Latest articles by Erik Ofgang
Teaching STEM and AI Through Farming
The CEO of a farming education nonprofit explains how teachers can use farming education for STEM education
4 Summer Teaching Goals I’ll Actually Meet
Over the last few years, I’ve learned that by setting fewer less ambitious teaching goals, I actually accomplish more over the summer.
GPT-4.5 Has Passed The Turing Test. What Does That Mean For Teachers?
In the most rigorous version of the Turing test conducted to date, participants couldn’t distinguish between real humans and certain AI models.
Recognizing When Not To Use AI
AI has become part of modern education for teachers and students, but it’s not always the best or most efficient way to accomplish a task.
Implementing School Cell Phone Bans
More and more districts, schools, and states are implementing cell phone bans. Here’s advice for doing that effectively.
AI In Education Executive Order: What You Need To Know
The President’s executive order calls for AI literacy, a national AI challenge, and more.
4 Reasons To Use Claude AI to Teach
Features that make Claude AI appealing to educators include a focus on privacy and conversational style.
Using Technology To Teach CTE To Incarcerated Students
The Placer School for Adults is using technology to let students train and gain certificates in various CTE fields.
Using 3D Printing and Student Input to Aid Accessibility
3D printing has provided young adults at one nonprofit an opportunity to design and build their own assistive technology.
Quantum Computing In Education: 5 Things To Know
The AI revolution in schools may soon be supercharged by the power of quantum computing
Cross-Age Tutoring: Student Tutors Teach Others And Themselves
A new study found that cross-age tutoring leads to improvements in both tutees and tutors.
Getting A Teaching Job: Cutting Through Digital Clutter By Telling Your Story
By talking about myself in the right way, I've found new opportunities in education and beyond.
Design Principles for Outdoor Teaching
A new edition of a classic book on outdoor learning guides educators on creating lessons that harness students’ natural love of nature.
Do Students Learn More Writing or Typing?
The answer of writing or typing is complicated, says a cognitive scientist, and has been oversimplified in the past.
OpenAI’s New Viral Art-Generating Tool and Its Potential for Teaching
OpenAI’s new and improved art-generating capabilities have led to a Studio Ghibli-style viral trend and millions of users. What does it mean for the classroom?
Student-Led Security Operation Centers
A growing number of universities are employing students at their Security Operations Center. Here’s what that looks like in practice.
ChatGPT Talks Now. What Does That Mean For Teaching?
OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode ChatGPT assistant is light years ahead of more common voice assistants, and can sometimes be so lifelike, it’s spooky.
Competency-Based Learning and Microcredentials
Competency-based learning is an important teaching strategy for students and teacher professional development. The strategy also connects naturally with microcredentials.
Explaining Your School’s AI Approach To Parents
As more and more schools are using AI, an award-winning educator shares tips for making sure parents are on board with it.
Gemini: Teaching With Google’s AI Chatbot
Gemini, Google’s flagship generative AI model, can help educators with lesson planning and more, though it's not as effective as platforms specifically designed for education
Ransomware 2.0: Recent Hacking Trends and How To Guard Against Them
Ransomware methods and strategies are evolving but there are still low-cast interventions to counter these attacks.
GPT-4.5: What Educators Need To Know About The New ChatGPT Model
I tested OpenAI's latest and greatest large language model, GPT-4.5. Here's what I learned.
Mindful Social Media Use Can Reduce Negative Impact, Says Research
A new study found that refraining from using social media improved the mental health of young adults, but so did reframing their relationship to these apps
