Chatbots in K-12: What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 23 September 21 Chatbots, or digital AI assistants, are increasingly being used in K-12 as an equitable intervention to promote student engagement and retention
5 Edtech Research Trends & Needs For The Future By Erik Ofgang published 21 September 21 Equitable edtech, individualized learning, and innovation will be among the focuses of a new collaborative at the University of California, Irvine formed to research technology's potential in childhood learning.
What The Build Back Better Act Will Mean for Education By Susan Gentz published 20 September 21 The Build Back Better Act should create new opportunities to boost education infrastructure and increase accessibility
Study: Productive Failure a Success in Education By Erik Ofgang published 16 September 21 Research suggests encouraging students to fail productively can help them learn new skills more efficiently.
Why Traditional Lectures Won’t End Anytime Soon in Higher Ed Despite Better Approaches Being Available By Erik Ofgang published 14 September 21 For years, research has shown that students learn more through active learning than from passive traditional lecture, but the old habit is hard to break.
How Geoscience Students Are Saving Lives Globally By Erik Ofgang published 13 September 21 Geoscientists Without Borders works with researchers and their students globally to help solve humanitarian crises.
How Dangerous is Delta for K-12 Students? By Erik Ofgang published 30 August 21 More than 180,000 children have caught COVID over the past month, but the risk of severe disease appears to still be rare.
Audiobooks for Students: Listening to What the Research Says By Erik Ofgang published 23 August 21 Audiobooks have grown increasingly popular but some educators are still hesitant to encourage their use. This may be a mistake.
Virtual Academies: South Carolina’s Strategy for Success By Erik Ofgang published 19 August 21 In South Carolina, 47 school districts are launching virtual academies. Here are some of the strategies that will help make them work.
COVID Quarantines: 4 Strategies to Keep Kids in Class as Delta Surges By Erik Ofgang published 18 August 21 Increased testing, vaccines, and loosened quarantine restrictions among strategies districts are employing to keep students in-person at school.
Understanding – and Teaching – Critical Race Theory By Jonathan L. Wharton, Ph.D. published 16 August 21 Critical race theory needs to be understood and taught in context
K-12 Vaccine Mandates: What Educators Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 16 August 21 Opposition to vaccination mandates from K-12 teachers is decreasing and a small number of school districts have already begun implementing them.
How to Teach Climate Change Without Scaring Students By Erik Ofgang published 13 August 21 Dr. Eric J. Pyle, president of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), offers advice for how to teach climate change without scaring or dividing students.
Social-Emotional Wellness: ‘Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First’ By Annie Galvin Teich published 10 August 21 Social-emotional wellness and updated practices in post-pandemic teaching
Research: Intercom Announcements & Other Interruptions Cost Up to 20 Days of School By Erik Ofgang published 9 August 21 A new study found that common and seemingly small classroom interruptions can have a big negative impact
How Next Gen TV Can Help Close The Digital Divide By Erik Ofgang published 6 August 21 A new prototype utilizes Next Gen TV and QR codes to allow two-way communication between teachers and students via broadcast.
How a 16-Year-Old Gets Other Kids Excited About Coding By Erik Ofgang published 5 August 21 Founded by 16-year-old Ian Michael Brock, Dream Hustle Code is a computer science and education program geared toward students from diverse backgrounds to spark an interest in coding.
Dept. of Education Return to School Roadmap: What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 2 August 21 As with recent school guidelines from the CDC, the Return to School Roadmap makes it very clear that returning the nation’s K-12 schools to in-person education is the priority.
What the Return of Flu and Other Viruses Might Mean for Schools By Erik Ofgang published 2 August 21 The Delta variant of the coronavirus is not the only respiratory pathogen that might spread through schools this year.
Scholastic Esports Poised to Grow in India with New Partnership By Erik Ofgang published 30 July 21 The North America Scholastic Esports Federation is expanding its presence to India by partnering with Eduent Catalysts Pvt. Ltd as their India affiliate.
