Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

STEM isnt just the latest teaching topic: Its an innovative, cross-curricular way to strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Check out STEM activities for middle school that are sure to catch teenagers attention and inspire them to learn more.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Over the last nine months, weve worked with eight fellows whose pathways in education are as diverse as they have ever been, including a trauma psychotherapist turned early childhood counselor, a physics teacher with a penchant for storytelling and a Jordan-born immigrant who moved to the United States to pursue her passion for teaching.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Teaching 8th grade ELA can be a uniquely rewarding experience, as long as you’ve got the right tools. All you need to add is a classroom full of eager middle schoolers, and you’ve got the best school year ever! Include review materials in your curriculum 3. Table of Contents 1. Keep writing prompts on hand 6.

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JULY 9, 2025

As a homeschooler for over 20 years with my three kids, I have seen and used a lot of homeschool curriculum. I plan to share about all of the subjects and all of the homeschool curriculum we have used over the years. It was an extra thing, not our main spelling curriculum. The combo of vocabulary included was a neat feature.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Phase 3 Live Finale: Elementary, middle and high school teams competed in a 30-minute esports showdown, held at the Levan Center of Innovation at Nova Southeastern University, to design climate-resilient schools. Offer hands-on training, lesson plans and co-teaching models to help educators feel confident using game-based tools.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

Creative Coding in the Classroom: From Game Design to Storytelling One example of creative coding comes from a curriculum that introduces computer science through game design and storytelling in Minecraft, a game-based learning platform used by millions of students worldwide. This inclusivity is intentional. This inclusivity is intentional.

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JULY 1, 2025

One of the most common questions homeschoolers ask is: Which homeschool grammar curriculum should I choose? As a homeschooler for over 20 years with my three kids, I have seen and used a lot of homeschool curriculum. I plan to share about all of the subjects and all of the homeschool curriculum we have used over the years.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

Families are asking for more flexible, real-world learning options, and schools are stepping up to meet that demand. What Teachers Need: Quality Curriculum and Career Awareness But theres still a gap. But schools cant do it alone. These numbers signal a clear trend: The shift from college for all to CTE for all is well underway.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

To explore how this school partnership is taking shape, EdSurge spoke with Antigone Davis , global head of safety at Meta , and Dr. Kevin Martin , principal at Parkway Northeast Middle School in Missouri. Kevin Martin How has this partnership program impacted your school community?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

It also lets you check “About Me” pages off your back-to-school checklist. Back To School All About Me Flip-book Activity By Love Live Laugh TEACH Use an “all about me” activity to create your first bulletin board of the year! With the right design, you can even tie it to CCSS , like retelling a story.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

If you could teach a class on anything, what would it be? What middle school class has been your favorite so far? Practice writing skills based on the CCSS for history and social studies and your 8th grade history curriculum with tailored prompts. Explore middle school resources

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Teach students to use the SMART formula to ensure that any goals they set are specific and measurable. 2025 Vision Board Lesson Templates for Middle School – Day After Winter Break By The Sassy Math Teacher Grades: 6th-8th Kick off the new year with this ready-to-use, digital and printable vision board template for middle schoolers.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month is an excellent opportunity to teach students about influential Hispanic figures from the past and present. 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.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Financial literacy, and the role of K-12 schools in promoting it, is getting lots of attention these days. This article offers suggestions for how to teach financial literacy. At the high school level, financial literacy curriculum is often delivered as a separate course within social studies, consumer science, or business.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Teachers can then incorporate these topics into the curriculum or design small projects based on students’ inquiries. This gives them ownership of their learning and the freedom to follow their natural interests within the curriculum’s framework. Allowing students to vote on projects or learning topics can boost engagement.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In the past, it was common practice for students to “skip” grades, because there was redundancy in the middle school standards. Every grade has new content and does not re-teach content from the previous grade, but adds to it. With College- and Career-Ready standards, the learning builds.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Responding to a critical gap in technology education, CompTIA Spark has launched free technology curriculum specifically for middle grade classrooms, grades 5-8. It aims to support teachers so that they can teach the critical skills students need to succeed in whatever path they choose.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

Created to Address the “Middle School Gap” – Blackbird Teaches Real-world Computer Science Skills, Aligned to Educational Standards. The Blackbird system and curriculum was a perfect fit to our mission,” said Endla Thornton, founder and executive director, The Girls’ Place Chicago. “As Blackbird Education Platform: ?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. The program consists of 16 modular units, allowing schools and teachers to choose the order in which to complete the units based on their preferred pathway.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2019

s first computer science middle school last year in a struggling, historically black community to help bridge the technology achievement gap. One component of working with middle school students that continues to push my thinking around the work we are doing is the challenges and obstacles our scholars face outside of school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In fact, some of the most powerful learning in my middle school science classroom has happened when I’ve pretended to NOT know the “right answer.” Teaching in this way requires a good deal of flexibility—including in your curriculum. Teaching in this way requires a good deal of flexibility—including in your curriculum.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

In a recent interview with Chalkbeat Newark, Quijada, who is in his seventh year teaching at the preK-8 school, spoke about his passion for math and his desire to pass it down to Philip’s Academy Charter’s young mathematicians. What’s your favorite lesson to teach and why? I did the research to find the right curriculum.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum. Pivot Interactives offers opportunities for students to explore and learn for themselves.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

With this partnership, schools that work with Maplewoodshop will now also have the opportunity to utilize the Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF) Career Connections curriculum from NCAF. “We’ve About Maplewoodshop Maplewoodshop is a leader in teaching woodworking to elementary and middle school students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

But what if we reimagined attendance not just as a policy to enforce, but as an essential part of the curriculum for both students and parents? This paradigm shift could revolutionize how schools, students, and families approach this critical aspect of education. Here’s why we should consider attendance as part of the curriculum.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (June 12, 2022) —New Jersey’s Middle Township Public Schools (MTPS) announced it has initiated a new partnership with Discovery Education that will enhance science instruction for middle school students districtwide.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The conversation also highlights the evolving nature of CTE in middle schools and its potential to provide students with a more comprehensive and purposeful educational experience. Patrick emphasizes the value of helping students explore different career paths and develop essential skills early in their education.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological launched three new sets of K-8 digital resources for remote teaching this fall: Smithsonian Science for the Classroom @HOME, Smithsonian Science and Technology Concepts Middle School@HOME , and Building Blocks of Science 3D@HOME. Professional Learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

That’s why at Jacksonville Independent School District we like to combine social-emotional learning with coding education. Here’s how it has worked since we introduced virtual robotics at our middle school. At the time, we did not have a robotics course for middle grades at all, though we did have an after-school STEM club.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2019

We have to teach the skills that will let students enjoy their earnings and look forward to financial security. Related: What is your school doing to teach financial literacy? 3 things I’ve learned about teaching financial literacy. 3 things I’ve learned about teaching financial literacy. Make it personal.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2023

. – Ellipsis Education , a leader in computer science curriculum for K-12 education, has launched the Curriculum Delivery Platform (CDP) that will provide everything educators need to teach computer science in one place. Designed to be mobile-responsive, the CDP makes the curriculum teachers know and love easier to use. “We

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For the sixth consecutive year, Curriculum Associates has partnered with the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) to support the professional advancement of Latino administrators by helping them earn advanced degrees in education. Curriculum Associates is a true partner, and for that we are grateful.”

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

First Educational Version of a Programming Language Enables Middle School Code Education – Bridging the Middle School Gap. Traditionally, code teaching systems use unmodified programming languages. These are engineering tools, and are very unfriendly to beginners,” said Ness Blackbird, cofounder of Blackbird.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Sign up for our free New York newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. The day before my first day of teaching middle school in 2018, I decorated my Brooklyn public school classroom with quotes from famous people reflecting on the importance of reading. And those who didn’t?

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Our most recent white paper, Exploring the Data: A Comprehensive Review of Research on Probeware and Three-Dimensional Teaching , explores the latest research that highlights how probeware supports active, student-driven learning.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

Google Calendar provides teachers with a central location for everything you need to conduct your teaching sessions while still providing the overall look of a traditional daily. Unlimited-use: It serves as an online portfolio of your teaching, which you can refer back to year after year.

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