September 2025 Newsletter
Hello,
This edition of our newsletter is packed with tips and insights to help you lead with intention, from building student relationships to making smart instructional decisions in a changing classroom landscape.
This edition of the Learning-Focused Newsletter explores:
- The Goldilocks Principle of Effective Scaffolding
- Intermediate Novel Analysis: Thank You, Mr. Falker
- The Writing on the Wall: How Writing Walls Build a Culture of Literacy Across Content Areas
- Teaching Students Error Analysis: A Pathway to Critical Thinking
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Upcoming Events
We are spotlighting two upcoming sessions to help boost student achievement, catch kids up, and increase motivation.
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Accelerate Learning with Previewing
September 29, 2025 in Asheville, NC
Exemplary Schools understand that Remediation is not the only way to support struggling students. This Training provides schools and teachers with a system that sets high expectations for student learning. It is proactive and committed to implementing strategies for helping students meet those expectations.
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Accelerate Learning with Scaffolding
September 30, 2025 in Asheville, NC
This training helps teachers address the challenge of meeting grade-level expectations for students who are behind by showing how to “scaffold up” instead of simplifying content, ensuring students build the skills to succeed without lowering learning standards Educators learn how to plan subtle, effective supports, integrate missing skills into current lessons, and gradually shift responsibility to students, boosting both confidence and competence.
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Product Spotlight
Pathways to Student Engagement Part 1
Collaboration, Writing, and Distributed Summarizing
Are your students “participating” but not truly engaged? Many teachers face the frustration of students who go through the motions without really connecting to the content. This lack of authentic engagement can lead to shallow learning, low retention, and missed opportunities for growth.
Our Pathways to Student Engagement Part 1 delivers proven, research-based strategies to turn compliance into curiosity and passive listeners into active learners. You will gain practical tools to make lessons more relevant, give students more ownership, and spark the deep thinking that drives achievement.
