In its recommendations on AI ethics, the U.S. Department of Education pointed to a February 2024 proposal from NIST researchers to build on the “long-standing concepts” set out in the 1979 Belmont ...

The conversation around AI in education has moved. A year ago, most teachers were still debating if AI belonged in schools at all. Now, with 61% of K-12 teachers using AI-driven tools in their ...

Formative assessment is one of the most powerful tools teachers can use to guide learning. Unlike summative assessment, which summarizes achievement at the end of a unit, formative assessment happens ...

AI has quietly worked its way into almost every corner of teaching. Lesson planning, assessment design, rubric creation, grading, differentiation, you name it. And the numbers back this up. According ...

When students sit down to research a topic, the process usually involves bouncing between Google, Wikipedia, a database like JSTOR, and whatever AI chatbot they have open on a second tab. Perplexity ...

During my EdTech experience, which extends over 15 years, I’ve had the chance to review a wide variety of tools designed to support teachers in their daily work. From lesson planning and communication ...

Because good teaching starts with great stories. Teachers have always known that stories stay with students long after the lesson ends. Documentaries offer that same power, real-world storytelling ...

Creating classroom presentations now takes minutes, not hours. Type a clear prompt, point to a webpage or file, and watch a full slide deck take shape with text, images, and illustrations ready for ...

Artificial Intelligence is transforming education, offering new opportunities to enhance teaching and learning while presenting unique challenges that require thoughtful navigation. As educators ...

Inquiry-based learning has been gaining more attention in classrooms across the world. Teachers often ask, What does it look like in practice? How does it differ from more traditional approaches? At ...

Science is a subject built on doing. Students learn chemistry through titrations, biology through dissections, physics through motion experiments, and earth science through field observations. That ...

Back when I was in the classroom, I used avatars regularly in my language teaching. One of my favorite activities was to have students work in groups to create character diaries or role-plays using ...