How to Create a Teacher Account
All teachers can create Newsela accounts. If you have a Newsela subscription, the correct license will be added based on the school you choose when creating your account. To start, select the option that your school uses.
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Username and Password
Creating an account with a username and password
Go to newsela.com.
Click Sign Up.
Select your role, as K-12 Educator for full access to the site and your subscription.
Selecting “Student”’ will restrict access to features and content. If you are an educator who signed up as a student in error, please contact us.
Enter your name, your faculty email address, and a unique password for Newsela.
Make sure to use your faculty email address. This helps us connect you to the correct school, and allows us to validate that you teach there.
Once you add your information and click “Sign Up,” you’ll receive a verification email from Newsela. If you don’t receive a verification email, or know you have created an account previously and don't see an option to merge them, contact us.
After you verify your email, you’ll be redirected back into Newsela where you can take one of the following paths to confirm your school:
If your email domain is linked to a school already, you’ll be shown the school’s information and will be asked to confirm its veracity
If your email domain is not linked to a school, or you can't find it in the list, search for your school by following these steps:
Select your location: “United States” or “International”
Select your state
Select your district
Select your school when it appears
If you’ve created a Newsela account in the past with an old email address, Newsela will give you the opportunity to merge accounts.
Logging In
Go to newsela.com/signin.
Click Sign In with Google
Sign in via Google SSO (by entering your faculty Google credentials when prompted)
When You Log In For the First Time...
Go to newsela.com.
Click Sign Up.
Newsela will ask you a few questions about your role and your school:
Select K-12 Educator for full access to the site and your subscription. (Selecting “Student” will restrict access to features and content. If you are an educator who signed up as a student in error, please contact us.)
Click Sign Up with Google.
Sign in via Google SSO (by entering your faculty Google credentials when prompted)
Clever
Logging in
Go to newsela.com/signin.
Click Sign In with Clever.
You’ll see your School/District Clever login page. Log in using your School/District Clever credentials.
When you log in for the first time…
Go to https://newsela.com
Click Sign Up.
Newsela will ask you to select your role.
Select K-12 Educator for full access to the site and your subscription. (Selecting “Student”’ will restrict access to features and content. If you are an educator who signed up as a student in error, please contact us.)
Click Sign Up with Clever.
You’ll see your School/District Clever login page. Log in using your School/District Clever credentials.
If you’ve created a Newsela account in the past with an old email address, Newsela will give you the opportunity to merge accounts.
Canvas
Log into Canvas.
Open a published class in Canvas.
Click the Newsela link in the course navigation menu on the left side of the screen to open Newsela.
Remember to always sign into Newsela through Canvas.
Note: If you don't see Newsela in your Canvas account, you can find information for resolving the issue on this page. If the issue still cannot be resolved, your district Canvas administrator may need to complete the setup by following these steps.
Microsoft
Logging in
Go to newsela.com/signin
Click Sign In with Microsoft.
Enter your School/District Microsoft credentials.
When you log in for the first time…
Go to https://newsela.com/
Click Sign Up.
Select K-12 Educator for full access to your subscription.
Selecting “I’m a student”’ will restrict access to features and content. If you are an educator who signed up as a student in error, please contact us.
Click Sign Up with Microsoft.
Select your School/District Microsoft credentials. This helps us connect you to the correct school.
If you’ve created a Newsela account in the past with an old email address or another sign on option, Newsela will give you the opportunity to merge accounts.
Classlink
Logging In
Sign into your School/District Classlink account
Click on the Newsela icon within the portal, which will sign you into Newsela.
If you’ve created a Newsela account in the past with an old email address or another application, Newsela will give you the opportunity to merge accounts.
Schoology
Signing in
Sign into Schoology.
Open a currently active class in Schoology.
Click the Newsela link in the course navigation menu on the left side of the screen to open Newsela.
If you’ve created a Newsela account in the past with an old email address, Newsela will give you the opportunity to merge accounts.