Artificial Intelligence

Find out how artificial intelligence could change education, inside the classroom and out

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AI Literacy, Explained
Now that AI is expected to influence fields from medicine to policing, what do students need to understand about the technology?
Classroom Technology K-12 Essentials Forum How to Teach Digital & Media Literacy in the Age of AI
Join this free event to dig into crucial questions about how to help students build a foundation of digital literacy.
September 19, 2024
School nurses Heidi Bakke, left, and Molly Cavey walk a student to their office while working at Wilson Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2019, in Janesville, Wis.
School nurses Heidi Bakke, left, and Molly Cavey walk a student to their office while working at Wilson Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2019, in Janesville, Wis.
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School & District Management Collection Essential Reading for Educators: Back-to-School 2024 Edition
Key reads on big topics for the 2024-25 school year.
August 21, 2024
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The District Leader’s Guide to AI
This comprehensive guide explores how AI can support educators, enhance tutor training, personalize learning experiences, and drive stude...
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How Generative AI Can Make Students More Creative – And Why That Matters
Focus: Whether generative AI will increase or decrease students’ creative thinking tools.
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Classroom Technology Q&A Don't Buy the AI Hype, Learning Expert Warns
Benjamin Riley, founder and CEO of Cognitive Resonance, explains his concerns about using AI in education.
Lauraine Langreo, August 7, 2024
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Special Education AI's Potential in Special Education: What Teachers and Parents Think
A report examines parents' and educators' perspectives on AI use for students with disabilities.
Lauraine Langreo, August 1, 2024
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Attendees wait to hear from Vice President Kamala Harris at the American Federation of Teachers conference in Houston on July 25, 2024.
Attendees wait to hear from Vice President Kamala Harris at the American Federation of Teachers convention in Houston on July 25, 2024.
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Teaching Profession AFT's Assembly Featured Kamala Harris, Debates on the Israel-Hamas War, and More
The gathering of the nation's second-largest teachers' union in Houston came at a pivotal time in the election cycle.
Libby Stanford, July 30, 2024
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Classroom Technology Opinion What Teachers Need to Know About Classroom Technology
Cellphones and AI can be a blessing for teachers or a burr in their sides. Here's guidance on making the most of today's tools.
Larry Ferlazzo, July 29, 2024
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Classroom Technology Video What Educators Need to Know About AI's Limits and Possibilities
The role AI can play in helping students learn and teachers manage workloads, while avoiding its pitfalls.
Alyson Klein & Lauren Santucci, July 25, 2024
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Taking Back Valuable Time with Solution Tree Master Class: Educator AI
Solution Tree’s new on-demand, virtual event, Master Class: Educator AI, aims to provide K–12 educators with the necessary knowledge and support.
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Classroom Technology 1 in 3 College Applicants Used AI for Essay Help. Did They Cheat?
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have put a high-tech twist on decades-old questions of fairness in the college admissions process.
Alyson Klein, July 18, 2024
8 min read
Classroom Technology Spotlight Spotlight on Academic Integrity & AI
This Spotlight will help you examine how teachers are combatting AI cheating, discover how to structure lessons in AI literacy, and more.
July 18, 2024
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School & District Management How Principals Are Outsourcing Their Busywork to AI
Principals are chipping away at their administrative to-do lists with a little help from AI.
Olina Banerji, July 10, 2024
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Classroom Technology Opinion The Promise and Peril of AI for Education
As GPS did for our sense of direction, AI could erode students’ connection to knowledge.
Rick Hess, July 9, 2024
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