k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

Interdisciplinary 130

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We want all children to attend a public school where there is a nurse, the arts, band, orchestra, novels, field trips, technology and daily classes in the “untested subjects” (such as science and social studies). Teachers want fair funding for all schools. It’s time to return the education field to the educators.

Teachers 215

Teachers Schools Disabilities Fairness 215

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Fourth graders put finishing touches on pamphlets and presentations about how individuals can make a difference in cleaning up our local watershed to share at their River Fair. We always start with the content defined by our state standards in science, social studies, and English language arts.

Fairness 148

Fairness Students Knowledge Science 148

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. Jami Rhue : I never thought of librarianship until I went to a job fair for Chicago Public Schools, and they were looking for school librarians. That's why I incorporate American Sign Language.

Education 151

Education Schools Attention Language 151

Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2020

The largest library in the world contains more than 168 million items, with materials in some 470 languages, and is located in Washington, D.C. I taught there for 19 years, and taught pretty much anything that would keep me employed within social studies. The Library of Congress, situated right behind the U.S.

History 176

History Social Studies Study Writing 176

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

This philosophy does not provide equity and fairness. Our science teachers use it, our social studies teachers use it. Then, they are either teaching their neighbor, which makes me ill, or they become the class helper: ‘you finished early, you always finish early, you’re the smart one, we need to wait for the rest of the class.’

English 161

English Achievement Reading Grades 161

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Use them to begin longer narrative essays, begin class discussions, or introduce elements of fiction in your language arts class. Narrative Writing Prompts: TASK CARDS By Stacey Lloyd Grades: 6th-10th Subjects: Creative Writing, English Language Arts Avoid writers block with a helpful set of narrative writing task cards.

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 21, 2025

Perfect for a social studies class, language arts, or a dedicated sociology course, these sociology questions for 8th grade will intrigue even your most reluctant writers. Do you feel like this is fair? What is the most significant social movement from the last 100 years? Why do cultures develop stereotypes?

Questions 52

Questions Grades Social Studies Middle School 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

It changed our day-to-day writing instruction practices, gave students more power over their own learning, and happily, made writing exercises more real and applicable for other departments like social studies. The exemplars gave students models and explained the language and meaning of the rubrics. This is a fair criticism.

Testing 76

Testing Essay English Writing 76

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Specialized Programs: Online schools often offer a wider variety of courses, including advanced placement (AP), STEM, languages, and arts, compared to some traditional schools. Focus on Safety and Wellbeing: For many, online learning provides a safer environment, free from bullying and unnecessary stress.

Motivation 52

Motivation Schools Assignments Art 52

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2022

Kris is one of so many kids I see in this place, the school where I work as an eighth-grade English language arts and social studies teacher. It’s not fair,” Kris says. “No, There is something to be said about the universal effects of suffering, but it won’t be by me, not here. No, it isn’t,” I reply.

Ethics 210

Ethics Students Assignments Fairness 210

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

percent met English Language Arts standards. Carl Brownlee, a former United States Marine officer, is a middle school social studies teacher at Fisher Magnet Upper Academy. My children are being cheated because they are not given the same experiences as their counterparts in other schools, and that’s not fair,” says Brownlee.

Teachers 134

Teachers Schools Coaching Fairness 134

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Should texting language be in the dictionary? Fun Debate Topics Persuasive Speaking Activity Middle School, High School By Lindsay Ann Learning Grades: 6th-9th Subjects: English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS SL.9-10.4, Should the United States implement mandatory naps for everyone up to age 18? 8; CCRA.SL.4

High School 52

High School High School Schools Counselling 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Practice 2: Language-Affirming Pedagogy When we talk about “diversity,” that includes language. In this article by New York teacher Andrea Castellano, who is also a member of our staff at Cult of Pedagogy, you can learn about specific teaching moves that will support and affirm students’ language use.

Teaching 78

Teaching Culture Language Languages 78