HEATHER M. F. LYKE
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NWSISD Keeps Community Collaboration at the Center
AMSD Connections, May 2024
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The Many Costs of Lost and Damaged Books
Dover-Eyota Eagle​, 15 May 2022, p. 3
​Mapping our Distance Between 'Stress' and 'Overwhelm'
Third Eye Education, 15 April 2022
5 Ways to Structure Group Activities that Will Engage All Learners ​(republished)
Third Eye Education, 27 February 2022
Doing the Deep Work of Education: 3 Reasons It's Needed, 3 Ways to Get Started
Third Eye Education, 13 February 2022

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The Gift of Reading
Dover-Eyota Eagle, 1 Dec. 2021, p. 3. ​
Why Does the Frame We Use Matter? Embracing Curiosity Over Judgment.
Third Eye Education, 11 November 2021
Strong Roots Grow Strong Students
Dover-Eyota Eagle, 15 Sept. 2021, p. 5. ​
The Life-Changing Magic of Sparking Joy in the Classroom: ​The Art of KonMariing Our Courses (republished & updated)​
Third Eye Education, 5 Sept. 2021
Beyond Making the Grade: Motivating Jagged Learners with ClassROWEs
Third Eye Education, 3 June 2021
Rethinking Education: Using the Pandemic as Inspiration for Innovation
Third Eye Education, 23 May 2021
Showing Pride in Our Classrooms (republished & updated)
Third Eye Education, 5 May 2021
Accessing Mirrors and Seeing Through Windows: Why Students Need Diverse Books (republished)
Third Eye Education, 10 April 2021
Opening Classroom Doors to Allow in Community Collaborators ​(republished)
Third Eye Education, 20 March 2021
Dessa: A Canvas for Challenging Conversations 
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(co-authored with Nick Truxal)
Third Eye Education, 28 Feb. 2021
Dessa: Inspiration for Transdisciplinarity and Application
Third Eye Education, 28 Feb. 2021
Dessa: Time to Bury the Dead White Male
Third Eye Education, 28 Feb. 2021
Let's Play BINGO!
Dover-Eyota Eagle, 15 Jan. 2021, p. 4. ​

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Opening Classroom Doors to Allow in Community Collaborators
RPS Secondary Curriculum & Instruction, 7 May 2020 (no longer in publication)
Dead Poets Struggle
Life in the Time of Covid, 25 Apr. 2020​
Flooded by Hope
Life in the Time of Covid, 25 Mar. 2020​
Quarantined Away from My Family
Life in the Time of Covid, 17 Mar. 2020​


A small sampling nonfiction works written between 2016 and 2019 were published by Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Rochester Public Schools, Rochester, MN  ​(no longer in publication)
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Supporting Students after Graduation by Teaching Them (Write) Now

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Answering the Call for Clear Communication
Building Broad Social Networks
Digging into Diction: Improving Our Classrooms One Word at a Time
End of Year Surveys: Looking Forward as We Draw to a Close
Keep It Short & Sweet with Micro-Writing

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Collaborating with Paraprofessionals in Mainstream Classrooms
Fishbowl Discussions: from Setting Up the 'Basic Bowl' to Creating a 'Fancy Aquarium'
Learning on the Move
Quality Feedback Structures That Save Teachers Time & Keep Students Learning
The Summer Downshift

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Engaging All Learners in Group Activities
Room Arrangement Matters
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