National PTA Awards Over $700,000 to Local PTA Initiatives, Many with Internet and STEM Focus
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4d ago
The National Parents and Teachers Association (NPTA) has granted over $700,000 in funds donated by major PTA Proud National Sponsor corporations, organizations, and private donors to support local PTAs to foster student success in various programs, of which several are internet- and STEM-focused ..read more
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Swivl Debuts AI-Enabled Mirror Tool to Foster Student Reflection
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4d ago
Ed tech company Swivl has introduced its latest tool, Mirror, which automates helping students develop higher order skills of thought and reflection about their learning and gives teachers insights into teaching such skills ..read more
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Free AI Teaching Assistant and AI Tutor Designed to Enhance Teaching and Learning
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4d ago
Not-for-profit corporation Contact North/Contact Nord in Ontario, Canada, has released two free AI-powered tools for teachers and students: AI Teaching Assistant Pro and AI Tutor Pro ..read more
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Certell Updates Poptential Digital Curriculum and Launches Teacher Engauge Dashboard
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6d ago
Social studies course creator Certell has updated its free digital curriculum and platform with the integration of an "American Principles" course as part of its Poptential library. The company has also added Pop! exercises and the Engauge dashboard to help teachers with their workload ..read more
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Apple to Add 50 Distinguished Winners Category to Annual Swift Student Coding Challenge
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6d ago
For its 2024 Swift Student Challenge, opening in February, Apple has announced it will add a special category called 50 Distinguished Winners, who will be named for outstanding submissions ..read more
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Khan Academy Cuts District Price of Khanmigo AI Teaching Assistant, Adds Academic Essay Feature
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2w ago
Khan Academy is slashing the district price of its Khanmigo AI teaching assistant tool, from $60 per student/per year to $35 per student/per year. The price cut reflects a commitment to "making AI as accessible as possible," the organization said ..read more
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Lexile Insights for Teachers Aims to Help Understand Student Free Choice Reading
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2w ago
Reading platform company Beanstack has announced a new feature, "Lexile Insights for Teachers," to give classroom educators data and insights for a personalized approach to their students' free choice reading ..read more
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10 Recomendations for Computer Science Education
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2w ago
2023 has shown the largest growth in percentage of high schools offering foundational CS since 2018: while 57.5% of U.S. public high schools offer it, compared to 53% last year, access disparities still exist ..read more
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NCES Survey Examines Public School Summer and After-School Academic Programs
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2w ago
According to data released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the vast majority of public schools offer summer and after-school programs, many with an academic focus, taught by full-time teachers, and most at no cost to families, but overall participation is low ..read more
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The Potential of High-Impact Tutoring
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2w ago
The billions of dollars spent on solutions new and old to address COVID-related learning loss have not yet had the impact they were meant to have. This is why high-impact tutoring deserves our continued attention ..read more
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