Will AI Be the Answer to K-12’s Hiring Headaches?
Recruiters can use AI for just about any part of the recruiting process. But should they? An expert weighs in.
For Many Schools, AI Is Now a Daily Reality. What That Means
School districts are beginning to think about how to use AI for teaching and learning, ISTE+ASCD CEO Richard Culatta says.
An Edtech Pioneer Considers the Mixed Record of Her Field
Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology.” Yet as one of the many hardworking, unsung “humans in the loop,” as she calls them, who made the dream of mass education a reality, Trumbore was uniquely positioned to tell the edtech story. For Trumbore, it started in 2004, wh...[Read More]
Brain Activity Is Lower for Writers Who Use AI. What That Means for Students
Many writers who had AI help with an essay couldn’t recall what they wrote, a study finds. It could have implications for the classroom.
AI Companions vs. AI Tutors: What Educators Need to Know
While teachers take a well-deserved summer break, two categories of AI tools, tutors and companions, are quietly shaping the educational landscape they’ll return to. Teachers are becoming comfortable with the idea that they will share classroom duties with AI tutoring systems mainly because these tools are widely used in classrooms already. While there is some criticism of AI tutors, the tone is m...[Read More]
A Conversion Chart For Reading Level Measurement Tools
Reading level measurements aren’t perfect and neither are the conversions but as a general guide, it’s a handy tool to keep around. Source
12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting And Government
Critical Thinking Questions About Voting & Government by Terry Heick Note: This has been updates from a 2018 version Just […] Source
A Researcher Studied a High School’s Cellphone Ban. Here’s What She Found
A professor spent the past year surveying teachers on the use of a phone-free policy in their high school.
Inside a New Partnership to Help Schools Keep Students Safe Online
Schools increasingly find themselves on the front lines of managing the ripple effects of students’ online lives — from digital distractions that interfere with learning to online bullying and harmful content — leaving educators to address these challenges without the tools or authority to intervene effectively. In response, one social media platform is partnering directly with schools to create s...[Read More]
Student AI Use on the Rise, Survey Finds
Ninety-three percent of students across the United States have used AI at least once or twice for school-related purposes, according to the latest AI in Education report from Microsoft.
Why I Left the Classroom to Build a School Black Children Deserve
I’m entering my fifth year as the founder of a microschool, a small learning environment that currently serves approximately 20 students. After five years, this milestone is more than just a number — it is a symbol of survival, resistance and a promise kept to the children I refused to give up on. My journey didn’t begin with entrepreneurship. It began with heartbreak, repeated heartbreak, in clas...[Read More]
Forget Prestige. A New Ranking Shows Great Colleges May Be Close to Home.
Figuring out the best colleges is big business. College rankings stay in the headlines for weeks after each release, and schools proudly tout their positions among their peers in marketing material. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. It’s simple enough to figure out which schools produce the highest-paid graduates — federal data can provide that easily. Arguably one of the most impo...[Read More]