Units of Study

Dr. Pam Smith, Heinemann Content Specialist and former teacher and principal, provides an overview of the Units of Study series from the unique perspective of someone who used the Units in her own classroom and, later as a principal, led colleagues as they implemented Units of Study school-wide. In this 20-minute overview, Dr. Smith reviews topics such as:

  • The research behind the Units

  • What teachers can expect 

  • How Units fit in the school day

  • The Workshop Framework

  • What the series contains

  • Connections across the Reading and Writing Units