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Articles by Mary Tamer

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Mary Tamer
Mary Tamer was the senior editor of Usable Knowledge and the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Research Stories
Coping with Community Crisis
Resources for parents and educators on talking to kids about trauma and loss
Mary Tamer, Bari Walsh
July 8, 2016
Parenting and Community, Social-Emotional Wellbeing
young green plant growing out of cracked pavement
Research Stories
Raising Strong Readers
Strategies for parents and educators to encourage children to read — from infancy to high school
Mary Tamer, Bari Walsh
March 1, 2016
Early Childhood, Language and Literacy, Mind and Brain, Parenting and Community
Literacy textbooks stacked on a desk
Research Stories
When Bad Things Happen
Tips for parents and educators on talking to kids about the unthinkable and inevitable events in life
Mary Tamer
April 16, 2015
Social-Emotional Wellbeing
A small girl holds onto a teddy bear
Research Stories
Testing, Crime, and Punishment
As educators in Atlanta face jail time, an expert weighs in on where we’ve gone wrong with standardized tests
Mary Tamer, Matt Weber
April 15, 2015
Education Policy
Testing classroom
Research Stories
Multiple Methods
When it comes to solving math problems, it pays to compare
Mary Tamer
April 13, 2015
STEM Learning
UK Math
Perspectives + Opinions
The Longest Day
Surviving the first day of kindergarten.
Mary Tamer
April 1, 2015
Parenting and Community
A child's hand covered in finger paint
Research Stories
Liar, Liar
The dog ate your what? Four tips for parents on handling little white lies to tall tales
Mary Tamer
March 20, 2015
Parenting and Community
Lying image
Perspectives + Opinions
An Educator’s Impact
Professor Thomas Hehir’s work has helped to change lives, one student at a time.
Mary Tamer
March 11, 2015
Students with Disabilities
Professor Thomas Hehir
Research Stories
How Did They Get Here?
A book focusing on students with disabilities at Harvard challenges stereotypes and bias while highlighting the themes of their success
Mary Tamer
March 9, 2015
College and Career, Students with Disabilities
Tom Hehir
Research Stories
All About the Books
How can parents and educators turn the page on kids who are reading less and computing more?
Mary Tamer
March 3, 2015
Language and Literacy, Parenting and Community
UK Read
Research Stories
Word Generation at Work
Building vocabulary via Word Generation helps NYC students enhance their debate skills
Mary Tamer
February 27, 2015
Language and Literacy
A middle school debater from New York City
Research Stories
Leading the Way
The Harvard Family Research Project places emphasis on the links between leadership and family engagement on Presidents Day
Mary Tamer
February 13, 2015
Parenting and Community, School Leadership
photo of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota
Perspectives + Opinions
Classroom with a View
How one reporter’s extraordinary journey is connecting students around the world.
Mary Tamer
February 12, 2015
Learning and Teaching
A world map of the classrooms participating in the initiative Out of Eden Learn
Research Stories
Research at Its Best
What institutions can do to create an environment conducive to optimal faculty output
Mary Tamer
January 30, 2015
College and Career
a photo of books piled up
Research Stories
In Leaders We Trust
Andrés Alonso shares his views on what it really takes to be superintendent
Mary Tamer, Matt Weber
January 21, 2015
School Leadership
Professor Andres Alonso

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