eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

Teachers and parents can assign grade-level texts, paired with vocabulary lessons and comprehension questions. ReadWorks is especially helpful for English Language Learners, offering audio versions and question supports to aid comprehension. Parents can access dashboards to track progress and set goals over the summer.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

Project overview: Reading, recording, and reaching the world As an ESL teacher, Ive always looked for ways to make literacy feel meaningful and empowering, especially for students navigating a new language and culture. The assignment? What surprised me most was how seriously students took the project.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Since 2009, he has taught History, English, and Theology in the United States, and has since expanded his expertise to the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Business studies in China. These aren’t just assignments. Teachers are designers, not just facilitators. That made all the difference.” It’s contagious.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Teachers can use Gemini to create personalized lesson plans in a much shorter amount of time. With Gemini, my planning is so fast and easy, said STEM teacher Natali Barretto. Albuquerque Public Schools is focusing on grant writing and lesson planning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Teachers must align instructional content with state and national standards, prepare and organize materials, and thoughtfully structure collaborative learning experiences to ensure effective learning outcomes. In the second phase of the lesson, teams rotate and are assigned to another group’s obstacle course.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6 percent of U.S.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Since 2009, he has taught History, English, and Theology in the United States, and has since expanded his expertise to the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Business studies in China. These aren’t just assignments. Teachers are designers, not just facilitators. That made all the difference.” It’s contagious.

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Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 130

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Turnitin, a longtime leader in the plagiarism-detection market, released a new tool within six months of ChatGPT’s debut to identify AI-generated writing in students’ assignments. That detector first became popular among professors when the internet made it easy for students to copy and paste information from websites into their assignments.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 117

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 102

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Does a student click on a link but the logs show they only looked at the directions for a complex assignment for 30 seconds? For example, look at the log in records. Dr. Jennifer P.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 68

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Does a student click on a link but the logs show they only looked at the directions for a complex assignment for 30 seconds? For example, look at the log in records. Dr. Jennifer P.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 66

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

It is about protecting student rights, sustaining academic quality, and making legally defensible decisions with fewer resources, fewer teachers, and more pressure than ever before. Many districts rely on these funds to strengthen instructional quality in core classrooms and to support new or out-of-field teachers. Document everything.

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Special Education English Languages Language 94

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. So my question became, “How do I encourage my students to read in a way that lights a fire for them, so that they don’t see it as just another torturous reading assignment from their dumb teacher?” Those are my people.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

From enjoyable English games to interesting lessons for reluctant readers, ELA will quickly be their favorite class of the year. By making reading assignments as creative as the books they’re covering! Assign creative book reports Forget the standard five-paragraph book report format! or Wheel of Fortune to your classroom.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Vision Board Student Workbook By Danielle Knight Grades: 4th-12th Subjects: English Language Arts Students will create a 15×20 vision board using this eight-section guide. Ease back from breaks with vision board planning Settling back into school routines after seasonal and holiday breaks is hard for students and teachers alike.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

AI should primarily benefit learners, not just teachers or administrative systems. AI can function as an effective copy editor, potentially improving student writing beyond what many currently produce in settings like AP English classes.

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Education English Assignments Writing 283

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Today, the United States government commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month in many departments, and teachers around the country take time to teach students about significant individuals. Each version comes in both English and Spanish, allowing you to differentiate instruction and challenge English speakers to learn new Spanish words.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Reader Response Prompts Journal Middle School ELA Writing 6th 7th 8th 9th By English Oh My Grades: 6th-9th Get your students excited about reading by trying these 38 engaging worksheets, including topics like character analysis, plot structure, and author’s craft. Should teachers allow students to listen to music while working?

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Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 21, 2025

Registration is now open for Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning Summer Camp (see below). In fact, the Ancient Greek word for leisure, skhole , is the root of our English word for school. Registration is open for Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning Summer Camp , August 2-8.

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Questions Discussions Study English 91

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

She even worried about her English, noting that while she speaks her second language well, using it professionally every day was intimidating at first. While more than 300 school districts in the state report a paucity of bilingual teachers, the situation in Victoria is even more acute. Using foreign teachers isnt new in Texas.

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k12

JUNE 10, 2025

First, I love my teachers and value their expertise. I wanted a school where I could reach my full academic potential with good teachers who would challenge me and grow with me. For starters, my online school allows me to have flexibility in my class and assignment schedule. After geometry, I start my English III lesson.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

What is the first sign that youre going to like or dislike a teacher? 19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school. Should students be allowed to use AI on their assignments? When would you wait in a line for 30 minutes?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

In September 2023 alone, about 52,000 teachers and other educational support staff quit their jobs in the United States. Why Is There a Teacher Shortage? School districts nationwide struggle to fill teaching positions , especially in elementary education, secondary English, and special education. The result?

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

One of the most important reading journeys of my life was Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain , a dense, difficult work, translated into English from the original German, written by a very smart man. Reading what other people assigned to me was always a slog, and not the self-selected kind. Reading a book to the end requires effort.

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Reading High School High School Critical Thinking 98

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. One dollar (multiply each vowel by 20 cents) What did the odd teenager say to his teacher? The resource includes editable slides in a U.S.

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High School High School Schools Math 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Fun Debate Topics Persuasive Speaking Activity Middle School, High School By Lindsay Ann Learning Grades: 6th-9th Subjects: English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS SL.9-10.4, Should students be allowed to use AI on their homework assignments? Will AI ever completely replace the role of a teacher?

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2025

They do try, as Holly Distefano has seen in her middle school English language arts classes. Teachers are transitioning away from question-and-answer assignments or straightforward essays — in favor of projects. But Savage says it’s a simple matter for teachers to identify when students do turn to AI to complete their homework.

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Assignments English Teachers Essay 198

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Note : This station rotation series pictured above is designed for a 6th grade English Language Arts class. Create an assignment in your learning management system (LMS) and post the slideshow overview with instructions. Create an overview of the rotations with links to resources and documents. Courses on Sale for Back-to-School!

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Blended Learning Teachers Assignments Languages 521

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a teacher who strives to help students uncover their interests and stretch their imaginations, I wanted to ensure they were participating in this new technology. Going from zero to hero Just days before our fall semester started, I learned that I’d been assigned mythology—a subject I’d not taught before and one without a syllabus.

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English Syllabus Intelligence Assignments 333

Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Identifying the Needs of English Learners English learners (ELs) have unique needs requiring targeted instructional approaches to support their language acquisition and academic success. Because ELs come from diverse linguistic backgrounds, their English language skills may vary widely.

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English Blended Learning Languages Language 274

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Why should teachers use rubrics to assess student work? Rubrics identify specific criteria relevant to the assignment, along with corresponding levels of performance that allow for more precise grading. Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair.

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Fairness Assignments Feedback Languages 546

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“What do you want your teacher to know about you?” Odette guided Esther as she wrote her answers in English. “I I want my teacher to know I’m Smart in Swahili.” “I want my teacher to know I’m Smart in Swahili.” I was Esther’s teacher. A system in which many of their teachers, myself included, speak only English.

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English Languages Language Teachers 201

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2023

Even the most experienced teachers find themselves teaching “that one class” that needs extra support and structure when implementing the station rotation model. Assigned Seats at Student-Led Stations As a teacher, I always had seating charts for whole-group instruction.

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Assignments Coaching Blended Learning Learning 248

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Teachers want to give students timely, focused, and actionable feedback, yet it is easy to neglect. Given the bombastic pressure on teachers this year (and every year), I’ve been working on strategies to help support students in giving each other feedback. Assignment Checklist.

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Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Project Zero team presents a clear rationale for each routine (in English and Spanish), providing an explanation of the purpose of each routine as well as an explanation of how to apply the routines. It also simplifies the workflow for teachers because all of the students’ work is in a single location.

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Art English Critical Thinking History 520

Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

English teachers frequently ask me which technology tools I use to design my online learning stations. Below are my 5 favorite technology tools and online resources for designing the online learning stations in my English classroom. #1 Teachers can create lists of vocabulary words or use the lists already available on the site.

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Online Learning Technology Blended Learning English 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 18, 2016

Each year at the start of spring semester, my administration sends every teacher a form called “What’s Your Flavor?” ” It asks teachers a series of questions: Are we planning to continue teaching next year? If we could describe our perfect teaching assignment, what would it be? School was born!

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