Dive Brief:
- Time for Kids has unveiled a new digital literacy platform aimed at seventh- and eighth-grade classrooms.
- Time Edge features current event content while also making use of the Time Vault's primary source documents, according to a release.
- Aligned to the Common Core, the tool features quizzes, lesson plans, resources, and multimedia content.
Dive Insight:
According the National Assessment of Educational Progress, history and civic test scores for eighth graders have shown no real improvement since 2010. Time Edge hopes to remedy this. Currently, a free preview of the program is available and can be accessed on any web browser, and there are plans to offer schools classroom subscriptions for next school year.
It's pretty awesome to see brands like Time for Kids getting more into the curriculum game. These journalism outlets already have so many rich and fantastic resources at their disposal, so adapting them for middle school students seems like a brilliant use of their material. So many educators are already turning to Time magazine for current event resources that this alleviates some of the busywork necessary to adapt the content, as well as adding extra bells and whistles.
