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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.

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    English Curriculum Implementation Success Data Stories

    Brooklyn School Finds Success with Wit & Wisdom® Implementation

    October 31, 2023
    Rick Romain has been an educator at P.S. 268 (Brooklyn, NY) for eight years, first as assistant principal and now as principal for the last four...
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    Principal Leadership High-Quality Curriculum Success Stories

    A Principal’s Perspective on Whole-School Reform

    October 23, 2023
    By Henry Saylor-Scheetz, PhD, Principal of San Tan Heights K–8 School Long before becoming the principal of a public K–8 school in Arizona’s San Tan...
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    Implementation Support Equity High-Quality Curriculum Getting Started - PhD Science PhD Science

    How PhD Science Supports Equity in Your Science Classroom

    October 19, 2023
    Think for a moment about the diverse students who make up your class. You might have students who speak English as a second language, students with...
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    Implementation Support multilingual learners

    Empowering Multilingual Learners in Wit & Wisdom

    October 17, 2023
    In this post, Rebecca Burgess, a Grade 3 teacher in Denver, Colorado, shares how she supports multilingual students in her classroom. Some of...
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    Featured Preparation Content Stages

    Content Stages Self-Study Series: Refining Implementation of the Content Stages

    October 16, 2023
    This month’s blog continues the Self-Study Series introduced this summer. In July, we shared Read and Reflect activities designed to support readers’...
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    Detroit News: Michigan Teacher of the Year and Great Minds PD Associate Candice Jackson Pens Op-Ed To Promote Parent Engagement

    October 12, 2023
    Michigan's 2023–2024 Teacher of the Year Candice Jackson wrote this compelling op-ed in the Detroit News about the need to better engage families to...

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