eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

My role includes oversight of programs ranging from school counseling to English learning to technology, as well as curriculum implementation, instruction and assessment programming, and alignment with federal, state, and local resources. The inundation of disjointed data hit me particularly hard.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

With the adoption of the new Bluebonnet Elementary RLA and math curriculum, our team created companion guides that link World Book and other premium resources to each unit’s nonfiction content. Integrate them into curriculum planning. For my district, that enduring solution has been World Book.

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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. Traditional tests don’t always capture things like creativity, grit, or collaboration.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

the prepackaged curriculum and the advice of more experienced colleagues was the go-to resource. Standardization may improve test scores in certain situations, but does not necessarily improve learning.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Today, I serve as Vice-Principal of B.School, where I lead efforts to integrate well-being, sustainability, and equity into our core curriculum. Within my own schools, one of the most defining moments was leading the integration of social-emotional learning and well-being into the core academic curriculum. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 247

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2025

Enhances problem-solving & critical thinking Game development forces students to think like systems engineers, breaking down problems, testing outcomes, and refining solutions. By making game development part of the curriculum, we give students the tools they need to thrive in a digital world.

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Game-Based Learning Skills Teaching Gamification 266

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

How can schools test the accessibility of AI tools? Schools should perform usability tests with diverse student groups, including those with disabilities, to assess AI tools’ effectiveness. Vendors must demonstrate that their tools meet official accessibility standards and guidelines.

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Disabilities Ethics Schools Plagiarism 149

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. Traditional tests don’t always capture things like creativity, grit, or collaboration.

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Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 130

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

In grade school, I was a confident student who knew how to ace tests and please my teachers. 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. I personally never faced a weighty decision about my learning until I had to declare a college major.

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Schools Failure Ethics Textbooks 149

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? Billions of dollars and countless reforms have gone toward efforts to raise test scores and close achievement gaps. None of this is to say content doesn’t matter—good curriculum is essential.

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1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

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. Do you use a spelling program I didn’t feature?

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Curriculum Teaching Philosophy Learning Styles Grades 52

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

One time, I even begged to include more African American literature in the curriculum. A space where test scores didn’t define worth. The answer was no, but I did it anyway, quietly, like it was something shameful. That quiet defiance — teaching banned literature — changed me. I knew I could no longer beg to do what I knew was right.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Today, I serve as Vice-Principal of B.School, where I lead efforts to integrate well-being, sustainability, and equity into our core curriculum. Within my own schools, one of the most defining moments was leading the integration of social-emotional learning and well-being into the core academic curriculum. I am also pursuing a Ph.D.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Of course, as a teacher, I know now that some of the answer lies in state standards and curriculum, but there is still room for choice and understanding in what our students learn and how they demonstrate that learning. Some students opted for a good old-fashioned test. Some students created Canva presentations and Google Slides.

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Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 114

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Knowledge is evaluated with a slew of assignments and tests, and a letter grade is given as a kind of trophy—As are big trophies, Fs trophies of the wrong kind, but trophies still. Here is the goal, here are the criteria being used to establish the terms of quality, now give it a shot and I’ll evaluate how well I think you did.

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Gamification Motivation Learning Learning Styles 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Checking How Well Students Blend Ideas Checking student learning in an interdisciplinary course brings special challenges, as the goal is to test knowledge of single subjects and the ability to blend and use information from many fields. In our college, old testing methods, like exams on facts from one field, do not work well.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Checking How Well Students Blend Ideas Checking student learning in an interdisciplinary course brings special challenges, as the goal is to test knowledge of single subjects and the ability to blend and use information from many fields. In our college, old testing methods, like exams on facts from one field, do not work well.

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Interdisciplinary Teaching Knowledge Peer Review 54

The Hungry Teacher Blog

JULY 21, 2025

I’m giving you a crash course on curriculum planning in just one weekend. Friday: Pick Your Rhythm When you’re curriculum planning, you’re looking at a lot of different ELA skills: reading, writing, grammar, listening, and vocabulary. Instead, the rhythm that worked best for my curriculum planning was alternating units.

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Writing Reading Curriculum Attention 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

In the above context, I saw my pandemic classroom as a laboratory to prototype and test new pedagogical moves, and where unexpected issues are expected to come to light. The before-action directive included the anticipation of a good deal of messiness and muddling through during classes.

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Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 56

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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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

With the item and test analyses in hand, the research team and school district collaborated to produce a final version of the diagnostic assessment designed for high school students. Putting the pilot to the test Students from Seckinger High School — about 1,200 total — participated in the pilot. How would it be delivered?

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Ethics Evaluation Testing Science 114

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2025

We invited diverse perspectives into curriculum design, which led to unexpected partnerships and richer learning experiences. We pressure-tested curriculum components and designed an accelerated offering to learn and adjust. Embrace complexity. Focus on human values. Take action to learn. Low-risk experimentation was key.

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Learning Participation Feedback Curriculum Design 108

k12 Prospects

JUNE 13, 2025

Decision-makers want reassurance that a product or service has been tested and proven effective in similar environments. Alignment with Educational Goals and Standards Schools prioritize solutions that align with curriculum requirements, state standards, and instructional priorities.

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

There are test tubes, beakers, and maybe even open flames depending on the grade level. Plus, it supports your full year science curriculum by creating a strong, consistent foundation. Whether youre building a full year science curriculum or just need a strong start, this notebook sets the stage for success.

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Science Activities Classroom Management Critical Thinking 52

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

In “Teacher in the Machine,” Trumbore traces edtech’s beginnings to three professors at distinct schools: Suppes, who founded the Computer Curriculum Corp. By corporations who do very little testing to see whether or not those products are safe or effective for children. I don’t think all of them are going to survive.

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History Intelligence Writing Knowledge 113

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Put their science and teamwork skills to the test with a five-activity survival STEM resource. Using popsicle sticks and instructions from the resource, middle schoolers work together to construct and test their catapults in a physics lesson about different types of energy. Explore middle school resources

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Like the smile from acing a test or the joy of earning a reward, those flashes of satisfaction are unforgettable. Turn off the lights and test it out. Design Fun Experiments for Kids With TPT Add excitement to your curriculum, no matter what subject you teach. Ready to make more of those moments?

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Elementary School Elementary School Science Schools 75

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

The result: districts are facing shortages of educators who are not only qualified to teach, but certified in areas where compliance is non-negotiable, such as delivering IEP services, bilingual content-based instruction, or state-tested core courses. Pay special attention to Title I campuses and state-tested subjects.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Additionally, our Technology Department collaborates with the Curriculum and Assessment team to analyze data from AI tools used in our classrooms, ensuring they are not reinforcing biases or widening educational gaps. We began with a pilot program to test AI tools in targeted areas before expanding to broader use. Start small.

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Ethics Intelligence Critical Thinking Feedback 101

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 27, 2025

Believe it or not, there are a whole list of skills easy enough for a fifth grader (maybe even fourth, but I haven’t had time to test it yet). 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.

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Skills Art Intelligence Curriculum 96

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 18, 2025

Stay ahead of the game with MY FREE curriculum road map for science. Hand out small wand magnets and let your little scientists test what sticks and what doesnt. The Strength Showdown Lets test some muscle magnet-style! Kids love movement and hands-on exploration, so give them time to test, predict, and discover.

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Science Activities Testing Reading 52

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

National Science Foundation, aimed to solve that problem with a drone-focused curriculum for rural middle schools. At the time Take Flight lost its National Science Foundation grant, its curriculum was being tested by 1,200 students and 30 rural middle school teachers across 10 states. million from the U.S.

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Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

Because this is a single post/article post (and not a full lesson plan or curriculum), we’ve focused on quick, inspiring ideas rather than step-by-step instructions. Sink or Float Challenge Test a variety of household items in water. LEGO Zip Line Use string, pulleys, and LEGO figures to build and test a zip line. code.org 17.

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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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k12

JULY 7, 2025

You want something easy to access and that works with your existing curriculum (because who has time to reinvent the wheel?). A Flexible Homeschool Curriculum Supplement That Works for YOU Let’s face it—one-size-fits-all resources rarely work for homeschoolers. Other times, you just need to move on and skip the whole “test” thing.

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Learning Math Game-Based Learning Learning Styles 52

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Dave Peth, the creator and executive producer of PBS show “Lyla in the Loop,” has worked on other educational media in his 20-plus years in the industry, and he says “no one” deploys the level of rigorous research and testing used in PBS programming.

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Fairness Study Laboratory Evaluation 186