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Bridging the language gap with AI tools every teacher can use

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When we assume students understand what a “revolution,” “ecosystem,” or “photosynthesis” means, we’re often skipping over cultural and conceptual gaps. To reinforce language development, especially in writing, content teachers can take this further by using AI to support sentence structure and cohesion. For students like Ms.

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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

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According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) , only 14 percent of U.S. What began as a simple classroom project to encourage reading evolved into a movement that amplified student voices, built confidence, and connected learners across cultures. The assignment?

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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It is shockingly difficult for most teachers to alter their language in this manner. I have incorporated this particular linguistic shift into my work with other educators at Relay Graduate School of Education. If we want students to see learning as a shared experience, we must be intentional in the language we use.

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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

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As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million in the fall of 2011. to asking “Will it work for whom?”

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China’s kindergarten coders: The AI arms race begins at age 4

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In China, the state is systematically rewiring its education system to raise a generation fluent in artificial intelligence. Beginning in kindergarten, children are exposed to age-appropriate AI tools, taught how to interact with large language models, and trained to think computationally in ways designed to mimic how AI “thinks.”

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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

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The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

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5 online resources to beat the summer slide

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Khan Kids , a separate app for younger learners (ages 2-8), combines educational videos, stories, and games that focus on early literacy, math, and social-emotional development. ReadWorks is especially helpful for English Language Learners, offering audio versions and question supports to aid comprehension.

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