k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA in Finance from the Quantic School of Business and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University – Global.

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Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 130

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them? Indeed, many students have taken the bait, if not to write entire essays, then certainly to draft an outline, refine their ideas or clean up their writing before submitting it.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 117

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

You become their biggest advocate as they grow in subjects like math, science, and English. Block out time for reading and writing 3. Introduce core subjects, like math, English, science, and social studies, through play, creativity, and real-world experiences. Table of Contents 1. Start with core concepts 2. 1, CCSS W.K.2,

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Curriculum Social Studies Art Learning Styles 98

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 117

Education Essay Culture Math 117

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins.

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

In summary Five years after COVID shut down most California high schools, today’s college students describe a difficult transition to adulthood, marked by fear, loss and a lack of preparation. The 2021 class of high school graduates saw the percentage of low-performing math students tick up even more, to 22%.

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Math English Lecturing High School 88

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

It’s the first day of school, and your high school class is quiet. Use these ice breakers for high school students on the first day of class or when starting a new semester. Help them introduce themselves with more engaging ice breaker activities for high school students that range from funny to fascinating.

High School 52

High School High School Questions Activities 52

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. But with the advent of technology, the internet, and cell phones, it seemed like reading for pleasure (not to mention the requisite attention span) had gone the way of buggy whips, writing quills, and powdered wigs.

Reading 75

Reading English Grades Attention 75

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

JUNE 30, 2025

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. They often attend under-funded schools and have less access to high-tech industries than their peers in urban schools.

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STEM Science Middle School Middle School 236

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.

English 52

English Fairness Schools Students 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Discover ways to integrate Hispanic Heritage Month activities into your school day and honor the contributions of Hispanic leaders, artists, athletes, and icons worldwide. 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 Language 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

I don't specifically recall many of the books, but there was an engrossing one about the Bermuda Triangle and another aspirational one about high school football. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. My lifelong fandom of The Who started with a very sanitized band biography.

Reading 98

Reading High School High School Critical Thinking 98

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

When traditional icebreakers just dont cut it, try switching things up with Would You Rather questions for high school. These simple questions are an easy way to get students talking and thinking without the pressure of a writing prompt. Try them for a morning meeting, first-week-of-school activity, or SEL check-in.

High School 52

High School High School Questions Schools 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

High school isn’t all fun and games, but it can have a few jokes and riddles! Keep students guessing and thinking with a set of riddles for high school students. A pillow 14 ELA Enigmas and Wordplay Puzzles Need a brain break for high school students between chapters of your latest novel unit? What am I?

High School 52

High School High School Schools Math 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Find everything you need for facilitating great debates in your high school class. From good debate topics for high school to resources for structuring and crafting arguments, you’ll find everything you need for a fiery debate in any subject. Should high school students be allowed to drop out of school when they want?

High School 52

High School High School Schools Counselling 52

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

So I invited our school librarians to visit our class, presenting glimmers of what’s ahead: the good, from conducting medical research to solving complex global problems; the bad, from impersonating someone’s speech to waging war with AI; and the surprising, from saving bees to predicting earthquakes.

English 333

English Syllabus Assignments Intelligence 333

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.

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Writing Failure Essay English 294

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2024

John Dewey High School senior Jayla Mallette had an unusual request for her teacher after 9 p.m. Jayla and her peers at the Brooklyn school were collaborating on a design to repurpose the Kingsbridge Armory, a hulking landmark in the Bronx that has fallen into disrepair. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

High School 272

High School High School Game-Based Learning Schools 272

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In this post, Sarah Dunn , a high school math teacher, shares her favorite technology tools and online activities. In an English or social studies class, students may use computers frequently to write papers or compose a response to a writing prompt. ” “How can they write their equations?

Math 531

Math Technology Feedback Writing 531

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.

Writing 206

Writing Exams Essay Students 206

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Most of my students immigrated to the United States within the last year, and all of them were English learners, thus making it difficult for them to complete the activity. Unfortunately, the sentiment within my supervisor’s response is not unique to the curricula design for English learners.

English 191

English Culture Language Languages 191

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

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

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. That push is evident at Brookdale.

High School 216

High School High School Schools Students 216

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. To close the skills gap, there are a number of practices, strategies and ideas that any high school can draw from the CTE model.

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High School High School Interdisciplinary Education 210

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 202

English Languages Language Teachers 202

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 19, 2016

I’ve had several teachers request concrete examples of the types of stations I design for my high school English class. Before using StudySync, I was limited to the texts available on my campus in our school library. The lessons built around the texts are dynamic and develop vocabulary, reading, and writing skills.

English 382

English Writing Assignments Reading 382

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 184

Essay Writing Beliefs High School 184

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 8, 2015

My 90 minute English class begins with 15 minutes of silent sustained reading every day. It gives them time to “pleasure read,” which is a welcome time out for many of my overscheduled and stressed out high school students. Write an 8-12 sentence reflection about your book.

Reading 420

Reading Assignments English Writing 420

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

Lian had learned to read and write in English while living in Malaysia, where her family waited for two years to immigrate to the U.S., Her determination to speak English, and her hard work in the classroom, has propelled her to membership in the National Honor Society and consideration for several scholarships.

Art 167

Art High School High School English 167

Catlin Tucker

MAY 12, 2015

Educators today are facing two major shifts in education–a move to the Common Core Standards and increasing pressure to teach students with the technology they’ll be expected to use in their lives beyond high school. Here are just a few of the creative ideas included in this book: Using Instagram for research and narrative writing.

Technology 345

Technology Teaching Mobile Devices Social Studies 345

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2023

My high school Algebra II teacher made me believe I was, in fact, really good at math. My English literature teacher inspired me to write a book. My sixth-grade teacher inspired me to be a fast typist and gave me independent reading time so I could accomplish my goal of finishing Gone with the Wind.

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Teachers English Art Math 288

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

I know my class is not your typical English class, so I want parents to understand why we do what we do. I take photos of my students in the first few weeks of school and use those photos to create an Animoto video to share with parents. Quick Introduction – My Teaching Philosophy. This is a favorite with parents!

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Teaching Philosophy Schools Blended Learning Discussions 420

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2025

Ray It’s a 20-minute drive from their school to Delaware County Community College, where I’ve been teaching for over a decade, and many of our students come from underperforming high schools. Most importantly, it inspired metacognition, reflection and writing before we even cracked our first literary text.

English 149

English Syllabus Ethics Students 149

eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO NoRedInk , the comprehensive online writing platform provider used in over 60% of U.S. school districts, has partnered with the National Writing Project (NWP) , a nationwide network dedicated to improving writing instruction. Learn more at NoRedInk.com.

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Writing Critical Thinking English Language 174

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 Language Languages 305