💃🕺Dancing is good for you, but it IS possible to dance until you drop. 😲 Learn how hundreds were affected by the Dancing Plague of 1518 in this K12 Teaching Moment!

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Middle-earth almost never came to life! On this day, September 21, we remember how J.R.R. Tolkien struggled for years, constantly editing The Hobbit until a nudge from a former student gave him the push he needed. In this K12 Teaching Moment, learn why completing your projects matters and how a little encouragement can make all the difference.

In this episode of Kids Teach, K12 CEO James Rhyu tees up with student, entrepreneur, and golf phenom Carter Bonas for some lessons on the green. While James improves his drive, they share insights about what drives each of them to excel. They talk about their shared passion for providing education solutions: James through his leadership role at K12, and Carter through his non-profit start-up, Spectrum Golf.

Through the course of their discussion, it’s clear that, despite Carter’s youth, his teaching is on par with the best! James also offers some executive mentorship in exchange.

This is just one example of how rewarding a knowledge exchange between learners of any age can be. Throughout the Kids Teach series, we’ll highlight talented students teaching adults some new skills. Follow along and learn with us!


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Head out on the open road with Shari, a registered nurse and medical instructor in a mobile lab, who brings real-world skills directly to her students. As part of a K12-powered career academy, Shari provides in-person, hands-on job training instruction so her students have opportunities to practice skills they’ll need in the workplace—before they even finish high school.

It’s clear to see what Shari loves about her work—everything from the adventure and the scenery to the skills and confidence she’s able to impart. Thanks to Shari’s innovative teaching, her students get a leg up on their futures. K12 is proud of delivering 25 years of quality education solutions that meet students where they are, and we can’t wait to see where the next 25 years take us!

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Welcome to the 2024 K12 Robotics Competition!

This year, we invited students in grades 4–12 to join the K12 Robotics League. Students worked in teams of two or three, with guidance from their instructors, and participated in two virtual qualifying rounds. Teams competed against others in their grade bands (4–6, 7–9, and 10–12) and skill levels (intermediate and advanced).

Today, we celebrate the top teams from the qualifying rounds as they compete for the national championship! Congratulations to all the students participating today—you’ve demonstrated incredible creativity, problem-solving skills, and coding expertise. Be proud of your achievements and enjoy this exciting culmination of your hard work!

Let the bot battles begin!

Date: June 19th, 2024
Time: 8:30AM ET
Location: Live-streamed on Facebook + Youtube
Hosted by: K12
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🍳 Join Us for the 2024 K12 National Cook-Off Finals! 🍽️

📅 Date: August 14, 2024 ⏰ Time: 5pm ET

📍 Filming Location: Kitchen of Purpose, Arlington, VA

🔥 What’s Cooking? Budding chefs in grades 6–12 have battled it out in the virtual round, and now six talented finalists are ready to sizzle in the in-person cook-off! They’ll whip up mouthwatering dishes, vying for the $1,000 grand prize. 🏆
👨‍🍳 Meet the Finalists: Discover their winning recipes and get a taste of their culinary magic! https://enrichment.k12.com/cookoff/

👉 Competition Overview:
Round 1: Students submitted original recipes, showcasing creativity and skill.
Round 2: In-person cook-off in Arlington, VA, at the Kitchen of Purpose, judged by Chef David Ho from Food Network’s Chopped, Postre Chef Isabel Coss, and Chef Daniela Hurtado.

🎁 Prizes:
1st place: $1,000
2nd place: $500
3rd place: $350
Culinary Gift baskets for 4th, 5th, and 6th place

👩‍👧‍👦 Join the Culinary Excitement! Mark your calendar and prepare for a feast of flavors!
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Every January, we honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. He’s one of many to champion the civil rights movement, participating in and leading peaceful protests for the right to vote, desegregation, and labor rights. He passionately recited his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, but did you know the original version of his speech didn’t include this iconic phrase?

Vicki Crawford, who oversees the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection, says there is only one of the speech’s drafts in his handwritten notes. It was originally titled “Normalcy, Never Again.” He worked on the speech until 3 AM, but not once did it include the word “dream.”

When he read the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 23, 1963, it was word-for-word. That was until gospel singer Mahalia Jackson prompted him to tell them about the dream. He went off script and continued improvising the speech we know today.

Join us for the much-anticipated reveal of this year’s K12 Art Competition winners! Our talented students from grades K–12 have poured their creativity into traditional 2D art, digital masterpieces, and innovative AI-generated art. Now, it’s time to celebrate their incredible work and announce the winners who have impressed us all.

🗓️ Date: June 20, 2024 ⏰ Time: 5:30pm ET 📍 Location: Virtual

What to expect?

Discover the top artists in each category and grade band who will take home their share of $20,000 in prizes!
Art Showcase: A virtual gallery of the semi-finalists’ work across all categories, celebrating the diverse talents of our students.

Special Acknowledgments: A moment to appreciate all participants and the hard worK of our judges and educators.
Public Voting Recap: A look back at the public’s favorites from the AI art category.
Prize Ceremony: Witness the joy as we award the winners with their well-deserved prizes.

Stay Connected: Follow us on social @k12.student and visit our website for the latest updates and a sneak peek at some of the entries that captivated us this year! enrichment.k12.com/art-competition/

Art is a language that transcends words. It’s a form of expression that allows us to see the world through the eyes of our young creators. We can’t wait to share this experience with you!
RSVP Now and be part of this inspiring event!
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Everybody loves new school materials! Find out what to expect and when by using the Learning Coach account resources to track shipments. You can also view the digital materials that students will have access to once their courses are assigned. Just follow these easy steps.

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25 years ago, K12 reimagined education with online learning. Today, with more than 3 million students and counting, we’re more dedicated than ever to making personalized learning accessible to everyone.

The amazing achievements of our K12 community inspire us, and we’re excited to share their stories, celebrating the incredible moments that have shaped their success.

Meet Evan, a K12-powered student and swimmer on the U.S. national team, whose success story launches our Voices series, celebrating the extraordinary achievements made possible through K12’s flexible, personalized learning. Subscribe to our social channels to stay tuned as we spotlight more inspiring journeys.

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Do you love period pieces like Bridgerton? Well, the Regency era is not as glitz and glam as you may think. ✨💃 Dive into what the experience was like for women in this K12 Teaching Moment.
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Who doesn’t love a bright summer day? The June Solstice is perfect for outdoor activities, but it’s also a time to reflect on the year thus far. In this K12 Teaching Moment, join us to learn what makes the Summer Solstice so special. From the extended daylight to the worldwide celebrations, this is a joy you don’t want to miss! Still here? Drop a sun emoji in the comments, and don’t forget to let us know how you’ll be enjoying the extra sunlight! ️

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Ready to be inspired? Joseph, Izzy, and Kenyon deliver the pep talk we all need in this episode of Kids Teach. As they sit down with James, K12’s CEO, they discuss their passions and challenges in their respective athletic pursuits. From fencing to football to ballet, they find common ground in discussing what it takes to work at their highest level and build support networks that are helping them chase their dreams.

When asking James about his job, these high achievers wanted to hear how he manages his schedule and finds work–life balance—practical advice as they pursue demanding careers while still in school.

What is climate change? Why do engineers care about climate change? TeachEngineering explores this defining issue of our time, how engineers can make a difference, and why we need to act fast!

TeachEngineering has over 1,500 FREE lessons and activities. Visit https://www.teachengineering.org for more!

Music: Lunar Levitation - Aakash Gandhi

Testing a model parachute can tell us many things and help us learn about a variety of concepts, such as proportionate size and scale, gravity, air resistance, weight relationships. In this freeform activity about preventing free-falling, students design their own model parachutes while considering factors in their test drops such as distance, weight, and time.

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Music: Hyperfun - Kevin MacLeod

Student teams act as engineers and learn about systems thinking and scale by reassembling the separated pages of the engaging picture book, “Zoom,” by Istvan Banyai. The book is a series of 31 wordless pictures that start very close-up and then zoom out—from a rooster’s comb to outer space. Like a movie camera, each subsequent page pulls back to reveal the context of the previous scene as something different than what you originally thought. When the 31 un-numbered pages are jumbled, it is a surprising challenge for teams to figure out how the pictures connect. The task prompts students to pause and look closer so as to adjust to new points of view and problem solve to find a logical sequence. It requires them to step back and take a broader view. Students learn that engineers work together as teams and look at things very closely so that they see different things and come up with more than one solution when problem solving. To conclude, students go outside and practice their skills by imagining and then drawing their own Zoom-like small booklet stories inspired by items found in nature. The classic duck/rabbit ambiguous drawing is provided as a kickoff visual aid.
This engineering curriculum aligns to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

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Music: Aimless Amos

TeachEngineering describes how water is essential to all living organisms, and goes into detail how engineers study, innovate and create new ways to provide clean water, preserve our ecosystem and keep our crops nourished around the world.

Music: 8 Bit Dreamscape

Students learn a simple technique for quantifying the amount of photosynthesis that occurs in a given period of time, using a common water plant (Elodea). They use this technique to compare the amounts of photosynthesis that occur under conditions of low and high light levels. Before they begin the experiment, however, students must come up with a well-worded hypothesis to be tested. After running the experiment, students pool their data to get a large sample size, determine the measures of central tendency of the class data, and then graph and interpret the results.

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https://www.teachengineering.o....rg/activities/view/d

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Music: Jessica- Joey Pecoraro

Students are introduced to the concept of a dam and its potential benefits, which include water supply, electricity generation, flood control, recreation and irrigation. This lesson begins an ongoing classroom scenario in which student engineering teams working for the Splash Engineering firm design dams for a fictitious client, Thirsty County.

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Students are introduced to servos and the flex sensor as they create simple, one-jointed, finger robots controlled by Arduino. Servos are motors with feedback and are extensively used in industrial and consumer applications—from large industrial car-manufacturing robots that use servos to hold heavy metal and precisely weld components together, to prosthetic hands that rely on servos to provide fine motor control. Students use Arduino microcontrollers and flex sensors to read finger flexes, which they process to send angle information to the servos. Students create working circuits; use the constrain, map and smoothing commands; learn what is meant by library and abstraction in a coding context; and may even combine team finger designs to create a complete prosthetic hand of bendable fingers.

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Music: Aimless Amos