eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Research indicates that students typically lose between one to two months of reading and mathematics skills during summer vacation. Studies show that by the time students reach middle school, summer learning loss can accumulate to create an achievement gap of up to two years between socioeconomic groups.

Learning

eSchool News

JULY 14, 2025

In fields like computer science and IT, learning to work alongside AI tools is itself a valuable skill–today’s students might use AI for data analysis, automated coding assistance, or predictive modeling as part of their CTE projects. The results of leveraging technology in CTE are impressive.

Technology

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

She insisted on having the latest World Book Encyclopedia set every year, instilling in me a love of reading and inquiry. In a landscape where English proficiency and reading levels vary widely, it’s essential that we provide high-quality, credible resources that offer both language accessibility and academic rigor.

Language

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

BOSTON – In California, third- to fifth-grade students at 525 schools using Lexia Core5 Reading (Core5) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand, made significantly higher literacy gains compared to their peers in 4,362 schools that did not use the program. points higher than their peers at the non-Core5 schools.

English

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

The platform covers all subjects–from vocabulary and reading strategies to science, social studies, and math–through catchy songs and interactive lessons. It also includes question sets to aid in developing reading comprehension skills and vocabulary.

Quizzes

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are struggling to help them. Teacher preparation programs and school districts across the nation have been slow to fully embrace this research base, known as the science of reading.

Lecturing

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. This challenge mirrors what would occur if students were expected to read novels without first mastering the alphabet.

Education

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 social studies experiences 6. A good program should cover phonics, grammar, spelling, reading, and composition.

Curriculum

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

I recently read 10 to 25 , a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. Derek Muller, creator of the science YouTube channel Veritasium , powerfully made this point during a recent talk. And what if the one thing AI can’t do is the one thing students need most?

Motivation

Teach Thought

AUGUST 1, 2025

Author Study Book Club Purpose: To Explore Audience: Peers, school library visitors Read and analyze multiple books by a single author, then host a “book club” event where students compare themes, styles, and characters. The guide may be published as a booklet or site for other students to use during science units.

Learning

Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

Use it in math to talk through different ways to solve a problem, in science to make predictions, in reading to dive into character choices, or in social studies to unpack big ideas like fairness or impact. You Can Use It Anywhere, With Any Grade Think-Pair-Share isnt tied to one subject, it works anywhere.

Fairness

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. There is a notable drop off in the reading and conversations.In

Instructors

Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. For example, a course on city growth might pull from earth science, social studies, money matters, and city planning. They need tools from many fields to tackle these issues. Yang et al.

Interdisciplinary

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

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. Geometry Word Wall | Geometry Vocabulary By Scaffolded Math and Science Grades: 10th Standards: CCSS HSG-CO-A.1, Who Said That?:

Counselling

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods.

Multiple Choice Questions

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. They could always find and read the content on their own. 2001, University of Vermont) is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Professor of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University.

Instructors

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

Read on… Plan Ahe ad: Set Yourself Up for a Career in Electrical and Computer Engineering Regardless of where you are in your life or at what stage, if you have a dream that you want to achieve, you can start working toward that immediately. By visiting an online course, you can slot the hours you need to study when you have the time.

Lecturing

Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. For example, a course on city growth might pull from earth science, social studies, money matters, and city planning. They need tools from many fields to tackle these issues. Yang et al.

Interdisciplinary

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

To scaffold their analysis, I provided a couple of foundational readings on AI, alongside an article of their choosing, see Roose, 2023 and Gates, 2023 citations. Examining science education in ChatGPT: An exploratory study of generative artificial intelligence. Journal of Science Education and Technology , 32(4), 444452.

Ethics

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.

Teachers

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Plan hands-on science experiments for kids that bring learning to life. These hands-on science experiments for preschoolers are full of excitement! These playful science experiments spark curiosity about plant growth, motion, sound vibrations, and absorption.

Elementary School

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Many studies have looked at ways to ensure the quality of online courses, providing general suggestions for best practices in the online environment (McNeal & Gray, 2021). Name all of your files in a consistent manner, for example “Reading 1, Week 1.” Small teaching online: Applying learning science in online classes.

eLearning

Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Morphology is the study of morphemes —the smallest units of meaning in language. It helps students decode the language of science, math, literature, and beyond. It’s evidence-based, high-leverage instruction that directly supports decoding, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. Let’s dig into what it looks like in real classrooms.

Teaching

Tim Manson

JULY 10, 2025

In an effort to make myself better informed, I have read copious amounts of books and have attended multiple conferences both personally and virtually, but every single one has been run by organisations in England. Discover more from thinkdotlearn Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Curriculum

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Many studies have looked at ways to ensure the quality of online courses, providing general suggestions for best practices in the online environment (McNeal & Gray, 2021). Name all of your files in a consistent manner, for example “Reading 1, Week 1.” Small teaching online: Applying learning science in online classes.

eLearning

Teach Hub

JULY 18, 2025

If they’re practicing sight words, give them time to read books where those words show up. Take reading, for example, when kids instantly recognize sight words, they’re not stuck sounding everything out and can really focus on what the story means. Rote learning is most helpful when it’s just one piece of the puzzle.

Learning

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.

Activities

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 ! Read Aloud: In Our Garden I begin our first week of Moving Mountains by reading In Our Garden. Group C Reading Inventory: I use this free reading inventory and really enjoy reading my students’ reflections.

Teaching

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This initiative helps students strengthen their academic foundations, develop better study habits, and build resilience. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective.

Skills

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

Do you like it when someone reads a book to you, or do you prefer reading independently? Describe your study process or homework routine. 10 8th Grade Social Studies Writing Prompts Stretch 8th grade writing prompts across the humanities with short social studies writing assignments. What would you say?

Writing

k12

JUNE 24, 2025

One thing that really helps me study that I couldn’t do at my old school is consistently listening to music. 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.

Schools

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. Or even science and social studies that might get pushed to the side. This list could go on for days.

Social Studies

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Peth originally began developing the show in 2015 to focus on computational thinking, which deploys strategic thinking patterns commonly used in engineering and computer science. The studies showcasing the positive effects of PBS on children’s learning seem endless. A 2015 study showed children who watched “Super Why!”

Fairness

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

How do you decide whether to keep reading a book or to stop reading it? Nature Walk Journal; Nature Scavenger Hunt; Nature Journal Prompt; Outside Guide By Teach Go Green Grades: 3rd-10th Subjects: Environment, Science Guide high schoolers through a writing walk with a nature walk journal. What about 3 hours? What happens next?

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 30, 2025

Summer Writing for Teens: Choice Menu with 40 Prompts {June & July} By Secondary Sara Grades: 6th-10th This highly flexible, choice-oriented project gives students 40 prompts across 8 high-interest topics: summer reading, goals & plans, vacation, and memorable moments. No kiln needed! Use it to your advantage!

Teaching

Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2025

Nichols is now an associate professor in human development and family science at Purdue University and her son is 32 years old, but she knows that decades later, she can still recite specific scenes of that tape from memory. “We We can still say the lines and that was 20 some years ago,” she says. “All

Study

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2025

1 Read Silent Spring Published in 1962, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring started many thinking about Earth’s health. Have students read the book, meet in study groups to discuss it, and then devise their own projects to address the concerns.

Activities