As Pat Sajak has walked the set of Wheel of Fortune for the last time, educators would be remiss not to acknowledge the significance of the impact of his work on teachers and students alike. Millions of children, especially children of color in impoverished areas, have vivid memories of sitting in front of the television…
There’s an interesting new study examining AI’s impact on student agency and learning, and it’s titled Impact of AI assistance on student agency (and it’s not behind a paywall). You can read an excerpt from the abstract in the textbox above. As you can see, researchers found that the content they produced improved, but…
Listen to my interview with Karen Borchert (transcript): Sponsored by Alpaca We have a lot of conversations about what should be done to make schools better. In these conversations, I hear a lot of ideas and I have a lot of ideas, but I think there’s one practice that should be done by any school…
PublicDomainArchive / Pixabay The United Nations has declared June 12th to be The World Day Against Child Labor. You might be interested in The Best Resources For The World Day Against Child Labor. The United Nations has declared June 12th to be The World Day Against Child Labor. You might be interested…
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here): It doesn’t even taste very good relative to several (most? all?) plant-based alternatives.//Big Milk has taken over American schools https://t.co/MpeyEPO98R — Paul Bruno (@Paul__Bruno) May 31,…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2016. You can see them all here) As regular readers know, looking at our students through the lens of assets and not deficits is very important to me (see Getting Organized Around Assets ;A Lesson Highlighting Community Assets — Not Deficits and…
Eight books addressing topics like racism and LGBTQIA+ issues must return to the shelves of a rural Texas county library following a federal appeals court decision on Thursday. The Llano County library had removed these books amidst a book-ban controversy. The decision is a partial win for seven library patrons who sued the Llano County…
In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, fostering creativity, innovation, and design thinking has become more crucial than ever. Schools are constantly seeking tools that can engage students, bring abstract concepts to life, and empower them to become active participants in their own learning. Enter the Makeblock xTool P2 CO2 Laser Cutter, a powerful and user-friendly…
The United Nations has declared June 26th to be the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. You might be interested in The Best Sites Sites For Discussing The Morality of Torture. The United Nations has declared June 26th to be the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. You might…
Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in THE…