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Sarah Webb

Sarah Webb is the senior curriculum designer for multilingual learners in Humanities at Great Minds. Before joining Great Minds, she was an English learner teacher and instructional coach in Dayton, Ohio.

Sarah Webb

Supporting Student Discourse Through Math Instruction
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Supporting Student Discourse Through Math Instruction

July 1, 2026
"No offense, Ms. Hopkinson, but I learn better from my friends' thinking than I do from you."
Cognitively Guided Instruction in Action: Elicit, Interpret, and Advance Student Thinking
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Cognitively Guided Instruction in Action: Elicit, Interpret, and Advance Student Thinking

June 30, 2026
Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) begins with a simple but powerful belief: students’ thinking matters, and instruction should be designed to...
The Reading Crisis — And What We Can Actually Do About It
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The Reading Crisis — And What We Can Actually Do About It

June 24, 2026
New federal data should give every parent and teacher pause this summer. According to the National Center for Education Statistics' latest Nation's...
Building Math Identity and a Growth Mindset in Middle School
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Building Math Identity and a Growth Mindset in Middle School

April 7, 2026
Middle school is a pivotal time in a student’s academic journey—especially in mathematics. It’s often when students begin deciding whether they see...
Open Book: Great Minds 2024–2025 Public Benefit Report

Open Book: Great Minds 2024–2025 Public Benefit Report

April 1, 2026
We Made a Promise to Every Educator We Serve. Here's Our Progress Report.
Great Minds and Magpie Literacy Announce Partnership
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Great Minds and Magpie Literacy Announce Partnership

March 18, 2026
Great Minds PBC and Magpie Literacy are teaming up to improve reading instruction in U.S. schools. Only 1 in 3 eighth graders can read proficiently;...

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