eSchool News

JULY 28, 2025

Unlike early grades where texts are simpler and foundational skills are the focus, high school classes require students to engage with complex academic materials that demand strong decoding and comprehension abilities. Everyone remains part of the same learning community, and no one feels like a guest in the room.

High School

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

When I was in the classroom, I quickly learned that students are feeling this eco-anxiety whether were talking about climate change or not. One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. The results were remarkable.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

In most cases, students had learned conversational English but had never really engaged with the alphabet. This wasnt just an English Learner issue, but it was one that required a separate focus. While many students are proficient in other languages, these languages may not share the same alphabet or sounds as English.

English

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

In 2024, both Oklahoma and Wisconsin lowered what it means for students to be proficient in grade-level content. Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements. Its a troubling trend thats sweeping through red states and blue states alike.

Education

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. In a 2023 national survey by Hanover Research, only 27% of American high school students said they felt what they were learning was relevant to the real world.

Learning

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

That early access to knowledge helped shape who I am today, and I carry that legacy into my work leading library services and digital learning for more than 30,500 students in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. She insisted on having the latest World Book Encyclopedia set every year, instilling in me a love of reading and inquiry.

Language

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital storytelling project, it’s clear the boundaries of learning are shifting. We wanted to create opportunities for faculty to just learn; we were all learning together.

Skills

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

While edtech vendors race to integrate AI into every aspect of teaching and learning, educators are drawing clearer boundaries: AI should save them time, not replace their judgment. When she needed a fun end-of-year activity for her first-grade students incorporating Candyland, gummy bears and phonics, Irene Farmer turned to ChatGPT. “It

Teachers

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently announced that schools and districts in Massachusetts are invited to apply for high-dosage early literacy tutoring for K-3 students with 1st grade as the state’s top priority. For more information about Ignite Reading’s Massachusetts partnerships, visit [link].

Reading

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. I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach.

STEM

eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

The personalized, one-on-one support that Ignite Reading provides is exactly what our students need to build strong foundational reading skills by the end of first grade. AI-enhanced supports for students in grades 6-12. High-dosage tutoring has proven to be a transformative tool in accelerating learning and closing achievement gaps.

Reading

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

In a ninth grade class, he researched the earning potential for a STEM degree (“so much more money”) and the demand for mechanical engineers (“exploding”). The old one-size-fits-all approach had “a negative impact for our students with diverse learning needs, academic challenges, and also language barriers.” Now over 89% do.

Exams

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? The Grade Point Average might be the most visible example of gamification in school. ’ The big idea here is to encourage a desired behavior.

Gamification

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6 The traditional approach of choosing tools based on ease of use, efficiency or cost is proving inadequate for today’s multicultural learning environments. Have someone who doesn’t speak English be on the committee and hire an interpreter.”

Culture

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

You become their biggest advocate as they grow in subjects like math, science, and English. Making a curriculum for homeschool students that’s engaging and tailored to their learning style is key to helping them succeed. Make math hands-on and incorporate vertical learning 4. Keep social and emotional learning in mind 8.

Curriculum

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

The end of the year is not just a time for wrapping up grades and packing up classrooms–it’s also a powerful opportunity for growth and renewal. What routines supported a positive learning environment, and which caused friction? Next year, many educators aim to reclaim joy, both in our teaching and in our students’ learning.

Schools

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

School shouldn’t just be a place to learn academic skills, but a place for students to practice making meaningful decisions about their learning and lives. I personally never faced a weighty decision about my learning until I had to declare a college major. and “Is my learning the right level of challenge?”

Schools

eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

For more news on learning recovery, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Family engagement is an essential part of continued COVID recovery, but is often misunderstood when education policy is formed, leading to a lack of involvement from families, caregivers, and communities. . ” What is your biggest post-COVID concern?

Communication

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

English

Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

Some classroom strategies stick around for a reason, and Think-Pair-Share a cooperative learning approach is one of them. You Can Use It Anywhere, With Any Grade Think-Pair-Share isnt tied to one subject, it works anywhere. Whether youre teaching elementary students or high schoolers, this strategy works for everyone.

Fairness

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

And as faculty members grapple with what this means for grading, tech companies have proved yet again that there’s money to be made from panic. As teaching and learning increasingly shifted online throughout the early 2000s and 2010s, Turnitin became more embedded in classes. This year, the college paid almost $47,000.

Plagiarism

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Through competitive gaming, students strengthen digital literacy, teamwork and social-emotional skills , while also creating pathways to explore STEM learning and career readiness. Building Real-World Learning Through Games Florida schools face frequent hurricane threats, making resilient building design a critical local issue.

STEM

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. The first book series I remember reading was in fourth and fifth grade. And 9 th grade seems like a good foundational place to start. That way they don’t have to worry about the grade. I just hope he has good brakes.

Reading

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Whether you’re new to working with MLs or just looking for a few fresh ideas, these five teacher-approved strategies are here to help boost participation, build language, and make learning meaningful for all. It makes learning more accessible by setting the stage and giving students the context they need to engage with confidence.

Language

Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

As upper elementary teachers, we know that word learning can’t keep up with word exposure. By fourth and fifth grade, students encounter thousands of new words across content areas—many of them multisyllabic, abstract, and Greek or Latin in origin. Over 60% of academic vocabulary in English comes from Greek and Latin roots and affixes.

Teaching

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

In many districts, the programs at risk are the same ones that support compliance with federal education laws: Title III-supported English language services, Special Education instruction, and after-school accommodations often written into IEPs. But the mechanisms to fund those obligations are increasingly unstable.

Special Education

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 18, 2025

Veterans Day, celebrated every year on November 11, is an opportunity for your class to honor real-life heroes, learn about the meaning of service, and have fun with hands-on activities. America the Brave Veterans Day Voting and Elections By Reagan Tunstall Grades: K-2nd Celebrate both Veterans Day and Election Day by creating a lapbook.

Activities

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform. Learning does not occur in isolation.

eLearning

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform. Learning does not occur in isolation.

eLearning

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

With these engaging 7th grade writing prompts, students will dive into a world of self-expression. Challenge your advanced writers with writing prompts for middle school that go beyond 7th grade expectations. Informational Writing Choice Board (Distance Learning) By Swain in the Middle Grades: 5th-8th Standards: CCSS W5.2,

Writing

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

Those students had spent half their junior year and nearly all their senior year in remote learning. Math and English levels among incoming freshmen have improved in the past couple of years, university data show. billion and spent some of that on technology to accommodate remote learning. In 2020 32% fell into the bottom tier.

Math

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. Write a review for yesterday’s lesson See if students can remember what they learned yesterday by writing a short review of the previous day’s lesson. Assess regularly.

Middle School

Reading Power Gear

JUNE 17, 2025

– Kelsey Borgford A lovely story about a child learning the tradition and deep respect of the Cree beadwork from her Kokum. A dual-language edition in English and Mi’gmaq. Great book for learning about the Arctic land and seasonal changes. In English and Diné.(Orca

History

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Vision Board Project & Rubric – Back-to-School, New Year, End-of-Year Activities By Jenn Liu — Engaging to Empower Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Life Skills Teach middle and high school students how to make a vision board using this no-prep, interactive Google Slides lesson!

Learning Disabilities

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! At K12, we offer a range of programs designed to help students prevent summer learning loss and maintain their enthusiasm for education year-round.

Curriculum

k12

JULY 9, 2025

10th grade student and SAC intern SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. Right now, I have a fairly light high school course load, consisting of English, science, algebra, and some career-focused extracurriculars. By: Maxwell Z.,

English

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

When you add them to a display, they help class visitors and guests learn about this culture, too. Hispanic Heritage Month Bulletin Board Activity in English & Spanish- Hispanidad by La Misi de Espanol Subjects: Other (ELA), Spanish Use a collaborative bulletin board project as a beginning-of-the-year icebreaker!

Activities