Digital Promise

JULY 1, 2025

Our Work Reports Blog About Popular Searches Research Digital Equity Micro-credentials Inclusive Innovation Networks & Programs League of Innovative Schools Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Our Work Reports Blog About Jobs Three Key Insights from the AI Education Exchange “Ask Me Anything” Series July 1, 2025 | By Jasmine McCallum , Kelly McNeil and Nick Schiner In partnership with HP, Digital Promise recently led a six-part series of “Ask Me Anything” conversations centered a

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Key points: ISTE+ASCD is focusing on robust, engaging learning for all students ISTELive 25: Let’s Get on With the Show! A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 For more news on ISTELive 25, visit eSN’s Live @ ISTE hub The nation’s largest professional edtech organization kicked off its annual conference on June 29 by announcing major initiatives to train 200,000 teachers in using AI within the next two years, support instructional leaders more effectively, help schools manage thei

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Key points: AI tools can help educators engage students in deeper learning New partnership trains Michigan teachers for AI innovation You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us For more news on AI tools and learning, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub It seems like everywhere you look, AI is there–and classrooms are no exception.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2025

As Deborah Nichols traversed from Kansas City to Lawrence, Kansas, daily for her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Kansas, her preteen son in the backseat, a familiar story flowed out from the car speakers: Every day, they listened to the same cassette tape detailing Disney’s story of Bambi. Nichols is now an associate professor in human development and family science at Purdue University and her son is 32 years old, but she knows that decades later, she can still recite specific scen

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This article explores how educators can ethically and effectively integrate generative AI into higher education using the RESPECT and CREATE frameworks, fostering student co-creation, critical thinking, and inclusive course design through backward design.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Key points: AI is not a magic shortcut–it’s a powerful tool when used responsibly AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention Study: AI detection software varies in effectiveness For more news on using AI tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub As technology evolves, education is experiencing a dramatic transformation–and AI is a big part of it.

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Lightspeed Systems

JULY 1, 2025

3 Key Takeaways Trim and optimize your stack: Audit last year’s app usage to remove clutter, reduce risk, and simplify collaboration – especially with limited time and budget. Get ahead of tech disruptions: Use device, app, and network health data to fix issues proactively, and make sure classroom tools stay synced and functional as rosters shift.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2025

As technology reshapes the workforce, digital and AI literacies are becoming essential for every student. From early problem-solving to advanced AI skills, learners build critical thinking, ethical technology use and career-ready competencies — block by block. The progression of skills at each educational stage ensures that students are well-prepared for future challenges and can pursue careers in emerging fields.

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Twinkl International Publishing

JUNE 29, 2025

New Ofsted report highlights how teaching assistants may use AI to support pupils.

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techlearning

JUNE 30, 2025

Skip to main content Open menu Close menu Tech & Learning Search Search Tech & Learning Subscribe RSS News How to Classroom Tools Higher Ed Events PD Resources Subscribe Topics Resource Library Magazine Advertise T&L Contests AI Webinars Grants Recommended reading Classroom Tools AI Starter Kit for Teachers Classroom Tools What Is Colleague AI And How Can I Use It to Teach?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2025

Engaging students goes beyond pushing them to participate in lessons and assignments. Allowing K–12 students to take agency of their learning gives them the opportunity to share their voices and flex their creativity. At ISTELive 25, Alana Winnick, educational technology director of New York’s Pocantico Hills Central School District, shares why student voice is her passion and how she drives student leadership in her own schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2025

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month. I last published on this topic on my ed blog in 2017. A lot has changed since then so it’s time for an update: When I teach professional development classes, by far the topic that surprises attendees the most is the legal use of online images.

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Digital Promise

JULY 3, 2025

Our Work Reports Blog About Activating the following search input element will open the search modal. Site search input box. Popular Searches Research Digital Equity Micro-credentials Inclusive Innovation Networks & Programs League of Innovative Schools Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Activating the following search input element will open the search modal.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2025

Key points: Teachers have Google’s expansive suite of tools and accessories at their fingertips With classroom tech, meet students where they are 4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork For more on Google tools for the classroom, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Google enthusiasts, unite. During an ISTELive 25 session , Dr. Wanda Terral, chief of technology for Tennessee’s Lakeland School System , took attendees through a growing list of Google tools, along with some non-G

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 1, 2025

When David Hamilton, director of design technology for Tenacre Country Day School, and David Saunders, director of changemaking and technology for Brookwood School, opened their ISTELive 2025 session titled “Scissors, Laser Beams, and AI: Balancing Low-Tech & High-Tech in MakerSpaces,” they began with the definition of a makerspace. “Where students imagine, design, prototype and reflect — using both traditional and digital tools — to solve problems and tell stories through what they make,” t

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Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 4, 2025

Like every year, I exuberantly celebrate America’s birthday. I’d say times are tough here in the US, but that seems to be true everywhere in the world. So, I won’t complain. I will enjoy the love of America as all of my international friends love their homeland. This one–Chris Stapleton–10 Million views since Super Bowl 2023: I want to include all my efriends from Canada in the celebrations though I’m a few days late for Canada Day: July 1 is Canada Day.

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Hapara

JULY 1, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Summer is here in the Northern Hemisphere, and while classrooms may be quieter, the Hāpara team hasn’t taken a break! We’ve been busy working on new features that schools are going to love. This month, we sat down with Hāpara’s product manager, Megan Jakubec, about the exciting updates we have lined up.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2025

Key points: Lack of AI literacy risks not only economic stagnation, but societal instability AI prompt engineering: A critical new skillset for 21st-century teachers AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention For more news on AI literacy, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In a brightly lit preschool classroom in Shenzhen, 4-year-olds are gathered around an AI-enabled robot named Doubao.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2025

Teaching artificial intelligence concepts to students at any level can be intimidating for teachers who aren’t technology experts, but it can feel especially overwhelming to those with students of elementary school age or younger. That’s what a group of educators came together to discuss at ISTELive 2025 in San Antonio. What Is AI Literacy? Nancye Blair Black, CEO of The Block Uncarved, an educational consulting firm that specializes in innovative instructional design and professional developmen

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2025

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. July 2-5th Buy the K-8 curriculum ; get the 59-page Hour of Code bundle for $.99 Perfect if you’re doing Hour of Code to teach coding, programming, and problem solving to your K8 students. Here’s what you do: buy the K-12 Tech Curriculum, the K-8 curriculum , the K-8 student workbooks , or the K-5 Curriculum (on the curriculum page) once it’s in your basket, add the Hour of Co

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techlearning

JULY 1, 2025

Skip to main content Open menu Close menu Tech & Learning Search Search Tech & Learning Subscribe RSS News How to Classroom Tools Higher Ed Events PD Resources Subscribe Topics Resource Library Magazine Advertise T&L Contests AI Webinars Grants Recommended reading Classroom Tools 5 Ways Schools Can Prepare Students For AI Optimizing Teacher PD with AI Recognizing When Not To Use AI Ready for AI?

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Key points: At ISTELive 25, choose from sessions spanning infinite subject areas ISTELive 25 spotlights bold innovation Disrupting U.S. schools wasn’t possible before–that may be changing For more news on ISTELive 25, visit eSN’s Live @ ISTE 2025 hub Now that you’ve had time to dig into all that ISTELive 25 and ASCD have to offer, you can narrow down which sessions will give you the most out of your conference experience.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2025

At Bowling Green Independent School District in Kentucky, high school students can take a class in which they repair HP Chromebooks as part of the school’s computer science pathway. There’s a room in the high school dedicated to the repairs, which gives students and their teacher everything they need, says Digital Learning Coach Megan Marcum. The student team uses Incident IQ to field and track repairs, explains Technology Director William King.

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Personalized Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. You consider yourself darn lucky to be working with colleagues that are friends and a boss who always puts your needs first. Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. So, you don’t bother to keep your resume up-to-date or expand your teaching skills other than what is required for your position.

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techlearning

JUNE 30, 2025

Skip to main content Open menu Close menu Tech & Learning Search Search Tech & Learning Subscribe RSS News How to Classroom Tools Higher Ed Events PD Resources Subscribe Topics Resource Library Magazine Advertise T&L Contests AI Webinars Grants Recommended reading Classroom Tools What Is Colleague AI And How Can I Use It to Teach? Classroom Tools Education Communication: Best Free Sites & Apps Classroom Tools What is Quizalize and How Can I Use It To Teach?

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2025

Key points: Students should engage in meaningful discussions to engage in learning 4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork How multimedia and interactive tech transform engagement For more news on digital engagement, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Communication is one of today’s most in-demand skills, and building strong communication skills in person and online is critical.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

From solving problems — how do you shake the bells on a jingle dress when your robot can’t jump up and down? — to interacting with First Nations peoples in a virtual world, technology can bring traditional indigenous viewpoints into a modern classroom. Minecraft Education’s A Pacific Northwest Coast Experience transports students to a native village where they must unlearn the usual rules of the game.

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Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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Education Elements

JULY 1, 2025

Discover how learning walks help school leaders improve teaching, engage students, and build a culture of continuous reflection without evaluation stress.

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techlearning

JULY 2, 2025

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2025

Key points: Only 21 states provide clear, detailed guidance to teacher prep programs Only 1 in 8 elementary teacher prep programs adequately teach math The math anxiety equation: How to solve for confidence in math class For more news on teacher prep, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that most states fall short when it comes to preparing and supporting elementary teachers to effectively teach math, despite the gla

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ignitionEDU

JULY 4, 2025

I attended the virtual path of #ISTELive this past week. I presented virtually on the first day and watched a number of the other virtual sessions as well as those being streamed from San Antonio, TX. It’s been a number of years since I attended in person. I have found that as I get older, I prefer the smaller conferences but I do get a little FOMO while watching my friends post and share.

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