Teacher Q&A: Strengthening professional development with AI

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With ai dominating conversations among educational leaders, the importance of managing expectations and academic integrity is now more critical than ever as the new school year begins.

As the 2023-2024 school year begins, the focus on education is accompanied by a pressing concern for improved cybersecurity. Cybercriminals are prepared to exploit educational institutions, seeking access to personal, financial and health records.

Teachers with classrooms full of students of any age can use TED-Ed lessons to take advantage of fun October events (Friday, October 13, anyone?) and talk about students’ different interests.

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There is a latent concern that ai will simply help students find meaningless shortcuts to cheat and get good grades. But that’s only a risk if schools and teachers keep a low standard of what they expect from their students.

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While your day or week may not perfectly reflect the lesson plan you so diligently created, I have five key tips to help you feel more confident in your classroom this year, so little messes don’t feel so big.

New research examining national attitudes toward home broadband and the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides insights into how to close the digital divide and connect homes to reliable high-speed Internet.

Aaron Dworkin, CEO of the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), discusses solutions to pandemic learning loss, teacher burnout, equity issues, and more.

The K-12 Hero Awards program recognizes the dedicated efforts of education professionals across all K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction, and administration.