In Rural Districts, AI Resources for Educators Are Scarce

Professional development is crucial in ensuring teachers can put AI to work effectively. But a recent study from Texas Tech University found that PD around AI may not be readily available in rural schools.

How a Vinyl Record Resurgence Helped Me Understand the Future of

A few months ago, I found myself standing in the vinyl record section of a bookstore with my children.

“What even is a record?” one of them asked.

After a quick explanation, another question followed.

Five Questions to Ask About Technology in Schools

Technology in schools is getting closely examined—and for good reason. Parents and teachers are worried about distraction, cheating, and whether screens are helping students learn or letting them zone out.

7 Ways Texas Math Teachers Can Use Khan Academy’s Complete TEKS-Aligned Math Sequence

Free, standards-aligned math support for Texas classrooms, now from 3rd grade through high school

Texas math teachers have a lot to juggle: standards, pacing guides, practice, review, intervention, enrichment, test prep, and students who all need something a little different.

5 Things We Did Wrong with Edtech - EdSurge News

In the early 2000s, classrooms were simple.

One desktop computer sat in the back of the room, usually reserved for Accelerated Reader quizzes, and a computer lab down the hall hosted weekly keyboarding lessons. When laptop carts arrived, it felt like the future had rolled in on wheels.

Before Schools Write the AI Policy, Should They Have a Conversati

Only about one in three students say their school has a school-wide AI policy, yet students across the country are already using AI to complete assignments, study for exams, and make decisions about their daily lives. Aleta Margolis, founder and president of the Center for Inspired Teaching, has spent three decades coaching teachers to ask better questions and listen more carefully to students. She argues in a recent EdSurge piece that the policy conversation cannot come first: the human conversation has to.

Five Ways Khan Academy Is Making Student Practice More Motivating

Practice is one of the most powerful ways students build real understanding. But every teacher knows that getting students to start, stick with, and feel proud of that practice takes more than a good assignment.

Built in the Open: How Pilot Districts Shaped the Reimagined Khan Academy

When Hanover’s Assistant Superintendent Phil Misecko talks about Khan Academy’s pilot in Hanover Community School Corporation, he does not start with the technology. He starts with the students.

“Our high school kids were excited about competing,” he said in a recent webinar. “Teachers were hearing kids tell other kids, ‘Hey, you better pull your weight. I want to win this Gem competition.’ There’s nothing better than positive reinforcement and motivation among kids.”

I Built an AI Grading Tool. Then a Student Thanked Me for Words I

Two school days. That’s all it took.

In 2024, I chaperoned field trips two days in a row, for two different grade levels, and came back to roughly 450 ungraded assignments.

Public Speaking 101 launched to teach essential communication and presentation skills

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Ideas change everything —  and since language lets us share our ideas, learning how to use it well gives speakers the power to inspire people and even change how they think.

To help young people develop these skills and practice their public speaking, TED-Ed has created an exciting new video series! Public Speaking 101 is an 11-episode course that will teach you how to identify, develop, and share your best ideas, while mastering essential communication skills along the way. This course is great to use in classroom settings, for parents looking to guide their children on presentation and public speaking skills, or for independent learners who work best at their own pace.