Back to School

Back-to-School Prep List? Check Out the 'Meet' Series.

The lead up to the first day of school is not easy for families. There's a lot to be nervous about! That's where school communications come in.

Book Report

Get Creative with Book Reports! 📚

One of the great things about edtech is that it allows us to reinvent tired assignments in new and exciting ways.

School Communication

4 Ways Librarians Can Use School Newsletters for Internal Comms

Internal comms are the lifeblood of libraries! Check out these four best practices for a library-focused school newsletter for faculty, staff & admin.

Communication

A Look Back at 2021

We prepared a list of top tips and insights we gathered from 2021. Take these best practices into consideration when creating your next school newsletter so you can start the new year feeling more prepared than ever.

Christmas Newsletter

12 Holiday Newsletter Ideas from Real Educators

We’ve gone through the many holiday newsletters uploaded to the Educator Hive, our newsletter template center, and made a list of the 12 most popular content topics in holiday and Christmas newsletters today!

Communication

6 Ideas for Engaging Class Communications in 2022

Since 2020, communication between educators and families became more important than ever. Here are 6 ideas for engaging content you can include in your next school newsletter, to help keep parents in the loop with everything that's going on.

Christmas Newsletter

School Newsletter Template: Christmas Newsletter!

It’s beginning to look a lot like... Christmas Newsletter time! If you need a school newsletter that will help you communicate the magic and joy of the season in the days and weeks leading up to Christmas vacation, this template is for you!

Communication

School Newsletter Template: Celebrate the Holidays!

The month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is always a challenge! This holiday template aims to help you with just that. You’ll find links to all kinds of info about how and what the rest of the world celebrates in December...

Communication

7 Ways to Get Parents to Open Your Emails

Like all of us, parents are super-busy, and it can be incredibly difficult to reach them with critical info. According to recent data, email open rates in the Education sector average only 25%, meaning that important school emails are getting lost in the clutter.

Communication

School Newsletter Template: National STEAM/STEM Day

It’s actually National STEAM/STEM Day, a perfect day to dive into activities that communicate to all students that they can be innovators, inventors, and even NASA scientists in the here and now, not to mention in their futures.

Communication

5 Communication Tips for School Librarians

As technology becomes more ingrained in classrooms and libraries, the very nature of school librarians has changed, as well. We recently spoke with school librarian Elizabeth Graham who shared her five keys to successful library communication.

Communication

School Newsletter Template: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving itself is an interesting study in communication — how a holiday gets articulated over time -- and the first article in our Thanksgiving Newsletter explores the history of the holiday.

Communication

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

With the crackle of leaves underfoot, we welcome in Native American Heritage Month And yes, we’ve got a school newsletter template for that!

Communication

School Newsletter Template: Using Translation to Engage Families

In the US, one in five students speaks a language other than English at home, which means there are A LOT of parents who are experiencing the disorientation that I’ve felt. This is why translation is so important – it opens the gate to families who aren’t comfortable yet with English.

Communication

A Spooky Good Halloween Newsletter Template

Use this Halloween school newsletter template for a more educational, fun, delicious, and inclusive Halloween.

Communication

School Newsletter Template: Parent-Teacher Conference

This year, many schools will be conducting parent conferences remotely. Since some parents and caregivers won’t be accessible by video conference, we’ve gone ahead and created a parent-teacher conference form template for you.

Communication

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

We've created a school newsletter template to help you share resources and communicate about Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Communication

A School Newsletter Template for Fall, Y'all!

A school newsletter template for the fall season! This template celebrates autumn as only a teacher can, with resources for the classroom.

Communication

School Newsletter Template: National Hispanic Heritage Month

Every year, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. This National Hispanic Heritage Month template offers you a variety of resources.

Librarians

Here’s How Educators Are Using Smore to Send out Their Summer Reading Lists

See how librarians are sharing summer reading list ideas with students (and colleagues)!