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CERCA Now (62)
Education + Entrepreneurship (50)
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Educator Spotlight (28)
Writing (15)
Critical Thinking (14)
Professional Development (6)
Literacy Interventions (3)

Ideas & Best Practices

June Newsletter

Whether you are still in school or officially out on summer break, the ThinkCERCA team acknowledges all of the hard work you put in throughout the...

23 June 2025 / 1 min read

Education + Entrepreneurship

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Ideas & Best Practices, Education + Entrepreneurship, Literacy Interventions

Let’s talk about adolescent fluency…

By Dr. Jenny French
24 February 2025

4 mins read

Education + Entrepreneurship

How to Set Ambitious Goals with OKRs

By Eileen Murphy
9 August 2024

3 mins read

Ideas & Best Practices, Education + Entrepreneurship, Literacy Interventions

How To Get Started With ThinkCERCA’s Foundational Reading & Linguistics Course

By Dr. Jenny French
12 July 2024

1 min read

CERCA Now

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CERCA Now

AAPI Heritage Month 2024

By ThinkCERCA Team
3 May 2024

1 min read

CERCA Now

Weekly Lesson Drop Indigenous Agents of Change

By ThinkCERCA Team
6 October 2023

1 min read

CERCA Now

Weekly Lesson Drop Plant Life

By ThinkCERCA Team
28 September 2023

1 min read

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Ideas & Best Practices

Differentiated Lessons on Martin Luther King, Jr. for Grades 3-5

By Mallory Busch
11 January 2017

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices, Education + Entrepreneurship

Designing Classrooms that Promote Rapid Teacher Feedback

By Eileen Murphy
6 January 2017

2 mins read

Education + Entrepreneurship

Free and Easy Storytelling Tools for Educators to Leverage

By Mallory Busch
6 January 2017

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices

Dear Mr. President

By Claire Podulka
6 January 2017

1 min read

Education + Entrepreneurship

Discover Individual Strengths to Optimize Your Team

By Andy Miller
5 January 2017

2 mins read

Education + Entrepreneurship

Activity: Improve Your School’s Decision-Making with the Marshmallow Challenge

By Abby Ross
4 January 2017

1 min read

Helping Students Think Critically in a Post-Truth World

By Mallory Busch
3 January 2017

2 mins read

Education + Entrepreneurship

Improve Collaboration (and Save Time) with a Stand-up Meeting

By Elizabeth Riley Boyer
3 January 2017

1 min read

We Added a 4-Point Rubric to ThinkCERCA

By Steve Glaeser
19 December 2016

1 min read

Product Updates

Using Math to Tackle One of the World's Biggest Challenges

By Claire Podulka
19 December 2016

1 min read

Education + Entrepreneurship

Organizing Schools for Success: 5 Levers for Improvement

By Eileen Murphy
11 December 2016

1 min read

Education + Entrepreneurship

Improve Student Outcomes with a Time-on-Task Chart

By Eileen Murphy
11 December 2016

1 min read

Education + Entrepreneurship

How Selling Milkshakes Can Help Us Select Better Ed-Tech Products

By Abby Ross
11 December 2016

1 min read

Education + Entrepreneurship

5 Principles for Approaching School Improvement Like an Entrepreneur

By Eileen Murphy
11 December 2016

3 mins read

In the News

ThinkCERCA Named K-12 Pedagogy Winner at “Oscars of Education”

By Mallory Busch
7 December 2016

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices

6 Things Any Teacher Can Do to Help Close the Achievement Gap

By Kavita Venkatesh
6 December 2016

3 mins read

Product Updates

New Math Literacy Lessons on Systems and Structure

By Claire Podulka
5 December 2016

1 min read

Product Updates

Product Update: Mid-Year Assessments Are Here!

By Claire Podulka
29 November 2016

1 min read

Product Updates

College and Career Pay Off in New Math Literacy Lessons

By Claire Podulka
28 November 2016

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices

Infographic: 7 Conversational Strategies for Developing Bilinguals

By Kavita Venkatesh
27 November 2016

1 min read

In the News

ThinkCERCA Wins NewSchools Ignite ELL Challenge

By Claire Podulka
16 November 2016

1 min read

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Educator Spotlight

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Ideas & Best Practices, Educator Spotlight

How One Chief Academic Officer is Creating Systemic Access to Excellence

By ThinkCERCA Team
10 May 2024

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices, Educator Spotlight, Education + Entrepreneurship, Critical Thinking

5 Ways to Change Your Lens Around Kids Behavior and Collaboration (P2)

By ThinkCERCA Team
9 February 2024

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices, Educator Spotlight, Education + Entrepreneurship, Critical Thinking

5 Ways to Change Your Lens Around Kids Behavior and Collaboration (P1)

By ThinkCERCA Team
2 November 2023

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices

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Ideas & Best Practices

June Newsletter

By ThinkCERCA Team
23 June 2025

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices

Five Reasons Benchmark Evaluations Help Teachers and Administrators Focus on What Matters Most

By Caitlin Vagedes
12 June 2025

2 mins read

Ideas & Best Practices

Best Practices Blog Series Part 1: Vocabulary

By Eileen Murphy
3 June 2025

1 min read

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In the News

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AI in Education: 5 Steps to Take Now

By ThinkCERCA Team
5 March 2024

1 min read

In the News

ThinkCERCA is a 2021-2022 Tools Competition Winner!

By ThinkCERCA Team
29 June 2022

1 min read

In the News

ThinkCERCA Named K-12 Pedagogy Winner at “Oscars of Education”

By Mallory Busch
7 December 2016

1 min read

Product Updates

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Product Updates

✨Our Print Feature is Here! ✨

By ThinkCERCA Team
22 April 2025

1 min read

Product Updates

Talking with Students About CERCA AI Autoscoring

By Eileen Murphy
3 April 2025

1 min read

Product Updates

CERCA AI Scoring is Here!

By ThinkCERCA Team
7 March 2025

2 mins read

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In the News

June Newsletter

Education + Entrepreneurship

Let’s talk about adolescent fluency…

How to Set Ambitious Goals with OKRs

How To Get Started With ThinkCERCA’s Foundational Reading & Linguistics Course

CERCA Now

AAPI Heritage Month 2024

Weekly Lesson Drop Indigenous Agents of Change

Weekly Lesson Drop Plant Life

ThinkCERCA (13)

Differentiated Lessons on Martin Luther King, Jr. for Grades 3-5

Designing Classrooms that Promote Rapid Teacher Feedback

Free and Easy Storytelling Tools for Educators to Leverage

Dear Mr. President

Discover Individual Strengths to Optimize Your Team

Activity: Improve Your School’s Decision-Making with the Marshmallow Challenge

Helping Students Think Critically in a Post-Truth World

Improve Collaboration (and Save Time) with a Stand-up Meeting

We Added a 4-Point Rubric to ThinkCERCA

Using Math to Tackle One of the World's Biggest Challenges

Organizing Schools for Success: 5 Levers for Improvement

Improve Student Outcomes with a Time-on-Task Chart

How Selling Milkshakes Can Help Us Select Better Ed-Tech Products

5 Principles for Approaching School Improvement Like an Entrepreneur

ThinkCERCA Named K-12 Pedagogy Winner at “Oscars of Education”

6 Things Any Teacher Can Do to Help Close the Achievement Gap

New Math Literacy Lessons on Systems and Structure

Product Update: Mid-Year Assessments Are Here!

College and Career Pay Off in New Math Literacy Lessons

Infographic: 7 Conversational Strategies for Developing Bilinguals

ThinkCERCA Wins NewSchools Ignite ELL Challenge

Subscribe + Stay Connected.

Educator Spotlight

How One Chief Academic Officer is Creating Systemic Access to Excellence

5 Ways to Change Your Lens Around Kids Behavior and Collaboration (P2)

5 Ways to Change Your Lens Around Kids Behavior and Collaboration (P1)

Ideas & Best Practices

June Newsletter

Five Reasons Benchmark Evaluations Help Teachers and Administrators Focus on What Matters Most

Best Practices Blog Series Part 1: Vocabulary

In the News

AI in Education: 5 Steps to Take Now

ThinkCERCA is a 2021-2022 Tools Competition Winner!

ThinkCERCA Named K-12 Pedagogy Winner at “Oscars of Education”

Product Updates

✨Our Print Feature is Here! ✨

Talking with Students About CERCA AI Autoscoring

CERCA AI Scoring is Here!

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