Teachers have always known their students aren’t all working at the same level, yet to adjust lesson plans manually for each child seems to be a daunting task. Using online digital platforms that combine formative assessment, lesson plans, quizzes, progress tracking, and AI, educators can easily adjust instruction for an entire classroom at once.

Striking a balance between maintaining costs and providing the tools students and teachers need to be successful can be daunting, but it is not impossible. Caroline Lightfoot, CTO of Dickinson ISD in Texas, discusses her efforts to build equity within her 12,000-student district by providing proper tools and programs to all schools and utilizing Schoology for blending learning.

As technology continues to evolve, how does education keep up with the changing landscape and prepare students for the future? Dr. Michael Nagler shares how he has adopted technology early, built creative thinking skills for students, and kept open lines of communication with staff.

AI continues to evolve and impact education at a dizzying rate. Here are a few recent T&L articles (written by real people with natural intelligence!) to help you keep up:

• How to Harness AI in the Classroom
• 4 Ways One Professor Uses AI to Save Time and Help Students
• AI-Assisted Characters Help Students Learn From TV, According to Harvard-Led Research
• 4 AI Tools For Education That Are Nothing Like ChatGPT
• How GenerationAI Looks to Normalize AI in the Classroom By Empowering Educator

Students of all ages have begun to regularly interact with chatbots, both inside and outside of school, for a variety of reasons. While there are concerns about the psychological impact of these relationships, there are also ways in which chatbots can help educate students about mental health.

Many different types of drones are now available, capable of a wide range of tasks. But for education specifically, you may want to focus on drones that are capable of helping teach both physical building skills and coding programming.

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