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Rachel Stack

Rachel serves as Great Minds' Chief Academic Officer. She leads a team of teacher–writers who craft coherent, knowledge-rich content. Rachel joined Great Minds in 2015 after serving as vice president, Literacy Content and Instruction, for Scholastic Education. She has more than decade of experience as a teacher. Rachel began her career teaching third and eighth grade in New York City. She then taught high school world and American literature in Pittsburgh. Rachel received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Vassar College as well as a master’s degree in secondary education from Hunter College, City University of New York.

Rachel Stack

Instructional Routines Bring the Math Classroom to Life

In Eureka Math2, students engage with one another through structured instructional routines that get them talking about the math. We incorporated...

How Phenomenon-Based, Hands-On Instruction Builds Enduring Knowledge

Students strive to make sense of the world around them by asking questions. Through science instruction, we can embrace and nourish students’ natural...

Math Manipulatives: A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching Mathematics

In a comprehensive review of mathematics education research, the National Research Council (2001) concluded “the evidence indicates, in short, that...

Using Wit & Wisdom Multilingual Glossaries

The Multilingual Glossaries are available in 14 languages and accessible to all Wit & Wisdom® educators. In this month’s post, Implementation Leader...

Keeping the Pace, One Lesson at a Time

How do you cover an entire range of grade-level content when you have limited time? Eureka Math2® provides a great foundation for doing this with its...

Setting the Pace

The consistent and easy-to-use materials in Eureka Math2® were made with pacing in mind. Each grade level in Eureka Math2 has 130–140 engaging and...

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