Howard Dvorsky

We can address a deficit of critical thinking by embedding into the architecture of education. This can be accomplished in any number of ways. Source

A recent global study by IDC and SAS found that while the adoption of artificial intelligence continues to expand rapidly across industries, a misalignment between perceived trust in AI systems and their actual trustworthiness is limiting business returns.

“Too often, people who are poor are told what they should do,” says Dr. Denise Reading, President and CEO of Future Plans. ”At Future Plans we ask ‘What do you want to do?  What do you think would work?’  We believe they know best, and it is our job to listen and then to provide consistent support.  By doing this, we have seen amazing individual and community transformations.  At the end of the da...[Read More]

We spent a few uncharacteristically warm days in Boston—the land of brick and cobblestone, bike lanes and greenways, rowers and runners—hosting our third New Pathways convening alongside American Student Assistance (ASA). These events are regional showcases of what’s possible in intentional and reciprocal learning ecosystems that connect learners to employers and everything in between. Educators, ...[Read More]

Piaget’s stages of cognitive development include the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stage. Source

What happens when schools restrict students’ access to their cellphones? A massive experiment has been underway in recent years, as an increasing number of schools — and entire states — have changed their device policies to reflect a growing concern around how this technology interferes with student focus and learning. Now, preliminary findings from a national survey of more than 20,000 public sch...[Read More]

Microsoft has integrated Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform, giving enterprise users another option beyond OpenAI’s models for powering workplace AI experiences.

To help students understand and use AI tools, teachers need professional development that supports them in redesigning tried-and-true assignments with an eye to teaching critical thinking.

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. I’ve spent more than a decade as a special education teacher in New York City, and the hardest part of the job has never been the students; it’s been the paperwork. Too often, the IEPs and transition plans I review feel like empty documents — words on a page that fail to capture the real strengths, passion...[Read More]

What if the primary purpose of an assessment were not to produce a grade, but to act as a dynamic catalyst for the learning process itself? For decades, we’ve utilized assessment too narrowly—often to rank and sort students rather than to teach and to learn. The result is a system that excels at delivering a verdict but often fails to offer a meaningful path forward. A growing movement seeks to ch...[Read More]

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers’ and students’ experiences with the technology.

If Cain Sandoval hadn’t earned a full-tuition scholarship through the Kalamazoo Promise, he likely would’ve debated whether attending college was worth the financial burden. Sandoval, a senior studying digital media and journalism at Western Michigan University, has been in the Kalamazoo Public School District his entire life. From a young age, he knew that his college tuition would be paid for. “...[Read More]