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. Sgourdos also holds CAGS from the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School. That cycle keeps them growing, and more importantly, keeps them engaged.

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Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 130

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

Education 116

Education Essay Culture Math 116

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

I considered majoring in English since I loved reading, or maybe pre-med for financial stability. When I taught fifth grade at a school in Nevada, I had to follow the curriculum in the provided textbooks, and there was no room to deviate. Once I got to college, however, my A-student record failed me.

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Schools Failure Ethics Textbooks 146

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Gamification allows broad content areas (like English-Language Arts) with few measures of performance (alphanumeric symbols) to be broken up into more granular–and achievable–concepts and skills.

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 102

k12

JUNE 27, 2025

We’re here to help you find a summer school curriculum that will leave your kid feeling confident for the upcoming year and excited to keep learning! A curriculum tailored to your kid’s needs can assist with: Maintaining Momentum: The brain is a muscle, and like any muscle, the longer you don’t use it, the weaker it gets.

Curriculum 52

Curriculum Learning Styles Schools Students 52

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Writing is used to assess student learning more often than it is used to facilitate learning. We talk about writing as a product for assessment, a subject where paragraphs and commas are taught, or a skill that one either has developed or lacks. Rarely do we hear people, even teachers, discuss writing as a process for learning.

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Writing STEM Learning Critical Thinking 634

1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

JULY 23, 2025

Below are the 11th-grade homeschool curriculum picks we have made for her! Health & PE , via Compass Classroom ENGLISH We are doing something new and tackling a full literature course. For writing, we will finish up IEW S&S Level C and then most likely begin University-Ready Writing.

Grades 52

Grades Curriculum Textbooks History 52

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 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.

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Learning Disabilities Disabilities Students Art 64

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 283

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

National Science Foundation, aimed to solve that problem with a drone-focused curriculum for rural middle schools. The lessons included real-world scenarios for using drones, like finding a lost child, that often appeal to young girls, and writing exercises to remind kids of what they’re good at before they try something hard.

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STEM Science Middle School Middle School 225

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. Each version comes in both English and Spanish, allowing you to differentiate instruction and challenge English speakers to learn new Spanish words.

Activities 52

Activities Culture English Languages 52

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. Follow these tips to brighten up your curriculum and your students’ days. ELA Bell Ringers Riddles Brain Teasers | For Teens | Vol. #2

High School 52

High School High School Schools Math 52

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 24, 2021

So, I’ve created the following idea documents brainstorming learning activities that teachers in math, English, and history may find helpful as they plan for their station rotation lessons. English: Station Rotation Ideas. When I work with history teachers, I adapt and use many of the strategies I employed in my English class.

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History English Math Science 437

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

13, 2021 — McGraw Hill today announced updates to its widely used and trusted Wonders English Language Arts program for grades K-5, building upon the program’s proven instructional approach while offering a multitude of enhancements designed to meet the needs of today’s classroom. NEW YORK, Sept.

English 256

English Language Languages Art 256

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For English learners, acquiring language proficiency opens the door to thrive across all subjects. Schools are challenged by the growing number of English learners in their classrooms, with some districts having as many as 100 different native languages spoken by their students. Utilize peers. Face students when you teach.

English 310

English Languages Language Testing 310

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.

English 274

English Blended Learning Languages Language 274

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.

Writing 294

Writing Failure Essay English 294

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 281

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

BOSTON (March 31, 2025) In recent months, almost 2,000 schools and districts have purchased or renewed licenses for Lexia English Language Development (Lexia English) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand. Prince William County Schools serves more than 20,000 English learners who speak 140 languages.

English 230

English Language Languages Social Studies 230

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

That was the joking term that my fellow English teachers and I came up with to describe what we were seeing. 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? These students suffered from “Texting Sickness.”

Writing 273

Writing Students Communication Critical Thinking 273

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2023

DALLAS (PRWEB) — Frog Street , an early childhood education company designed around the latest science in early brain development, has announced the results of a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins School of Education evaluating the efficacy of the Frog Street Pre-K curriculum with students in Texas.

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Curriculum English Schools Study 261

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Ohio is dedicating millions to a curriculum overhaul. Meanwhile, just nine states require that districts adopt high-quality reading curriculum, NCTQ’s analysis found. Only three of those — South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia — require districts to choose curriculum from a state-approved list and cover the cost for districts.

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Curriculum Reading Science Teachers 300

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Findings like these suggest the need for schools to start teaching good digital citizenship to students at a very young age—and Ribble and many others believe that students should learn these skills throughout the K-12 curriculum. But if we embed it into the curriculum, that’s when it sticks.”. Managing an online identity.

Curriculum 279

Curriculum Teaching Mobile Devices Ethics 279

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Rubric Criteria Research on a problem Solution design Communication and collaboration California English Language Arts Writing Standards Grade 7 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Teachers do not need to write lengthy comments on student work to justify a grade.

Fairness 546

Fairness Assignments Feedback Languages 546

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2017

I feel confident that education will always be needed; but, occasionally I wonder if writing education has value in a computer-driven world. Students enter my English classrooms and see the course as a requirement for advancement. Writing as Job Market Differentiator. Writing as Job Market Differentiator. Writing for AI.

Writing 224

Writing Technology Education Essay 224

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2017

As with any skill, the key to better writing is more practice. But that creates a dilemma for the teachers tasked with helping students improve their writing skills: How can they build more opportunities into the curriculum for students to practice writing, while still giving students both timely and meaningful feedback?

Writing 189

Writing Technology Essay Feedback 189

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?

Essay 187

Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

They want to know exactly how I have managed that as a high school English teacher. If students are working 0n an essay, I dedicate one station each day to providing real-time feedback as they write. Below is an example of a station rotation lesson for my 9th and 10th English class.

Grades 420

Grades Blended Learning Essay Feedback 420

eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2017

Certain teacher professional development could have a positive impact on academic writing by English learners in grades 7-12, according to a study from the University of California, Irvine. The high school exit exam – since suspended – gauges California students’ competency in reading, writing and mathematics.

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Writing Exams Essay Students 206

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Historically, English language learner (ELL) instruction has primarily focused on reading and writing. The reasons for this are twofold: 1) Reading and writing are the most obvious, immediate learning needs, and 2) federal and state reclassification requirements are focused on these subjects. The truth is a little more complex.

Math 214

Math Curriculum English Middle School 214

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Odette guided Esther as she wrote her answers in English. “I She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers.

English 201

English Language Languages Teachers 201

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 6, 2021

For example, if you are an English Language Arts teacher, you may want to consider a file labeled “Reading,” another labeled “Writing,” and yet another for “Speaking/Listening’ ’ Additionally, you can create subfiles within those folders and organize your resources by novel, writing genres, or topic.

Online Learning 545

Online Learning Art Languages Language 545

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2021

And comics aren’t limited to art and English classes, either. Pixton cures classroom boredom and empowers every student, by unleashing their artistic and writing potential. Student login is simple, teachers get a dashboard to manage students and their work, and Pixton offers content to support curriculum standards.

English 310

English Art Science Writing 310

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 8, 2015

My 90 minute English class begins with 15 minutes of silent sustained reading every day. I prioritize this time because I know students won’t love every book we read as part of our curriculum. Write an 8-12 sentence reflection about your book. Write a 4-6 sentence explanation of how this food goes with your book.

Reading 420

Reading Assignments English Writing 420

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

I understand the pressure teachers feel to cover the standards and move through their curriculum. The teacher may use academic or subject-specific vocabulary unfamiliar to a student with limited background knowledge or who is not a native English speaker.

Blended Learning 545

Blended Learning Learning Universal Design Disabilities 545

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen firsthand the anxiety that students experience when it comes to writing their college essays.

Essay 182

Essay Writing Beliefs High School 182

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

How do we ensure students achieve proficiency with the English language while receiving a rich and comprehensive education? Thanks to computer-driven translation, AI, and advanced classroom tools, we stand to put every student on a path to success with the English language and beyond. Today’s technology presents us with answers.

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English Education Languages Language 305