k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

As educators, we’re always finding ways to go beyond the boundaries of traditional Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and supplement the curriculum in a unique and meaningful way. These aren’t just assignments. That cycle keeps them growing, and more importantly, keeps them engaged.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

In the second phase of the lesson, teams rotate and are assigned to another group’s obstacle course. By utilizing this framework, educators can design lessons that align with curriculum standards and reflect the ISTE vision of empowering students to thrive in a digital world.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? They’ll memorize elaborate lore, master mechanics, mimic skills, and explain them to others—all without being assigned a single worksheet. None of this is to say content doesn’t matter—good curriculum is essential.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. Multiple times in any class period, teachers call on students to contribute to the lesson of the day.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

For example, you may need to be as specific as “Create an analytic rubric with 100, 90, 80, 70, and 0 as the levels of performance using the following expectations for the assignment (paste directions and outcomes). Use AI to assist you with generating clearer and more concise messages. Tina Evans earned her Ed.D.

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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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Gamification Motivation Learning Learning Styles 104

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

In online classrooms, you might have some interaction with fellow classmates and lecturers, however, it’s all through a screen and no one is there in person to push you to finish your essays or assignments. This means that the onus falls on you to complete everything. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Authority, on the other hand, is when I decide what lessons to assign to students, or when they must read silently to themselves or aloud to the class. They are for everyone. I have control over their actions and learning. Of course, it's easier to be in control when your role as a teacher puts you in a position of authority.

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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. Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

For example, you may need to be as specific as “Create an analytic rubric with 100, 90, 80, 70, and 0 as the levels of performance using the following expectations for the assignment (paste directions and outcomes). Use AI to assist you with generating clearer and more concise messages. Tina Evans earned her Ed.D.

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Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 113

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Include review materials in your curriculum 3. Include review materials in your curriculum It’s easy to assume that 8th graders know the foundations of grammar, vocabulary, and writing, but that’s not always the case. Table of Contents 1. Maintain a steady stash of supplies 2. Choose a classroom management system 4.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2025

If you have a personal device assigned by the school but yours to take home, the steps may be more numerous but really, not more complicated. 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. Heres a list.

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k12 Prospects

JUNE 13, 2025

Alignment with Educational Goals and Standards Schools prioritize solutions that align with curriculum requirements, state standards, and instructional priorities. Strategy: Assign dedicated account managers to school districts to assist with onboarding and implementation.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

In many schools, computer science instruction is assigned to teachers based on availability rather than expertise. When evaluating a computer science curriculum, its important to consider how it approaches artificial intelligence. You can learn more about the curriculum offerings a t www.mheducation.com/computing.

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Assign roles if needed: Material manager Safety monitor Clean-up captain Use those lab rules as a guidepost for behavior. Plus, it supports your full year science curriculum by creating a strong, consistent foundation. Make sure students know how to move safely from independent work to small group or partner work.

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Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

Review whether each student’s IEP matches the current instructional model, staffing assignment, and support minutes they are receiving. For many districts, these grants cover the salaries of ESL-certified teachers, language acquisition curriculum, and professional development for content-based sheltered instruction.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

tools to incorporate into your curriculum. Assign different actions in the story specific sounds and have students play their instruments when those actions occur. Assign each note a number value and show students how to clap or snap the different notes. It even helps students connect to their cultural roots in meaningful ways.

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k12

JUNE 11, 2025

Students follow a proven curriculum, attend live classes, and get regular guidance from certified teachers. Our state-licensed teachers handle instruction and grade assignments and provide one-to-one support. Myth #3: “Online School Lacks Structure” Online school offers flexibility, but that doesn’t mean it’s a free-for-all.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Help students understand how wind, ice, and water wear things down by assigning group or partner investigations using simple foods like graham crackers. Design Fun Experiments for Kids With TPT Add excitement to your curriculum, no matter what subject you teach. With TPT, designing elementary science experiments is easy and fun.

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The Applicious Teacher

MAY 25, 2025

UFLI Letter Tray Tip- Number the trays, then assign each student a number. Number your letter trays and assign each student a tray. Perfect for asking curriculum questions. A couple of suggestions on these letter trays: Buy extra letters as some WILL GET LOST! UFLI Inspired Ideas- Another resource sharing FB group.

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Grades Learning Students Learning Disabilities 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

Give them a safe and structured place to let their arguments fly when you assign these persuasive writing prompts. 10 Informative 8th Grade Writing Prompts When you assign informative writing prompts to your 8th grade class, you’re letting them be the instructors! Should parents be responsible for their teens’ behavior?

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Writing Grades Middle School Middle School 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2025

They fuel curiosity in STEM experiments, add depth to creative assignments, and soften the hum of devices with natural charm. 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.

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STEM Art Learning Fairness 81

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Vision Board Project Goal Setting Bulletin Board Activity By Kitten Approved Curriculum Grades: 3rd-6th Students use a vision board planning sheet, graphic organizers, a checklist, and inspirational images to craft vision boards. The vision boards are accompanied by a writing assignment, and then they’re all hung as a class display.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

High workload: Besides teaching classes, grading assignments and exams, and providing feedback, full-time teachers must plan lessons, attend meetings and professional development programs, and organize extracurricular activities. They deeply understand the curriculum, student behavior, and classroom management.

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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. Middle and High School Hispanic Heritage Month Activities Once students reach middle and high school, they’re ready for more complex topics and assignments.

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Organized Classroom

JUNE 3, 2025

This is often short-lived when the educator realizes how much planning will be devoted to not only incorporating the devices into the curriculum effectively, but also topics come up such as behavior management, care of the units, rules for student use, internet safety, and more!

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

3 (A = 57, B =19) Algebra riddles that make math less mysterious Combine algebra skills practice with math riddles when you assign worksheets that include fun puzzle activities. Follow these tips to brighten up your curriculum and your students’ days. If A plus B is 76, and A minus B is 38, what’s A divided by B?

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

My point is that here I sit, a man who holds a high school diploma and university degree, the definition of an educated man, but most of the learning I actually use in my day-to-day life came from life itself, not any sort of curriculum. We learn when we find ourselves in stimulating environments, especially those we are free to manipulate.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Yet, making this vision a reality requires more than new tools or curriculum; it calls for bold leadership, a willingness to take risks and a commitment to incremental, meaningful change. It meant shifting from teacher-centered to student-centered learning through professional development, curriculum, assessment and real-world connections.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Every test score, attendance log, learning app, or digital assignment generates data. Integrating data literacy into K-12 curriculum The good news? Our classrooms are data-rich, but are we data-literate? Whether we realize it or not, data is everywhere in our schools. Teachers use data dashboards to track student progress.

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Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 295

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage students and truly immerse them in learning. The best part?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2023

Assigned Seats at Student-Led Stations As a teacher, I always had seating charts for whole-group instruction. But for those classes that needed extra structure during station rotation, I found assigning seats and strategically seating students in groups was equally important.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage students and truly immerse them in learning. Educators talk about writing across the curriculum–what about arts across the curriculum? The best part? Why maker education?

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2022

Prior to the COVID pandemic, technology integration in my high school math classroom was mainly used in two ways: discovery-based activities and homework assignments. Along with that, the curriculum supplement that came with our new textbooks was starting to replace some of the traditional paper-and-pencil work that we had been doing.

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Math Curriculum Hybrid Learning Feedback 267

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Tips for integrating AI into your K-12 digital citizenship curriculum In order to start integrating AI into your existing digital citizenship curriculum, let’s consider four main pillars of digital citizenship – safety, communication, literacy, and ethics.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. I like to think of this shift as a transition from content-based to issues-based curriculum.

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Assignments Essay History Social Studies 203

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

I didn’t think PDF annotation grading tools would work, not even a little but, so when my colleague, George, introduced them in his online history class, I watched amazed at how seamlessly George could highlight key points, strike through errors, and add personalized feedback on student assignments. x Interested?

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