k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Today, I serve as Vice-Principal of B.School, where I lead efforts to integrate well-being, sustainability, and equity into our core curriculum. Within my own schools, one of the most defining moments was leading the integration of social-emotional learning and well-being into the core academic curriculum. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

Here are 5 high-caliber digital resources that can help K-5 educators connect their curriculum to the imagination of their students. The multimedia lessons come with interactive activities, quizzes, and printable resources. The platform lets you filter texts by grade, Lexile level, or topic. ClassHook lets you do just that.

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

In addition to awareness training, administrators need to ensure the same hosting services are being used across classrooms, grades, and schools in their district and monitor activity under one umbrella.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

In addition, the students who felt the most disengaged in math class said they wanted fewer online activities and more real-world applications in their math classes. It used survey responses of 434 students in grades 5-12. Students who are bored in class instead crave face-to-face activities that focus on application, she said.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Among the new content and resources now available to users of Discovery Education Experience are: Ready-To-Teach Lessons Enhancing Curriculum Built around research-based instructional strategies, these new ready-to-teach lessons and activities target critical classroom needs and help teachers create unique learning opportunities for each student.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Keep an eye out for daily activities with local artists who will lead drop-in workshops to get the creative juices flowing. Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

In grade school, I was a confident student who knew how to ace tests and please my teachers. My practical immigrant parents talked me out of the first, and a terrible grade on a chemistry midterm out of the second. I personally never faced a weighty decision about my learning until I had to declare a college major.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Teaching 8th grade ELA can be a uniquely rewarding experience, as long as you’ve got the right tools. But is that enough to prepare new teenagers for 9th grade? We’ve gathered our favorite 8th grade ELA teacher essentials, including tips for brand-new teachers and seasoned veterans alike.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Today, I serve as Vice-Principal of B.School, where I lead efforts to integrate well-being, sustainability, and equity into our core curriculum. Within my own schools, one of the most defining moments was leading the integration of social-emotional learning and well-being into the core academic curriculum. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

This adaptivity ensures that students are met where they are with just-right instruction and fun activities. Among the latest enhancements made to DreamBox Reading are:  Expanded Access to Adaptive, Personalized Learning for Older Readers: DreamBox Reading now supports grades PreK-5, thanks to recently added content.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Keep an eye out for daily activities with local artists who will lead drop-in workshops to get the creative juices flowing. Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design.

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1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

JULY 9, 2025

As a homeschooler for over 20 years with my three kids, I have seen and used a lot of homeschool curriculum. I plan to share about all of the subjects and all of the homeschool curriculum we have used over the years. Grades: 1st & up Approach: Orton-Gillingham based, multisensory, explicit phonics instruction.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

From clapping catchy beats with hands and feet to singing for all the class to hear, amp up your lesson plan with music activities for elementary students that hit all the right notes. Perfect for brain breaks, indoor recess games , or circle time warm-ups, each activity can be remixed to set the right tone for your class.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Check out STEM activities for middle school that are sure to catch teenagers attention and inspire them to learn more. Construct a thermal insulator device Concepts to Cover in Middle School STEM Prepare for the future with STEM activities for middle school 1. Build historical machines in interdisciplinary projects 7.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

This philosophy is embedded in the British Curriculum, which offers both structure and flexibility. ProEd Global School blends this rigorous curriculum with personalized support, ensuring that every learner gets the guidance they need to thrive, not just survive in the classroom. “Our goal is to help them define it on their own terms.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2025

For parents and educators who follow or are interested in the Montessori approach, which emphasizes hands-on activity, self directed learning, and natural curiosity, this article will come in handy. Nowadays, teachers can use technology to share grades with parents, organize their lesson plans through apps and track a child’s progress.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

Creative Coding in the Classroom: From Game Design to Storytelling One example of creative coding comes from a curriculum that introduces computer science through game design and storytelling in Minecraft, a game-based learning platform used by millions of students worldwide. It’s about being active and engaged.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Through hands-on activities at DelSesto Middle School and a field trip to URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus, the URI students helped the sixth graders understand how lessons in their science classes had real-world applications. “We Our students realized that what they were learning in science class is relevant and important.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

The Academy Program, on the other hand, serves students who benefit from a highly customized curriculum with a strong emphasis on life skills, vocational training, and independent living. Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention.

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 18, 2025

6 Easy Science Activities and experiments MAGNETS how do they work? Below are some playful and educational activities with magnets that turn your classroom or kitchen table into a mini science lab. Stay ahead of the game with MY FREE curriculum road map for science. Ready for some hands-on activities with magnets?

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k12

JUNE 27, 2025

We’re here to help you find a summer school curriculum that will leave your kid feeling confident for the upcoming year and excited to keep learning! Between camps, volunteering, and family vacations, we know many activities compete for your kids’ summer days. The summer curriculum doesn’t have to be all about the basics.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) 10 8th Grade Social-Emotional Writing Prompts Social-emotional learning is a way for students to find their place in the world around them while staying in touch with their own wants and needs. Yes, even math! What would you do?

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

As a science teacher, especially in the elementary grades, teaching these rules isnt just about safety. Whether youre diving into 1st grade science or setting up your 3rd grade science lab, classroom expectations and procedures are everything. Students benefit from seeing reminders daily, especially during hands-on activities.

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

What Matters Most the First Week of School Before we talk about plans and pacing, here’s the foundation: the first week of school is not about jumping straight into your curriculum. That means your first week of school lesson plans should be more than a checklist of activities. These are foundational life skills. So I stopped.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

What curriculum should you use? Try to avoid high-traffic areas where other household activities will become a distraction. Start with a “Soft Start” Morning Routine Begin your homeschool day in the same way every time and include consistent activities like breakfast, chores, journaling, and then your homeschool curriculum.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

These kid-approved activities are bursting with wonder and aligned with NGSS standards , so you can be sure curiosity and goals are fulfilled. From making balloons stick to walls to squishing and swirling magical textures, each activity turns curious kids into mini scientists with big imaginations.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Its active, collaborative, and forward-looking. And when you combine strong values with smart tech and a global curriculum, you get more than a good education. From Prekindergarten to Grade 12, students learn social-emotional skills through a carefully structured curriculum. At Elmwood, learning is never static.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

Back To School All About Me Flip-book Activity By Love Live Laugh TEACH Use an “all about me” activity to create your first bulletin board of the year! The resource comes with headers, editable Google Slides, and community-building activities. With the right design, you can even tie it to CCSS , like retelling a story.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. Something broke in American education these past years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2025

July 2-5th Buy the K-8 curriculum ; get the 59-page Hour of Code bundle for $.99 Here’s what you do: buy the K-12 Tech Curriculum, the K-8 curriculum , the K-8 student workbooks , or the K-5 Curriculum (on the curriculum page) once it’s in your basket, add the Hour of Code bundle. 99 instead of $.9.99

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The Hungry Teacher Blog

JULY 21, 2025

When I stepped into middle school for the first time, I had no curriculum and no guidance. And your grade-level standards don’t show you the before steps either. A pacing guide helps you map out your curriculum and standards across the year. Personally, I like to start with an ELA scope and sequence or curriculum plan.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Empathy in Practice : Demonstrate empathy by actively listening and responding to customer concerns, showing understanding of their emotions. The grades in the course honor the on-the-job learning with at least a third of the points dedicated to the tasks Tara and Tim can accomplish at their place of employment.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 8, 2025

In our Day 1 workshop, we will use the free 4 Shifts Protocol to redesign lessons, units, and other instructional activities for critical thinking and problem solving, greater student agency, more real-world authentic work, and robust technology infusion.

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k12

JUNE 11, 2025

And because their schedule is more flexible, many also have time for sports, music, volunteering, or other community activities that help them build friendships beyond the screen. Students follow a proven curriculum, attend live classes, and get regular guidance from certified teachers.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

You can also celebrate this important month by showcasing Hispanic history, culture, and the Spanish language in your curriculum, no matter what class you teach. Discover ways to integrate Hispanic Heritage Month activities into your school day and honor the contributions of Hispanic leaders, artists, athletes, and icons worldwide.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Whole Brain Teaching – An innovative approach to classroom management that enhances student engagement and behavior using active participation techniques. 8 Weeks of Curriculum Guides I also created weekly tips that will leave you better prepared to teach eight key upper elementary reading and math skills all year.

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