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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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Use AI for Your Benefit Generating activity ideas or lesson plans, creating rubrics, and assisting with basic writing tasks are three ways to easily get started with an AI chatbot. What other questions could be asked to dive deeper and more concisely into the information? Use AI to assist you with generating clearer and more concise messages.

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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 Learning Motivation Learning Styles 104

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Use AI for Your Benefit Generating activity ideas or lesson plans, creating rubrics, and assisting with basic writing tasks are three ways to easily get started with an AI chatbot. What other questions could be asked to dive deeper and more concisely into the information? Use AI to assist you with generating clearer and more concise messages.

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Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 128

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

All you need is designated time in your class, the right writing materials, and a prompt that really inspires them. This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) ” You’ll also find tips for getting middle schoolers to write in every class. Yes, even math!

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. Include review materials in your curriculum 3. Keep writing prompts on hand 6. Use 8th grade writing prompts throughout your curriculum to keep their pencils moving and their minds creating.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Grass Head Science Journal – Growing Hair Experiment – Kindergarten & First By Class of Kinders Grade: K-1st Subject: Earth Sciences, Writing This experiment for kids includes a journal and a breakdown of the steps. The next day, have students write a secret message using a white crayon on white paper.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

tools to incorporate into your curriculum. No Prep Ta and Ti-Ti Music Worksheets By Aileen Miracle Grade: 1st-2nd Using the ta and ti-ti notes, students read and write patterns, copy patterns, and color patterns. Assign different actions in the story specific sounds and have students play their instruments when those actions occur.

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k12

JULY 18, 2025

Online school students use computer skills to access classes, communicate with teachers, conduct research, review materials, and turn in assignments. In many public schools, keyboard and computer navigational skills have been a standard part of the curriculum since the 90s. Typing and keyboard. Learning management systems.

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The Applicious Teacher

MAY 25, 2025

There is no cost to you, but this extra coinage allows me to continue creating free resources and writing awesome content for you! Tip #1 Use a Notebook UFLI includes a few key writing components. But here’s the thing: research has shown that writing improves memory retention. And even more specific: writing on paper. (

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Creating formal “AI literacy” curricula and standards is premature and likely counterproductive – the curriculum is already “morbidly obese” and can’t handle additional requirements. The rapid pace of technological change means any fixed K-12 AI curriculum would be outdated before students complete it.

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Education English Assignments Writing 281

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. Daisies pressed into virtual journals spark creative writing, with tech tools preserving the results. Flowers fit seamlessly into tech-driven education. Theyre a bridge to community too.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Create a Word Wall: Have students write down words and quotes that feel relevant to the goals they listed. 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.

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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. Use Hispanic Heritage Month activities that include writing templates, instructional bookmarks, and sentence practice worksheets to focus on writing skills.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall. It's at this point in my typical morning that I begin writing a blog post that will appear right here. I write about all sorts of things, but what I mostly write about is early childhood. I've written since 2009.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). The kids think the stories are fun and enjoyable, not “required” or “boring.”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

debugging – write-edit-rewrite; try, fail, try again. Before starting, review the digital citizenship associated with visiting an online site (such as privacy, staying on the assigned website, and not talking to strangers). Students now write directions for which color is poured into what squares to create their drawing.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2017

For decades, schools have been scaling up the technology incorporated into the classroom, from small computer labs designed to teach basic computer skills to student-assigned tablets for more complex, daily assignments (and occasional play).

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Technology Textbooks Assignments Writing 283

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. Every month, my Advanced English teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned our class one of the classics of English literature and expected us to demonstrate what we had learned with an accompanying essay.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Speaking and writing are about producing the language, requiring a different mental muscle from learners. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.

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Writing Skills Essay Languages 278

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

Was early exposure to texting crimping our students’ ability to write correctly? To engage in the critical thinking process that underpins the ability to write? Not surprisingly, for many of our eighth-grade students, how they texted was bleeding into how they approached writing in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Rubrics identify specific criteria relevant to the assignment, along with corresponding levels of performance that allow for more precise grading. When teachers provide students with the rubric at the start of any assignment or task that will be assessed, the rubric serves as a roadmap. How does using rubrics benefit students?

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2023

A whopping 97 percent of respondents in a recent survey say they ‘frequently’ or ‘sometimes’ use ChatGPT to write lesson plans. Likewise, 93 percent of teachers say they use the AI platform to grade and provide feedback for students, 91 percent say to write emails, and 89 percent say to write letters of recommendation.

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Writing Education Feedback Assignments 271

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Personalized approach to Response to Intervention is intended to help curriculum be as effective as possible. MobyMax is an integrated personalized and blended learning curriculum for K-8 students. It covers reading, writing, vocabulary, language, math, fact fluency, number sense, and science.

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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. Sure, the skills of writing may have been practiced, but so what? To what end?

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Assignments Essay History Social Studies 205

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

I enjoyed the tactile experience of writing down my events, notes to myself, and lesson ideas. Provides a place to write notes, but lesson needs are kept separately in a binder or in separate files on a computer. The level of detail may be limited by a lack of space to write detailed notes. For years, I used a daily planner.

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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?

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2020

Revising in response to formative feedback is a cornerstone of effective writing instruction. As a result, teachers can be reluctant to assign many essays that require students to produce multiple drafts or provide extensive comments on early drafts of students’ writing. Related content: 10 distance learning writing lessons.

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Evaluation Writing Essay Teachers 267

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Then there’s the sudden temptation of ChatGPT and other new AI tools, which can make cheating on assignments easy and often undetectable. Johnson, a writing instructor and chair of the writing center at Madison Colleg “It all sort of feels bundled together,” Cohn says. Teaching The Why Sarah Z.

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Instructors Assignments Textbooks Essay 200

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Students can do pen and paper practice, read and annotate, compose a piece of writing, work on an art project, create a flowchart or concept map, or tinker to learn.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2025

I know–many consider online services that write papers for you as a hard no, but let’s talk about that. Thats why students look for ways to make the process easier, and one of the smartest moves is using a term paper writing service. Avoiding last-minute panic Nobody writes their best work at 3 AM the night before its due.

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Assignments Writing Essay Critical Thinking 130

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

If students are working 0n an essay, I dedicate one station each day to providing real-time feedback as they write. When a formal assignment is due, I use my teacher-led station to have individual grade conversations with my students. They use complex 5 or 10 point rubrics and assess every aspect of an assignment.

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Grades Blended Learning Essay Feedback 420

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

When I was in college, I started writing a holiday newsletter to include with my Christmas cards. As I began to write, I realized that 2020 for me was a year of extremes. Do they feel the work assigned is interesting, engaging, and relevant? What has been your favorite activity, assignment, or routine?

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Learning Blended Learning Assignments Feedback 544

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 8, 2015

I prioritize this time because I know students won’t love every book we read as part of our curriculum. Below is a brief overview of the assignment. I’ve also included a link to a Google document with a detailed explanation of the assignment for any teacher interested in using it! SSR Book Club Style Chat .

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Reading Assignments English Writing 420

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2025

How to use Digital Quick Writes This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: summarized by NoteGPT Summary In this video, Jacqui Murray discusses the concept of quick writes as a dynamic and engaging way to teach writing in the classroom.

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