Kwizai is a free AI-powered tool for creating simple quizzes/games that can be played individually or, with a code, as a class. I think Quizizz, Blooket, etc. are probably better because you’re better able to track assessment data (as well as accept or discard individual AI-created questions after you tell it a topic), but…
Reading time, 2 minutes: Are teachers measuring progress or growing it? Teachers spend too much time analysing data when they should be focusing on teaching. These 12 strategies help shift the focus from numbers to practical teaching approaches that improve student learning. Whatever our role in school, at some point, teachers will either be completing…
More and more AI-powered sites are letting you create podcasts out of materials you provide to them – Google’s NotebookLM, Eleven Labs, PDF2Audio (learn more about them at The Best Listening Sites For English Language Learners). But all of those sites have a little “friction” to them – they require some extra steps to make…
When my son started the fourth grade, his teacher provided a thick bound packet of cursive writing worksheets. She said that completing the packet was optional, but only if completed would her students earn their “pen license” and move from years of pencil use to the holy grail, ink. Using AI should also be earned;…
Dallas, TX – National Math and Science Initiative proudly celebrates the 30th anniversary of former CEO Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr.’s historic spacewalk. On Feb. 9, 1995, Dr. Harris became the first African American astronaut to walk in space during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-63. Since then, he has dedicated his life to advancing STEM education…
U.S. students were still nearly half a grade level behind in both math and reading in the spring of 2024, compared with achievement levels before the pandemic. That’s according to the latest release of the Education Recovery Scorecard, a data-rich deep dive into student learning. Today’s news arrives on the heels of The Nation’s Report…
An independent research arm within the U.S. Department of Education is being all but shut down, employees of the department say. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering and disseminating data on a wide range of topics, including research-backed teaching practices and the state of U.S. student achievement. Many contracts have already…
A high-stakes lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra, is currently making its way through the courts, threatening crucial protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Seventeen states have challenged the federal government’s updated rules, putting at risk decades of legal safeguards that ensure accessibility in education, healthcare, and other public services. In…
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