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Newsela STEM & Newsela Writing Educator Success Guide

September 30, 2026

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Connect real-world STEM learning with reading and writing

Use Newsela STEM and Newsela Writing to find relevant science and math content, support students as they read, build engaging STEM lessons, and turn learning into evidence-based writing.

Inside the Guide

From STEM content discovery to real-world application

  • 1

    Set up classes and find STEM content

    Follow login and class setup steps, then explore differentiated texts, Generation Genius videos, PhET simulations, Tuva datasets, curriculum complements, current events, and career-focused collections.

  • 2

    Customize reading, activities, and writing

    Choose text complexity, scaffolds, quizzes, graphic organizers, and other activities, then pair a STEM article with a Newsela Writing prompt, rubric, and optional AI feedback; Newsela Writing requires a separate license.

  • 3

    Build STEM lessons around authentic questions

    See strategies for independent, small-group, and whole-class instruction, along with a full-period wave-properties lesson and a unit example connecting climate, ocean currents, real-world phenomena, skills, and careers.

  • 4

    Use reports to guide next steps

    Review reading levels, active time, STEM disciplines, content use, rubric proficiency, sentence-checklist completion, and revision patterns to plan differentiated instruction and targeted support.

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Newsela STEM & Newsela Writing Educator Success Guide

Guide preview

Connect real-world STEM learning with reading and writing

Use Newsela STEM and Newsela Writing to find relevant science and math content, support students as they read, build engaging STEM lessons, and turn learning into evidence-based writing.

Inside the Guide

From STEM content discovery to real-world application

  • 1

    Set up classes and find STEM content

    Follow login and class setup steps, then explore differentiated texts, Generation Genius videos, PhET simulations, Tuva datasets, curriculum complements, current events, and career-focused collections.

  • 2

    Customize reading, activities, and writing

    Choose text complexity, scaffolds, quizzes, graphic organizers, and other activities, then pair a STEM article with a Newsela Writing prompt, rubric, and optional AI feedback; Newsela Writing requires a separate license.

  • 3

    Build STEM lessons around authentic questions

    See strategies for independent, small-group, and whole-class instruction, along with a full-period wave-properties lesson and a unit example connecting climate, ocean currents, real-world phenomena, skills, and careers.

  • 4

    Use reports to guide next steps

    Review reading levels, active time, STEM disciplines, content use, rubric proficiency, sentence-checklist completion, and revision patterns to plan differentiated instruction and targeted support.

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