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Use Comprehensible Input to Get to 90%.… Use Comprehensible Input to Get to 90%. Not the Other Way Around. So I’m standing in front of 30 students teaching a high school French 2 class. A few barely passed French 1. Two have IEPs for auditory processing disorder. Eight have ADHD.  Several are totally disinterested…
March 22, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
This EdTech CEO Isn’t Worried About AI.… This EdTech CEO Isn’t Worried About AI. In Fact, She’s Excited.
March 14, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningThe State of Education
Has a Florida Principal Solved the Teacher… Has a Florida Principal Solved the Teacher Turnover Problem?
March 05, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
What’s more useful than diagnostic tests? What’s more useful than diagnostic tests? The original version of this blog post was published on June 14, 2021 In 2022-23, 41% of 8th grade students were below grade level in math and 53% were below grade level in reading. Educators…
February 29, 2024 Steve Ritter Filed Under: EdTechTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Introducing Patterns™ from Carnegie Learning Introducing Patterns™ from Carnegie Learning Patterns serve as a universal language in mathematics.  Patterns help us to convey complex ideas concisely and precisely.  Patterns visually represent math concepts, fostering communication and making math more accessible to all learners. Have we…
January 25, 2024 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional Learning
Boost Proficiency in Your Spanish Classroom with… Boost Proficiency in Your Spanish Classroom with IPAs A Spanish Teacher’s Experience with IPAs When I started teaching middle school Spanish, I came from a background of verb drill practice and pre-made dialogues. Then, I discovered Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs)—and everything changed. It…
January 24, 2024 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGTeaching Strategies
Reintroducing the Integrated Performance Assessment Reintroducing the Integrated Performance Assessment Let’s play Two Truths and a Lie. I’ll go first: 1) Many world language teachers utilize the Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) in their classrooms. 2) Most, though, don’t. 3) That’s because the IPA is such…
January 22, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGTeaching Strategies
Education Trends for 2024 Education Trends for 2024 Educators have a love-hate relationship with trends. On the one hand, the promise of some education trends is to make teachers' lives and jobs easier. Those are trends that excite teachers. On the other hand,…
January 05, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: Carnegie LearningFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
5 Improv Theater Games You Can Try… 5 Improv Theater Games You Can Try Today With Your Language Learners When I signed up for an improv theater class, I never thought of combining my passion for theater with my passion for teaching languages. But once I applied improv-inspired conversation games in the classroom, everything…
December 07, 2023 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: English Language ArtsCarnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
Meet the New MATHstreamers in Our Adaptive… Meet the New MATHstreamers in Our Adaptive Learning Videos If you assign students to watch math videos, you’d want to know that the math teachers behind those videos know what they’re talking about, right?  Great news! The newest instructors in our MATHstream adaptive learning…
November 08, 2023 Liam Jorgenson Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHSTEM
How Fast ForWord Helps English Learners Build… How Fast ForWord Helps English Learners Build Literacy As a literacy teacher, you’re basically a superhero.  Helping students develop strong listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills may be rewarding, but it is also no small task. And chances are, you’re not just teaching…
August 10, 2023 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: English Language ArtsCarnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
The National Institute 2023: Empowering Educators The National Institute 2023: Empowering Educators What’s the best part of summer? To us, the answer is obvious: professional learning with the most passionate, energetic, and innovative educators across the country. We get to do it every summer at The National…
August 02, 2023 Amy Takabori Filed Under: Carnegie LearningProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
6 Features of the Best Game-Based Learning… 6 Features of the Best Game-Based Learning Programs So, you’ve decided to incorporate game-based learning into your classroom schedule. That’s a great choice, but holy smokes, there’s a lot to choose from out there!  You might be considering computer-based, card, or board games—but…
July 12, 2023 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
5 Ways Game-Based Learning Fosters Student Success 5 Ways Game-Based Learning Fosters Student Success Countless variables affect a student’s success in the classroom—and as educators, we know that it’s impossible to account for all of them.  But what if we can address a good handful of these student success…
June 27, 2023 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGSTEM
Improve ELA Learning with Formative Assessment Mapping Improve ELA Learning with Formative Assessment Mapping Like many former teachers, I love hearing from past students.  But sometimes, what they say surprises me. For instance, when I asked on social media what text they enjoyed most in their AP Literature class,…
June 23, 2023 Nicole Renner Filed Under: English Language ArtsTeaching Strategies
Math Professional Learning Empowers Spring ISD Teachers Math Professional Learning Empowers Spring ISD Teachers Success Spotlight 3 of 3 in our series celebrating Spring Independent School District. See Part 1, Success Spotlight: Phonisha Hawkins Revitalizes Math Education, and Part 2, Success Spotlight: Teacher Creativity Shines in Texas Middle School…
May 30, 2023 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional Learning
Retrieval Practice: 3 Exercises to Improve K-12… Retrieval Practice: 3 Exercises to Improve K-12 Math Achievement Every teacher has heard students say: “I don’t remember doing that,” or “We didn’t learn that last year,” or, if you are lucky,  “I don’t know how to do that anymore.” The good news is…
May 30, 2023 David Costello Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsLONG + LIVE + TEACHING
Does Your PD Help Your Teachers Find… Does Your PD Help Your Teachers Find Their Joy? I became a math teacher for two reasons.  1. I really loved mathematics, particularly the “figuring things out” part.  2. I wanted students to enjoy solving problems as much as I did. Like many teachers…
May 19, 2023 Kasey Bratcher Filed Under: Carnegie LearningProfessional Learning
Success Spotlight: Fast ForWord 100-in-a-Row Club Success Spotlight: Fast ForWord 100-in-a-Row Club When it comes to motivating students to keep on truckin’ even when the work gets challenging, we’ve seen teachers go the extra mile…or ten! Pizza parties, doughnut breaks, gift cards.  Special assemblies, bulletin boards, and t-shirts.…
May 18, 2023 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language Arts
Effective Professional Development: 6 Secrets to Success Effective Professional Development: 6 Secrets to Success It’s no secret that, among teachers, professional development doesn’t have the best reputation.  And I get it. During my days as an 8th-grade math teacher, I sat through my share of boring or not-very-helpful PD. …
May 04, 2023 Kasey Bratcher Filed Under: Carnegie LearningProfessional Learning
English Learners in Texas Build Literacy Skills… English Learners in Texas Build Literacy Skills by Talking About Math Eighth-grade math teacher Katie Freund wore a lot of hats before she started teaching for Corpus Christi ISD in the fall of 2022. She studied in Mexico on a Fulbright Scholarship and has worked as…
May 01, 2023 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsLONG + LIVE + TEACHING
3 Ways Empathetic Lessons Can Transform Your… 3 Ways Empathetic Lessons Can Transform Your World Language Classroom Years ago, as a young high school Spanish teacher, I dreamed of making a difference in the lives of my students. And while I’m not sure that every student I taught walked away with a…
April 21, 2023 Evelyn Galindo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
How Fast ForWord Helps Students With Dyslexia… How Fast ForWord Helps Students With Dyslexia Learn to Read When I was an educational diagnostician, most of the students I tested had difficulty with reading.  But one student, in particular, stands out.  He had the highest IQ of any student I tested during those…
April 05, 2023 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: English Language Arts
10 Steps for Launching a Spanish for… 10 Steps for Launching a Spanish for Spanish Speakers Class When I started my Spanish teaching career in rural Ohio, I thought I was ready to tackle anything.  I was wrong. Although I was prepared to teach Spanish, no one told me how many of…
March 27, 2023 Maggie Thomas Filed Under: Future ReadyProfessional LearningThe State of Education
Top 10 Reasons Students and Teachers Should… Top 10 Reasons Students and Teachers Should Celebrate International Francophonie Day Happy International Francophonie Month! Joyeux Mois de la Francophonie!  March is Francophonie Month, when we celebrate the French language and cultures, and International Francophonie Day is March 20. So if you’re reading this on that…
March 09, 2023 Amy Takabori Filed Under:
Have Your Students Download These Spanish Singers… Have Your Students Download These Spanish Singers During Black History Month Black people have played a significant role in the history and cultural development of Latin America and the Caribbean. Their presence in the Spanish-speaking world can be traced back to the transatlantic slave trade, where…
February 23, 2023 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under:
Top 10 Reasons Students Should Be Reading… Top 10 Reasons Students Should Be Reading Out Loud My classroom was rarely quiet during my 16 years as a high school ELA teacher.  And not just because I taught 9th graders.  Although reflection and silent reading are skills every student needs, my students…
February 23, 2023 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
Research Spotlight: New Discoveries on How Teenage… Research Spotlight: New Discoveries on How Teenage Brains Learn Best Maybe it’s nerdy, but we love brains.  Especially squishy, mile-a-minute, highly-malleable adolescent brains. They’re swimming in potential, managing warring impulses, and working so hard to connect all the new information they take in daily.    …
February 17, 2023 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under:
3 Valentine’s Day Activities for Your Spanish… 3 Valentine’s Day Activities for Your Spanish Classroom When I was a teacher, Valentine’s Day meant two things: Sweet treats from students—my favorite since I sometimes forgot my lunch and those Dove chocolates were my only source of protein during the day—or a…
February 01, 2023 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
5 Ways iCulture Makes World Language Teachers’… 5 Ways iCulture Makes World Language Teachers’ Jobs Easier As a world language teacher, you know that teaching a new language can be a rewarding but challenging experience. You have much to juggle and coordinate, from preparing lessons and materials to evaluating student progress! …
January 31, 2023 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
Supporting Math Education for Georgia’s English Language… Supporting Math Education for Georgia’s English Language Learners If there’s one thing to say about teaching, it’s that no day—and no student—is ever the same. And we’re so thankful; diversity in our classrooms brings joy, beauty, and new learning opportunities daily. Georgia schools…
January 31, 2023 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
Why Supporting Spanish-Speaking Students is Critical: 2022… Why Supporting Spanish-Speaking Students is Critical: 2022 Spanish-Usage Report Languages are living, breathing entities. They evolve and change with the people who speak them.  Since 1998, the Instituto Cervantes, one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated to teaching Spanish, has published an extensive annual…
January 13, 2023 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningProfessional Learning
The Power of Pulse Checks in the… The Power of Pulse Checks in the ELA Classroom Flash back to 2018 to one of the cringiest moments in my ELA teaching career. I was eight years in—so not a newbie— and I had a toolbox of strategies that had worked in the…
January 10, 2023 Heather Sampselle Filed Under: English Language ArtsCarnegie LearningProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
2023 Education Trends for a Year of… 2023 Education Trends for a Year of Hope What changes we’ve experienced in the last three years!  It feels like waaaaay longer than a year since we wrote and published our article on 2022 education trends.  But time marches on, and although it's…
January 03, 2023 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: Carnegie LearningThe State of Education
The 4 Best Tips for Spaced Practice… The 4 Best Tips for Spaced Practice in Language Learning Have you ever been so excited about a new story you were reading that you wanted to finish it right away? Some students feel like they should tackle schoolwork the same way: all at once.…
December 30, 2022 Michael Griffin Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
The Science of Assessment: Research-Backed Approaches The Science of Assessment: Research-Backed Approaches Assessment comes in many forms, but some approaches may spark student success better than others. In our recent webinar, “The Science of Assessment: Research-Backed Approaches to Formative Assessment,” our Chief Scientist and Founder, Dr. Steve…
December 15, 2022 Megan Fitzgerald Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningResearchTeaching Strategies
ELA Classroom Activity: Celebrate the Winter Solstice… ELA Classroom Activity: Celebrate the Winter Solstice With Visual Poetry When you hear “winter solstice,” what do you think of?  The longest night of the year? The earth sleeping under a blanket of snow?   More likely, because you’re an ELA teacher, this time of year…
December 13, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language ArtsCarnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGTeaching Strategies
Success Spotlight: Krista Borland’s Student-Centered Math Classroom Success Spotlight: Krista Borland’s Student-Centered Math Classroom When Krista Borland, middle school math teacher at The Early College of Arvada in Colorado, was going through her teacher education program, she learned that the best way to teach math was through experiential, hands-on…
December 02, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
Guess Who’s Back: An Incredible World Language… Guess Who’s Back: An Incredible World Language Reunion at ACTFL 2022 A chilly November weekend in 2022 saw the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center host an event that had not taken place in person since 2019: the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention.…
December 02, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningProfessional Learning
Sustainable Tutoring: The Best Ways to Set… Sustainable Tutoring: The Best Ways to Set Up Your High-Dosage Tutoring Research has confirmed that high-dosage tutoring is one of the most effective methods for getting students on grade level and keeping them there. But how do you make tutoring sustainable for your school or district?…
November 29, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
Bring the World Cup to Your Spanish,… Bring the World Cup to Your Spanish, French, and German Classes As a Spanish teacher, I loved using popular events as an opportunity to bring the world into the classroom. This year, the most-watched global event will be the FIFA World Cup. Because the tournament brings together…
November 17, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
Success Spotlight: Livingston Junior High MATHia Challenge Success Spotlight: Livingston Junior High MATHia Challenge Students learn best when they’re motivated.  That’s why Dannelle Coatney-Reichert embarked on a journey to increase student investment in math through the Livingston Junior High MATHia Challenge. As the Math Instructional Coach at the junior…
November 15, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsThe State of Education
Want to Build Strong Literacy? Get Out… Want to Build Strong Literacy? Get Out the MAPS! Ready to dive into how literacy and cognitive skills work hand-in-hand?  As I discussed in a previous post, strong reading relies on the five pillars of phonemic awareness, vocabulary, phonics, comprehension, and fluency. But as…
November 10, 2022 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceThe State of Education
What the Science of Learning Teaches Us… What the Science of Learning Teaches Us About Building Literacy During my 16 years as a special education teacher and educational diagnostician, I worked with many students who struggled with reading. Looking back, I can see that their challenges were not only related to poor…
November 09, 2022 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceThe State of Education
Hallo, Kultur! 3 Ways to Immerse Your… Hallo, Kultur! 3 Ways to Immerse Your Students in German Culture When I started teaching a 6th-grade exploratory language class years ago, I knew the German segment was going to be my biggest challenge. I was getting ready to spend the semester introducing my students to…
November 07, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
3 Easy French Activities for Cultural Immersion 3 Easy French Activities for Cultural Immersion Culturally immersive experiences can be an effective tool for engaging your students with the French language. The downside is they aren't always easy to plan, and it can be time-consuming to gather, vet, and distribute…
November 01, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
The Art of the Matter: 3 Reasons… The Art of the Matter: 3 Reasons to Use Images in your ELA Classroom In my 16 years in the ELA classroom, not a year went by that my students didn’t tease me about my secret desire to be an art teacher. They were wrong about that–I loved my…
November 01, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
3 Ways to Build More Culturally Responsive… 3 Ways to Build More Culturally Responsive Teaching in ELA Doing the most good  When I began working for the Salvation Army, this was exactly what I wanted to do. As an urban educator, health coach, and yoga instructor, I invested my whole being in doing…
October 26, 2022 Michelle Alcaraz Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
3 Assets to Enhance Immersive Experiences in… 3 Assets to Enhance Immersive Experiences in the Spanish Classroom When I was a Spanish teacher, introducing students to culture was one of my favorite things to do. We did this by listening to trendy songs, watching videos of people speaking Spanish, and reading about…
October 26, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
5 Ways MATHbook Promotes High-Order Tasks for… 5 Ways MATHbook Promotes High-Order Tasks for Math Classrooms High-Order Tasks for Deep Thinking and Understanding Think back to the last time you got a new phone. You probably didn’t get it up and running by reading the user’s manual. Instead, you used your…
October 25, 2022 Karen Sloan, Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
What Does “Evidence-Based” Mean in a Core… What Does “Evidence-Based” Mean in a Core Math Curriculum? Many math solutions claim to be evidence-based, but what does that really mean? At the surface level, you’ll see student growth results. But if you look deeper, you might—or might not—see a research foundation. We…
October 17, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
2022 Dyslexia Research Updates 2022 Dyslexia Research Updates October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and that means it's time to take a look at new research on how we can better support our students with dyslexia. We're highlighting three recent articles that expand our…
October 10, 2022 Martha Burns, Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language ArtsTeaching Strategies
8 Alternatives to Round Robin Reading 8 Alternatives to Round Robin Reading When I was a graduate student in English, I took a German reading class to fulfill a language requirement. It was, to put it mildly, a challenge for me.  For reasons I still don’t understand,…
September 22, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language ArtsTeaching Strategies
Culture Corner: 4 Ghost Stories From Around… Culture Corner: 4 Ghost Stories From Around The World In a world that's rapidly changing, it's reassuring to know that most middle and high school students still love a good, old-fashioned fright. What’s more, ghost stories provide wonderful cultural insight, since what people find…
September 20, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
Culture Corner: Hispanic Heritage Month Culture Corner: Hispanic Heritage Month Whether you teach Spanish to beginning-level students or to native and heritage speakers of Spanish, Hispanic Heritage Month is a great time to embrace your Spanish-speaking students' heritage and for your other students to learn…
September 08, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
3 Simple Icebreakers for Your World Language… 3 Simple Icebreakers for Your World Language Classroom For many teachers, the first day of school is one of the most exciting days of the year. Most students are either nervous or excited, and you might feel awkward about starting your new world…
September 02, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
Fast ForWord: A Language and Reading Intervention… Fast ForWord: A Language and Reading Intervention with Strong Evidence Make the most of your precious time by implementing a reading intervention that's proven to work! Explore the evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of the Fast ForWord reading and language program, and rest easy knowing…
September 01, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: English Language Arts
Develop Growth Mindsets in Your Students From… Develop Growth Mindsets in Your Students From the Start You love nurturing the seed of mathematics in young minds—that’s part of why you became a math teacher, right?  If you’re like me, it is! But, as a 16-year veteran of high school math classrooms,…
August 25, 2022 Karen Sloan Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGTeaching Strategies
3 Back-to-School Math Icebreakers to Foster Community 3 Back-to-School Math Icebreakers to Foster Community As I think back on 16 years' worth of “back-to-school” first days as a math and special education teacher, one thing always sticks out in my mind: the mixed bag of emotions students bring with…
August 19, 2022 Karen Sloan Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHTeaching Strategies
5 Get-to-Know-You Activities for Elementary Students 5 Get-to-Know-You Activities for Elementary Students The first day of school.  There’s nothing quite like it, especially when you're teaching elementary school. The excitement is palpable. Your students' faces are bright and eager. Anything seems possible.  Harness this unique back-to-school energy…
August 17, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under:
Middle School Ice Breakers That Build Strong… Middle School Ice Breakers That Build Strong Literacy Skills The first day of middle school has a special kind of energy.   Channel your students’ big feelings with these high-energy, low-stress middle school ice breakers guaranteed to soothe nerves, create community, and start building the literacy…
August 15, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under:
3 High School ELA Icebreakers to Get… 3 High School ELA Icebreakers to Get Your Students Talking When I was a first-year English teacher, I made a typical rookie mistake with my ninth-graders.  Namely, I didn’t put enough thought into my opening-day icebreaker, thinking we would each just share a book we…
August 11, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language ArtsTeaching Strategies
All Green Is Gold: Perfect EdReports Scores All Green Is Gold: Perfect EdReports Scores It doesn’t get better than perfect! We’re excited to share that our core blended Middle School Math Solution just received perfect scores from EdReports.org, K-12’s independent, gold-standard leader in evaluating instructional resources. Our High School…
August 04, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsResearchThe State of Education
Culture Corner: Back-to-School Traditions Around the World Culture Corner: Back-to-School Traditions Around the World Every year, as students return to school in the U.S., Instagram and Facebook timelines fill up with pictures of smiling kiddos holding chalkboards that proclaim the year and grade they’re about to start. But this…
August 03, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
How to Bring Learning Engineering Principles to… How to Bring Learning Engineering Principles to Your Classroom Have you heard of “learning engineering?”  Even if you haven’t, you’re probably already using some of its principles in your classroom.  Our Chief Scientist and Founder, Dr. Steve Ritter, is a contributing author of the…
July 18, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningResearch
New Math Item Types on the STAAR… New Math Item Types on the STAAR Redesign Texas math educators are preparing for the STAAR redesign coming in the 2022-2023 school year, and we’re ready to support you! As you plan how to give your middle and high school students the skills…
July 06, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsThe State of Education
Success Spotlight: Mathematical Thinking in Missouri Success Spotlight: Mathematical Thinking in Missouri It all started on Instagram. Casey Neidert, a 6th-grade math teacher in her second year of teaching at Troy South Middle School in Lincoln County, Missouri, won our Teacher Appreciation Week contest after sharing her…
June 24, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsThe State of Education
Student Success Spotlight: Jeremias Landaverde-Andrade Student Success Spotlight: Jeremias Landaverde-Andrade We’re excited to spotlight an exceptional student we met recently! Jeremias Landaverde-Andrade is a true mathematical thinker who exudes curiosity and perseverance. A recent graduate of Edith Smith Middle School of Waukegan Public Schools, Illinois,…
June 23, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsThe State of Education
5 Tools To Bring Playful Learning Into… 5 Tools To Bring Playful Learning Into Your Classroom “WHY DO I HAVE TO DO THIS?”  Every day. Right on cue. When it was time to practice sight words, my first-grader would slide off his chair, crumple to the floor, and ask me this…
June 22, 2022 Megan Jensen Filed Under: English Language ArtsThe State of Education
Edith Smith Middle Schoolers Thrive With MATHia… Edith Smith Middle Schoolers Thrive With MATHia Incentives Coming out of the pandemic, Elvia Uriostegui, Instructional Math Coach at Edith Smith Middle School in Waukegan, Illinois, saw an opportunity to re-engage students and accelerate their learning with MATHia, a personalized math tutoring software. We…
June 03, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsThe State of Education
3 Ways to Promote Family-School Partnerships Over… 3 Ways to Promote Family-School Partnerships Over the Summer Elijah was a good kid. Thoughtful, funny, kind to his peers. And his writing was way below grade level. He knew it and felt a little defensive but also pretty hopeless that things would change.…
May 04, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
Working Nine to Five: How Labor Day… Working Nine to Five: How Labor Day Is Celebrated Around the World Recent headlines have clamored over the first-ever Amazon union in New York—a timely topic when discussing how laborers are celebrated throughout the world on May Day!  While Labor Day always falls on the first Monday in…
April 22, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
5 Reasons Your Students Should Write Every… 5 Reasons Your Students Should Write Every Day Do students write every day in your classroom?  If not, you’re not alone. Research on writing frequency suggests that just a quarter of middle and high school students write for at least 30 minutes a…
April 14, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceTeaching Strategies
Boost Executive Functions to Foster Learning Gains Boost Executive Functions to Foster Learning Gains No matter what grade or subject you teach, your students need strong executive function skills to learn effectively. Now more than ever, the science of learning is proving how extensively executive functions impact academic skill-building,…
April 13, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceTeaching Strategies
4 Features of Good Professional Development for… 4 Features of Good Professional Development for Teachers Hey, district leaders, principals, and administrators, it’s quiz time!  What’s the single most important influencer of student achievement? A. Schools with 3D printers B. High-quality teachers who are confident in their pedagogy, content knowledge, and…
March 28, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
Can Executive Function Make All Readers Our… Can Executive Function Make All Readers Our Best Readers? Literacy teachers, do these questions keep you up at night? How do I help students who respond well to phonics-based instruction but still struggle to read fluently? What else can I do to help them?…
February 24, 2022 Martha Burns Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceResearch
The Case for Program Coherence to Improve… The Case for Program Coherence to Improve Student Learning Imagine you’re walking through a famous building. Tall columns and oblong floors surround you on the classic Roman-style west side. As you walk south, the architecture suddenly switches to a Gothic style, and the columns…
February 08, 2022 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: Future ReadyThe State of Education
Culture Corner: Unique Traditions of Love Around… Culture Corner: Unique Traditions of Love Around the World They say that love makes the world go round, and what a vast array of romantic traditions the world has! Read on to learn about forbidden lovers, fancy spoons, and chicken livers! We’ve also included…
February 04, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Future Perfect: 21st-Century Skills in Spanish Classrooms Future Perfect: 21st-Century Skills in Spanish Classrooms As a Spanish for Spanish speakers teacher, you’re always preparing students for their futures. But the future can be uncertain. There are jobs that don’t exist yet, technologies that haven’t been invented, and problems that…
January 25, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
7 Research-Backed Self-Care Tips for Teachers 7 Research-Backed Self-Care Tips for Teachers Being a teacher is never easy, but for the past two years, it’s been exceptionally hard.  Every day, we see articles discussing how teachers are leaving their jobs in record numbers. And while we understand…
January 17, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
2022 Education Trends That Might Excite You 2022 Education Trends That Might Excite You World events over the last two years have driven changes in educational practices as never before. Technology integration is at an all-time high, and everyone is working hard to determine how students truly learn best—and…
January 03, 2022 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceEdTechFuture ReadyThe State of Education
Is Culture Driving Your World Language Classes… Is Culture Driving Your World Language Classes Yet? In my Spanish classroom, teaching culture is everything. Those of you who read my previous classroom activity suggestions already know that all of my curriculum begins and ends with learning about the people, places, and…
November 02, 2021 Nicole Hartung Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Culture Corner: Giving Thanks Around the World Culture Corner: Giving Thanks Around the World Every November, millions of Americans take time to give thanks for all that is good in their lives. But Americans aren’t the only people with holidays focused on gratitude. Read on to learn how people…
October 29, 2021 Janet Boring Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Do You Read Math? How to Support… Do You Read Math? How to Support Literacy in Your Math Class True or False? I have a quick true or false quiz for you about math and literacy: T/F Language and literacy skills need to be systematically taught. T/F Math educators are typically not trained to…
October 15, 2021 Sarah Galasso Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
You Have Your Scores… Now What? You Have Your Scores… Now What? Now that you have your students’ assessment scores as a marker of where they are in their learning, what should you do with this data?  While our students’ learning—and thus their test scores—have been impacted…
October 08, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Mastery-Based Learning for ALL Math Students Mastery-Based Learning for ALL Math Students Teachers face many expectations that can seem like contradictions on the surface: Maintain high expectations and meet every student where they are. Support mastery-based learning and move all students through the entire curriculum.  Catch students…
October 08, 2021 Anella Wetter Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
How Formative Assessment Helps More Students Than… How Formative Assessment Helps More Students Than Diagnostic What do your students know and what don’t they know? This is a common question we ask teachers, and the way you answer it has a more profound impact than you might imagine. Let me…
September 20, 2021 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching Strategies
Reflection Challenge: Why You Should Keep a… Reflection Challenge: Why You Should Keep a Smile File Starting a new school year is so exciting! Refreshed and ready to go, full of new ideas and goals, I love starting the year on a high note. But inevitably, as day-to-day stresses of life…
August 25, 2021 Michael Griffin Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching Strategies
3 Easy and Engaging Icebreakers for World… 3 Easy and Engaging Icebreakers for World Languages Classes I’ve always loved icebreaker games as a back-to-school activity. There are a lot of great ways to use icebreakers as a teaching tool and keep everyone speaking the target language, even from day one. Here…
August 25, 2021 Jennifer Kilmore Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching Strategies
Culture Corner: How to Weave Geography into… Culture Corner: How to Weave Geography into Your World Language Class “Where is France?” My seventh-grade students stared blankly at me. Finally, one student raised his hand and answered “Arkansas.” I had just mentioned where I was originally from, so he mistakenly thought that must be…
August 24, 2021 Ricky Adamson, PhD Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching Strategies
Social-Emotional Learning with Mirrors & Windows Social-Emotional Learning with Mirrors & Windows Here we are, already marching (creeping?) along in August, about to start—or have already started—a new school year! As educators, we know that feeling of being a bit excited and ready to go but having…
August 23, 2021 Michelle Alcaraz, Cory Armes, M.Ed., Tracy Maxwell Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching Strategies
How to Choose the Best Instructional Resources… How to Choose the Best Instructional Resources for Continuous Learning If this past year has taught us anything, it is to expect the unexpected. I bet you could list three things that happened this year that surprised you… maybe one was that most students had…
August 12, 2021 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyThe State of Education
What Leads to Success in Algebra? New… What Leads to Success in Algebra? New Research Holds a Clue We’re excited to share the results of a groundbreaking new study by Student Achievement Partners! The study, “Preparation for Success in Algebra: Exploring Math Education Relationships by Analyzing Large Data Sets (EMERALDS),” is one of…
July 30, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceEdTechLONG + LIVE + MATHResearch
The Best Intervention for Your Students This… The Best Intervention for Your Students This Year Intervention is on every educator’s mind this fall, and with good reason. Our students are likely to come back with unfinished learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So how can we more effectively scaffold instruction…
July 28, 2021 Anella Wetter Filed Under: EdTechLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Why Culture Should Drive Language Learning Why Culture Should Drive Language Learning It's important to make culture the main focus when teaching a new language. As a world language teacher, you guide students toward becoming respectful and confident global citizens in our modern world. When you make…
July 28, 2021 Nicole Hartung Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Context Over Correctness: Giving ELA Students the… Context Over Correctness: Giving ELA Students the Freedom to Think This is Part 3 of our Shaping the Future of Learning series, in which we explore how various innovations and trends have shaped, and will continue to shape, the educational landscape. Part 2 explored the role…
June 24, 2021 Barrie Olson Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceProfessional LearningTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Brain Power: Teaching Strategies Backed by Cognitive… Brain Power: Teaching Strategies Backed by Cognitive Science A teacher’s job is to inspire the cognitive operations that result in learning that lasts a lifetime and transfers to novel situations. But what are these mysterious “cognitive operations,” and how do we link them…
June 23, 2021 Bob Hausmann Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceProfessional LearningTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
21st Century Evidence: How to Use Ed… 21st Century Evidence: How to Use Ed Tech to Analyze Student Learning How do you tell the difference between productive struggle and unproductive struggle? And how do you make that assessment and respond effectively when you’re keeping an eye on 30 students at a time, 150 students…
June 16, 2021 Anella Wetter Filed Under: EdTechLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
5 Tips for Bringing This Year’s Successes… 5 Tips for Bringing This Year’s Successes into the Next School Year This year was full of challenges, but challenges always present an opportunity to improve and grow! We recently spoke with three district leaders about their experiences this year—the challenges, the successes, and the lessons learned…
June 15, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTechTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Learning Acceleration, Not Remediation, for a Fantastic… Learning Acceleration, Not Remediation, for a Fantastic School Year I had a student once who was a bit of a perfectionist. One day, I watched as she put pen to notebook paper for her in-class writing assignment. But before she was done, she’d turn…
June 07, 2021 Amy Takabori Filed Under: EdTechTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Happy Together: 5 Research-Based SEL Tips for… Happy Together: 5 Research-Based SEL Tips for Teachers Coming back to school from summer break and jumping right back into structured instructional time and challenging materials is like riding a bike. Right? Actually, the social-emotional process of going back to school might be…
May 20, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Student Success Spotlight: Gaby Robertson Student Success Spotlight: Gaby Robertson Some students surpass teachers’ expectations. Others rewrite the game entirely. At Barboursville Middle School in Cabell County, West Virginia, 7th grader Gabriella “Gaby” Robertson achieved something rare and special. Not only did she complete all…
May 13, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
4 Tips for Math Teachers to Refresh… 4 Tips for Math Teachers to Refresh and Reinvent the Classroom “Teaching is one of the few professions that allows you to reinvent yourself every year.” I heard Steve Leinwand state this in his 2012 keynote at the Richmond County GA STEM Institute, and almost a…
May 12, 2021 Cassie Martin-Reynolds Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
Culture Corner: Springtime Traditions around the World Culture Corner: Springtime Traditions around the World Spring is a wonderful time of celebration, and cultures around the world have unique traditions and ways of welcoming the new season. Here are three fun highlights to share with students in your world languages…
April 26, 2021 Jennifer Kilmore Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
Meet Our World-Class World Languages Team Meet Our World-Class World Languages Team Meet the Carnegie Learning World Languages Team! We’re passionate about the teaching of Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Italian, and we’re committed to supporting you as you help your students fall in love with languages. We’re…
April 20, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
MATHia Marathon Winners MATHia Marathon Winners We're crossing the finish line for the 2020-21 school year with a little extra excitement with the 2021 Spring MATHia Marathon Challenge! For every MATHia mile (aka: workspace) that students complete between February 16 and April 30,…
April 09, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATH
Edtech (R)evolution: The Past, Present, and Future… Edtech (R)evolution: The Past, Present, and Future of Learning This is Part 1 of our Shaping the Future of Learning series, in which we explore how various innovations and trends have shaped, and will continue to shape, the educational landscape.   Edtech is having…
April 09, 2021 Steve Ritter Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningEdTechTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
3 Common Assessment Mistakes 3 Common Assessment Mistakes During the 2020-2021 school year, some students managed to stay on track academically throughout remote and hybrid learning, while many others experienced the COVID slide we had feared. Unfortunately, this variation in student knowledge is…
March 24, 2021 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningEdTechTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Tackle Learning Loss with the Science of… Tackle Learning Loss with the Science of Reading How will you determine the best education technology to invest in with your portion of funding from the American Rescue Plan?  Effective learning recovery plans must include evidence-based, research-proven education technology powered by the science…
March 22, 2021 Martha Burns, Amy Takabori Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningEdTech
What’s New? Exciting MATHia Enhancements What’s New? Exciting MATHia Enhancements New and Enhanced MATHia Content We're excited to bring you significant enhancements to our content, including: 132 new workspaces! Updated workspaces including data-driven improvements New sequences published for this school year To address unfinished learning:…
July 29, 2020 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
How to Build Confidence and Other SEL… How to Build Confidence and Other SEL Skills in Adolescent Readers When students struggle with reading, their confidence drops as they fall behind their peers. By the time they're adolescents, they may feel socially and emotionally isolated. Thus commences a domino effect of a lack of…
July 13, 2020 Karen Sloan Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearch
UpGrade: An Open Source Platform for A/B… UpGrade: An Open Source Platform for A/B Testing in Education We'd like to introduce UpGrade, an open source A/B testing platform for education software funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Schmidt Futures. UpGrade will make it easier for educators to develop and…
June 18, 2020 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyResearch
A Special Message to Teachers During COVID-19 A Special Message to Teachers During COVID-19 Your teaching world has turned upside down. Instead of teaching your students your way, in your classroom, you have very quickly had to pivot to online instruction. You are likely trying to reach students who…
April 16, 2020 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
A District’s Guide to Preventing the COVID-19… A District’s Guide to Preventing the COVID-19 Slide We are all in an unprecedented situation right now, and schools and districts everywhere are working hard to transition to distance learning models to prevent student learning loss while schools are closed. We see schools…
April 13, 2020 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: Carnegie LearningProfessional LearningTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
How to Foster Executive Function in Every… How to Foster Executive Function in Every Grade What Does Executive Function Look Like? When I taught English to middle school students, I learned what executive function looked like firsthand. Sasha was the model student. She followed instructions after hearing them once. She…
January 31, 2020 Amy Takabori Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceProfessional Learning
LONG + LIVE + MATH at Hatch… LONG + LIVE + MATH at Hatch Valley, NM Michael Chavez, the new Superintendent of Hatch Valley Public Schools, is committed to improving math learning in his district. And to do so, he brought in the big guns... Carnegie Learning. More specifically, he brought…
January 02, 2020 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
2019: A Year in Review 2019: A Year in Review As we look ahead to the new year (and new decade), we'd like to take a minute to reflect on the exciting things that have gotten us to this point. We partnered with Montour School…
December 12, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH
We Got the Green Light We Got the Green Light Big News!   We're thrilled to share that our High School Math Solution has joined our Middle School Math Solution in receiving near-perfect scores from EdReports.org. Learn more and see our scores   We could…
September 30, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
Carnegie Learning Wins 4th AI Education Award… Carnegie Learning Wins 4th AI Education Award This Year Big News!   We're thrilled to announce that MATHia with LiveLab was named "Best Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning App or Tool" in the 2019 Tech Edvocate Awards! Carnegie Learning has been developing artificial intelligence to improve…
September 04, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
What’s New? Help Center and eText Updates What’s New? Help Center and eText Updates New Help Center   We've made it easier for you to find the support you need with our brand new Help Center. From how-to articles and videos, FAQs, teaching strategies, and more—the Help Center will be…
July 30, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
What’s New? Award-Winning LiveLab What’s New? Award-Winning LiveLab We are thrilled that LiveLab, the new live facilitation tool available in MATHia, won "Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education" in the 2019 EdTech Breakthrough Awards. LiveLab helps you make the most of your time and focus…
July 30, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
What’s New? Teacher Reports in MATHia What’s New? Teacher Reports in MATHia We've taken your feedback to improve the MATHia Reporting experience! Check out all the new updates we have for you: NEW Standards Report (October 2019) - See how students and groups of students are mastering the…
July 29, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
What’s New? Exciting MATHia Enhancements What’s New? Exciting MATHia Enhancements New and Enhanced MATHia Content Not only will MATHia be faster this school year, but it will be packed with new and enhanced content! This content can be accessed through: Concept Builder Workspaces - students engage with…
July 29, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
Carnegie Learning Wins 3rd AI Education Award… Carnegie Learning Wins 3rd AI Education Award This Year Big News!   We're thrilled to announce that LiveLab, the live facilitation tool within MATHia, was named "Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education" in the 2019 EdTech Breakthrough Awards! LiveLab empowers teachers with in-the-moment actionable…
June 18, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
LONG + LIVE + MATH in Concord,… LONG + LIVE + MATH in Concord, CA Kristina Levesque, Mary Beth Dittrich, Lesley Schooler, and Christy Marin Meet Lesley and Kristina   Carondelet High School is an all-girls private Catholic high school where students actively use creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills…
February 20, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
How to Bring the Science of Learning… How to Bring the Science of Learning Into Your Classroom Edutopia recently shared an article on "Bringing the Science of Learning into Classrooms," which highlights new research on the developing brain and looks at various ways that schools can re-envision learning to account for the new findings. Here are some…
January 31, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningEdTechProfessional LearningResearchTeaching Strategies
Meet LiveLab, a Teacher’s Best Friend Meet LiveLab, a Teacher’s Best Friend We are so excited to introduce you to LiveLab, a brand new product to help teachers using MATHia to see how students are performing in real-time!   LiveLab highlights each student's progress through math concepts in…
January 22, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechLONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
All-New Math and Computer Science Products for… All-New Math and Computer Science Products for Back-to-School Big News!   Today we officially announced a new set of product releases for back-to-school that provide even more support to STEM teachers and students: MATHia, our AI-powered math learning software that was recently named…
September 19, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
Building Financial Literacy Skills for a Better… Building Financial Literacy Skills for a Better Future We're committed to preparing students for a successful future, not just on tests today, but throughout their lives tomorrow. Unfortunately, the U.S. currently ranks 14th in financial literacy, and a 2016 survey indicated that only 31% of young Americans…
September 12, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
Redefining the K-16 Landscape at New Mountain… Redefining the K-16 Landscape at New Mountain Learning Big News!   CIP Capital has completed an investment in Carnegie Learning and will be merging it with recently acquired New Mountain Learning, a leading provider of literacy, language and digital competency skills. The new…
September 10, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture Ready
What’s New? Our High School Math Solution What’s New? Our High School Math Solution We've got a brand new High School Math Solution! Our new materials are intentionally designed to support 180 days of instruction, blending opportunities for: Learning Together with the consumable textbooks Learning Individually with MATHia software…
June 22, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
What’s New? MATHia’s Exciting New Look, Features… What’s New? MATHia’s Exciting New Look, Features and Content MATHia Got a Makeover!   That's right. We've incorporated your feedback to give MATHia a brand new look, making it easier to use, more intuitive, and even more appealing and engaging for your students. We're also working on even more designs that students can…
June 22, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
What Does a LONG + LIVE +… What Does a LONG + LIVE + MATH Classroom Really Look Like? Welcome to our 100th blog post! We've got a special treat for you. We talk a lot about the LONG + LIVE + MATH Classroom, a place where: students collaborate, solve problems, think critically and…
June 05, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
Your Questions Answered: How Can I Differentiate… Your Questions Answered: How Can I Differentiate Learning? We recently offered LONG + LIVE + MATHers the opportunity to share their questions with us so our cognitive scientists and master math practitioners can help find solutions. In this new series, we'll provide answers…
May 21, 2018 Saradhi Saripalli Filed Under: Future ReadyTeaching Strategies
LONG + LIVE + MATH in Springfield,… LONG + LIVE + MATH in Springfield, OH \ Meet Monica Armstrong   She's the math department chair at Global Impact STEM Academy, an innovative new school in Springfield, Ohio that's in its 5th year of operation. Global Impact takes a unique and creative…
May 10, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
Make Math Matter in May Make Math Matter in May Big News!   We know how hard it can be to keep students engaged in their math learning as the school year winds down. So, how can we make math matter in May? We have…
May 04, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechLONG + LIVE + MATH
What True Differentiated Learning Looks Like What True Differentiated Learning Looks Like Can you remember a teacher who made a huge difference in your life? I had one of those teachers my sophomore year in high school named Mr. Peck. I'm sure he has no idea how…
May 01, 2018 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: EdTechTeaching Strategies
How to Effectively Implement Blended Learning How to Effectively Implement Blended Learning Future Ready Schools, a nonprofit led by the Alliance for Excellent Education, has put out a new report called "Blended Teaching and Technology: Simple Strategies for Improved Student Learning." The report offers a research-based framework for implementing…
April 11, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTechFuture ReadyTeaching Strategies
Look No Further: An Evidence-Based, ESSA-Aligned Program Look No Further: An Evidence-Based, ESSA-Aligned Program Big News!   The Carnegie Learning Math Solution meets federal funding requirements for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) as a Level 1 program demonstrating “Strong Evidence” of efficacy. That means that you can use…
March 22, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture Ready
Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the… Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the Room It's Time to Get Real   There’s an elephant in the room with respect to math learning. The traditional approach just isn't working for our students. Other publishers don’t want to talk about it, but we're not…
March 15, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningFuture Ready
There’s No Third Party Vendor Here There’s No Third Party Vendor Here Last week, the Carnegie Learning Middle School Math Solution became a highly ranked blended middle school math solution by EdReports. The EdReports.org review process is a rigorous one, and a ranking this high is rare. Many…
March 14, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
More Than a Textbook: The Carnegie Learning… More Than a Textbook: The Carnegie Learning Way We are thrilled to be named a highly ranked blended middle school math solution by EdReports. As our Senior Academic Officer Sandy Bartle Finocchi says, "We’re very thoughtful in developing our instructional materials. We spend a…
March 08, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyProfessional Learning
Carnegie Learning’s Blended Learning Math Solution Receives… Carnegie Learning’s Blended Learning Math Solution Receives Near-Perfect Marks from EdReports Big News!   We're excited to announce that EdReports.org has given the Carnegie Learning Middle School Math Solution near-perfect marks. It is the only middle school math curriculum to achieve a perfect alignment score in Focus, Coherence, Rigor…
March 06, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
Is Your Math Software Coaching or Just… Is Your Math Software Coaching or Just Assessing? From time to time, I dig into popular TV shows. Usually, they are opportunities to turn off the brain and relax. I had a different experience recently while watching The Voice. At the time, I…
January 22, 2018 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Big News About Carnegie Learning and Smithsonian Big News About Carnegie Learning and Smithsonian Big News!   We're thrilled to announce a new strategic alliance with the Smithsonian Institution! The Smithsonian has long been a leading developer of research-based science and engineering curriculum through its Smithsonian Science Education Center,…
January 18, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
LONG + LIVE + MATH in Merion… LONG + LIVE + MATH in Merion Station, PA Meet Bobbi Portnoy   Kohelet Yeshiva Middle School (KYMS) is “designed to promote curiosity and opportunities for discovery which, in turn, create deep and impactful learning.” This is its inaugural year, starting with 15 boys…
January 04, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
LONG + LIVE + MATH in Virginia… LONG + LIVE + MATH in Virginia Beach Meet Wendy Scott and Amy Schleeper Amy Schleeper, left, and Wendy Scott, right   Tidewater Collegiate Academy (TCA) is a private homeschool in Virginia Beach, Virginia that serves students from pre-K through 12th grade. Wendy…
December 12, 2017 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
A New Offering to Help Your Students… A New Offering to Help Your Students Get Ahead Big News!   We're offering a special discounted "Get Ahead" MATHia package to support you in getting your students ready for end of year assessments. The package includes targeted assessment alignments, making it easy to prepare…
December 11, 2017 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTech
Truly Personalized Learning: It’s All About Those… Truly Personalized Learning: It’s All About Those Loops One of the buzzwords in education right now is “personalized instruction.” The problem with buzzwords, of course, is that you don’t know if you should get excited (or not) until you see the idea fully…
December 06, 2017 Bob Hausmann Filed Under: EdTechResearch
Your New MAP Growth Action Plan Your New MAP Growth Action Plan Big News!   We've partnered with NWEA to make MAP Growth assessment data instantly actionable through MATHia. Students are automatically given problems specifically designed to address their learning needs as identified by MAP Growth, saving you both the…
November 14, 2017 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTech
Your Ride is Here: The Self-Driving Car… Your Ride is Here: The Self-Driving Car of the Math Classroom I was riding in an Uber through Pittsburgh last night with my driver, Tom. As you may know, Pittsburgh is home to the self-driving, "autonomous" vehicle. Multiple companies, including Uber and Ford, are working on developing…
November 02, 2017 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: EdTechSTEM