k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

broadened my worldview and helped me internalize the importance of cultural relevance and adaptability in educational reform—what works in one context must be thoughtfully localized in another. At the same time, I’ve prioritized integrating SEL as a core part of classroom culture—beyond isolated lessons.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

The company recently completed a major evidence study across 242 sites and 25,000 students, showing significant improvements in English language arts, reduced disciplinary issues, better school culture, and 2.5 fewer absent days per student.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Alongside the Prefect system, Elmwoods student-led councils offer focused leadership experiences in areas like academics, arts, athletics, and service. Elmwood encourages students to create and lead clubs that reflect their passionswhether thats robotics, creative writing, or cultural heritage. But its not all theory.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., Hind Haddad, an Arabic language teacher in Columbus, Ohio, experienced many microaggressions as a Muslim educator.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

Nurture creativity with the arts 7. A great ELA curriculum doesn’t just teach mechanics; it lifts the veil to a powerful and enchanting world of language. Find ways to connect it to your family’s culture, traditions, and everyday life. And if the curriculum weaves in reading, writing, or art, even better. 1, CCSS W.K.2,

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

Beyond ASDAN, the school provides a wide range of personalized support services, including individualized learning plans, speech and language therapy, and counseling. Beyond academics, ProEd Global School fosters a culture of empathy and kindness. Every child deserves an education that meets their unique needs,” Llana emphasizes. “We

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

At Khan World School, a partnership between ASU Prep and Khan Academy, students have shown learning growth as high as 2 to 5 times national norms in math, reading, and language arts. Or is it relying heavily on the support structures, relationships, and cultural norms students bring from outside, especially from their families?

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

broadened my worldview and helped me internalize the importance of cultural relevance and adaptability in educational reform—what works in one context must be thoughtfully localized in another. At the same time, I’ve prioritized integrating SEL as a core part of classroom culture—beyond isolated lessons.

Interdisciplinary 145

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

Immerse your class in Spanish everywhere they look Immersion is a popular method for teaching new languages, so why not make your Spanish classroom scream “Spanish” with decor? Let art inspire your class Curate a culture of creativity when you highlight many aspects of the art world in your classroom decor.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

As a TA, I even received rubrics with that language. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, 2024, [link]. Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture 9, no. Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture 9, no.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective. Creating an empowering learning environment starts with a school culture built on structure, consistency, and emotional support. But learning doesnt stop with formal training.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Maintain a steady stash of supplies Anyone who’s taught language arts (or any class, really) has heard “I forgot my pencil” more times than they can count. For students who are testing below grade level, incorporate the CCSS for language arts that are closer to their actual abilities.

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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. Decorate your classroom with Hispanic heritage arts and crafts Present students with notable Hispanic historical figures in creative, hands-on ways.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

Beat the Teacher: Compete against the whole class in a trivia contest with topics like pop culture, movies, or your specific subject matter. Spanish Back to School Ice Breaker This or That | Beginning of Year Activity By MaestraInTheMiddle Grades: 6th-9th Subjects: Spanish, World Languages ¿Qué te gusta más?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Describe your family culture and explain how it shapes who you are. Are classes like art, gym, and life skills as critical as math and English? narrative prompts allow students to write using clear sequences, descriptive details, reflection, and figurative language. Should plastic water bottles have a deposit to reduce litter?

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Writing Grades Essay Middle School 52

Cal Matters

JULY 23, 2025

Of those who are enrolled in school, only 16% met the state’s math standard and 24% met the English language arts standard last year. Students can get help with reading, math, science, English language skills, one-on-one tutoring, health and social-emotional support, and help enrolling in college and navigating life after high school.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

Experience the cultural traditions of Buddhist Asia or Renaissance Europe? Define your culture with these questions Heritage is a big part of your students lives, but they dont always get a chance to celebrate it at school. Be able to speak your ancestral language fluently or paint like your great-great-grandparents?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

2 | EDITABLE By Lana’s Classroom Grades: 6th-12th Subjects: English Language Arts Fifty riddles and accompanying solutions make it easy to incorporate daily riddles into your class period. ELA Bell Ringers Riddles Brain Teasers | For Teens | Vol. #2 The resource includes editable slides in a U.S.

High School 52

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Cal Matters

JULY 7, 2025

The task force will use data from a Jewish climate survey to draft a plan supporting Jewish life, antisemitism education and cultural awareness, according to the email. Katz acknowledged the emotional impact such language can have on Jewish communities.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2015

They can be designed around pre-packaged online curricula or the sorts of adaptive software that are being developed to support learning in math and language arts. Change that would allow for blended learning in public schools requires a major culture shift. In that light, the obvious question is, “Why blend?”

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2025

For English Language Learners (ELLs), its more than an expressive outlet. Virtual museum visits extend this magic even further, granting students access to the worlds cultural treasures. This article presents a standards-aligned lesson plan that uses virtual museum visits as a foundation for deep language learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

As math educators, we can help those students by finding ways to relate their classroom learning to more recognizable cultural frames of reference that are authentic to the range of experiences in the room. But for multilingual students like me whose native language is not English, the math classroom can be a daunting place.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. ABOUT OPEN UP RESOURCES. ABOUT KIDDOM.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Nonprofit VHS Learning is partnering with Continental Han Feng Network Technology (CHF) to develop a full Chinese language high school program. Chinese 1 through AP® Chinese Language and Culture courses will be added to the more than 250 online courses currently offered by VHS Learning.

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Languages Language Technology Exams 242

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The consistent use of rubrics can help to promote higher levels of self-awareness, a culture of learning and growth, and ensure that assessments are accurate, transparent, and meaningful. Step 3: Use a mastery-based scale and describe each criterion at each level of mastery in student-friendly language.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

When coding shows up in the curriculum of a liberal arts program, its primary purpose is usually pretty obvious: help students get hired. Instead, coding is integrated to explore where it fits in “the broader idea of the liberal arts in the traditional Greek sense,” Anderson explains. In other words, coding isn’t just tacked on.

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Art Interdisciplinary History Essay 213

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Art Projects: In the visual arts, students often work on projects that require creativity, experimentation, and refinement. Learning a Language: Acquiring a new language involves mastering vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and cultural nuances.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Florida Senate votes to consider coding a foreign language for graduation requirements. State senators in Florida overwhelmingly approved a proposal to allow high school students to count computer coding as a foreign language course, although questions linger about whether the two subjects should be considered one and the same.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2025

Yet, in the art room, where images are the universal language, his talent shines, allowing his classmates to see his strengths, not just his struggles. I believe in the power of the artsits ability to transcend language barriers and how it helps all students, especially multilingual learners, thrive in school.

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Art English Languages Language 173

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

But for Lian and Lisbet, who moved to a home they did not choose in a place they did not know and needed to communicate in a language they did not speak, these transitions have led to freedom for them and their families. Later, students recorded their stories in their first or other language of their choice (some students speak up to five).

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Art High School High School English 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The New York City-based language company, founded in 2011, offers 10 language classes along with courses in interior design, mixing cocktails and French culture. VentureBeat called it a place to “teach Brooklyn hipsters about French culture.” Scaling a culture school. Looking outside of higher education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For English learners, acquiring language proficiency opens the door to thrive across all subjects. However, learning a new language can be a long, difficult process that requires courage, resilience and trust from students who initially might feel vulnerable and out of place.

English 310

English Languages Language Testing 310

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Exploring Different Cultures: When discussing cultural differences and traditions, the teacher could prompt students to share their initial assumptions and how their views changed as they learned about diverse cultures. This encourages cultural sensitivity and open-mindedness.

Ethics 331

Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2019

Biggest challenge: We wanted to refine our data culture and dig deeper into our data to determine external factors that could be impacting student achievement and growth. To address these challenges, Bramlett provided ongoing support and professional development focused on English language arts.

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Culture Students Learning Elementary School 190

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

EDSITEment offers free resources for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality K-12 humanities education materials in the subject areas of history and social studies, literature and language arts, foreign languages, arts, and culture.

Education 264

Education Social Studies Art History 264

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

This fall, my computer science class will follow the new AP Computer Science curriculum framework while also including culturally responsive instruction that makes use of students’ interests, community settings, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Culture 112

Culture Art Science Exams 112

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The routine can be applied to various situations, from analyzing a piece of art to discussing a historical event. Students could discuss topics like the importance of friendship or how birthdays are celebrated differently in various cultures.

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