Curriculum Archives

Building pathways to purpose: How we can empower students for an uncertain future

February 15, 2026February 9, 2026 by Dr. David Dimmett, Project Lead the Way & Lisa Dughi, NAF

Students who receive exposure to career pathways through district and community partnerships have a better chance of professional success.

One day, something clicked for Jacob Griffin's students. Mr. Griffin, a teacher at the NAF Academy of Engineering at Southeast Raleigh High School in North Carolina, found that…

AI in Education

2026 prediction: AI may unleash the most entrepreneurial generation we’ve ever seen

January 27, 2026 by Thomas Arnett, Clayton Christensen Institute

Today's students are future innovators in a landscape where powerful new tools of creation--AI--are sitting right in front of them.

Picture someone sitting at a kitchen table after the kids are finally in bed, laptop open, half-drunk mug of herbal tea nearby. For years, she has had a…

Curriculum & Assessment

Sparking civic engagement as we approach America’s 250th

January 23, 2026 by Melaney Sánchez, Ph.D., Mt. Harmony Elementary

When every subject and resource become hubs for civic engagement, students begin to see citizenship as something they live.

Imagine students who understand how government works and who see themselves as vital contributors to their communities. That’s what happens when students are given opportunities to play a…

AI in Education

This math platform leverages AI coaching to help students tackle tough concepts

December 25, 2025 by Laura Ascione

An AI math coaching platform, used as part of a tiered support structure, gives students access to tutoring and homework support.

Math is a fundamental part of K-12 education, but students often face significant challenges in mastering increasingly challenging math concepts.

Curriculum & Assessment

A smarter path to standards-based success: How Superior Public Schools united curriculum and data

December 11, 2025 by Tricia Kuhlmann and Jodi Fierstein, Superior Public Schools

From the beginning, school leaders knew the district's transition to a standards-based curriculum needed to be intentional and collaborative.

Creating consistency between classrooms and ensuring curriculum alignment school-wide can be challenging, even in the smallest of districts. Every educator teaches--and grades--differently based on their experience and preferences,…

Newsline

Lerner Publishing Group Launches Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Genius and Joy Curriculum

December 9, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Lerner Publishing Group, a leading publisher of K-12 educational materials, is proud to announce the launch of Dr. Gholdy ... Read more

Newsline

School Specialty LLC Announces Acquisition of Nasco Education U.S.

December 8, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Greenville, Wis – December 8, 2025 – School Specialty®, a leading provider of learning environments, supplies and science curriculum to ... Read more

Developing a Curriculum? Review These 7 Common Challenges

October 6, 2025 by Vcarlson

Whether you’re an educator within a school district, or an EdTech curriculum developer creating content for a wide range of ... Read more

ELL

The paradox of Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating heritage means honoring students’ languages

October 6, 2025October 3, 2025 by Altagracia “Grace” Delgado, English Learners Success Forum

Curriculum teams and administrators must center EL experiences in every adoption decision

Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month offers the United States a chance to honor the profound and varied contributions of Latino communities. We celebrate scientists like Ellen Ochoa, the…

Curriculum & Assessment

The advantages of supplementing curriculum

September 23, 2025September 19, 2025 by Dr. Yuvraj Verma, Bessemer City Middle School and William Howard Taft University

The most successful classrooms are not those that follow a book, but those where teachers supplement curriculum to benefit all learners.

Classroom teachers are handed a curriculum they must use when teaching. That specific curriculum is designed to bring uniformity, equity, and accountability into classrooms.

AI in Education

KU researchers publish guidelines to help responsibly implement AI in education

August 20, 2025 by Mike Krings, the University of Kansas

Educators should commit to learner-centered AI implementation that considers all students at all levels of education and abilities.

Researchers at the University of Kansas have produced a set of guidelines to help educators from preschool through higher education responsibly implement artificial intelligence in a way that…

Teaching Trends

Why high schools should use teaching assistants

August 15, 2025 by Samuel M. Baule, U.S. Army & Marian University

Adopting teaching assistants could help reduce teacher workload and increase student outcomes--all positives for today's busy educators.

Exam scores always seem to go up. Whether it’s the SAT when applying for college or an AP score to earn college credit, competitive scores seem to be…

Teacher Well-Being

Why student engagement starts with teacher clarity

August 14, 2025 by Dr. Mari Braithwaite, Alpine School District

Relationships, expectations, and clarity revealed themselves as critical to boosting and maintaining high levels of student engagement.

In Alpine School District, we serve a wide range of students, from Title I to highly affluent communities. While our population has traditionally been predominantly white and middle…

Digital Literacy

Lessons from DENSI: Weaving digital citizenship into edtech innovation

August 12, 2025 by Dr. Stephanie J. Madlinger, Discovery Educator Network (DEN)

As edtech tools enable new paths to digital citizenship, innovative AI and collaborative tools form new learning experiences.

A few weeks ago, I had the thrilling opportunity to immerse myself in the 20th anniversary of the Discovery Educator Network (the DEN), a week-long journey that reignited…

This Fall Bring Gaming To the Classroom with Gaming Concepts

September 17, 2025August 8, 2025 by Jeff Festa

Gaming Concepts is a turn-key, standards-aligned curriculum that uses gaming to teach academic, social, and career skills. Whether you’re in ... Read more

Newsline

MIND Education Announces InsightMath, First Comprehensive Math Curriculum Built on How the Brain Learns

July 28, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

IRVINE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — MIND Education today announced the launch of InsightMath, the only K-6 core math curriculum redefining math instruction with ... Read more

AI in Education

National AI training hub for educators to open, funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

July 25, 2025 by Norah Rami, Chalkbeat

More than 400,000 K-12 educators across the country will get free training in AI through a $23 million partnership between a major teachers union and leading tech companies.

Newsline

PBLWorks Announces its 2025 Award Winners

July 24, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Novato, CA – The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks), a national provider of professional development and curriculum for high-quality ... Read more

Digital Learning Tools

8 under-the-radar digital learning resources

July 11, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Digital learning resources help educators diversify their toolkit--and give students access to a wider range of learning modalities.

Digital learning resources are transforming classrooms, and educators are always on the lookout for tools that go beyond the standard platforms. There are numerous lesser-known digital platforms that…

Literacy

Beyond formulas: Embracing complexity in writing instruction

July 8, 2025 by Brett Stamm, University of Southern Mississippi & Tiffany Larson, University of Central Oklahoma

Through thoughtful design and teaching, students can become flexible and skilled writers able to tackle the challenges of writing instruction

Early in our careers, when we were fresh-faced and idealistic (we still are!) the prepackaged curriculum and the advice of more experienced colleagues was the go-to resource.

Digital Learning Tools

5 digital resources to engage students in meaningful learning

July 8, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Digital resources allow educators to establish meaningful learning and connect with students in a way that’s personalized and relevant.

Digital resources--interactive platforms, games, simulations, and multimedia--allow educators to bring subjects alive in ways that foster curiosity, creativity, and a deep understanding of content.

Live @ ISTE 2025

ISTE Takeaways—What It Takes To Win the Impact Award

July 8, 2025July 3, 2025 by Kevin Hogan

Jean-Claude, one of the recipients of the prestigious 2025 Impact award, highlighted three key ISTE takeaways: co-design in educational technology, ... Read more

Live @ ISTE 2025

Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

July 7, 2025July 2, 2025 by Laura Ascione

The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is ... Read more

Live @ ISTE 2025

Showfloor News: MIND Education announces InsightMath, a math curriculum built on brain research

July 1, 2025 by Laura Ascione

MIND Education announced the launch of InsightMath, the only K-6 core math curriculum redefining math instruction with an approach explicitly ... Read more

Live @ ISTE 2025

Showfloor News: Cleverlike focuses on the real power in using games for education

June 30, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Cleverlike School empowers educators to transform student passion for video games into powerful learning experiences. It is a comprehensive platform ... Read more

AI in Education

AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

June 18, 2025 by Thomas Arnett, Clayton Christensen Institute

In trying to personalize learning for students via AI, maybe we’ve focused too much on tailoring content and not on transforming context.

I recently read 10 to 25, a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. The book explores what young people…

aiEDU and The Rithm Project Partner to Infuse Human Connection into AI Literacy Through High School ELA Curriculum

June 11, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

DENVER — The AI Education Project (aiEDU) and The Rithm Project are proud to announce a new partnership focused on ... Read more

Live @ ISTE 2025

CCC Transforms Curriculum Development

June 30, 2025June 11, 2025 by ESchool News Contributor

Samantha Kalman, Senior Business Development Specialist for Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), shares with eSchoolNews their highlights for ISTE2025. Say goodbye ... Read more

Microsoft and FFA help students use smart sensors and AI to learn about the future of farming and technology

May 30, 2025 by Kevin Hogan

Microsoft Corp. and the National FFA Organization on Tuesday announced the national expansion of FarmBeats for Students, a cutting-edge educational program ... Read more

PowerSchool Personalized Learning Solutions Demo

May 10, 2025 by Jeff Festa

Students succeed when educators have all the tools they need. Engage students and empower educators with all the tools you ... Read more

PowerSummit: From Promise to Practice in Personalized Learning

May 10, 2025 by Jeff Festa

Join us for a transformative virtual summit where K-12 leaders explore the path to effective personalized learning that improves outcomes ... Read more

Developing a Curriculum? Review These 7 Common Challenges

July 9, 2025May 10, 2025 by Jeff Festa

Whether you’re an educator within a school district, or an EdTech curriculum developer creating content for a wide range ... Read more

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

May 5, 2025 by Jacob Shiffrin, Relay Graduate School of Education

Small but powerful language adjustments represent a fundamental mindset shift in how educators approach engagement and classroom culture.

Having conducted well over a thousand observations of K-12 teachers over the last 10 years, I have noticed there is one piece of feedback I have given more…

Profiles in Innovation

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

April 15, 2025April 2, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Math is a fundamental part of K-12 education, but students often face significant challenges in mastering increasingly challenging math concepts.

Online & Hybrid Learning

Lessons from an online teacher: Supporting phenomena-based learning

March 19, 2025 by Krista Kowalok MA. Ed, Agora Cyber Charter School

Teaching online can present obstacles to student engagement--particularly in science and math classes. Phenomena-based learning can help.

I have worked in many different states and in many different learning environments throughout my 19-year career as an educator. For the past 13 years I have been…

Innovation Insights

Real World Support

March 13, 2025 by Kevin Hogan

As students navigate an increasingly complex world defined by artificial intelligence, social media, and rapid technological change, the need for ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

What’s the state of STEM?

March 12, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s AI projects are outpacing education’s ability to keep up with necessary AI and STEM training.

AI is becoming increasingly critical in STEM education, and 96 percent of teachers say they believe AI will become an intrinsic part of education within the next decade,…

Coding and Robotics

Going beyond technical education to help students flourish

March 4, 2025 by Omar Cortez & Jocelyn Cortez, Dallas Independent School District

Robotics classes reinforce students' learning from across the curriculum in deeply practical ways, impacting all aspects of life.

Educators often focus on how well robotics in education can prepare students for careers in STEM fields. And that's both true and important. Robotics is an engaging way…

District Management

Education renovation: Transforming classrooms and districts through an HGTV lens

November 7, 2025March 3, 2025 by Kelly Carpenter, Gananda Central School District

Education renovation isn’t just about fixing what’s broken; it’s about creating districts and systems that truly work for all learners.

At a time when schools can be limited by obsolete teaching methods, inequitable policies, and uninspiring school cultures, we should aspire to rehab the features of an antiquated education…

Newsline

Introducing The Edge, a Breakthrough SEL and Life Skills Curriculum for Middle and High School Students

March 12, 2025January 31, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Los Angeles, CA — As students navigate an increasingly complex world defined by artificial intelligence, social media, and rapid technological ... Read more

Building pathways to purpose: How we can empower students for an uncertain future

2026 prediction: AI may unleash the most entrepreneurial generation we’ve ever seen

Sparking civic engagement as we approach America’s 250th

This math platform leverages AI coaching to help students tackle tough concepts

A smarter path to standards-based success: How Superior Public Schools united curriculum and data

Lerner Publishing Group Launches Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Genius and Joy Curriculum

School Specialty LLC Announces Acquisition of Nasco Education U.S.

The paradox of Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating heritage means honoring students’ languages

The advantages of supplementing curriculum

KU researchers publish guidelines to help responsibly implement AI in education

Why high schools should use teaching assistants

Why student engagement starts with teacher clarity

Lessons from DENSI: Weaving digital citizenship into edtech innovation

MIND Education Announces InsightMath, First Comprehensive Math Curriculum Built on How the Brain Learns

National AI training hub for educators to open, funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

PBLWorks Announces its 2025 Award Winners

8 under-the-radar digital learning resources

Beyond formulas: Embracing complexity in writing instruction

5 digital resources to engage students in meaningful learning

ISTE Takeaways—What It Takes To Win the Impact Award

Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

Showfloor News: MIND Education announces InsightMath, a math curriculum built on brain research

Showfloor News: Cleverlike focuses on the real power in using games for education

AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

aiEDU and The Rithm Project Partner to Infuse Human Connection into AI Literacy Through High School ELA Curriculum

CCC Transforms Curriculum Development

Microsoft and FFA help students use smart sensors and AI to learn about the future of farming and technology

One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Lessons from an online teacher: Supporting phenomena-based learning

What’s the state of STEM?

Going beyond technical education to help students flourish

Education renovation: Transforming classrooms and districts through an HGTV lens

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

Avantis Education Transforms Classroom Inclusivity with Launch of EduverseTHRIVE at TCEA 2026

Lerner Publishing Group Launches Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Genius and Joy Curriculum

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