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Classroom strategies for feedback, writing, and learning together — with the teacher still in charge.
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How to Get Every Student Writing in 10 Minutes (Without Grading 30 More Papers)
The science-of-reading wave is raising the bar on writing — but grading is the real bottleneck. Here's a high-frequency, low-grading routine that gets every student writing, with AI feedback the teacher reviews instead of authors.
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Screen Time Laws Are Coming for EdTech — Why Whole-Class Tools Survive the Backlash
16+ states are moving to limit screen time in schools — but the legislation misses a critical distinction between isolating, self-paced tech and teacher-led, whole-class tools that bring students together.
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The Post-Testing Slump Is Real: Activities That Keep Students Learning After State Tests
The weeks after state testing don't have to be a countdown to summer. Writing Escape Rooms and whole-class discussions keep students engaged, writing, and building skills that weren't on the test.
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AI Feedback on Student Writing: Why Teacher-Controlled Beats the Chatbot
New research shows hybrid teacher+AI feedback outperforms chatbots and auto-graders. Learn why teacher-controlled, rubric-aligned AI feedback is the safer, more effective approach for student writing.
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It's the Year of the Sentence: Writing Activities That Get Every Student Producing Text
2026 is the year of the sentence. Discover whole-class writing activities — like QuickWrites and Writing Escape Rooms — that get every student producing text, including your most reluctant writers.
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Elevating Core Curriculum with Curipod
Don't replace your curriculum — elevate it. Curipod transforms existing materials into interactive lessons that spark dialogue, deepen thinking, and boost student engagement.
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Language Learning That Sticks: How Curipod Supports Multilingual Students
Discover how Curipod helps multilingual and emergent bilingual students build language skills through real-time feedback, anonymous participation, and lessons in any language.
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Beyond the ELA Classroom: How to Improve Writing Instruction Across the Curriculum
Writing instruction shouldn't live only in ELA. Learn how Curipod helps schools and districts embed meaningful, feedback-rich writing practice across every subject and grade level.
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From Test Prep to Lasting Learning: How to Raise Standardized Test Scores Without Burning Out Teachers or Students
See how schools raised STAAR scores double-digit with Curipod's AI-powered, rubric-aligned writing practice — built into everyday lessons, not just test season.
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Solving the Right Problems: How School Leaders Can Raise Instructional Quality with Curipod
Every school leader wants classrooms where students are engaged, challenged, and supported to reach their full potential. But getting there isn’t easy. In conversations with administrators across the country, three challenges stand out: improving instructional quality, boosting test scores without losing authentic learning, and strengthening writing across the curriculum. This first post focuses on the foundation—raising instructional quality—and how schools are making high-quality teaching the easiest thing to do.
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Sharing the Spark: A Guide to Presenting Curipod with Confidence
Share Curipod—spark a chain reaction of student engagement.
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Why Feedback Fuels Learning (and How Curipod Makes It Easy)
Great feedback transforms learning. Curipod makes it easier than ever to build into every lesson.
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The Problem with AI Lesson Plans—And How Curipod Is Different
AI-generated lessons often miss the mark—reinforcing outdated, one-size-fits-all teaching. Curipod’s updated lesson generator is grounded in pedagogy and built for real student engagement.
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Designing for All Learners: UDL in Curipod
How Curipod uses UDL to spark curiosity, conversation, and connection.
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Why We’re Betting on Learning Together
A challenge to the “personalized” model and a call for something better.