[ad_1] Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Initially, she resisted this change, feeling it was unnecessary and distracting. “I felt I had a system that worked, and introducing this ‘nonsense’ wouldn’t add ...

[ad_1] As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change. My students ...

[ad_1] Since the release of ChatGPT nearly a year ago, teachers have debated whether to ban the tool (over fears that students will use it to cheat) or embrace it as a teaching aid (arguing that the tool could boost learning and will become key in the workplace). But most students at K-12 schools are ...

[ad_1] The Akwa Ibom Tech Week 2023 kicked off in a robust way on October 31, 2023, at Four Points By Sheraton, Ikot Ekpene, with a welcome address by Hanson Johnson, President, Ibom Innovation Network. The theme of the weeklong events is “Africa’s New Tech Destination.” Many attendees from Nigeria, Africa, Europe and the United ...

In a world filled with captivating stories, there are few that have left as indelible a mark as the Harry Potter series. The magic, the adventure, and the wonder that J.K. Rowling brought to life have enthralled generations. The enchanting world of Hogwarts, wizards, and spells continues to live on through “Harry Potter and the ...

[ad_1] Too often, teachers are rapidly elevated from the classroom to school leadership positions, whether to fill an unexpected vacancy, act as an interim administrator or to take on a permanent leadership role. But ushering teachers into administrator roles before they are prepared and without adequate support poses risk of burnout — or worse, opens ...

[ad_1] Districts, families, communities and youth-supporting organizations all have vested interests in supporting the academic journeys of students, yet their decisions affecting education often occur independently. This disconnect is especially evident for students from communities that have historically and systematically been excluded (HSE) from opportunity and access in education: Black, Brown, Indigenous, those experiencing poverty, ...

[ad_1] While I’m not proud to admit it, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I thought teaching remotely would be a dream come true. It wasn’t that I didn’t value, cherish and miss the face-to-face interactions I had with my students, but because I naively assumed that my more reluctant colleagues would see the ...