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Nell McAnelly

Nell McAnelly has taught mathematics at the high school and university levels for more than 30 years. She also served as co-director of the Louisiana State University Cain Center for STEM Literacy, where she directed a number of high-profile projects requiring expertise in the design and implementation of standards-based professional development and curriculum instruction for K–12 teachers. Most recently, Nell was Great Minds’ project director for the New York State Mathematics Curriculum Development Project (EngageNY), now known as Eureka Math.

Nell McAnelly

Successful Summer School Planning for Math

As the school year draws to a close, I’m often asked how to use Eureka Math® in a summer schoolprogram. The real answer is: It depends on what you...

The Science of Reading and High-Quality ELA Materials

This Month’s Focus At Great Minds®, the Humanities team stays updated with the current scientific research on literacy. We bring research to life in...

Challenging, High-Quality Instructional Materials Support Impressive Gains in English Language Arts

Before becoming the director of curriculum and instruction at Friendship Aspire Academy–Pine Bluff, Angela Dixon was a Friendship Aspire educator in...

Unpacking Geodes: Engaging Early Readers and Building Lasting Knowledge

When I was an elementary school teacher, I absolutely delighted in building a reading haven for my students. To me, the classroom library was not...

We are all math teachers. We are all language teachers.

Perhaps you’ve heard the adage that math is a universal language. Some people may think that, because 1 + 1 = 2 is the same in any language,...

Why a Bronx School Switched Its English Language Arts Curriculum Mid-Pandemic

When school leaders at P.S. 236 in the Bronx, NY, found that Units of Study, a reading curriculum produced by Columbia University’s Teachers College,...

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