Instructional Materials

Read more about the materials that are used to help students learn the curriculum
3D rendered illustration of the moment an artificial intelligence becomes sentient.
E+/Getty
Classroom Technology The Best Science Fiction to Teach About AI, From Teachers
Science fiction can help students understand AI and its potential impacts, teachers say.
Alyson Klein, April 23, 2024
•
6 min read
Image of the hand of a robot holding a pen with open books flying all around.
iStock/Getty
Classroom Technology See Which Types of Teachers Are the Early Adopters of AI
Most still aren't using AI in instruction, study shows.
Arianna Prothero, April 17, 2024
•
4 min read
Myers Elementary School students watch the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, in Grand Blanc, Mich.
Myers Elementary School students watch the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, in Grand Blanc, Mich.
Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP
Families & the Community What Schools Can Do With All Those Leftover Solar Eclipse Glasses
Campaigns to recycle eclipse glasses are creating ways to teach lessons in recycling and sharing.
Elizabeth Heubeck, April 11, 2024
•
1 min read
A 3d render of an abstract staircase and a glowing portal with a woman going into the portal.
E+/Getty
Classroom Technology Science Fiction May Be the Key to Helping Students Understand AI
For educators seeking to help students understand the power of AI, fiction has become an indispensable teaching tool
Alyson Klein, April 5, 2024
•
8 min read
Photo of U.S. flag in classroom.
iStock / Getty Images Plus
Curriculum History Group Finds Little Evidence of K-12 'Indoctrination'
Most social science educators say they keep politics out of the classroom, but need help identifying good curriculum resources
Olina Banerji, March 20, 2024
•
6 min read
Kate Maxlow, director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment at Hampton City Schools, who helped give students a voice in curriculum redesign, works in her office on January 12, 2024.
Kate Maxlow is the director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in Virginia's Hampton City school district. She worked with students to give them a voice in shaping curriculum.
Sam Mallon/Education Week
Curriculum Q&A Why One District Hired Its Students to Review Curricula
Virginia's Hampton City school district pays a cadre of student interns to give feedback on curriculum.
Caitlynn Peetz, February 5, 2024
•
3 min read
012024 op BHM Resources
Camilla Sucre for Education Week
Social Studies Opinion The Black History That Moves Us: A Resource List for Educators
Here are some books, documentaries, websites, and social media accounts to help you teach Black history in all its complexity.
Daphanie Bibbs, Abigail Henry, Dawnavyn M. James & Gregory Simmons, January 31, 2024
•
5 min read
Sixth-grade students use their Chromebooks for an exercise during class with their teacher Jen Howe at Portage West Middle School in Portage, Mich., on Nov. 29, 2023.
Sixth-grade students use their Chromebooks for an exercise during class with their teacher Jen Howe at Portage West Middle School in Portage, Mich., on Nov. 29, 2023.
Emily Elconin for Education Week
Reading & Literacy From Our Research Center Reading Comprehension Challenges and Opportunities, in Charts
Learn where students struggle, what types of materials educators use, and their perceptions of students' stamina and pleasure reading.
Stephen Sawchuk, January 15, 2024
•
6 min read
AI VIdeo 1 Thumb BS
Classroom Technology Video Using AI in the Classroom: Tips and Tricks From Two Teachers
AI is here to stay. How educators can maximize it in the classroom for the benefit of all.
Jaclyn Borowski, Elizabeth Rich & Vanessa Solis, January 11, 2024
•
1 min read
Image shows a multi-tailed arrow hitting the bullseye of a target.
DigitalVision Vectors/Getty
Classroom Technology Opinion More Than 12 Million Students Have Used This New Study Aid. What’s the Deal?
There is a near-constant stream of new ed-tech tools. What makes this one unique?
Rick Hess, January 11, 2024
•
5 min read
Illustration of a male student holding a pencil and conceptually solving curriculum challenge, from A to B, choosing easier or harder.
iStock/Getty
Curriculum As Districts Choose Better Curricula, Some Teachers Say It's Too Hard
Teachers' perceptions of challenge vary by school and student characteristics, a new RAND survey found.
Sarah Schwartz, December 13, 2023
•
4 min read
Tele Phillips, left, and Saniyah Sims react as they cut into a bullfrog they are dissecting during a hands-on learning experience for students from the Malone Center on April 19, 2023, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo in Lincoln, Neb. The Science Focus Program Student Council arranged two days of a hands-on learning experience for elementary students from the Malone Center.
Tele Phillips, left, and Saniyah Sims react as they cut into a bullfrog they are dissecting during a hands-on learning experience for students on April 19, 2023, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo in Lincoln, Neb.
Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP
Science Aligned Science Curriculum, Better Scores? Research Finds a Connection
A WestEd evaluation of the Amplify Science curriculum found it raised student performance on NGSS-aligned assessment questions.
Sarah Schwartz, December 8, 2023
•
4 min read
Illustration of checklist.
iStock / Getty Images Plus
Reading & Literacy New Tool to Evaluate Reading Programs for 'Knowledge-Building'
The guidelines can help measure whether curricula help build kids' content knowledge using text sets, discussion, and embedded writing.
Sarah Schwartz, November 1, 2023
•
4 min read
Illustration of a large database server connected to smaller stacks of information with math numbers and symbols floating into the large server
DigitalVision Vectors
Mathematics Are Schools Choosing High-Quality Math Curricula? A New Database Offers Clues
There’s little national data about what curricula are most popular. A new project aims to change that.
Sarah Schwartz, October 17, 2023
•
5 min read
Load More ▼