eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

We blend math, robotics, reading, and writing for engaging, collaborative learning. Cultivating Confidence: Transforming Middle Grades Math Education : A public charter school in Orangeburg, SC, offers a dynamic Algebra 1-focused related arts course to enhance math and reading skills while fostering positive math identities.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. My own brother — who is incredibly intelligent, younger than I am, and has already paid off his house (what?!?!) — once told me, “I never read anything unless I absolutely have to.” Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read.

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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.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

I’m picturing a lot of family time, slower mornings, and leisure reading in my future, but I also like to spend some time brushing up on my teaching skills each summer. Must-Read Professional Development Book Recommendations from Current Teachers A good read can be just what you need to spark new ideas and inspiration for next year!

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

I considered majoring in English since I loved reading, or maybe pre-med for financial stability. What if grade school were designed to teach students how to make decisions and know themselves deeply as much as it taught them math and literacy? Once I got to college, however, my A-student record failed me.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

Curriculum Countdown: Write each unit for your curriculum on a separate sticky note. Book Club Grab Bag: Hang a bag on your bulletin board that contains small laminated replicas of book covers for the books your class could read. This is the book the class will read for the month. Who Said That?:

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 24, 2025

Using logic puzzles, creative writing, and open-ended prompts all serve this purpose. Math Mystery Logic Puzzles Enrich and extend your math lessons with these Math Mystery logic puzzles that are the perfect challenge for 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. Here are some of my favorites!

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

All you need is designated time in your class, the right writing materials, and a prompt that really inspires them. This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) ” You’ll also find tips for getting middle schoolers to write in every class. Yes, even math!

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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. We read approximately 5,000 picture books together during snack time, finished 10+ novel studies together, and I even created an entire unit based on going to four different Pumpkin Patches.

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

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. It helps students decode the language of science, math, literature, and beyond. Take the word autobiographer.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Whether it’s hearing an author share about the creative writing process, exchanging postcards with students in another part of the world, or even attending a mystery Zoom with a special guest, these moments help students see how we’re all connected. It can also inspire students to spend more time on their own writing!

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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 a student is able to solve a complex math problem, they must know their math facts. If they’re practicing sight words, give them time to read books where those words show up.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

Morning Meeting If you’re brand new to morning meeting, you can read allll about how it works in upper elementary here ! Snowball GREETING: Each child writes their name on a piece of paper, crumples it up, and throws it into the middle of the circle. Whole Class Mental Math: We start our mental math task cards from day one!

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

Read Alouds with Purpose Books anchor us. In those first wobbly days of a new school year — when names are unfamiliar, routines are rough, and every hallway trip feels like a parade — read alouds ground us in something shared. Books spark conversation, diffuse tension, and help a class of strangers start to become a community.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Bonus Move: Use Think-Pair-Share Post a prompt on the whiteboard or in the chat for virtual classes: How would you start solving this math problem? By organizing ideas visually, students can structure their thinking, make connections, and build confidence before they start writing or speaking. A synonym for is.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 30, 2025

It provides noncredit-bearing instruction that is directly aligned to students’ academic IEP goals , typically in areas like reading, writing, or math. A Targeted, Real-Time Solution for IEP Goals Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) is Elevate’s newest addition to its Special Education LIVE program.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lauren Tingle | High School Counseling Hype Girl (@counselorclique) Mix math into back-to-school fun When it comes to back-to-school bulletin boards, a major part of your curriculum deserves the spotlight. That’s why your math boards should be more than just decorative.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Ready to ignite your students’ imaginations and sharpen their writing skills? With these engaging 7th grade writing prompts, students will dive into a world of self-expression. They’re developing the skills to investigate real-world topics, explain ideas clearly, and write with purpose.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

UC Riverside found that math and writing skills were lower among the students who graduated from high school during the pandemic than for previous high school graduates. In 2019, before COVID, about 13% of incoming freshmen entered UC Riverside at the lowest math level. Their academic shortfalls and social isolation took a toll.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

General education teachers can sneak a little Beethoven into science or roll with bucket drums in math. Decode music notation with engaging activities Reading and understanding music can be hard for young learners to grasp. Read a story aloud to your students and pass out instruments. But it’s not impossible.

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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! How do you decide whether to keep reading a book or to stop reading it? Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. What about 3 hours?

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. Integrity is often talked about as a coin that reads cheated on one side and didnt cheat on the other. The time put Ruiz in 11th place.

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Teacher Mood

JULY 6, 2025

It feels like a game, but they’re practicing decoding and letter-sound relationships AND writing the entire time. You’ll also find decodable stories paired with comprehension questions —a powerful way to give students authentic reading practice, even with a substitute.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 25, 2025

I receive a fair number of newly published early childhood/teaching books, often unsolicited, with the idea that I'll write a review or otherwise promote it on the blog. I don't read them all -- indeed, I only tend to read those that come from authors who I know or who previously contacted me.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 26, 2025

When students know the rules, you can rotate in new phonics or math content with ease. Coming Up Next in the Series: Prepping for Emergency Sub Plans Before the Chaos Hits Because nobody wants to be writing sub plans while holding a thermometer in one hand and a tissue box in the other. Want more support and classroom-ready resources?

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

Virtual Whiteboards: These online tools replicate the traditional classroom whiteboard—and in some cases, students can even write or draw on them too. They benefit visual learners, particularly those involving diagrams, math problems, or brainstorming sessions. Online learning isn’t limited to slides and reading assignments.

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k12

JUNE 27, 2025

Core classes, such as reading and science, are taught, but so are subjects like sculpture and breakdancing. So, if your kid needs to work on their number skills this summer, a math curriculum is available. Reading the curriculum is one place to start. Most last two to five hours, depending on the number of courses students take.

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Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? Measure Trees With Math Teach estimation and basic trigonometry by measuring a tree’s shadow and comparing it to a known height (like a yardstick). This supports children to practice map reading and spatial reasoning.

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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 love to read! I like to read lots of different books, and my library is huge because of it.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 10, 2025

Maybe your child wants to boost their math grade, read a certain number of books, or finish the year with fewer missing assignments. Whether it’s a reading challenge or some extra math review, a little prep goes a long way. Maybe they want to write a thank-you card to their teacher or make or purchase a small gift.

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Organized Classroom

MAY 22, 2025

It is VERY possible to have center time which has a different center for different animals, and within that center area, there are different activities for math, reading, writing, and technology. I like to use the enrichment or reteaching ideas from a reading, science, social studies, or math series.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 17, 2025

A lot of thought goes into each IEP goal, so here's an IEP goal bank that every special education teacher should use as a resource.

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1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

JULY 23, 2025

For writing, we will finish up IEW S&S Level C and then most likely begin University-Ready Writing. MATH We have used Teaching Textbooks from the beginning with all of my kids and we still love it! She may also take a math course at the community college during the spring semester but we haven’t decided yet.

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Teach Thought

JULY 17, 2025

Demonstrate the think-alouds, reflective writing, metacognitive conversations, and other human practices and habits that lead to learning, and then reflect again on their impact. Have them publish their thinking in writing or on a podcast. Require them to revisit old ideas, old writing, and old projects. Where they fell short.

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Hey, Mike Alpert!

MAY 24, 2025

Hello good people, We’ve made it to the final stretch, and I know for a fact that a lucky handful of you are already deep into your well-earned summer break—maybe even reading this from a beach chair. Give it a read, and pass it along. ” moments into your lessons, without re-writing every lesson plan.

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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.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Facilitate a respectful discussion when you bring these controversial debate topics or writing prompts for high school to your classroom Are immigration laws in the United States fair? Music and art are as valuable as math and science. Does listening to an audiobook count as reading a book? Is it ever okay to lie to a friend?

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