Institute for Learning

09/01/2026

"What's really remarkable is that we have people from different schools within a single district collaborating, we have two districts collaborating, and we have two educational organizations collaborating. It's really rare to have that happen."

That's how IFL Director Tony Petrosky described this work. Read the full story to see this rare kind of collaboration in action.

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08/28/2026

What does student centered literacy instruction actually look like in a middle school classroom? Think less listening, more discussing, reasoning, and writing about complex texts together. Read how teachers in two Pennsylvania districts are putting this into practice.

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08/19/2026

Every student deserves a real seat at the table in math class, not just the students who always have the right answer.

Read our full article that addresses building space for all student thinking.
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08/17/2026

Exciting news from our work with Pittsburgh Public Schools and the School District of the City of York! Leaders from both districts recently came together to share what a year of focused literacy improvement looks like in real classrooms. Curious what they learned? We've got the full story on our website. 📚

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08/10/2026

Here's a question to ask yourself: when you ask students for the first step to solve a math problem, is there really only one correct answer? Probably not.

Our article explains why that matters.
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08/06/2026

Quiz time! Take our quick 6-question quiz to find out if your teaching practices are building student reasoning or just transferring your own thinking onto the page.

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08/04/2026

Student-Centered Routines are structured activities that guide students through understanding, analyzing, and communicating ideas.
Benefits include:
- Enhanced critical thinking & communication skills
- Deeper comprehension & collaboration
- Positive & supportive learning environment

Learn more & explore professional development opportunities!

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07/31/2026

Quick question for math teachers: are you teaching math, or wishing your own math knowledge into your students? There's a real difference, and our article breaks it down. Take the 6-question quiz and see where you land.

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07/20/2026

In this article, we share stories about how two teachers from Dallas ISD work to humanize rigorous ELA instruction through the process of building relationships with students. Their stories convey the importance of building relationships with students and how those relationships led to classroom communities where students feel safe and excel in rigorous learning.

Relationships that Drive Rigor May 9, 2023 By Tequila Butler, Emma Raleigh, Crystal Newman In Teaching to Transgress, bell hooks shares her personal experience of having teachers who really knew her and her peers as members of a community, a family. “My teachers were on a mission… To fulfill tha...

07/09/2026

Not all vocabulary words are worth the same amount of instructional time.

Tier One words are common.
Tier Three words are domain-specific.
But Tier Two words — high-utility terms that appear across many texts and subject areas — are where the greatest instructional value lies. Think words like "require," "emerge," and "ecstatic."

Learn how to use this framework in your classroom.

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