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How Teachers Can Make the Most of… How Teachers Can Make the Most of LLMs (Like ChatGPT!) 56% of educators use AI sometimes, often, or always. But only 25% of schools or districts have provided AI training to teachers. These stats from our recent survey of 800 educators confirm what we already…
April 16, 2024 Josh Fisher Filed Under: EdTechFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Top Tips for Building Thinking Classrooms in… Top Tips for Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics Hey, math teachers, does this scenario sound familiar? You’ve done it. You’ve planned the perfect math lesson! It’s chock full of relevant content that connects with students’ interests and differentiates to meet all learner needs.…
April 05, 2024 Mary Vail, Amelia Wulf Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
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
21 Amazing AI Tools to Level Up… 21 Amazing AI Tools to Level Up Your Teaching For real, y’all. AI tools aren’t just for students; they're game-changers for teachers, too. The more I use ChatGPT, the more I'm able to get done. It's like having a superpower to save time and…
March 06, 2024 Tyler Tarver Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGThe State of Education
Educators See the Bright Side of AI… Educators See the Bright Side of AI Despite Some Concerns It's no secret: artificial intelligence is here to stay. AI is revolutionizing nearly every domain of modern life, and education is no exception. While AI feels very new to most education stakeholders, it's something we…
March 01, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGThe State of Education
AI Arms Race: Our 25-Year Head Start… AI Arms Race: Our 25-Year Head Start Keeps Carnegie Learning Invincible Suppose you’re a 5th grader solving a word problem by adding fractions with equal denominators. You know how to add. You know what a numerator is and how it’s different from a denominator. Hey, you…
February 20, 2024 Steve Ritter Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningEdTechLONG + LIVE + MATH
What’s the Secret to a Positive Classroom… What’s the Secret to a Positive Classroom Culture? If I say to you, “School is a space where students often feel vulnerable,” how does that make you feel? Is your immediate reaction that vulnerability is a bad thing?  Maybe, if you’re thinking of…
January 31, 2024 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearchTeaching Strategies
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
5 Tips For Addressing AI in Your… 5 Tips For Addressing AI in Your Academic Integrity Code As a librarian and Extended Essay coordinator, the emergence of generative AI in education sent shivers down my spine. Within two days of playing with it, I called a meeting with my Head of School…
January 22, 2024 Carlos Díaz Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture 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
3 Fall Middle and High School Math… 3 Fall Middle and High School Math Activities [Originally published 10/23/17. Updated with activities from the updated MATHbook] It's that time of year when the jackets come out of the closet and the iced coffee orders give way to pumpkin spice lattes. Fall…
October 12, 2023 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHTeaching Strategies
8 Hispanic Heroes: A Gallery Walk Activity… 8 Hispanic Heroes: A Gallery Walk Activity for Spanish Classes As a Spanish teacher, I loved Hispanic Heritage Month. It is an excellent way to expose your students to Spanish-speaking culture early in the school year and ignite their curiosity about the world beyond the…
September 06, 2023 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
30 ChatGPT Prompts For Language Learners 30 ChatGPT Prompts For Language Learners As a former Spanish teacher, I know it feels impossible to address all of our students’ needs in cramped classrooms of 25 to 35 people. But what if you could provide a conversation partner for…
August 14, 2023 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
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
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
Addressing Linguistic Bias to Create a Culturally… Addressing Linguistic Bias to Create a Culturally Responsive World Language Classroom When I was a brand new Spanish teacher, linguistic bias was not something I was consciously thinking about. I had an alternative certification on the one hand, a decades- old textbook on the other, and…
May 26, 2023 Janet Boring Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
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
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:
Bust a Talk Move!: Elementary Classroom Discussions Bust a Talk Move!: Elementary Classroom Discussions We’ve all had those moments in a classroom when you, as the teacher, have planned a great discussion about a particular topic or text. You’ve set aside a good chunk of time in your timetable…
March 07, 2023 Sonya Fleming Filed Under: English Language ArtsTeaching Strategies
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
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
Success Spotlight: Virtual Math Classrooms Are a… Success Spotlight: Virtual Math Classrooms Are a Creative Solution in Newcastle, Wyoming Nestled at the base of the Black Hills right across the border from South Dakota, Newcastle, Wyoming, is one of the most picturesque places in theUnited States. And with a population of around 3,500, it’s…
January 11, 2023 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching Strategies
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
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 Best Spanish Activities For Low-Prep Winter… The Best Spanish Activities For Low-Prep Winter Holiday Fun Published on 12/13/2022. Updated on 12/05/2023. Feeling stuck in your lesson planning for the last week before winter break? I've been there.  I’ve been there: students are wiggly because they feel the winter holiday is approaching,…
December 13, 2022 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Carnegie LearningTeaching 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
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
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
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
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
Why Teaching the Miss France Pageant Is… Why Teaching the Miss France Pageant Is My Favorite French Lesson Some of my favorite lessons from my teaching days centered on the Miss France pageant.    I know, I know. You’re probably thinking, “I’d lose three-quarters of my students in the first two minutes!” Honestly,…
May 12, 2022 Jennifer Kilmore Filed Under: Carnegie LearningFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGTeaching 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
Substitute Teaching 101: A Simple Checklist to… Substitute Teaching 101: A Simple Checklist to Leave for Your Subs While we know that teachers will do everything in their power to be in their classrooms, the reality is that since the beginning of the pandemic, burnout and lower teacher retention rates have been contributing…
March 09, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching Strategies
Pi Day Activities to Celebrate March 14 Pi Day Activities to Celebrate March 14 How are you and your students celebrating Pi Day (March 14) this year? Our team is full of passionate former math educators, and here are some of their favorite Pi Day activities. Find one to…
March 07, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
Women’s History Month: 8 Women Around the… Women’s History Month: 8 Women Around the World to Honor To honor Women’s History Month, introduce your students to these eight women who have made the world a better place for all of us. By getting your students thinking and talking about women’s history and…
March 01, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under:
ELA Spotlight: How to Ask Questions That… ELA Spotlight: How to Ask Questions That Students Love to Answer Students learn best when they learn from each other.  But this doesn’t mean that your role as an ELA teacher isn’t critical. After all, you facilitate discussions, which are a large part of how students…
February 17, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language ArtsProfessional Learning
6 Strategies for Teaching Literacy in Your… 6 Strategies for Teaching Literacy in Your Math Class I'm so excited about the benefits of teaching literacy in math classes that I've recently written about it not once but twice. Reading and writing in math class engages and empowers students. It also strengthens…
February 09, 2022 Sarah Galasso Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching StrategiesThe 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
3 Poems and Classroom Activities to Teach… 3 Poems and Classroom Activities to Teach Joy Harjo, National Poet Laureate In 2019, Joy Harjo became the first Native American poet laureate of the United States, a post she continues to hold in 2022. A member of the Mvskoke/Creek nation, Harjo has been writing poems, music,…
February 03, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language ArtsTeaching Strategies
新年好!: 3 Fun Ways to Celebrate Lunar… 新年好!: 3 Fun Ways to Celebrate Lunar New Year With Your Students The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the world’s most celebrated holiday. About a quarter of the world’s population participates in the 15-day festival with traditions that celebrate family, culture,…
January 24, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Culture Corner: 7 Human Rights Activists to… Culture Corner: 7 Human Rights Activists to Know from Around the World As we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., educators are among the first to understand the importance of helping students make sense of history as they move forward to shape…
January 12, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: The State of Education
Culture Corner: Celebrating New Year’s Eve Around… Culture Corner: Celebrating New Year’s Eve Around the World We all have personal traditions and celebrations we use to usher in the New Year. For me, and for many others I know, these often include a party with friends, culminating in turning on the…
December 01, 2021 Ricky Adamson, PhD Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
3 Fun Winter Math Exercises for Middle… 3 Fun Winter Math Exercises for Middle School Students Are your students counting down the days (or hours, or minutes, or seconds), until winter break starts? Secretly, are you doing the same? Keep everyone a little more focused with these festive activities that will…
December 01, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH
A Rich American Tapestry: 5 Indigenous Poets… A Rich American Tapestry: 5 Indigenous Poets to Teach Right Now It’s always a good day to teach Indigenous poets, but doing so in November is an especially great way to honor Native American Heritage Month. Challenge and inspire your ELA students by teaching these five…
November 19, 2021 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language Arts
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
3 Ways to Support Heritage and Native… 3 Ways to Support Heritage and Native Spanish Speakers Spanish teachers, think of your students who are hispanohablantes. How confident are they as learners and individuals? How confident do you know they could be? When teaching heritage or native Spanish speakers, it’s important to…
October 28, 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
Reflection Corner: A Heritage Deep Dive Reflection Corner: A Heritage Deep Dive As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s take the opportunity to reflect on how heritage impacts us as teachers. The way we recognize, understand, and live our own heritage manifests in various ways. But have…
October 01, 2021 Jennifer Kilmore Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Your Spanish… Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Your Spanish Class There is no shortage of ways to celebrate the rich and diverse Spanish-speaking cultures worldwide. Spanish teachers do this all year long! Hispanic Heritage Month provides an additional, special opportunity to generate discussions and experience cultural events.…
September 28, 2021 Janet Boring, Michael Griffin Filed Under: Teaching 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
Finding Their Voice: Teaching Heritage and Native… Finding Their Voice: Teaching Heritage and Native Spanish Speakers Living in and embracing a new culture takes skills, effort, patience, and audacity. If you haven’t done it, it’s hard to imagine how challenging it is. If you have, you know that the experience leaves…
August 23, 2021 Paula Hidalgo, PhD Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
3 Common Challenges with Authentic Language Resources 3 Common Challenges with Authentic Language Resources At the beginning of your language-learning journey, what drew you in and kept you studying that language, year after year? I’m betting it wasn’t memorizing verb tenses. If it was how the language allowed you…
August 20, 2021 Janet Boring Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTech
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
Reflections of the Way… Reflections of the Way… There is an old song from the 60s that talks about reflections. You might even know it. In fact, it may have even started playing in your head when I mentioned it!   When I…
July 21, 2021 Ricky Adamson, PhD Filed Under: Professional LearningTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
Summer Break around the World Summer Break around the World “What did you do on your summer break?” We’ll hear and ask this question left and right on the first day back to school. Have you considered how you can turn this into a culturally…
July 15, 2021 Janet Boring 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
World Languages Year-End Reflection Activity World Languages Year-End Reflection Activity The end of the year is a great time for students to reflect on their learning. This is especially important in a year as unusual as this one where students experienced very different types of…
May 25, 2021 Janet Boring Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Culture Corner: The School Year around the… Culture Corner: The School Year around the World Another school year is wrapping up! While this year probably felt like the longest school year ever, how does the your school compare to schools in other countries around the world?   China The school…
May 25, 2021 Michael Griffin Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
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
I Can See Clearly Now: How Data… I Can See Clearly Now: How Data Illuminates Student Learning How It Started: Pre-Data Days   When I was teaching in the late 1990s and early 2000s, teaching was a classroom-focused activity. My ability to teach students to solve quadratic equations or make a coherent…
May 11, 2021 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
A Compact Guide to Teaching Living Poets A Compact Guide to Teaching Living Poets This is the second installment of our National Poetry Month series. Check out Part 1, "Why Teach Poetry?"   “The best way to enjoy contemporary verse is simply to read it as though you were…
April 28, 2021 Megan Jensen Filed Under: English Language ArtsCarnegie Learning
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
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
One Stone High School: Embracing the Role… One Stone High School: Embracing the Role of Learner Click here to read the companion post to this piece by Jadon, student, and Celeste Bolin, Co-Director at One Stone High School. FEAR. As teachers, there has been some point in our careers where we have…
September 13, 2019 Sarah Galasso Filed Under: Future ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
One Stone High School: Embracing the Role… One Stone High School: Embracing the Role of Learner At One Stone, we’re working to integrate real life issues into all of our academic work, math included. The case study below highlights an example of how our coaches and students work together to explore…
September 13, 2019 Jadon Chen, Celeste Bolin, Ph.D. Filed Under: Future ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
One Stone High School: The Teacher-Student Connection One Stone High School: The Teacher-Student Connection One Stone and Carnegie Learning share the belief that acceptance, collaboration, creativity, innovation, and risk-taking are made possible through strong relationships between students and teachers. The relationships that are built and exist in the One…
March 26, 2019 Sarah Galasso Filed Under: Future ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
One Stone High School: The Teacher-Student Connection One Stone High School: The Teacher-Student Connection One Stone is a place for diversity and acceptance where students and coaches come together to make education a fun and innovative experience.   The relationship between the students and coaches at One Stone makes…
March 25, 2019 Viveca Beall, Allison Parker Filed Under: Future ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
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
Strategies for Supporting Reading in Your Math… Strategies for Supporting Reading in Your Math Class Literacy is crucial for developing mathematical habits of mind and truly understanding mathematics. While many consider reading and math as separate subjects, they actually should be developed together for the most effective learning possible. Making…
February 07, 2019 Sarah Galasso Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
One Stone High School: A Powerful Partnership One Stone High School: A Powerful Partnership Some partnerships are simply meant to be. Carnegie Learning and One Stone is one of those partnerships. Our philosophical approach, values, and goals for student learning are consistent across the board. We are both seeking…
February 04, 2019 Sarah Galasso Filed Under: Future ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
One Stone High School: A Powerful Partnership One Stone High School: A Powerful Partnership One Stone is a Boise-based nonprofit and high school with a mission to make students better leaders and the world a better place. We seek to disrupt the traditional education system through our radically different,…
February 04, 2019 Allison Parker, Caitlyn Scales Filed Under: Future ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
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
All Students Need to Know That They’re… All Students Need to Know That They’re “Math People” If you've been on social media over the past month, I bet your news feed was filled with pictures of children across the country returning to school. Eager smiles, children holding Pinterest-worthy signs (or in…
October 01, 2018 Cristin Delaney Filed Under: Carnegie LearningFuture Ready
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
LONG + LIVE + MATH in Lancaster,… LONG + LIVE + MATH in Lancaster, MA The LONG + LIVE + MATH spirit is spreading like wildfire! The full staff at the Doctor Franklin Perkins School in Lancaster, Massachusetts came together to take the LONG + LIVE + MATH Pledge and commit…
June 27, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
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
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
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
LONG + LIVE + TEACHING, Part 3 LONG + LIVE + TEACHING, Part 3 Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2 of the LONG + LIVE + TEACHING series. I take the train to work in downtown Pittsburgh. Most mornings I’m catching up on email, mapping out…
April 05, 2018 John Jorgenson Filed Under: EdTechLONG + LIVE + TEACHING
Match Point: Reimagining Learning So Every Student… Match Point: Reimagining Learning So Every Student Wins “You don’t understand. There are days I seriously think I’m going to lose my mind. I can’t stand being there.” This student was being perceived as a bucket that had to be filled by the…
April 02, 2018 Melissa Weatherwax Filed Under: Future ReadyTeaching Strategies
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
3 Ways to Get Your Students Back… 3 Ways to Get Your Students Back Into Math After a Break Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday break. Getting students back in the groove after a long break can be a real challenge. After all, they're a little out of practice. Fortunately,…
January 19, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
3 Ways To Energize Your Classroom By… 3 Ways To Energize Your Classroom By Taking Risks We know the feeling: you’ve gone to an education event or a really powerful PD session and thought to yourself, “I am definitely going to try some of those strategies when I get back to…
October 02, 2017 Katie Ruff Filed Under: Teaching Strategies