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? This approach aligns with research on how students develop passion, purpose, and essential skills for college success and workplace engagement.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. These skills are honed extensively across the curriculum, within the context of increasingly challenging problems, projects, and performance standards.

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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These schedules are rigid, designed not to maximize learning, but to maintain compliance with an outdated factory model that prioritizes memorization and recall over deep understanding and critical thinking.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. And yet, we impose these artificial deadlines on learning every single day.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills. Active monitoring shows students their work matters and allows faculty to model and scaffold skills often.

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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. Students, in turn, build literacy skills in context, rather than treating reading as an isolated subject.

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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? This approach aligns with research on how students develop passion, purpose, and essential skills for college success and workplace engagement.

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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.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

Fortunately, a wide range of high-quality digital tools can help K-12 learners stay curious and build STEM skills throughout the summer months. During the summer months, the platform provides free access to a curated collection of mini-lessons designed to spark curiosity and critical thinking. or “Can a tree grow without seeds?”–and

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

With small class sizes, individualized instruction, and a focus on executive functioning, social-emotional growth, and life skills, AEF offers a unique educational experience tailored to each students needs. These platforms allow students to practice skills at their own pace while giving teachers real-time insights into their progress.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Library Sanctuary Hours” — Create designated tech-free zones and times in the library with enhanced features like meditation corners, art supplies, and comfortable reading nooks. Include daily group check-ins for accountability and support. Run for two months, expanding hours based on usage patterns.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

Nurture creativity with the arts 7. Preschool Curriculum & Lesson Plans | Toddler Activities Worksheets Sensory Bins By The Stay at Home Teacher – Kaitlyn Renfro Grades: PreK This curriculum includes basic skills like counting, shapes, colors, letter identification, and more. Block out time for reading and writing 3.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Only when I’m clear on the objective—whether it’s collaboration, reflection, critical thinking, or empathy—do I select the technology that best supports that goal. This helped them apply knowledge, develop communication skills, and see themselves as active citizens.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers regularly use technology, not just to teach, but to help students think deeper, ask better questions, and tell their own stories. These arent just digital skillstheyre life skills. They begin tackling real problems, building research skills, and learning how to think for themselves. Meadowcroft.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

A follow-up study in 2025 confirmed this trend, highlighting even steeper declines where secondary students have fewer opportunities to build new skills. That’s why it’s critical to offer computer science experiences that foster invention, expression and design. This isn’t just an education issue — it’s a workforce one.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

Programs like ASDAN, BTEC, and the Duke of Edinburgh International Award give students additional pathways to develop leadership, problem-solving, and real-world skills. A key part of this approach is the ASDAN curriculum, which is designed to develop practical skills, social integration, and emotional intelligence.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

DE Original Series Boosting Literacy Skills With The Writer’s Block, middle school students build grammar, literary analysis, and communication skills with relatable hosts and captivating storytelling.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Only when I’m clear on the objective—whether it’s collaboration, reflection, critical thinking, or empathy—do I select the technology that best supports that goal. This helped them apply knowledge, develop communication skills, and see themselves as active citizens.

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k12 Online Schools

JUNE 24, 2025

Introduction In the 21st century, digital literacy has emerged as an essential skill set for children and young adults, transcending traditional educational boundaries. Studies have shown that students with strong digital skills tend to have higher grades and better engagement in their educational pursuits.

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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? Personal) your praise?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Not all online platforms deliver quality education, and the lack of face-to-face interaction can hinder social development and collaborative skills. Relevance to Real-World Applications : Students increasingly seek curricula that align with their career aspirations and life skills.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Mystery Guests encourage students to work together, use critical thinking skills, and broaden their horizons. A postcard exchange allows students to share insights about their hometown, learn about other communities, and improve communication skills. The postcards themselves also make great mementos of the year!

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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. Put their science and teamwork skills to the test with a five-activity survival STEM resource. 1, 2, 3, 4; 7.G.B.4,

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

Keep Supplies Accessible Also, take time to gather essentials– notebooks, pencils, a whiteboard, art supplies, etc. I still had my kids use binders/folders/notebooks so they were developing good organization skills. For example, you might decide to start your day with daily question slides or creative thinking journals.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

We talk about writing as a product for assessment, a subject where paragraphs and commas are taught, or a skill that one either has developed or lacks. Simply put, writing is our critical thinking made visible. This process can happen when studying any subject, not just English language arts.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 18, 2025

Math Visuals & Wall Art : QR-coded concept posters and visuals like the Fibonacci golden spiral help students learn independently and visually, which is especially helpful for spatial and neurodiverse learners. They also make art come alive for a more energetic room. It’s perfect for group work and simulations.

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Organized Classroom

JUNE 4, 2025

Such engaging activities not only make science enjoyable but also encourage critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This simple yet effective demonstration highlights how primary colors blend to form secondary colors, making it an excellent introduction to basic principles of art and science.

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Science Laboratory Participation Activities 86

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Ready to ignite your students’ imaginations and sharpen their writing skills? They’re developing the skills to investigate real-world topics, explain ideas clearly, and write with purpose. They encourage students to examine similarities and differences and explain their thinking. Every prompt below aligns with CCSS W.7.1,

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

According to neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf, so-call deep reading -- sustained immersion in a text -- stimulates a number of valuable mental habits, including critical thinking and self-reflection, in ways that skimming or reading in short bursts does not." They want, as they should, the whole thing.

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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.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. Some districts purchase the product as a wholesale textbook replacement for their ELA classes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Take advantage of this by introducing pre-programming skills like creating macros. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to teaching coding that is a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Coding with Pixel Art. Make sure the NUM LOCK is on. Human Robot. Grade level: K-5.

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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. Besides Math Standards, Alice supports these Common Core writing skills: 8.3a They can pick from several story themes in creating their finished story. If you use iPads, try Stick Nodes , Stickman, or Scribble Movie.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

It allows us to reach students with high-level thinking and reasoning, regardless of their reading level. I love the way the CERCA Framework (which stands for Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Counterargument, Audience) builds students’ critical thinking and argumentative writing skills.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This story on how teaching critical thinking skills online during the COVID pandemic, originally published on April 29, was eSN’s No. As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. 8 most popular story of 2020.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Edtech tools also enable students to learn beyond the four walls of the classroom, providing them with so many more opportunities to enhance their critical thinking skills and understand real-world situations. It’s important to teach students the art of effective collaboration when using the PBL approach.

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