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Shared Grading Practices: 4 Steps to Building Consensus and Momentum
By Barton Dassinger
22 December 2022
22 December 2022
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Why Measure Writing-Right Now?
By Eileen Murphy
8 December 2022
8 December 2022
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6 Ideas for Using NWEA & ThinkCERCA Together
By Emily Wilson
29 November 2022
29 November 2022
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Literacy Growth Toolkit for Teachers
By Eric Austin
13 January 2022
13 January 2022
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How Writing Supports the C3 Framework
By Megan Enderby
9 January 2020
9 January 2020
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7 Factors You Can Use to Measure the Effectiveness of Writing Instruction
By Mallory Busch
8 October 2019
8 October 2019
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7 Strategies for Administrators to Support Writing Across the Curriculum
By Mallory Busch
3 September 2019
3 September 2019
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Advanced Literacies and the 4 Hallmarks
By Chris Balow, Ph.D.
10 April 2019
10 April 2019
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Meeting the Redesigned CCRPI Indicators
By Mallory Busch
6 July 2018
6 July 2018
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Writing
Why Writing in Math and Science Matters
By Ava Javid
15 March 2018
15 March 2018
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Why Writing Opens Doors for Students
By Kavita Venkatesh
12 January 2017
12 January 2017
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Teacher Q & A: Rebecca G.
By ThinkCERCA Team
15 February 2023
15 February 2023
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How Teachers Across the Country are Using ThinkCERCA
By Nic Anderson
11 August 2021
11 August 2021
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Educator Spotlight
Q&A with New Mexico Principal Pam Schritter
By Elizabeth Riley Boyer
6 December 2019
6 December 2019
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May ChatGPT Roundup: Getting A Little Technical
By Q McCallum
15 May 2023
15 May 2023
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ThinkCERCA is a 2021-2022 Tools Competition Winner!
By ThinkCERCA Team
29 June 2022
29 June 2022
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ThinkCERCA Named K-12 Pedagogy Winner at “Oscars of Education”
By Mallory Busch
7 December 2016
7 December 2016
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ThinkCERCA Wins NewSchools Ignite ELL Challenge
By Claire Podulka
16 November 2016
16 November 2016
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