eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Albuquerque Public Schools is focusing on grant writing and lesson planning. With Gemini’s help, the district won four grants totaling $100,000, all by using Gemini to aid in grant research and writing. Teachers can use Gemini to create personalized lesson plans in a much shorter amount of time.

Education

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

That’s a game-changer for differentiation,” says Kim Zajac, a speech and language pathologist at Norton Public School in Massachusetts. How can we bring together our pedagogical knowledge, technical skills and AI capabilities so the art of teaching meets the science of teaching?” asks Manahan. “AI

Teachers

k12 Digest

JULY 24, 2025

This phenomenon creates a significant barrier for students pursuing degrees in over 50 STEM-related disciplines, thereby restricting access to critical career pathways in science, medicine, and technology. The Alphabet of Science: The Periodic Table The Periodic Table serves as the “alphabet” of chemistry.

Education

A Place Called Kindergarten

JULY 24, 2025

A YEAR OF KINDERGARTEN WRITING FROM DRAWING TO CONFIDENT WRITERS Teaching writing in kindergarten can feel like chasing a moving target. Some students come in writing full sentences. Kids love writing about their favorite foods, animals, or things in their backpack. It’s also where students start writing full sentences.

Writing

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. Design exploratory science activities 5. Introduce core subjects, like math, English, science, and social studies, through play, creativity, and real-world experiences. Table of Contents 1.

Curriculum

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

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

What if you had no language at all and yet there was something you needed to say? I'm inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer's way of understanding plants, one that is grounded both in Western science and ancient wisdom. Kimmerer asserts, "Plants teach the universal language." Wouldn't you dance it? Wouldn't you act it out?

Languages

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Thats especially true when youre supporting multilingual learners (MLs), who are navigating both academic content and a new language at the same time. Try This: Imagine youre teaching a new ecology unit to your 8 th grade science class. Make Language Visual with Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers arent just cute.

Languages

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

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

Curriculum Countdown: Write each unit for your curriculum on a separate sticky note. Passing the Pencil: Have each student write a note that starts with “I’m passing the pencil to someone who…” and ends with something nice or encouraging they know about the classmate they are assigned.

Counselling

Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Morphology is the study of morphemes —the smallest units of meaning in language. Even if a student has never seen the word, they can reason: autobiographer is a person who writes the story of their own life. Word building, sentence writing, vocabulary mapping, and word detective tasks build fluency. Language builds on itself.

Teaching

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

My Journey in Alternative Grading: From Curiosity to Clarity The first time I stood in front of 20 bored freshmen, all alone, teaching a course I had designed, also all alone, I was teaching a general education writing and speaking course at the University of Iowa. As a TA, I even received rubrics with that language. Inoue, Asoa.

Grades

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Whether its writing a research paper with academic integrity or designing a technology solution that addresses a global issue, Elmwood girls learn how to think deeply and act responsibly. And that science isnt just experimentsits about impact. Think art meets science. The IBs interdisciplinary structure plays a key role.

Schools

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. Sheza Shaikh centered mental health and belonging in her writing. Their contributions werent theoretical.

Disabilities

Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. Share Your Schedule Every day, just like when I teach entire classes, I would write out our schedule on the board.

Teachers

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. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

High School

Teach Hub

JULY 18, 2025

When you think of rote learning, chances are you picture students writing their spelling words five times each or chanting times tables together. Before they are able to analyze a poem, they must know figurative language basics like metaphor and simile. Why the Basics Matter Every single skill starts with a foundation.

Learning

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

The Writing Revolution 2.0 – A comprehensive guide to teaching writing as a foundational skill across subjects. 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Classroom – Strategies for creating immersive, language-focused classrooms to boost learning outcomes. called it eye-opening, and Jessica W.

Reading

k12

JULY 7, 2025

Whether you’re looking for a quick math refresher, an engaging science video, or a writing prompt that’ll make your kid say, “That was fun!”—K12 Subject Areas (math, language arts, science, history, and more) – Your child can go from “I hate math!” K12 Learning Hub has got your back. to “I’ve got this!”

Learning

k12

JUNE 27, 2025

Core classes, such as reading and science, are taught, but so are subjects like sculpture and breakdancing. It’s common to find condensed, focused summer courses in: Math Science Reading or English History Summer school curriculum isn’t designed to balance multiple courses. Subjects range from foundational to fun.

Curriculum

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

Trivia Train: Write a topic on the board (such as weather or animals) and have each student name a fact they know about it. Snowball Fight: After students write an interesting fact about themselves on a piece of paper, they crumple up the paper and have an in-class “snowball fight.” See who can name the missing item. 1, 2, 4, L.1,

High School

k12

JUNE 24, 2025

However, my coolest high school classes are probably my forensic science course, my 3D animation course, and my practical math course, which teaches me how to complete important life math like filing taxes and understanding credit. I also enjoy writing very much. I really enjoy science. My favorite genre is fantasy.

Schools

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Most are accompanied with handwritten letters from students extolling the influence children’s television shows had on their journeys to donning the cap and gown — one fresh grad writes that she plans to become an elementary school teacher thanks to PBS. Nine years later, the show premiered.

Fairness

1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

JULY 23, 2025

Grammar Foreign Language ~ Visual Latin , via Compass Classroom Elective ~ F.O.R.M. For writing, we will finish up IEW S&S Level C and then most likely begin University-Ready Writing. SCIENCE My middle son used Chemistry in the Kitchen and we enjoyed it for a child who isn’t in love with chemistry.

Grades

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 30, 2025

Inspire regular writing practice Encourage your child to write regularly whether its writing a short story or a few paragraphs from a list of writing prompts , keeping a daily journal, or even penning postcards and letters to family and friends. Suitable for classroom and home-based instruction. No kiln needed!

Teaching

Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 22, 2025

I'd not been watching Sarah's production, but only, occasionally, her face and body language. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. "Nope, not one," was the answer, "But she worked really hard. Every time she tried to crush the tissue like you showed them, the paper came off."

STEM

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

She no longer feels comfortable inviting students in her argument and persuasion class to discuss and write about politics and current events. We do all these DEI trainings, and our kids still can’t read and write on grade level,” she said. “We We still have a 30-percentage-point gap between Black and white students.

Education

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

From riddles you can use as icebreakers and bell ringers to riddles made just for science and math, we’ve got plenty of head scratchers and brain teasers to keep the learning going (with a few giggles in between!). 10 Riddles for High School Student Scientists When you experiment with science riddles, the results are easy to predict.

High School

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 1, 2025

This is concerning because caretaker speech is foundational to language development in young children and is associated with early vocabulary development. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. When we know this, we can trust ourselves and our children. That is what we all need.

History

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, Music and art are as valuable as math and science. 8; CCRA.SL.4

High School

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Like how to write an email.” Helping students write and reason clearly, critically and concisely is the central mission at her company, ThinkCERCA. Teachers can choose a lesson in the program, which guides students through a multi-step process to analyze the reading materials and write a response essay.

Textbooks

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

We are a diverse urban learning community, where our families speak 23 different languages. I love the way the CERCA Framework (which stands for Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Counterargument, Audience) builds students’ critical thinking and argumentative writing skills.

Technology

eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2020

As a language arts teacher at a partial STEM Magnet middle school in Southern Georgia, I have the opportunity to teach an amazing group of students; their willingness to expand their educational horizons amazes me every day. So, how do I keep my math, science, and STEM-minded students engaged in the language arts?

Art

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the United States, English is the main language used in classrooms. This is especially true in science classes, with their specific terms and complex sentence structures. Hand gestures, facial expressions and body language all impart their own meaning in interactions. These nonverbal cues are often overlooked in schools.

Science

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Next Generation Science Standard Grades 3-5 ETS1-2 Engineering Design ETS1.B: Rubric Criteria Research on a problem Solution design Communication and collaboration California English Language Arts Writing Standards Grade 7 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Fairness

eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

If we wish to see continued success, we will need to use everything the science of reading has taught us and provide students with a healthy diet of explicit literacy instruction that includes foundational skills like decoding, in addition to building content knowledge and higher-order comprehension strategies.

Science

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

BOSTON (March 31, 2025) In recent months, almost 2,000 schools and districts have purchased or renewed licenses for Lexia English Language Development (Lexia English) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand. The numbers show just how much students and educators have needed access to a culturally responsive language learning solution.

English