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 ...
If you teach English learners, you already know the daily puzzle: a classroom full of students at five or six different proficiency levels, all needing different kinds of support at the same time. You ...
In today’s post, I am sharing this handy collection featuring some of our favourite platforms and web tools that you can use to create your own learning games. These are perfect for gamifying teaching ...
Lesson planning is one of those areas where you can truly make the best of AI. As someone who’s spent hours crafting detailed plans, adapting materials, and trying to meet every student’s need I know ...
When teachers talk about using AI in the classroom, the first question that usually comes up is: How does this actually change learning? The SAMR model offers a practical way to think about that ...
History and social studies classrooms run on stories, primary sources, and the ability to think critically about both. AI tools are starting to change how teachers bring all three into their lessons, ...
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 ...
Art and music classrooms are built on something AI will never fully replicate: the deeply personal act of creating something from nothing. A student mixing paint on a palette, a teenager finding their ...
As a former language teacher, I can’t help but be amazed by what’s possible today. I still remember rewinding video cassettes in crowded staff rooms, juggling cassette recorders and overhead ...
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 ...
If you’ve ever spent a Sunday afternoon building worksheets from scratch, formatting questions, writing answer keys, and adjusting everything for three different reading levels, you already know how ...
Generative AI has created a problem that goes far deeper than cheating. When a tool like ChatGPT can write a coherent essay, solve a multi-step math problem, analyze a historical event, and produce a ...