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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

Embracing Student-Led Instruction
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Embracing Student-Led Instruction

October 17, 2022
When students feel like they have a voice in how their learning takes place, they often take additional initiative and engage more in lessons and...
Differentiation with Universal Design in Mind: Emphasis on All Learners
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Differentiation with Universal Design in Mind: Emphasis on All Learners

October 17, 2022
Equity should be prioritized as a central component in all educational improvement efforts. The 2018 Pew Center report on Diversity and...
Breaking Down the Next Generation Science Standards
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Breaking Down the Next Generation Science Standards

October 17, 2022
NGSS, PE, DCI, CCC/CC, SEP. Do these abbreviations sound familiar but also look a bit like alphabet soup? There are many acronyms to keep up with...
How Do Authentic Assessments Help Teachers Identify Student Growth?
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How Do Authentic Assessments Help Teachers Identify Student Growth?

October 17, 2022
Assessing student progress is key for student development and teacher planning. PhD Science® uses three-dimensional, phenomenon-based tasks to assess...
Literacy Knowledge: The Relationship Between Reading and Writing
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Literacy Knowledge: The Relationship Between Reading and Writing

October 7, 2022
The Humanities team at Great Minds® stays updated on the current scientific research on literacy. We bring research to life in our curricula and make...
Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Literacy Knowledge
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Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Literacy Knowledge

October 7, 2022
Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides a model for understanding the components of skilled reading. This blog series examines each of the strands of the...

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