Newsela
Newsela tutorial
Learn how to use Newsela. Newsela integrates directly with Google Classroom. Newsela has an enormous archive of highly engaging articles you can assign for students to read online. The best part about Newsela is the fact that each article is available at multiple Lexile levels, and once the program learns a student's level, it will push articles out to them at their just right reading level.
Video: How Newsela Supports School Districts
Newsela Pro is available for BPS Grades 6-12 and includes Social Studies and ELA content subscriptions
Link: Newsela Teacher Resource Hub
Check out the Newsela Teacher Hub and explore the links and guides to learn how Newsela helps you reach your learning goals during weekly instruction.
Set up and launch Newsela
Use Newsela in your classroom
Classroom Resources
Upcoming events
Get Extra Support
Newsela is providing pre-recorded webinars for many educational topics including:
Implementing inquiry effectively
SEL with Newsela
A symbiotic relationship between Science and literacy
Relevant and responsive Social Studies instruction
Taking authentic informed action
Newsela ELA Quick Links
Curriculum Complements provide content that works alongside commonly used curriculum like Units of Study
Projects and Lessons (high engagement topics to promote critical thinking)
Newsela DEI and ABAR Resources
Collection: A Mile In Our Shoes
Articles by Theme: Perception & Bias
Black Students Matter: Resources for Anti-Racist Teaching and Instruction
Archiving Newsela Classes
Newsela suggests archiving completed courses each year. Here are the instructions for archiving classes.
