k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. Where math and science are concerned, beginning with some sort of question and/or exploration and getting students interested in the task is aligned with what we know our brains are wired for. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

The critical thinking model developed by Dr. Richard Paul and Dr. Linda Elder is pragmatic and fosters the critical thinking skills needed to navigate AI. Navigating the Disorienting Dilemma As we reason through this innovative technology, we will question truth and reality. Does the response represent logical and in-depth details?

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

School shouldn’t just be a place to learn academic skills, but a place for students to practice making meaningful decisions about their learning and lives. So, in 2019, when I found out that a former manager of mine was starting a school that answered the same questions that plagued me, I knew I wanted in. What Do You Want to Learn?

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

The critical thinking model developed by Dr. Richard Paul and Dr. Linda Elder is pragmatic and fosters the critical thinking skills needed to navigate AI. Navigating the Disorienting Dilemma As we reason through this innovative technology, we will question truth and reality. Does the response represent logical and in-depth details?

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

When the vision of gen ed is realized for learners, they learn the habits of mind that result in the durable skills employers are looking for – critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and curiosity. is a question that has reverberated from the minds of learners for decades. What’s the root cause of the disconnect?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

But as these tools become more common in schools, serious questions about their legal impact arise. Many educators and administrators feel unprepared to manage these legal and ethical challenges effectively. Over-reliance on AI could lead to gaps in fundamental skills, as students may not critically engage with the material.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

From a young age, I was captivated by a single question: “Can learning be more meaningful than memorization?” My journey has been one of constant evolution—from questioning the system to becoming someone who works to reimagine it. This helped them apply knowledge, develop communication skills, and see themselves as active citizens.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 24, 2025

The increasing internationalization of higher education does not automatically lead to global knowledge and skill exchange in the classroom. Asset Recognition and Intercultural Exchange In both the USA and the UK, I have taught Master level courses in public health ethics.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

The key question is: how can we transform AI from a potential source of plagiarism into a valuable educational resource? This allows educators to gain insights from students interactions with these technologies, fostering a deeper understanding of their applications and promoting ethical use.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. Where math and science are concerned, beginning with some sort of question and/or exploration and getting students interested in the task is aligned with what we know our brains are wired for. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

Science 130

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

When the vision of gen ed is realized for learners, they learn the habits of mind that result in the durable skills employers are looking for – critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and curiosity. is a question that has reverberated from the minds of learners for decades. What’s the root cause of the disconnect?

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 89

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2025

I’m not taking away the personal part, and I’m still using my tried-and-true counseling techniques and skills and enhancing what's already in mind with it,” Nelson, a school counselor in North Carolina, says. Using AI Ethically to Apply to College The usage should come with guardrails. How Widespread Is This Use?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In a world where AI skills and fluency will be necessary and marketable, colleges and universities have made efforts to embrace AI in the classroom (e.g., Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024) and to provide their students with instruction and practice in using AI in productive and ethical ways (e.g.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

Their mission is to ensure every student is “ AI ready ” — prepared to use emerging technologies, like generative AI, in an ethical and responsible manner in school, life and future work, regardless of where those careers take them. These factors influenced the types of questions used.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

How can we ensure that all students develop the computing skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven workforce? To be intellectually ethical, computer science education should equip students with comprehensive knowledge about AI. Computer science is essential, not optional.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

As districts explore AIs potential, they must also confront critical questions about equity, algorithmic bias and access. While there was initial apprehension, the focus on ethical use and integrity has been reassuring and beneficial. Prioritize ethics and equity. Many students and families were initially afraid of AI.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 8, 2025

In our Day 2 workshop, we will explore a multitude of instructional, productivity, and ethical considerations related to AI and teaching, and we will connect everything back to what we did in Day 1. We also will peek inside some deeper learning schools around the country to see how they’re approaching this instructional design work.

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Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

Oversight for Special Education is shifting to the Department of Health and Human Services, raising urgent questions about IDEA enforcement and IEP accountability. Without them, schools may struggle to provide coaching, mentoring, or skill development for staff already stretched thin. Domestic pipelines are shrinking too. Less funding.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

Students learn that human emotions are important as AI grows Its also important to remember the limitations of AI, Taubman said, noting that students need the basic understanding of how AI works in order to question it, identify any mistakes, and use it accordingly in their careers.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2025

Teachers are facing huge challenges, which include navigating AI wisely, ethically and safely,” Weingarten said at a press conference Tuesday announcing the initiative. The question was whether we would be chasing it or whether we would be trying to harness it.” The initiative involves the AFT, UFT, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

In todays technology-rich classrooms, digital literacy is becoming a foundational skill–students are learning to navigate devices, use educational software, and collaborate online. Do they know how to question a graph they see on social media? They can explore questions like, What trends do we see in this data?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Keep students engaged with a collection of fun debate topics and “would you rather” questions for high school students that they’ll enjoy talking about. Encourage engaging debates with weird and light-hearted topics Less-serious topics engage students and help them practice public speaking skills through a low-stakes activity.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

On the 6th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on ethical AI use. Our AI deep dive resulted in the development of three guiding principles: high standards and expectations, future ready skills, and cultural proficiency. Questions are meant to be used in iterative cycles as organizations develop around AI and as AI continues to evolve.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

Our AI deep dive resulted in the development of three guiding principles: high standards and expectations, future ready skills, and cultural proficiency. As AI evolves to become an ever-present part of education, there must be a systemic imperative for K-12 school districts to cultivate an ethically-driven mindset.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. It encourages students to develop and articulate their ideas, support them with relevant evidence, and generate thoughtful questions that further deepen their understanding and stimulate curiosity.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Key points: Edtech tools can be a valuable resource to build media literacy skills Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators How to help students build critical success skills For more news on media literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Media literacy has emerged as a critical skillset in today’s digital landscape.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: One example of digital literacy skills includes critical thinking Learn more about digital literacy skills for students Learning is evolving–stay updated on learning in the digital age In the 21st century, students must develop digital literacy skills to thrive in a technology-dominated landscape.

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Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 256

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

And with this change comes a host of new questions—concerns about the ethical design and implementation of these new tools. In K-12 education, a focus on ethical considerations is of critical importance. This year, ISTE has added a new volume to the series— Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom: A Guide on Ethics and AI.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Walberto Flores EdTech Coordinator, Highlands International School San Salvador Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms — sometimes invited and other times not — leaving educators to ask essential questions about its implementation and impact. It’s a valid question that even my high school students ask.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The popular response, among some education pundits, policymakers and professionals, has been to increase access to STEM and computer science skills. She called attention to the “ Moral Machine ,” an ethical quandary posed by MIT professor Iyad Rahwan. Just consider, for example, the push to teach kids to code.)

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2022

But when it comes to ethical monitoring—concerned with how school systems set up their digital classroom management tools and teachers use them—we hear far too little. If we truly expect learners to develop those desired digital citizenship skills, educators must first become ethical monitors of their students’ online activity.

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Ethics Classroom Management Communication Internet 155

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Key points: Technology works in service of teaching, not the other way around Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators Leveraging edtech to help students, teachers stay connected through illness For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Artificial intelligence brings opportunities and questions to classrooms worldwide.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2021

You likely had a stronger reaction to the second question. The real question is: How do we increase access and participation in the creation of emerging technology so that it represents and works for all of us? Educators can facilitate conversations around ethics in technology with students so that these technologies develop equitably.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Based on real-life applications and digital tools, lessons in Essential Skills for Remote Learning guide students through technical concepts in a fun, game-based environment. Keyboarding: Teach students foundational keyboarding skills. It also offers instant feedback when questions are answered and is graded instantly.

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Skills Quizzes Learning Ethics 210

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Applying old habits to new technologies Teaching students about AI allows them to not only learn its abilities but also begin to question its limitations. Ethical considerations for AI in K-12 education Understanding how AI works also means understanding its possible biases and the ethical issues using it might raise.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Such situation elicits some basic questions: what kind of technology training do we provide for our teacher candidates and how do we do it? What about ethical issues? These are big questions to which the answers beg for systematic research and in-depth discussion. Next page: Innovative teacher skills 2 and 3).

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