An AI chatbot that walks students through how to solve math problems. An AI instructional coach designed to help English teachers create lesson plans and project ideas. An AI tutor that helps middle and high schoolers become better writers. These aren’t tools created by education technology companies. They were designed by teachers tasked with using…
Key points: ESSER will spur conversations about education funding in the future Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliff It’s budget season: How are you preparing for the fiscal cliff? For more news on funding, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Superintendents in the middle of the budget-setting process need to be aware: with the ESSER Funds soon to…
Key points: Gamifying learning often leads to deeper student engagement and understanding 4 ways to encourage play in education Prioritizing inclusivity in game-based learning For more news on gamification, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub On October 1st, the announcement rings out: “It’s time to master those multiplication facts, everyone!” The goal? Memorize them all by…
What would it look like to fully integrate AI into a learning environment? In the last few months, we’ve seen a surge of announcements about the vast potential of AI in applications. With Microsoft’s Co-Pilot and Apple’s Apple Intelligence, some integrations are taking a system-wide approach, crafting entire AI operating systems and hardware. Some districts…
I’m continuing with my mid-year “Best” list posts… You can see all previous Social Studies lists here. Here picks for this year – so far: A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ GAZA PROTESTS THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Here’s how People Are Culture describes…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2018. You can see them all here) As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of creating the conditions where students can teach their classmates (see The Best Posts On Helping Students Teach Their Classmates — Help Me Find More and…
By Kaitlin Anselmo Pothireddy Have you met Khan Academy Kids? Built for your district’s youngest learners, Khan Academy Kids provides research-based instruction across core subjects through an age-appropriate, joyful curriculum. This week, we talked to Listy Smith, Director of Instructional Technology for South Haven Public Schools, who shared some of the Khan Academy Kids features…
DECATUR, Ark. — When Ashlyn Siebert started looking last year for teaching jobs near Decatur — her rural hometown — she knew she wouldn’t make as much as a first-year teacher 16 miles away in Bentonville, home to Walmart’s headquarters. The story was the same in dozens of other small towns across Arkansas. If teachers…
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