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Shaped Staff

The Shaped Staff is a group of writers and editors with extensive and varied backgrounds in education—consisting of the Content Marketing team at HMH. Together, they bring expertise in education journalism, content development, copywriting—as well as teaching experience in the elementary grades and secondary English and math.

The Content Marketing team includes Christine Condon, senior director of content marketing; Richard Blankman, marketing director; Zoe Del Mar, senior content marketing manager; Brenda Iasevoli, senior content marketing manager; Alicia Ivory, senior copywriter; and Jennifer Corujo, content marketing manager.

They can be reached at Shaped@hmhco.com.

 
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Affirmative action in higher education gained national attention during the 1978 Supreme Court case University of California Regents v. Bakke.

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Because research shows engineering can help students understand what they can do with the knowledge they learn in science, encouraging them to invent and create is a natural outcome.

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Download these activities to teach students about indicators, chemicals that “indicate” the presence or absence of a substance or check on the strength of a solution.

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Use this New Jersey v. T.L.O. lesson plan to teach your students about the Fourth Amendment and unreasonable search and seizure.

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Teach your students about a controversial Supreme Court decision in 1952 regarding the role that religion should play in public school classrooms.

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Kindergarten math games and activities

These math activities for kindergarten focus on addition and counting. Use these kindergarten math games for the classroom to show how mathematics is found everywhere in students' world.

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Help your students by challenging their misconceptions about waves with these activities that use easy-to-find materials and provide guiding questions and instructions for you.

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Use this Tinker v. Des Moines lesson plan to teach your students about the debate surrounding Freedom of Speech in public school settings.

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Message to school leaders rethink motivating teams

Explore Jeff Bezos' Amazon.com annual letter to shareholders to learn about ways that school leaders can motivate their teams.

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Getting students to think like scientists

Download Think Like a Scientist posters for your classroom. Getting students comfortable thinking like scientists is no small feat, but it's the best way to teach science.

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Since your students have a basic knowledge of colors and shapes, Pre-K is a good year to start tackling concepts such as patterns.

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Use this resource to teach a Supreme Court case surrounding drug testing in K–12 schools and the Fourth Amendment.

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You don’t need to leave your school to take your class on an international field trip. In our new web series, Carmen Sandiego spotlights six real kids who are creating positive change in their communities.

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August Coaching Using Video Final

These are among the easiest and most meaningful ways to improve instruction by allowing teachers to reflect on video footage of their own instruction.

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Teach students about chemical reactions, the properties of matter, and other science topics by having them participate in fun, collaborative hands-on activities.

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July Video Enhanced Coaching Final

Follow these four steps to improve your chances of creating the psychological safety needed for teachers to trust the process of instructional coaching using video.

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Research presents significant evidence that a high-quality instructional coaching experience can improve a teacher’s skillset.

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The Miranda v. Arizona ruling stated that a detained criminal suspect has the right to an attorney and against self-incrimination.

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