Howard Dvorsky

When high school students step into a cybersecurity internship, they enter a field where the stakes are real. The tools, threats and responsibilities extend well beyond the classroom. In rural communities, such opportunities can be transformative — for both learners and the regions working to build a future-ready workforce. In eastern Alabama, cybersecurity pathways are creating new opportunities ...[Read More]

A student asleep during third period.A teacher answering emails during lunch.A leader staring at a calendar with no white space left. We call this normal. We call it busy. We call it commitment. Stephanie Malia Krauss calls it something else: a storm we were never meant to live inside. In How We Thrive: Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World, Krauss extends the holistic framework she in...[Read More]

When a water-treatment plant outside Denver discovered an algae problem in its pipes, it did not call an engineering firm. It called the students. The aquatic robotics team at the Innovation Center at St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, Colorado, sent underwater robots into the facility, collected data, identified the algae species and helped eradicate it. The plant now contracts with the studen...[Read More]

Regardless of political affiliation, 79% of parents want more protection for kids.

Four research-based classroom management principles” relationships, routines, engagement design, and restorative responses.

Microsoft recently announced a trio of AI updates, spanning Microsoft 365 Copilot, Security Copilot and Microsoft Foundry.

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has put together a free K-12 EdTech Quality Action Toolkit that provides a framework for evaluating education technology products as well as guidance on regulatory compliance, templates for communicating with vendors, training resources, and more.

Anthropic has launched a new research effort focused on the biggest societal challenges posed by more powerful AI systems.

Introduction: A Crossover Conversation Peter Stiepelman: Today on An Imperfect Leader, we are trying something we’ve never done before. It’s a crossover episode with my friend Mason Pashia from the Getting Smart Podcast, a member of the PodcastAll network. And together, we get to speak with Dr. Jennifer Light, professor of History of Science and Technology and professor of Urban Studies and Planni...[Read More]

Recently I placed an empty cardboard box in the center of my preschool classroom of 4-year-olds. No label. No instructions. No purpose given. A few years ago, that simple box would have instantly transformed into something magical — a castle, a race car, a pirate ship, a cozy home for tiny animals. Instead, my students stood around it, waiting. One finally asked, “What is it supposed to be?” In th...[Read More]

Explore the launch of SchoolStatus Literacy, a new solution connecting attendance and reading data to help K-12 districts engage families and improve student proficiency levels. The post SchoolStatus Launches Literacy Solution to Help Districts Engage Families in Improving Reading Outcomes first appeared on EdTechReview.

I made it through a two-year teacher preparation program and the first six years of my classroom career before I heard anyone say the word “protocol.” By then, I had joined the staff of New Technology High School in Napa, which had adopted the Buck Institute for Education model of project-based learning. Our trainer, Dr. Thom Markham, author of the PBL Handbook, used a protocol called “Critical Fr...[Read More]