Higher Ed, Research & Learning
A premature baby, a pandemic and new pediatric research reveal why the screen-time debate is more nuanced than simply counting minutes.
First, it was no phones in schools. Now, amid the debate around edtech, schools are looking to go screen free.
Educators have seen wave after wave of “innovative” solutions promise to address long-standing challenges — from personalization and engagement to ...
Education needs an analog reboot, says neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath in his new book, “The Digital Delusion,” which lays out how technology has ...
How a lawyer-turned-teacher-turned-AI ethicist used assessment to personalize instruction before AI-powered edtech existed.
Walk into any school and you will find teachers using classroom technology in very different ways. One teacher builds interactive lessons with embedded ...
Today, district leaders are being asked to make irreversible budget decisions with fewer dollars and less margin for error than ever before. Yet many ...
“At a high level, what the school districts are saying is, ‘You targeted kids. You knew that your product was potentially dangerous because it was ...
College and career counseling is tough these days. Some schools are banking on the idea that AI can help.
Not long ago, I participated in an exercise that asked educators to define thinking and learning. It was a familiar prompt, one we have returned to ...
Multilingual students read and comprehend more when teaching materials are culturally relevant to them, as veteran North Carolina educator Terri Ashchi ...
As more legislation sweeps the nation limiting children’s phone usage in schools, a new report shows not all laws are created equal.
While the pediatric group previously recommended two hours or less of screen time a day, a decade later, the American Academy of Pediatrics is getting ...
When researchers ask students to test educational technology products, a consistent pattern emerges: Tools that impress adults in demos often fall flat ...
I believe in access, opportunity and innovation — but not at the expense of children’s well-being.
“By helping girls think critically about what they share and why, we can empower them to protect themselves now and set themselves up for future success.”
A reflection on what crossing into elite schooling offered one student, what it took, and the intergenerational residue of poverty.
When funding, policy and student futures are at stake, teachers must step beyond the classroom to shape change.
In the coming year, K-12 IT directors will be taking a critical look at edtech and making sure it delivers what students and teachers really need.
Writing teacher Samuel Dunsiger found that opening up to his students gave them room to be compassionate.