Updated Units Offer Fully Integrated Solution
With New Digital Experience to Extend Teacher
Capacity
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. ,
May 7,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Heinemann today announced the
release of a new edition of Units of Study in Writing for Grades
3-5 authored by Dr. Lucy Calkins and
Units of Study colleagues. The Units of Study in Writing is an
innovative and effective supplemental curricula and instructional
approach. Developed over decades, it has transformed the way
children learn to write by adapting the "writing workshop" model to
meet the needs of elementary-age students.
The new edition offers a blended experience and features new
lessons aligned to the latest evidence-based writing principles to
ensure students can successfully meet the demands of today's world.
An updated edition of the Units of Study in Writing for K-2 was
released in 2023. The new 3-5 Writing Units will be available for
back-to-school 2024, completing the updated K-5 Units of Study in
Writing portfolio.
Responsive Instruction, Grounded in Research
The new
Units incorporate the latest research on oral language development,
writing instruction, grammar, vocabulary, knowledge generation,
executive function and feedback, providing explicit lessons in
narrative, informational, argument and literary essay writing. A
new sequential, standards-based curriculum in grammar ensures that
students' writing instruction aligns with and reinforces their
reading instruction. Responsive teaching remains at the heart of
the curriculum with more tools for assessment-based small group
instruction, options for differentiation to support learners as
they develop their skills and writing craft, and increased guidance
for supporting multilingual learners embedded in each lesson.
New AI Tools for Teachers
Launching on the Heinemann
Flight platform this summer, the new Units will harness the power
of AI as a tool for educators by giving teachers access to
generative AI-suggested comments, uniquely tuned to the instruction
and style of Units of Study, to provide each student with
customized feedback. This feature will help teachers more quickly
and easily see patterns in students' writing and identify areas of
support, extending teacher capacity and deepening student
engagement and success. The new Units will also provide more
comprehensive support for blended teaching and learning with
downloadable materials to streamline planning and an innovative
student experience with opportunities to submit work digitally.
"Heinemann is delighted to offer the new edition of Units of
Study in Writing as a fully integrated solution," said Maggie DeMont, general manager of Heinemann. "We
know that fostering students' digital literacy is essential in an
increasingly digital world. The new Units feature the best in
research-based, responsive writing instruction alongside innovative
generative AI tools that help enhance the breadth and depth of
teacher feedback as part of an immersive digital student writing
experience."
Pilot users have reported increased engagement and improvement
in students' writing abilities. "The beauty of Units of Study and
the workshop model, in general, is the ability it gives teachers to
be responsive to the individual needs of students. Responsive
teaching is needed today and will be essential in education going
forward," said Thomas Nickerson, a
4th grade pilot teacher from Massachusetts. "The new writing units are
written to meet this challenge. They are full of thoughtful ideas
and strategies to meet students who are striving, meeting, and
exceeding the standards."
For more information about the Units of Study, please visit:
UnitsofStudy.com.
About Heinemann
Heinemann is a leading provider of
professional resources and educational services for educators,
kindergarten through college. Heinemann supports the
professionalism of teachers as they help children become literate,
compassionate, engaged citizens of the world. Heinemann authors are
exemplary educators eager to support the practice of other teachers
through professional books and explicit teaching materials,
streaming videos, podcasts and blogs, as well as professional
learning experiences, both live and online. Heinemann is dedicated
to teachers and the modernization of the teaching profession. Visit
Heinemann.com to learn more.
Media Contact:
Erika
McCaffrey
Director, Communications
Heinemann Publishing
publicity@heinemann.com
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