online learning
COLUMN: Reframing ed tech to save teachers time and reduce workloads
McKinsey report estimates that existing artificial intelligence applications can save teachers 13 hours a week
COLUMN: Impact funds pour money into ed tech businesses
Will tracking outcomes such as student engagement and school climate be helpful?
Will AI really transform education?
Promoters show off promising applications of the technology, but AI is not changing the world quite yet
COLUMN: AI can disrupt racial inequity in schools, or make it much worse
When it comes to tech and education reform, there’s been more talk than transformation
It’s not about sex: Teaching young children where babies come from (and other stuff)
Comprehensive sexual health education, which covers friendship and families along with babies and bodies, is rare in America’s elementary schools even though experts say it’s critical
FCC changes its rules, puts educational spectrum up for open auction
Rural school districts had hoped to close “homework gaps” via access to wireless spectrum set aside for educational use 50 years ago
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The messy reality of personalized learning
In Rhode Island, questions persist about the effectiveness of individualized instruction via laptop
TEACHER VOICE: The first online class I taught included both a homeless student and an Olympic athlete
Shutting the door on the brick-and-mortar classroom opened one to close connections with a diverse group of students
Virtual field trips bring students face-to-face with Earth’s most fragile ecosystems
First-person environmental experiences engage learners and foster empathy, teachers say