

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Incorporating Student Voice in the Classroom

Jul 21

4 Practices Math Teachers Should Keep From Hybrid Learning

Jul 21

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Who's Driving this Learning?

Jul 21

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Social-Emotional Learning for Lower Elementary Students

Jun 21

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Engaging Math Activities for the Little Ones at Home

Jun 21

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Yes, Inquiry-based Learning and SIOP® Are Compatible

Jun 21

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Finding the Positives in a Challenging School Year

May 21

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Using Multiple Approaches to a Math Question

May 21

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Representing Student Identities in the Classroom

Apr 21

Environmental Literacy: A Lot More than the 3 Rs

Apr 21

Ensuring Equity & Access for All Students in Your Science Classroom

Mar 21

Timing of American Rescue Plan Funding for K-12

Mar 21

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FAQs on Stimulus Funds and Learning Loss

Mar 21

Phenomena-Based Learning in The Science Classroom

Mar 21

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CARES, CRRSA, ESSER, Oh My!

Mar 21

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Hybrid / Concurrent Teaching: 5 Ideas to Make it Work

Mar 21

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The Digital Divide’s Impact on Remote Learners

Mar 21

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7 Ways to Celebrate The Black Community in Your Classroom All Year

Feb 21

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Black History Month Recommended Reading: Books to Add to Your Classroom Library

Feb 21

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How to Differentiate for Success in the Science Classroom

Feb 21

How To SIOP® During a Pandemic

Feb 21

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Tell Me Something Good

Feb 21

Black History Month: Recommended Reading for Educators

Feb 21

What is Systematic & Explicit Instruction?

Feb 21

Activities to Foster Social-Emotional Learning With Elementary Students

Jan 21

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Stimulus Funds and Non-Public Schools

Jan 21

5 Tips for Successful Breakout Rooms in Virtual or Hybrid Classes

Jan 21

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Involving Parents in The Classroom, Virtually

Jan 21

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Unpacking the “Science of Reading”

Jan 21

CARES vs Second Stimulus: What’s different for K-12?

Jan 21

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10 Tips For Remote Teaching: Takeaways From 2020

Dec 20

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Pre-K Freebies for the Holidays

Dec 20

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7 Tips for Talking About Diversity

Dec 20

2020 Wrapped: Our Top Blogs, Podcasts, and Webinars for Educators

Dec 20

The Power Of Twitter For Educator Development

Dec 20

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Practice & Application with Digital Manipulatives

Nov 20

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Addressing Unfinished Learning in the Mathematics Classroom

Nov 20

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Cultivating An Inclusive Classroom Library Year-Round

Nov 20

Learning To Read: What Really Matters with Dr. Judy Wallis

Nov 20

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Keeping Students Engaged During Distance Learning

Nov 20

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Dual Enrollment – Tips and Resources

Nov 20

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Combining PBL and Student-Created Rubrics To Increase Engagement

Nov 20

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Learning to Read: What Really Matters With Dr. P. David Pearson

Nov 20

7 Last-Minute Halloween Activities for Distance Learning

Oct 20

Taking Your Word Study Lessons Up a Notch

Oct 20

3 Ways to Facilitate Culturally Responsive Learning in the Science Classroom

Oct 20

10 Books to Inspire You to Lead In Times of Change

Oct 20

Orthography: An Anchor Concept for Word Study

Oct 20

How Word Sorts Mimic the Development of Tacit Knowledge

Oct 20

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4 Ways To Bring The Fun Back Into Your Virtual Classroom

Oct 20

Anyone Out There? Distance Learning Tips When Teaching Into the Void

Oct 20

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Learning To Read: What Really Matters with Frank Serafini

Sep 20

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Launching Book Clubs in a Remote Learning Environment

Sep 20

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4 Tips to Foster Interaction in a Digital Landscape

Sep 20

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Dual Enrollment – New Tips and Resources for Instructors

Sep 20

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Strengthening Writing and Media Literacy Instruction During Distance Learning

Sep 20

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Quick Tips for Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning

Sep 20

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Free Science Webinars for High School Students

Sep 20

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Keeping Community Alive in a Virtual World

Aug 20

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