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AI Use in the Classroom... Here's 4 Things to Ask Yourself.

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AAPI Heritage Month 2024

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Ideas & Best Practices (5)

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5 Tips for Curating a Tech Culture in the Classroom

By Mallory Busch
1 August 2016

1 min read

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Infographic: Setting Expectations for Successful Blended Learning Structures

By Mallory Busch
15 July 2016

1 min read

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A Bingo Chart for Adventurous Reading

By Mallory Busch
14 July 2016

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Ideas & Best Practices

Infographic: How Teachers do Summer Reading

By Mallory Busch
29 June 2016

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Ideas & Best Practices

How ThinkCERCA Helps Teachers Support a Growth Mindset

By Eileen Murphy
9 June 2016

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Ideas & Best Practices, Educator Spotlight

Stories from the Classroom: Observations from Healy Elementary School

By Elizabeth Riley Boyer
29 April 2016

1 min read

Product Updates, Ideas & Best Practices

On 400th Anniversary, Analyzing Shakespeare Through the CERCA Lens

By Katherine Young
15 April 2016

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices

Women’s History Month: Resources for Your Classroom

By Hilary Lunkes
9 March 2016

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Ideas & Best Practices

Leveled Lesson Ideas for Presidents’ Day

By Hilary Lunkes
5 February 2016

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Ideas & Best Practices

46 Differentiated Lessons for Black History Month

By Hilary Lunkes
28 January 2016

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President Obama's CERCA of the Union

By Claire Podulka
13 January 2016

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices

Differentiated Lessons to Gear Students Up for National History Day

By Elizabeth Riley Boyer
8 January 2016

1 min read

Ideas & Best Practices

Two Weeks Left Before the Holidays: Your Social Impact Challenge Plan

By Hilary Lunkes
6 December 2015

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Product Updates, Ideas & Best Practices

Remembering Nelson Mandela: Leveled Texts Paired with Automated Assessments

By Elizabeth Riley Boyer
1 December 2015

1 min read

Product Updates, Ideas & Best Practices

Leveled Close Reading Lessons About the Origins of Thanksgiving

By Elizabeth Riley Boyer
20 November 2015

1 min read

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Blended Learning Quick Tip: Parking Laptop

By Claire Podulka
6 November 2015

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6 Reasons We Love Back-to-School Season

By Samantha Abernethy
9 September 2015

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Increasing Rigor Through Close Reading and Argumentative Writing

By Elizabeth Riley Boyer
11 August 2015

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Ideas & Best Practices

Using Shared Language to Improve Student Outcomes

By Jonathan Reed
13 July 2015

3 mins read

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3 Ways Teachers Can Prepare Students for Testing Season

By Elizabeth Riley Boyer
9 April 2015

2 mins read

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10 May 2024

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

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9 February 2024

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

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2 November 2023

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Latine History Month

By ThinkCERCA Team
17 September 2024

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

By Dr. Jenny French
12 July 2024

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AI Use in the Classroom... Here's 4 Things to Ask Yourself.

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22 May 2024

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AI in Education: 5 Steps to Take Now

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5 March 2024

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ThinkCERCA is a 2021-2022 Tools Competition Winner!

By ThinkCERCA Team
29 June 2022

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

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7 December 2016

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Product Update: Library 2024

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9 December 2024

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Product Update Custom Lessons

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2 August 2024

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How ThinkCERCA Helps Teachers Support a Growth Mindset

Stories from the Classroom: Observations from Healy Elementary School

On 400th Anniversary, Analyzing Shakespeare Through the CERCA Lens

Women’s History Month: Resources for Your Classroom

Leveled Lesson Ideas for Presidents’ Day

46 Differentiated Lessons for Black History Month

President Obama's CERCA of the Union

Differentiated Lessons to Gear Students Up for National History Day

Two Weeks Left Before the Holidays: Your Social Impact Challenge Plan

Remembering Nelson Mandela: Leveled Texts Paired with Automated Assessments

Leveled Close Reading Lessons About the Origins of Thanksgiving

Blended Learning Quick Tip: Parking Laptop

6 Reasons We Love Back-to-School Season

Increasing Rigor Through Close Reading and Argumentative Writing

Using Shared Language to Improve Student Outcomes

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

AI Use in the Classroom... Here's 4 Things to Ask Yourself.

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