{"id":9123,"date":"2025-01-20T08:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T13:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginelearning.com\/?page_id=9123"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T22:21:56","slug":"heart-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginelearning.com\/heart-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3c13988 stk-block-background il-reusable-block px-3 px-md-5 py-6 py-lg-8\" data-block-id=\"3c13988\"><style>.stk-3c13988{background-color:#7c0000 !important;min-height:800px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}.stk-3c13988:before{background-color:#7c0000 !important}.stk-3c13988-column{max-width:900px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:96px !important;row-gap:24px !important}<\/style><style 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class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-44351bf stk-entrance\" data-block-id=\"44351bf\"><style>.stk-44351bf{max-width:400px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;--entrance-transform:scale(0.9) !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-10624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginelearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IL-HW-logo.svg\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\"\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e6a98fc stk-entrance paragraph-container\" data-block-id=\"e6a98fc\"><style>.stk-e6a98fc{--entrance-transform:scale(0.9) !important;--entrance-delay:0.8s !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e6a98fc-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e112459\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e112459\"><style>.stk-e112459-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}.stk-e112459{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e112459-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e112459-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center font-ivar h2\" data-block-type=\"core\"><span style=\"color: #ffede1;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">An honest profile of America&#8217;s educators<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h2\" id=\"h-what-is-heart-work\"><span style=\"color: #ffede1;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">What Is Heart Work?<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-size-lg\" data-block-type=\"core\"><span style=\"color: #ffede1;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Heart Work is an honest profile of America\u2019s educators, capturing the raw stories unfolding in today\u2019s classrooms. Each collection explores a different challenge in education, from addressing math anxiety to navigating AI in the classroom, confronting the reality of change and the courage it takes to embrace it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<main class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-76a3b51 stk-block-background il-reusable-block px-3 px-md-5 py-6 py-lg-8 stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"76a3b51\"><style>.stk-76a3b51{background-color:#ffffff00 !important;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.imaginelearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IL-HW-lined-paper-bg.v2.png) !important;background-position:top left !important;background-repeat:repeat-y !important;background-size:100vw !important;padding-top:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;z-index:2 !important}.stk-76a3b51:before{background-color:#ffffff00 !important;opacity:0.5 !important}.stk-76a3b51-column{max-width:1344px !important;margin-right:auto 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!important}.stk-f4480ea:before{background-color:#FFFFFF !important}.stk-f4480ea-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f4480ea-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3f820ca\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3f820ca\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3f820ca-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3f820ca-inner-blocks\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-6 mb-lg-8\" id=\"h-collections\">Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1f3b9f0 mb-6 mb-lg-8\" data-block-id=\"1f3b9f0\"><style>.stk-1f3b9f0 .stk--block-align-1f3b9f0{align-items:center !important}.stk-1f3b9f0{padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-top:0px !important;z-index:12 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Something isn\u2019t working, and the search for answers has never been more urgent. But is it too late?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">This collection of Heart Work shares the stories of two districts grappling with reading reform and the resolve of educators who refuse to give up, plus expert insight into what it will take to turn the tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-7e6887a\" data-block-id=\"7e6887a\"><style>.stk-7e6887a .stk-inner-blocks{column-gap:12px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-443d75c\" data-block-id=\"443d75c\"><style>.stk-443d75c{transition-duration:0.2s !important;--stk-transition-duration:0.2s !important;transition-timing-function:ease !important}.stk-443d75c:hover{transform:translateX(10px) !important}.stk-443d75c .stk-button{background:#7c0000 !important;border-top-left-radius:50px !important;border-top-right-radius:50px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:50px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:50px !important}.stk-443d75c .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-443d75c .stk-button .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#FFFFFF !important}.stk-443d75c .stk-button__inner-text{font-size:18px !important;color:#FFFFFF !important;font-weight:bold !important;font-family:\"Hellix SemiBold\",Sans-serif !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-443d75c .stk-button__inner-text{font-size:18px !important}}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"\/heart-work\/literacy-crisis\/\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"has-text-color stk-button__inner-text\">Explore the Collection<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-2672bd3\" data-block-id=\"2672bd3\"><style>.stk-2672bd3 .stk--block-align-2672bd3{align-items:center !important}.stk-2672bd3{padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-top:0px !important;z-index:12 !important}.stk-2672bd3-column{max-width:1344px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:96px !important;row-gap:24px !important}@media screen and (max-width:991px){.stk-2672bd3{--stk-col-order-1:2 !important;--stk-col-order-2:1 !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-2672bd3 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-2672bd3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cd31297\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cd31297\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cd31297-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cd31297-inner-blocks\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-math-anxiety\">Math Anxiety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"h5\" data-block-type=\"core\">Coming 2026. 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