When was the last time you heard someone talk seriously about digital literacy? I’d guess it’s been a while. And honestly, I think I know why. As Lankshear and Knobel (2011) pointed out over a decade ...

Because good teaching starts with great stories. Teachers have always known that stories stay with students long after the lesson ends. Documentaries offer that same power, real-world storytelling ...

ChatGPT has moved well beyond the novelty stage. What started in late 2022 as a chatbot that could write passable essays has grown into a platform with dedicated education tiers, institutional ...

If you teach English learners, you already know the daily puzzle: a classroom full of students at five or six different proficiency levels, all needing different kinds of support at the same time. You ...

History and social studies classrooms run on stories, primary sources, and the ability to think critically about both. AI tools are starting to change how teachers bring all three into their lessons, ...

Inquiry-based learning has been gaining more attention in classrooms across the world. Teachers often ask, What does it look like in practice? How does it differ from more traditional approaches? At ...

When students sit down to research a topic, the process usually involves bouncing between Google, Wikipedia, a database like JSTOR, and whatever AI chatbot they have open on a second tab. Perplexity ...

History does not have to be dry facts and events. AI chatbots can turn units into conversations students want to have. History opens up when students can interview the past. A chatbot lets them ...

Creating classroom presentations now takes minutes, not hours. Type a clear prompt, point to a webpage or file, and watch a full slide deck take shape with text, images, and illustrations ready for ...

Lesson planning is one of those areas where you can truly make the best of AI. As someone who’s spent hours crafting detailed plans, adapting materials, and trying to meet every student’s need I know ...

In its recommendations on AI ethics, the U.S. Department of Education pointed to a February 2024 proposal from NIST researchers to build on the “long-standing concepts” set out in the 1979 Belmont ...

English Language Arts occupies a complicated place when it comes to AI. The subject is built on reading, writing, and discussion, and AI happens to be very good at processing language and generating ...