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Building an educator’s AI toolbox

eSchool News

Key points: AI tools can help educators engage students in deeper learning New partnership trains Michigan teachers for AI innovation You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us For more news on AI tools and learning, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub It seems like everywhere you look, AI is there–and classrooms are no exception.

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ISTELive 25: Empower Students to Shape Their Learning With Technology

EdTech Magazine

Engaging students goes beyond pushing them to participate in lessons and assignments. Allowing K–12 students to take agency of their learning gives them the opportunity to share their voices and flex their creativity. At ISTELive 25, Alana Winnick, educational technology director of New York’s Pocantico Hills Central School District, shares why student voice is her passion and how she drives student leadership in her own schools.

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AI tools that support learning–not cheating

eSchool News

Key points: AI is not a magic shortcut–it’s a powerful tool when used responsibly AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention Study: AI detection software varies in effectiveness For more news on using AI tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub As technology evolves, education is experiencing a dramatic transformation–and AI is a big part of it.

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ISTELive 25: How to Build AI Literacy in Elementary School Students

EdTech Magazine

Teaching artificial intelligence concepts to students at any level can be intimidating for teachers who aren’t technology experts, but it can feel especially overwhelming to those with students of elementary school age or younger. That’s what a group of educators came together to discuss at ISTELive 2025 in San Antonio. What Is AI Literacy? Nancye Blair Black, CEO of The Block Uncarved, an educational consulting firm that specializes in innovative instructional design and professional developmen

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

eSchool News

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. TEACH’s middle school curriculum units are currently available while curriculum units for elementary and high school will be available early in 2026.

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84 Genius Teaching Hacks To Try in Your Classroom

We are Teachers

These amazing teacher hacks will keep your classroom organized, your sanity intact, and your social media channels popping!

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Showfloor News: Introducing Kibeam, the screen-free AI-powered device bringing regular books to life

eSchool News

Kibeam is redefining early childhood literacy education with the launch of Kibeam Wand : a first-of-its-kind, screen-free, AI-powered handheld device that reinforces foundational reading skills through immersive storytelling and play-based learning. Designed to build PreK–3 learners’ literacy skills and grounded in the Science of Reading, the Kibeam Wand Reading System creates a multisensory, kinetic experience that nurtures vocabulary development, phonological awareness and sustained engagement

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Promethean Unveils Expanded AV Technology Portfolio Featuring New Digital Signage and Interactive Panel Solutions

eSchool News

Leslie and Tim showcase Promethean’s largest product launch year ever, highlighting three key solutions designed for modern educational and workplace environments. The new D Series digital signage panels offer simple, scalable communication for high-traffic areas. The ActivPanel LE features onboard computing with customizable applications that follow users across devices.

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Subscriber Special: Free Hour of Code bundle

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. July 2-5th Buy the K-8 curriculum ; get the 59-page Hour of Code bundle for $.99 Perfect if you’re doing Hour of Code to teach coding, programming, and problem solving to your K8 students. Here’s what you do: buy the K-12 Tech Curriculum, the K-8 curriculum , the K-8 student workbooks , or the K-5 Curriculum (on the curriculum page) once it’s in your basket, add the Hour of Co

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Showfloor News: DreamBox Reading by Discovery Education enhanced to support PreK-5 literacy for back-to-school 2025

eSchool News

Discovery Education , the creators of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced significant enhancements to the online, adaptive literacy program DreamBox Reading. These improvements broaden DreamBox Reading’s coverage to support all PreK-5 learners and expand educators’ abilities to develop students’ foundational skills and confidence in reading through personalized instruction.

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The 10 Coolest Finds We Spotted at ISTELive + ASCD Annual Conference 2025

We are Teachers

Check out our favorite tools and products from ISTE + ASCD in San Antonio. Our We Are Teachers team had so much fun exploring!

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Making Repairs

Teacher Toms Blog

If I were a toy manufacturer -- or a manufacturer of anything, for that matter -- and I really wanted to know how sturdy my products were, I’d test them in a preschool classroom. I can’t count how often things get broken the first time we play with them. It’s not because the children aren’t careful. They’re mostly under 5-years-old and they’re playing with those toys exactly the way they should be playing with toys, which is to say, like mad scientists, poking, prodding and seeing what else this

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ISTELive 25: What Media Literacy Means in the Age of AI

GovTech

With information-generating technologies advancing at unprecedented speed, the onus is on teachers as well as students to apply their human capacities to understand context and intent, and discern fact from fabrication.

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20 Captivating Math Art Projects for Kids

Teachers Pay Teachers

Art and math are a dream team: Just ask Leonardo da Vinci or Albrecht Dürer, masters who knew their way around both a brush and a compass. Whether it’s symmetry in a leaf or patterns in a mosaic, math is hiding in plain sight, and that’s great news for teachers. Math art projects are a creative way to reinforce concepts like fractions, geometry, and measurement while giving students the freedom to express themselves.

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Limestone County, Ala., Schools Tighten Phone Policy to Meet State Law

GovTech

To comply with the state's Focus Act, school board members at a district in northern Alabama approved a policy outlining what the instructional day is, what's not allowed and what the exceptions are.

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Turn Math into a Zoo Adventure with These Fun Addition to 20 Color by Number Worksheets!

Apple for the Teach

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I only recommend products I truly love and use in my own classroom! Looking for a way to jazz up your math block while reinforcing those all-important addition facts? If your 1st or 2nd graders need a little extra motivation to practice their math skills, I’ve got the perfect solution: Zoo Animals Coloring Addition to 20 Color by Number Worksheets !

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Hello from My Desk: July Updates, Creative Moments & New Printables for You

From the Pond

Hi friends! I wanted to pop in and say a big hello from my desk – cup of tea in hand, pencils scattered, and a heart full of gratitude for this creative community. Whether you're soaking up the slower pace of mid-year or deep in planning mode, I hope you're finding a little time for yourself, a little inspiration, and maybe even a little sunshine. Here’s a peek at what I’ve been up to lately, and some new goodies you might enjoy… Fresh Pages in the Coloring Club This week, I added some new desig

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Deal of the Day: Save Up to 40% at Great Wolf Lodge

We are Teachers

Ready to beat the summer heat with an indoor adventure? Great Wold Lodge has teachers covered with up to 40% off.

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Supreme Court Ruling Highlights Continued Power Struggle Over LGBTQ+ Books in Schools

Edsurge

A Supreme Court ruling at the end of June handed a major victory to parents who want to opt their children out of lessons that run counter to their religious beliefs, part of a push for parental rights over the finer details of what goes on in classrooms that has gained strength in recent years. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Parents of students in a Maryland school district brought the lawsuit forward after the district restricted them from pulling their kids out of class whe

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Homeless student counts in California are up. Some say that’s a good thing

Cal Matters

In summary In the latest state enrollment data released, California had 230,443 homeless students — a 9.3% increase from the previous year. In Kern County, the first rule in counting homeless students is not saying “homeless.” Instead, school staff use phrases like “struggling with stable housing” or “families in transition.” The approach seems to have worked: More families are sharing their housing status with their children’s schools, which means more students are getting services.

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek Issues Executive Order on Phones in School

GovTech

After proposed legislation failed to pass a senate committee, an executive order made Oregon the latest state to restrict student use of cellphones during the school day, requiring districts to write their own policies.

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