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Summer Reading Resources: Journals, Author Studies, and More

March 27, 2026
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Summer break doesn't have to mean a reading break. The research is clear: students who participate in summer reading consistently over the summer maintain their skills, and students who don't often return in the fall behind where they left off. The National Summer Learning Association estimates that students can lose up to two months of…

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AI Feedback for Teachers with Kami App

AI feedback for teachers: faster, more meaningful comments | Kami

What is Kami Companion? Its the Universal Report for learning! Watch this webinar to find out more!
February 26, 2026
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Kami Community Demo Slam

Kami Community webinars: real classroom ideas from teachers | Kami

Join the Kami Community to get real ideas you can use today from other educators.
February 18, 2026
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Author Study Activities with Book Creator

Author study activities teachers can run in 30 minutes | Kami

Watch this webinar to learn how to conduct Author study activities with Book Creator.
February 4, 2026
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Learn about Safer AI with Kami App

Safer AI with Kami: responsible classroom AI that keeps teachers in control | Kami

Watch this webinar to find out how your students can use Safer AI with Kami App
January 28, 2026
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Drawing house plans

Kami Companion in the mathematics classroom

Use this passage with the Kami Companion toolbar to see what students in math class may experience. The Architect of Broken Things A Secondary School Mathematics Reading Passage Mara had always been better at breaking things than building them. That changed the summer her uncle handed her a set of blueprints and said, "Tell me…
January 19, 2026
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Farmer looking at dry field

Kami Companion in the Social Studies Classroom

Use this passage with the Kami Companion toolbar to see what students in Social Studies class may experience. When the River Runs Dry A 9th Grade Social Studies Reading Passage The river had always been there. For the farmers in the valley below, it was not simply a water source — it was the boundary…
January 19, 2026
3 min read
Robot Wonder

Kami Companion in the English Classroom

Use this passage with the Kami Companion toolbar to see what students in English class may experience. The Last Mechanic A 6th Grade Reading Passage The robot arrived on a Tuesday, which Priya thought was an unremarkable day for something so extraordinary. It stood in the doorway of the repair shop where her grandmother worked…
January 19, 2026
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Water Cycle

Kami Companion in the Science Classroom

Use this passage with the Kami Companion toolbar to see what students in science class may experience. The Great Water Journey: How the Earth Recycles Water Have you ever wondered if the water you used to brush your teeth this morning is the exact same water a Tyrannosaurus rex drank millions of years ago? It sounds crazy,…
January 19, 2026
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Computer Based Testing in New York school districts

Changes to State Testing in New York

A summary of the State Education Department’s memo to schools On June 1, 2022, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced its plan to join 48 other states and transition to computer-based testing (CBT) for students in Grades 3–8. The process will start with mandatory ELA, math, and science CBT for students in grades…
November 3, 2023
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Jamboard activities you can do in Kami

5 Collaborative Classroom Activities You Can Do in Kami

Whether or not you use Jamboard, Kami is the digital whiteboard for you. The education community woke to the news that Google Jamboard will soon start winding down. Teachers and students who love using the Google platform will now be considering their options. Look no further than Kami. Google Jamboard is a collaborative digital whiteboard…
September 29, 2023
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Digital Citizenship Read Along

This blog is for you and your students to read together. It covers the basics of digital citizenship and why it matters.   So what is digital citizenship? Digital citizenship is all about understanding how to act responsibly online. You might have noticed, you've got the whole world available at a click! And with this…
September 21, 2023
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Chat GPT in a text box with an exclamation point

ChatGPT and Academic Cheating: Cause for Concern?

This blog is all about how students might misuse ChatGPT to do their work for them. If you’d like to find out what ChatGPT can do for teachers, check out our How to Use ChatGPT in Classrooms blog. Right, back to the students. Understandably, the appearance of an AI program that can write entire essays…
May 19, 2023
7 min read
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