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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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    Literacy English Learners

    Why Biliteracy Programs Are Needed Now More Than Ever

    February 19, 2021
    Biliteracy programs benefit all students. During the pandemic, such programs are especially important to improve outcomes for multilingual students...
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    Expert Advice on Boosting Student Engagement in the Era of Online Learning

    February 17, 2021
    One of the biggest concerns that educators are raising amid the pandemic involves keeping student engagement high during distance learning. Great...
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    Eureka Math in Sync Gives Teachers More Time to Work With Students

    February 12, 2021
    Teachers are always learning. Teaching during the pandemic brought Jen VanDragt new insights about her third and fourth grade students. They are...
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    Read-Draw-Write: Making Word Problems Less Problematic

    February 10, 2021
    Students need a better approach to word problems than just key words.
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    The Struggle is Real (and Productive)

    February 10, 2021
    When your students struggle, your instinct may be to jump in and help them. That’s natural. You care about your students, and you don’t want to see...
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    Unmasking Tape: Diagrams Reveal Underlying Mathematics

    February 10, 2021
    A tape diagram is a pictorial model students can draw to represent a mathematical relationship or to develop understanding of a math concept. Tape...

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