Chatbots aren’t designed to model the type of thinking we expect from our students.
Very few people want to be stuck doing the same thing for the rest of their lives. Even if educators view their career as a calling, the desire to grow and experience new things is human nature. In the K-12 education system, this leads to a problem for many dedicated classroom teachers. The internal drive to learn, improve and — let’s be honest, make more money in this increasingly expensive world...[Read More]
One mental health tip for teachers? As much as possible, set clear boundaries between school and home life. Source
What Are The Best Video Editors For The Classroom? Best Video Editing Tools For Teachers And Students (2025) From quick classroom projects to advanced productions, these editors cover K–20 needs. (Links checked October 14, 2025.) Best Free Video Editors DaVinci Resolve Price: Free (Studio upgrade available) Summary: Pro-grade editing, color, audio, and VFX in one… Source
Digital portfolios are becoming increasingly popular in classrooms across the US — here are 8 educational apps to create digital portfolios. Source
Last year, journalism students at Lawrence High School, a public school in Kansas, convinced the district to exempt them from the watchful eye it paid to keep tabs on their classmates. The district had plunked down more than $162,000 for a contract with Gaggle, looking for a means to bolster student mental health and “crisis management,” according to documents posted online. When school shoo...[Read More]
New report addresses concerns about kids’ screen time in school.
Our fascination with foresight and innovation started years ago when I realized how much potential there is in reimagining education to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. This is something that has always struck me: the importance of looking ahead with strategy and imagination, yet so often, education systems remain reactive rather than proactive. This is why futures thinking has bec...[Read More]
For decades, American education has been constrained by a model of testing that is far better at ranking students than at helping them learn. We measure, sort, and certify, yet often fail to provide the meaningful insight that could spark curiosity or guide a teacher’s next move. This paradigm of one-size-fits-all testing is simply inadequate for guiding improvement or fostering deeper understandi...[Read More]
Khan Academy has reimagined its Khan Academy Districts platform, the paid partnership program that offers strategic implementation tools, data, and services for optimizing the use of Khan Academy district-wide.
Like a lot of young children, five-year-old Geo is a spinning top. Bright and mischievous, his arc through the world corresponds to a pattern of one, something his mother, Rosi Lara, sees clearly. So when Geo neared school-age, his mom struggled to find any place where she felt confident he would thrive. Ultimately, that search led her to enroll Geo in a fledgling new school, the Lab School of Mem...[Read More]
Enterprise cloud teams face barriers to scaling and resilience as AI-driven workloads surge, according to a new report from ControlMonkey.