eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? We’ve discussed grit, growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, relevance, autonomy, and purpose. None of this is to say content doesn’t matter—good curriculum is essential. All of those are real.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Reimagining Curriculum to Foster Engagement and Identity Over the years, fellows have noted how hard it has become to not only create engaging curriculum for students but also find ways to foster community and identity development in the classroom. Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

In those environments, creativity was often seen as defiance, and culturally relevant teaching was just as perilous. One time, I even begged to include more African American literature in the curriculum. Given that we are discussing learning environments for students and families, in many ways, it is. My students were growing.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Among the new content and resources now available to users of Discovery Education Experience are: Ready-To-Teach Lessons Enhancing Curriculum Built around research-based instructional strategies, these new ready-to-teach lessons and activities target critical classroom needs and help teachers create unique learning opportunities for each student.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Gen ed is great, so why is it discussed as a “hurdle.” Currently, she is in a general psychology course, and although she finds the concepts interesting, she is grinding her way through online discussion boards to finish her degree. She is not being asked to manufacture responses to hypothetical scenarios on weekly discussion boards.

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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. Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Platforms like Zoom or Google Classroom enable real-time discussions, while forums foster ongoing dialogue beyond scheduled sessions. Global Perspectives on Education Education’s landscape varies dramatically across the globe, reflecting diverse cultural, economic, and political contexts.

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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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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

They help establish a culture of respect, responsibility, and critical thinking. Building a Year-Long Culture of Safety Dont just teach science safety lab rules once and call it a day. Plus, it supports your full year science curriculum by creating a strong, consistent foundation.

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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

Its a commitment to embedding equity into every layer of school culture, from classroom practices and curriculum to policies and professional learning. Here are five research-informed strategies school leaders can use to develop antiracist, inclusive cultures through professional learning.

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Lab to Class

MAY 26, 2025

Communication styles can stereotypically differ between culture groups, genders, and generationally. It takes many years of experiencing and living in a culture to fully understand how they communicate. Lack of understanding, especially between different cultures can lead to distrust, discrimination and even violence.

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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

Its a commitment to embedding equity into every layer of school culture, from classroom practices and curriculum to policies and professional learning. Here are five research-informed strategies school leaders can use to develop antiracist, inclusive cultures through professional learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2025

Now, a dozen students from six families are suing the department for sidelining books, curriculum and cultural awareness events that conflict with the presidents goal of excising gender ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion from public life. These changes are causing irreparable harm to DoDEA students.

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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. When you add them to a display, they help class visitors and guests learn about this culture, too.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2025

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. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

With a curriculum that includes slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, two world wars and the Civil Rights Movement, American history teachers are used to venturing into emotionally charged subjects. Walking students through the unsettling complexities of the past has never been an easy job. The changes are quite alarming, Gillis says.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

With more than 80 riddles and pop culture questions, a student answer sheet, and a teacher’s answer key, this resource puts students into teams to win a class riddle competition. Follow these tips to brighten up your curriculum and your students’ days. Explore high school resources

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Integrating data literacy into K-12 curriculum The good news? In social studies , students can interpret historical or demographic data, question sources, and discuss how data is used to shape policy. The road ahead Building a data-literate school culture takes time and intention. And it doesnt require a separate course.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Discuss with students how this supports Common Core’s “Capacities for the Literate Individual”: Demonstrate independence. Come to understand other perspectives and cultures. Kick this unit off with a guest presentation from a social worker to discuss ways of connecting with an elderly population. Value evidence.

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Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow parents to pull their children out of classroom discussions around books covering LGBTQ+ and other themes that may conflict with their religious beliefs could embolden efforts to restrict more titles. And it also doesn’t necessarily go away if our culture changes in three to four years.”

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2017

Rather than focus on raising my students’ awareness of the dangers of living in an online world, I try to change the negative culture which has come along with the anonymity provided by the Internet (I’m looking at you, Youtube comment sections). Fast forward to this past February, when I was given a very unique opportunity by Google: “Mr.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

This framework acknowledges and values the cultural backgrounds, identities, and experiences of all students, creating an inclusive environment where every learner can thrive. By prioritizing cultural responsiveness, school leaders can foster a sense of belonging and empowerment among students, teachers, and the broader school community.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Cultural competency and AI To become effective agents of change, the next generation of teachers will need to take ownership of three core areas: cultural competency, social-emotional learning, and innovative practices (including AI).

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2018

When educators think about diversity in the classroom, culture may be one of the characteristics that crosses their mind. But as they select their curriculum and develop their lessons, most teachers are not accounting for how culture will impact a student’s ability to participate and learn, says Almitra Berry-Jones, Ed.D.,

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Curriculum Associates recently launched its Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative to support the professional growth of rising school principals nationwide. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. To learn about the 2023–2024 Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative, visit [link].

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Poptential , a free curriculum that infuses lessons with digital storytelling using pop culture references, also uses SpongeBob SquarePants. Poptential uses a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, and other sources.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Poptential’s American History Volume II curriculum, Bell Ringers, and digital media clips feature the accomplishments of African American leaders and civil rights activists as they fought for racial equality.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2024

While thoughtful assessment design and implementation are necessary for student success, building a strong assessment culture in schools is often overlooked but equally important. ISTE is collaborating with the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (NCIEA) to explore the characteristics of a healthy assessment culture.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2021

I write teacher guides and curriculum for graphic novels for publishers like Macmillan and Scholastic, and I have a book about teaching with comics coming out this summer. I started doing research and wrote my thesis on using comics and pop culture in the classroom to increase engagement and confidence in readers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a writer, my Indigenous culture shows up in my poetry. As a teacher, it filters through my relationships with students and into the curriculum I curate. How do we, as educators, empower ourselves to affirm Indigenous knowledge as foundational to our practice and move closer to a pedagogy of justice and gratitude in our curriculum?

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We discuss the need to model a growth mindset for our students and what is needed to cultivate classrooms where we celebrate experimentation, risk-taking, and failing forward. What role do devices and technology tools play in your curriculum? How might giving students more choice and voice impact your classroom culture?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

For instruction that yields cultural literacy, we most often look to language arts and social sciences. With Google's Applied Digital Skills as his foundation, Hicks prioritizes culturally relevant teaching through the vehicle of computer science. We really need to make everyone’s culture part of the conversation.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

culturally relevant textbooks? Usually when you hear any discussion about free textbooks, it really talks about just the cost, and what we’re saying is, it goes way beyond that.” “Usually when you hear any discussion about free textbooks, it really talks about just the cost, and what we’re saying is, it goes way beyond that.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

“Students like Bell Ringers because they use media-rich content that sparks their curiosity and leads to thought-provoking discussions.”. The lessons use a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, and other sources.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

By honoring and embracing our students’ cultural backgrounds, we not only create a sense of belonging but also enhance their educational journey. When schools actively honor students’ cultures and identities, they fulfill these basic safety needs, allowing students to focus more fully on their academic and personal growth.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2022

By increasing support and creating safe spaces to openly discuss common experiences of stress, schools can establish a culture that normalizes addressing mental health, which can reduce stigma. Reducing Systemic Barriers to Getting Mental Healthcare Receiving mental healthcare in this country is no easy feat.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

I See, Think, Me, We Thinking Routine The “See, Think, Me, We” thinking routine promotes deeper understanding and encourages discussion. The routine can be applied to various situations, from analyzing a piece of art to discussing a historical event. “Does this person remind you of anyone you know?

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