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Want to Try AI With English Learners? Here’s Where to Start
An English-learner researcher discusses what educators need to know before using the emerging technology.
Artificial Intelligence
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Why Schools Need to Wake Up to the Threat of AI 'Deepfakes' and Bullying
Schools are underprepared to deal with a deluge of AI-created videos that harm the reputations of students and educators.
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Browse and register for free professional development on classroom technology, student data, ed-tech policy, future of work, personalized learning, and more.
Classroom Technology
Cellphones in the Classroom: The Year’s Top 5 Stories
The devices distract students from learning, disrupt sleep, and can harm mental health.
Artificial Intelligence
Without AI Literacy, Students Will Be 'Unprepared for the Future,' Educators Say
Students need to understand AI’s potential, power, and pitfalls to be informed citizens, educators said during an °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ panel.
Artificial Intelligence
Can AI Improve Literacy Outcomes for English Learners?
The federal government is funding a project that will explore AI's potential to improve English learners' early literacy skills.
Classroom Technology
What Does Watching All Those Videos Do to Kids’ Brains?
Video content is ubiquitous inside and outside classrooms. Educators should know how it affects students.
The board of education approved a long list of materials under a new policy that incentivizes districts to pick from the state's list.
An EdWeek Market Brief survey looks at how frequently districts use pilots, and what purchases they won't make without staging them.
International private schools giant GEMS Education is investing in student well-being, teacher PD, and digital citizenship.
A major Pennsylvania district is looking for PD for principals, while a large Texas school system seeks family and community empowerment services.
- Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center AI Has Taken Classrooms by Storm. School Operations Could Be NextGenerative AI tools could help schools with operational tasks like budgeting, transportation, data analysis, and even zoning.Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Will AI Transform Standardized Testing?AI has the potential to help usher in a new, deeper breed of state standardized tests, but there are plenty of reasons for caution.Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center What Teacher PD on AI Should Look Like. Some Early Models Are EmergingA more structured approach to professional development on AI is emerging.Artificial Intelligence Q&A AI’s Potential in Special Education: A Researcher’s ViewA researcher shares ways he's used generative AI tools effectively with special education students. And what not to do.Artificial Intelligence What OpenAI's PD for Teachers Does—and Doesn't—DoThe course, created in collaboration with Common Sense Media, is a starting point, experts say.Ed-Tech Policy Ed. Dept. Recommends These 3 Principles to Develop School Cellphone PoliciesCellphone policies should be developed in consultation with students, teachers, and parents, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said.
Classroom Technology
Spotlight
Spotlight on EdTech
This Spotlight will help you learn how to teach digital literacy skills, evaluate edtech tools effectively, and more.
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°ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ News Quiz: Dec. 19, 2024
Test your knowledge on the latest news and trends in education.
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°ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ News Quiz: Dec. 12, 2024
Test your knowledge on the latest news and trends in education.
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°ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ News Quiz: Dec. 5, 2024
Test your knowledge on the latest news and trends in education.
- Privacy & Security Districts Flood FCC With Requests for New Cybersecurity FundsThe demand comes as the education sector's risk for cyberattacks continues to rise.Classroom Technology U.S. Students' Computer Literacy Performance DropsU.S. scores were on par with the international average for computer and information literacy but below average for computational thinking.Classroom Technology How and When Students Learn to Type, in ChartsMore than two-thirds of school and district leaders say their school or district teaches keyboarding. How they do it differs.Classroom Technology Typing Is Still a Foundational Skill. Do We Teach It That Way?As more high-stakes testing goes digital, educators see a need to teach keyboarding skills in younger grades.Artificial Intelligence 4 Strategies to Help Teachers Embrace AI in Their Work (Downloadable)A tip sheet of recommendations for school and district leaders.Ed-Tech Policy Need Guidance on How to Avoid AI Pitfalls? New Resources Aim to Help SchoolsThe U.S. Department of Education has released new resources for schools on AI that include recommendations on some thorny issues.
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