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Nintendo Switches, like the one the teenage boy is using above, are being used in the Denver Public Schools in an esports program designed to improve student engagement. Education Week recently talked to one of the educators involved in that program, who gave a presentation about it at the ISTELive 26 + ASCD Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla., June 28 to July 1.
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Classroom Technology Q&A How This District Is Using Esports to Increase Student Engagement
An education technology specialist discusses an esports development program she created.
Lauraine Langreo, July 9, 2026
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K-2 students at South Fayette Township Elementary School in Pennsylvania used data science to pick a name for a cow they adopted to follow at a local farm. A teacher from the school talked to other educators about how she used the cow to teach about data science, AI, and chemistry during the ISTELive 26 + ASCD Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla., on July 1, 2026.
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Science How a Cow 'Moooved' STEM and AI Learning Forward
The farm animal helped K-2 students explore artificial intelligence, data science, and chemistry.
Alyson Klein, July 9, 2026
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A group of students lead by a teacher through an algebraic landscape. Guided learning of advanced math.
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Mathematics Opinion How to Embrace the 'Science of Math' Without Abandoning Your Existing Curriculum
Teachers can improve mathematics instruction with these straightforward changes.
Danielle K. Hankins, July 9, 2026
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Hundreds attend the ISTELive 26 + ASCD annual conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. on June 29, 2026. Some educators at the conference discussed how they introduce AI to elementary students, breaking down specific lessons to illustrate the technology's potential and limitations, and boost students' AI literacy.
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Artificial Intelligence Lessons on AI for Elementary Students: 'Teach Them Good Habits Now'
Teachers want to help their youngest students become familiar with AI's potential—and its limits.
Arianna Prothero, July 8, 2026
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Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
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Teaching Opinion How You Can Teach Students to Be More Grateful
When students learn to look for the good, they’re building far-reaching habits.
Larry Ferlazzo, July 2, 2026
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Kindergarten students work in class at Munger Elementary-Middle School Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Detroit.
Kindergarten students work in class at Munger Elementary-Middle School Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Detroit. Increasingly, early education instruction is focusing on play-based learning.
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Early Childhood 9 Steps for Early-Grade Teachers to Make Play Part of Learning
Kimberly Nesbitt, an early education researcher, breaks down the 'hows' and 'whys' of guided play.
Elizabeth Heubeck, July 1, 2026
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Krista Wilkewitz (left) and Tara Menghini, teachers at Knox Gifted Academy in Chandler, Ariz., explain their interdisciplinary project in which students designed their fantasy school during the ISTELive 26 + ASCD annual conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on June 29, 2026.
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Classroom Technology Here’s What Happened When 6th Graders Designed Their Dream School
A class project prodded students to use digital tools to fuel creativity, not passively consume content.
Alyson Klein, July 1, 2026
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Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week
Teaching Opinion Teachers: Here's How Your Students Say You Can Reach Them
High schoolers advise teachers on what it takes to get students interested in learning.
Larry Ferlazzo, June 30, 2026
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6 min read
Top View of an Elementary School Classroom: Children Sitting at their School Desks Using Personal Computers and Digital Tablets for Assignments.
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Curriculum Digital Literacy Isn't a One-Off Lesson. How Teachers Can Build Students' Skills
The ability to navigate the torrent requires social-emotional skill, not just fact-checking, a researcher says.
Arianna Prothero, June 29, 2026
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Timothy Rimke reads during Casey Cuny's English class at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2025.
Timothy Rimke reads during Casey Cuny's English class at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2025. Teachers face the challenge of helping students become writers with their own voices in the presence of generative AI tools.
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A How an English Teacher Helps Students Find Their Voices in the Age of AI
Students' voices are lost when AI does most of the thinking, a teacher says.
Lauraine Langreo, June 29, 2026
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Aggie Gambino, center, helps her twin ten-year-old daughters, Giada, left, and Giuliana, right, work on math worksheets as they go through homework from school at the dining room table in their home on Aug. 23, 2023, in Spring, Texas.
Aggie Gambino, center, helps her twin 10-year-old daughters, Giada, left, and Giuliana, right, work on math worksheets as they go through homework from school at the dining room table in their home on Aug. 23, 2023, in Spring, Texas. EdWeek Research Center data dives into what educators think about the purpose and effectiveness of homework.
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Teaching From Our Research Center 6 Things to Know About Homework's Role in Schools Today
A look at why and whether homework assignments are beneficial for student learning.
Jennifer Vilcarino, June 24, 2026
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LuAnn Oliver's son, who is in 6th grade, demonstrates how he uses an iPad for his classes during a May 9, 2026 gathering at Oliver's house in Arlington, Va. A group of parents were there to discuss ways to encourage schools to limit screen time. Concerns about the overuse of technology in schools are rising across the country.
LuAnn Oliver's son, who is in 6th grade, demonstrates how he uses an iPad for his classes during a May 9, 2026, gathering at Oliver's house in Arlington, Va. A group of parents were there to discuss ways to encourage schools to limit screen time. Concerns about the overuse of technology in schools are rising across the country.
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Classroom Technology Q&A How Schools Can Limit Screen Time, But Still Use Tech Effectively
A district leader discusses how adolescent brain development and screen use affect learning.
Lauraine Langreo, June 23, 2026
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Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week
Mathematics Opinion Everybody Is a Math Person. Now, Convince Your Students
Math educators offer tips on how to engage students on the subject.
Larry Ferlazzo, June 23, 2026
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7 min read
Group of students walking into an illustration of the convention of 1787 in Philadelphia. They will use the case method to understand the context more deeply.
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Social Studies Opinion Why I Use a Business School Model to Teach History
Students who can see themselves in historical figures learn how to debate respectfully.
Maureen O'Hern, June 18, 2026
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