Brisk Teaching and Gemini are two of her district’s most commonly used AI tools. Here’s how she helps teachers use them: The Chrome extension Brisk Teaching and Google’s AI feature Gemini can generate quick and accurate translations for students who may not be proficient in English. Not only are these translation tools helpful to teachers, [...]read moreTips for Reclaiming Your Time as a First-Year Teacher
Walz, whose wife, father, and siblings were all teachers, intoned: “Don’t ever underestimate teachers.” Harris spoke of Walz leading his football team from a winless season to the school’s first-ever state championship. And she spoke of his decision to be faculty advisor for his school’s first Gay-Straight Alliance. “Tim Walz was the kind of teacher [...]read moreFormer Teacher Tim Walz is Kamala Harris’ VP pick. Here’s What He’s Done for Education in Minnesota
AI Isn’t Going To Replace Teachers My interest in EdTech tools started early in my teaching career. As a language teacher, I leaned more toward the use of tools that helped students collaborate and create, but as EdTech tools became the norm, my portfolio of tools and platforms to make teaching more effective grew till [...]read moreHuman-First Pedagogy: Why The Teacher Still Matters
Economists haven’t been able to conclusively prove that student achievement suffered more under LIFO layoffs than other ways of reducing the teacher workforce. But the evidence points in that direction for children in poverty and for Black and Hispanic students, according to two research briefs by separate groups of scholars that reviewed dozens of studies. [...]read moreAs Teacher Layoffs Loom, Research Evidence Mounts that Seniority Protections Hurt Kids in Poverty
By the time he entered six grade, he could spell his name, but he still couldn’t make out words, spell, or read with understanding. The situation was made worse by a series of teachers who made him feel worthless. “Many of the teachers were not very patient, not very kind,” he said. “I struggled in [...]read moreGrowing Up, He Struggled to Read. Then a Young Teacher Saw His Potential
It’s a sunny March afternoon at Winchester Village Elementary School in Indianapolis, and teacher Natasha Cummings is leading her class in a brand new lesson. It’s the first time she’s teaching it – and also likely the last. The second graders audibly gasp when Cummings explains the day’s activity: They’ll be simulating a total solar [...]read moreHow a Second-Grade Teacher is Using the Solar Eclipse to Inspire Her Students
Fuxa is trying to get her students to pay attention to phonics, the reading method that links a sound to a letter. Extensive research has shown phonics is an effective way to teach kids to read. But teacher training programs like this one don’t always prepare educators to use researched-backed reading methods, like phonics. In [...]read moreTeacher training programs don t always use research backed reading methods