Catch my Words

JULY 27, 2025

How I became a Writer Long ago, I worked on a memorable writing activity with my kids. After deciding to complete the activity with them and enjoying it thoroughly, I became a writer. My writing tends to score in the middle to high school range, so here you have it! I had many opportunities to model active reading.

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

It’s the first day of school, and your high school class is quiet. Use these ice breakers for high school students on the first day of class or when starting a new semester. Help them introduce themselves with more engaging ice breaker activities for high school students that range from funny to fascinating.

High School

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

In summary Five years after COVID shut down most California high schools, today’s college students describe a difficult transition to adulthood, marked by fear, loss and a lack of preparation. The 2021 class of high school graduates saw the percentage of low-performing math students tick up even more, to 22%.

Math

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. We even did it every Monday in my own high school and called it ISR (actually, then it stood for “Intensive Silent Reading” because the 70s were crazy). So now we go Old School. I just hope he has good brakes.

Reading

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. To extend the activity, have them share their thoughts with classmates. What are your goals for high school ?

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Discover ways to integrate Hispanic Heritage Month activities into your school day and honor the contributions of Hispanic leaders, artists, athletes, and icons worldwide. Each version comes in both English and Spanish, allowing you to differentiate instruction and challenge English speakers to learn new Spanish words.

Activities

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Explore unique vision board ideas for students to help you individualize this activity to each of them. This can be a simple brainstorming activity, or students can do some research to find quotes from books, movies, songs, or famous people. Once all the pages are complete, students can use the information to create a vision board.

Learning Disabilities

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

They often attend under-funded schools and have less access to high-tech industries than their peers in urban schools. But now researchers won’t be able to follow up with kids to see if Take Flight altered their trajectory in high school.

STEM

k12

JULY 9, 2025

10th grade student and SAC intern SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. Right now, I have a fairly light high school course load, consisting of English, science, algebra, and some career-focused extracurriculars.

English

k12

JUNE 10, 2025

SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. After geometry, I start my English III lesson. After English III, I start my world history reading. From there, I start on English III, and then I attend my 11 AM Chemistry class.

History

k12

JUNE 17, 2025

10th grade student and SAC intern SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. After school, I’ll rest, play volleyball, or hang out with friends. I’m taking English 3 honors, U.S. By: Leyla L., Thank you, Kylah!

Schools

Cal Matters

JULY 23, 2025

Medina credits Mini-Corps tutors with getting her through high school and helping her enroll in college, where she ultimately earned a teaching credential. Several other education programs were also halted, including after-school centers, English learner programs and professional development for teachers.

English

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

When traditional icebreakers just dont cut it, try switching things up with Would You Rather questions for high school. Ease into the new year with these fun and lighthearted Would You Rather questions for high school students. Try them for a morning meeting, first-week-of-school activity, or SEL check-in.

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

High school isn’t all fun and games, but it can have a few jokes and riddles! Keep students guessing and thinking with a set of riddles for high school students. A pillow 14 ELA Enigmas and Wordplay Puzzles Need a brain break for high school students between chapters of your latest novel unit? What am I?

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Find everything you need for facilitating great debates in your high school class. From good debate topics for high school to resources for structuring and crafting arguments, you’ll find everything you need for a fiery debate in any subject. Should high school students be allowed to drop out of school when they want?

High School

Cal Matters

JULY 25, 2025

On June 30, the state education department learned that the Trump administration planned to withhold more than $800 million intended to support a slew of essential services in California, such as after-school programs and professional development for teachers. California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued U.S.

Schools

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

With this partnership, NMSI will provide intensive, research-based training and coaching for up to 270 South Carolina middle and high school teachers across mathematics, science, and English disciplines. A cornerstone of this effort will be the July 2226 Content Workshop, held in Greenville, SC.

STEM

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

ARLINGTON, Texas/PRNewswire/ — Workforce solutions provider Ancora has developed a new relationship with McGraw Hill to launch Ancora High School. Ancora High School is an online high school that offers a Texas high school diploma and is accredited by Cognia.

High School

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It is the perfect complement to the four other titles we have developed for Texas high school science programs (including AP and IB). Biology for Texas has been specifically written for the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Science (High School Biology). An equipment list is provided.

High School

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In this post, Sarah Dunn , a high school math teacher, shares her favorite technology tools and online activities. In an English or social studies class, students may use computers frequently to write papers or compose a response to a writing prompt. “It’s too hard for the students.”

Math

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. That push is evident at Brookdale.

High School

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 18, 2016

I’ve been teaching 9th and 10th grade English at Windsor High School for the last 13 years. I’ve tried to reimagine what learning looks like in an English class. I’m beyond excited to bring all of my ideas to fruition as I work to make my perfect teaching position a reality for the 2016-2017 school year.

Teaching

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After a professional development session for my teacher education program, I met with my supervisor to express a concern about a required program activity for my students. I told my supervisor the design and language used in the activity were not accessible to my students.

English

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 19, 2016

I’ve had several teachers request concrete examples of the types of stations I design for my high school English class. The two videos below provide a window into my classroom and give teachers some insight into my thought process and how I design of the various stations.

English

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Here are a few tips from the Ask a Tech Teacher team for High School students who want to get the most out of these important years: Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students Developing a digital study plan can be a game-changer for high school students aiming to improve their academic performance.

High School

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

New Mexicans can obtain their high school diploma through their local public library. Currently, six public libraries in New Mexico are offering Career Online High School to qualified adults (19 and older) who are looking to advance their careers, prepare for workforce entry or continue their education.

High School

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

More formally, “metacognition was originally referred to as the knowledge about and the regulation of one’s cognitive activities in learning processes” (Veenman, Van Hout-Wolters, & Afflerbach, 2006, p.3). To be successful beyond high school, students must hone the skills necessary to continue learning.

Metacognitive Skills

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

How do we ensure students achieve proficiency with the English language while receiving a rich and comprehensive education? Thanks to computer-driven translation, AI, and advanced classroom tools, we stand to put every student on a path to success with the English language and beyond. Today’s technology presents us with answers.

English

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Brainly’s Back-to-School survey highlights a growing trend–66.5 percent of students in grades 6-12 actively seek external support for their homework and study needs. The research shows that 67 percent of middle and high school students are using AI to help with their schoolwork. percent), history (14.7

Schools

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 8, 2015

My 90 minute English class begins with 15 minutes of silent sustained reading every day. It gives them time to “pleasure read,” which is a welcome time out for many of my overscheduled and stressed out high school students. I want to give them the opportunity and time to read anything that interests them.

Reading

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Keep Tech Engagement (and Effectiveness) Active. The beginning of a new school year is exciting, but as the novelty fades and academic routines set in, emphasis on and commitment to new, technology-driven initiatives may wane. . He has taught English at both the high school and college level, and worked with struggling writers.

Activities

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When we built a new 3-story high school building on our former baseball field, we knew that we wanted to incorporate spaces where students could learn and teachers could teach in a very collaborative manner. Related : How outdoor learning spaces lead to STEM engagement How to create engaging active learning environments.

Learning Spaces

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As a former high school teacher and current content author for AP History and Social Sciences, I’ve learned several key strategies to help your students earn the AP scores they need to assist them in their academic careers—and retain the material that they have learned.

Exams

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma. My favorite is The “Federal” in Federalism lesson.

Students

Catlin Tucker

MAY 12, 2015

Educators today are facing two major shifts in education–a move to the Common Core Standards and increasing pressure to teach students with the technology they’ll be expected to use in their lives beyond high school. technology to encourage students to be active and engaged participants in the learning process.

Technology

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

(NYSE: RST) to extend its world language program to military families and adult learners, in addition to supplementing traditional language learning instruction to its middle and high school students and English-language learners. The most common languages studied include Spanish, French, Latin and English.

Language

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of our schools provides advanced math and computer courses for various IT certifications, while another has a dual enrollment program that allows high school students to graduate with an associate degree and a high school diploma. Here are some ways to set your STEM-focused school up for success.

STEM