Inquiry-based programs where students analyze primary sources, build evidence-based arguments, and take part in rich discussion, in print and digital.
See the Social Studies overviewSee how TCI engages all learners and provides comprehensive teach support to Bring Learning Alive! in K-12 classrooms.
Active learning, teacher-ready lessons, and a high-quality curriculum have always been at the heart of TCI. The new programs are sharper, more consistent, and built as a true K-12 system.
Bring Science Alive! is phenomena-driven and NGSS-aligned. Every unit opens on an anchoring phenomenon, then students investigate it the way scientists do.
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In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Weather and Climate program, students create their own wind, build a balloon barometer, and track atmospheric pressure.
Self-paced courses, live events, and opportunities to connect with or lead other educators — support that continues long after implementation week.
Join Brian Thomas and Loyal Frazier on October 20 at 6 pm ET for practical ways to help students evaluate sources and the growing volume of online and AI-generated information.
Research-backed guidance on the questions districts are actually asking — from HQIM adoption to AI in the classroom.
Michael Washington, a 22-year classroom veteran, sees differentiation as how a lesson itself, built through active learning strategies, can reach every student in the room at once.
Built by teachers, for teachers.
Bringing Learning Alive! since 1989.
Megan Forbes is in her 15th year of teaching, and the program bends to how she wants to teach that day. Some days, that's the textbook and interactive notebook. Other days it's a Video Activity.
April 1, 2026
We're thrilled to announce that TCI's K–12 Social Studies programs have been named a winner of the 2026 EdTech Cool Tool Award, presented by EdTech Digest — a recognition that speaks to the real impact happening in classrooms across the
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January 28, 2026
TCI's new K-12 Social Studies programs won the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2026 in the primary AND secondary categories.
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October 23, 2025
TCI, a leader in K–12 educational content and curriculum, is proud to announce that its K–12 Social Studies programs have been named a winner in the 2025 CODiE Awards in the category of Best Social Sciences/Studies Instructional Solution. The CODiE
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October 17, 2025
We’re thrilled to share that TCI’s Bring Science Alive! K-8 programs have been named a 2025 Best of STEM Award winner in the Hands-on Learning for K–8 category! This award is significant because it’s the only STEM award program judged
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July 3, 2025
TCI is certified through 1EdTech vetting process and community rubric. July 1, 2025 – Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCI) has earned 1EdTech® Consortium’s Data Privacy Certification after undergoing a comprehensive review of its student privacy policies, data security protocols, and other
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January 6, 2025
TCI's K-12 Social Studies programs have received favorable reviews in the latest textbook adoption reports released by the Office of Instructional Materials & Library Services within the Mississippi Instructional Materials Review Board.
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