# CodeHS Middle School Insider: Teaching Tips, Typing Curriculum, and More!
Published: 2025-09-22
Category: Newsletter
Category URL: https://codehs.com/blog/category/newsletter
Tags: Middle School, typing
Tag URLs: Middle School (https://codehs.com/blog/tag/middle-school), typing (https://codehs.com/blog/tag/typing)
URL: https://codehs.com/blog/codehs-middle-school-insider-teaching-tips-typing-curriculum-and-more

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## **🧠** Start the Year with a Growth Mindset

Coding is full of opportunities for students to see mistakes as steps toward growth. Kick off the year by setting this mindset early with our [Growth Mindset lesson plan](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1duvYbzrz1PWSAl_H2I3Q6M0xT09X9M-QfaeaQN05kxI/edit) (part of our [Week Zero lesson plans](https://codehs.com/uploads/5922eacf5cff72dc1593aa3a34510389)).

Try these quick strategies in your classroom:

- Set small, achievable goals
- Praise effort, not intelligence
- Focus on learning from mistakes
- Encourage collaboration

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## 💻 New: Typing Curriculum

[Typing](https://codehs.com/typing) is a self-paced add-on curriculum that makes learning to type both fun and effective. Fully integrated into the CodeHS and CodeHop platforms, it gives students live feedback, lets them earn badges as they improve, and helps them track their progress on words per minute and accuracy.

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Teachers can monitor performance in real time, set personalized goals, and support students as they build essential typing skills.

Express Interest

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## _💤 Digital Wellness Tip: Protect Your Zzz’s_

Remind students that good sleep is key to focus, creativity, and learning, especially at the start of the school year. Encourage them to set a “tech bedtime” by putting devices away at least 30 minutes before going to sleep. Blue light and late-night scrolling can make it harder to rest, while screen-free routines (like reading or journaling) help them recharge for the next day. Supporting healthy digital habits around sleep can boost energy, mood, and classroom success.

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## 📲 Curriculum Feedback Group

CodeHS is interested in learning more about how you use our curriculum and resources in your classroom—what CodeHS materials do you rely on and what do you wish was different for the courses you teach? If you are interested in joining a course advisory group to help improve the CodeHS courses, please complete the short form.

Apply Now

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## 🛠️ CodeHS Product Updates Page

Check out our [product changelog](https://codehs.com/changelog) to stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and fixes to CodeHS. Some of the notable updates/features that you should take advantage of this year are:

- [QuizBuzz](https://codehs.com/quizbuzz)
- [AI Grading](https://codehs.com/ai_grading)
- [AI Creator](https://codehs.com/ai_creator)
- [PowerUps](https://help.codehs.com/en/articles/11272097-using-the-power-ups-app)

Check Out the Changelog

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## 💬 Stay connected

1. Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/CodeHS) and [Instagram](http://instagram.com/codehs)
2. Chat with others in the [CodeHS Educators Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/CodeHSEducators/)
3. Check out the [Middle School Pathways](https://codehs.com/curriculum/pathways/middleschool)

Happy Coding,

The CodeHS Team


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