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The Definition Of A Socratic Seminar
The goal of the Socratic seminar is to foster critical thinking by examining inaccurate/incomplete beliefs and the assumptions behind them. Source
Teach Students To Think Irrationally
Our task? Overcome a child’s natural tendency to play, rebel, and self-direct in hopes of providing them with an ‘education.’ Source
12 Authentic Starting Points For Learning
Learning–real, informal, authentic, and lifelong learning–can ‘begin’ with just about anything. Source
75 Questions Students Can Ask Themselves Before, During, And After Teaching
We’re sharing 75 questions students can ask themselves that can guide their thinking and awareness before, during, and after your teaching. Source
Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems
During the pandemic, school districts amassed an enormous amount of digital tools — sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of urgency. But with pandemic relief funding winding down and pressure mounting to demonstrate educational impact, many dist...[Read More]
10 Tips For Teaching Mindfulness In School At Any Grade Level
Lisa Thomas Prince and Lori Gustafson offer the following ten tips for teaching mindfulness in the classroom at any grade level. Source
Parents and Teens Agree Social Media Can Be Harmful — But How Much?
Gen Z may be the first generation to have childhoods rife with screens and defined by having a second life online, but some of their cohort might also be first to say that connectivity has its downsides. Parsing education data into snack-sized servin...[Read More]
No Words Wasted: How AI and Voice Tech Are Elevating Learning Moments
By: Wes Kriesel In education, we often lose the magic of the moment. A great student idea spoken aloud, an inspiring thought shared during a partner turn-and-talk, or a powerful insight in a staff breakout can disappear, undocumented and uncelebrated...[Read More]
The Public Microschool Playbook: A New Actionable Guide for System Leaders
Across the country, school and system leaders are grappling with how to make learning more personalized, more flexible, and more relevant to students’ lives and futures. Public microschools are emerging as a powerful way forward by offering small, pu...[Read More]
Survey: AI Optimism Is Rising, but Cheating and Privacy Concerns Persist
Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly — both in how it’s used and how it’s perceived in K-12 education. As a result, schools and districts are under increasing pressure to adapt and respond to the changes AI is driving.
The Power of Instructional Audio: Boosting Engagement, Communication, and Access in the Classroom
In the face of achievement declines, instructional audio is helping classrooms feel more interactive, making it easier for students to follow along, and even saving teachers’ voices from exhaustion.
Edtech’s ‘Privacy Pledge’ Is Going Away. That Doesn’t Mean Student Data Is Safe.
The Student Privacy Pledge — a voluntary promise to protect student data — ceased. The pledge was started to convince edtech companies to adopt transparency standards for working with K-12 schools. It’s an artifact of the early days of the edtech ind...[Read More]