k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Steven Sgourdos has a passion for fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in his students. Are they memorizing facts, or learning how to think, solve, and lead? More than just doing projects, it’s about making learning real. That cycle keeps them growing, and more importantly, keeps them engaged.

Learning

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2025

These benefits translate well to STEAM contexts, where critical thinking, teamwork, and creativity are essential. Enhances problem-solving & critical thinking Game development forces students to think like systems engineers, breaking down problems, testing outcomes, and refining solutions.

Game-Based Learning

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Schools embraced a broader vision of learning by nurturing curiosity, critical thinking, and emotional growth (as opposed to solely standardized test scores). Standardized testing became ubiquitous and often crowded out the arts, physical education, and even recess in under-resourced schools.

Education

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

In today’s world, where misinformation is rampant and digital literacy is more important than ever, students must also develop the critical thinking skills to evaluate sources and identify truth. Integrate them into curriculum planning. But accessibility alone isn’t enough. In fact, every teacher is a reading teacher.

Language

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

These schedules are rigid, designed not to maximize learning, but to maintain compliance with an outdated factory model that prioritizes memorization and recall over deep understanding and critical thinking. The result? Time becomes a barrier instead of a tool.

Learning

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.

Interdisciplinary

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Steven Sgourdos has a passion for fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in his students. Are they memorizing facts, or learning how to think, solve, and lead? More than just doing projects, it’s about making learning real. That cycle keeps them growing, and more importantly, keeps them engaged.

Learning

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

This activity emphasizes computational thinking and problem-solving, incorporating Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and utilizing differentiation strategies to support diverse elementary learners. I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach.

STEM

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.”

Exams

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

And when you combine strong values with smart tech and a global curriculum, you get more than a good education. What makes this continuum so effective is how it blends critical thinking with character education. Critical thinking isnt something we teach once, says Ms. At Elmwood, learning is never static.

Schools

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.

Laboratory

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. This inclusivity is intentional. It’s not consuming, it’s creating.”

Ethics

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.

Interdisciplinary

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Gamification allows broad content areas (like English-Language Arts) with few measures of performance (alphanumeric symbols) to be broken up into more granular–and achievable–concepts and skills. Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? .” Academic) A good grade?

Gamification

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

In this new paradigm, collaboration and critical thinking are essential. The use of digital tools fosters collaboration and interaction, which can enhance critical thinking skills. You might find that engaging with peers not only reinforces your knowledge but also develops critical thinking skills.

Hybrid Learning

Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

What curriculum should you use? Keep Supplies Accessible Also, take time to gather essentials– notebooks, pencils, a whiteboard, art supplies, etc. Homeschool Curriculum Options One of the most challenging decisions for new homeschool parents is choosing a curriculum (we have the same dilemma as teachers!).

Teachers

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. This holistic approach ensures that students not only master the curriculum but also develop essential life skills for the future.

Skills

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Simply put, writing is our critical thinking made visible. Because it is a critical thinking process, writing isn’t merely an act of jotting down what you have in your head. This process can happen when studying any subject, not just English language arts.

Writing

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

STEM isnt just the latest teaching topic: Its an innovative, cross-curricular way to strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Mathematics: Find math-based art projects to complete in class, such as symmetrical paintings and fractal paper sculptures.

Middle School

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking. Design Fun Experiments for Kids With TPT Add excitement to your curriculum, no matter what subject you teach.

Elementary School

Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

You don’t have to do a deep dive into your curriculum yet, though. Keep all tasks accessible and engaging – think of tasks with a low floor and high ceiling here or consider some critical thinking tasks! Think of the first day of school as just a small preview of the classroom’s rhythm.

Teaching

Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? Because this is a single post/article post (and not a full lesson plan or curriculum), we’ve focused on quick, inspiring ideas rather than step-by-step instructions.

STEM

Organized Classroom

JUNE 4, 2025

Includes 14 articles from Organized Classroom, including topics such as: -Curriculum Mapping -Setting Up Your Daily Classroom Schedule -Digital Filing Cabinets -Weekly Planning Resources -Several To-Do List Templates -Balancing Home and Work Life in your Calendar -File Organization and even more! This 70 page digital book has you covered!

Science

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

Students can answer the riddle in a daily journal or chat with a partner before you start the day’s lesson, letting them settle in and practice using important critical thinking skills. Test your students’ funny bones and critical thinking skills with these science-themed riddles and jokes.

High School

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Third Grade — Pixel Art. Pixel Art is the blocky drawing that is most famous for appearing in Minecraft. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

Grades

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Coding with Pixel Art. Pixel Art is the blocky drawing that looks both amateurish and sophisticated. Before Minecraft’s characters made it recognizable even to kindergartners, players used pixel art in the popular Tetris game. Grade level: K-12. You’ll recognize it by the : stair-step edges. limited colors.

Art

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2025

Encourage them to explore, engage their critical thinking and active learning skills. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Then have them select the ‘Help’ files. Open a picture.

History

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

I love the way the CERCA Framework (which stands for Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Counterargument, Audience) builds students’ critical thinking and argumentative writing skills. Another inquiry-based initiative we are always working on is our Next Generation Curriculum model. It gives you goosebumps, doesn’t it?

Technology

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom. In an online academic environment, the focus on critical thinking skills is amplified.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2020

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom. In an online academic environment, the focus on critical thinking skills is amplified.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). . – Gale , part of Cengage Group, has added a new resource to its award-winning Gale In Context family of products.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

MindLabs by Explore Interactive brings state-of-the-art technology that, combined with award-winning EiE curricula, will provide teachers with standards-aligned, engaging activities to help students build skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, engineering design, and team collaboration — all skills required for jobs in the 21st century.

Curriculum

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

It’s possible to combine PBL and maker education across the curriculum–and during a must-see ISTELive 24 session , Nicholas Provenzano , a teacher, technology coordinator, and makerspace director at University Liggett School in Michigan, demonstrated just how to do it. The best part? This is where PBL and maker education intersect.

Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2023

Teaching Critical Thinking Through Essay Examples: Unlocking Minds We’re exploring a fun classroom adventure where teachers teach us to think carefully and write good essays using examples. We’ll see how these great teachers turn simple essays into smart thinking tools. Critical thinking isn’t a skill.

Critical Thinking

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

But at its core, computational thinking is simply a way to process information using higher-order or critical thinking, says Julie Oltman, who also teaches at Lehigh and is collaborating with Hammond on a related social studies curriculum. Naturally, it involves a lot of computational thinking.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2021

In a recent edWebinar sponsored by Unruly Splats , Lauren Watkins, Marketing Director, and Christine Danhoff, Technology Integration Specialist at Genoa Area Local Schools in Ohio, advocate integrating coding and computer science into core subjects such as math, music, art, world language, English, and physical education.

Physical Education

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

STEAM education is trending at an opportune time: The COVID-19 pandemic caused learning loss across the board, and a STEAM-centered curriculum that engages students while weaving important 21st-century education principles into real-world lessons is critical for success. You can’t have one without the other.

STEM