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5 AI tools that offer more than hype

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Key points: Useful AI in education often goes beyond surface-level automation Building an educator’s AI toolbox You’re using ChatGPT? But as AI becomes a marketing must-have, educators and school leaders must separate meaningful functionality from superficial hype. Not all AI is created equal.

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What to know about the newest cyberattack strategy putting K-12 schools at risk

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The threat to schools continues to grow as attempts to breach their networks become more frequent and sophisticated, while education budgets and resources to bolster cybersecurity dwindle. While resources may be limited, there are strategies educators and administrators can use to push back on cybercrime and this emerging strategy.

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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Some educators think its because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Henderson previously worked for the Utah Department of Education, where she noted that math is the biggest stumbling block for students trying to get a high school diploma. But how are curriculum publishers responding to this insistence on career readiness?

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Disrupting U.S. schools wasn’t possible before–that may be changing

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Consider that even just 15 years ago, the dominant curriculum companies were clear: McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH). All textbook companies. Fast forward, and digital-native companies have been disrupting the staid and supposedly impenetrable market of textbooks. public schools at the time.

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ProEd Global School: Empowering Young Minds Through Inclusive Global Education and Future-Ready Learning

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Education is not just about memorizing facts or acing exams—it’s about shaping individuals who are prepared to navigate an ever-changing world. At the heart of this transformative institution is Llana Ann Reece, an educational leader with a bold vision for learning. Our goal is to help them define it on their own terms.”

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Why I Believe We Need to Redesign Schools Around Decision-Making

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It seems like luck that I eventually found my way to a lifelong profession as a K-8 educator, which has kept me eager to grow within it, unlike the spin-the-wheel decision-making I had during college. When I taught fifth grade at a school in Nevada, I had to follow the curriculum in the provided textbooks, and there was no room to deviate.

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Why Giving My Students More Choice Was the Most Punk Rock Thing I Could Do

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In fact, in my practice as an educator who teaches U.S. Of course, as a teacher, I know now that some of the answer lies in state standards and curriculum, but there is still room for choice and understanding in what our students learn and how they demonstrate that learning. history in an urban St. But many, when pushed, said no.