SMART Technologies Launches AI Assist in Lumio to Save Teachers Time
Lumio by SMART Technologies, a cloud-based learning platform that enhances engagement on student devices, recently announced a new feature for its ... Read more
CoSN2025 Takeaways: Meet the Winners
Honors for edtech leaders across the country are always a highlight of one of edtech’s most influential events of the ... Read more
CoSN 2025 Takeaways, Part 3: Navigating AI Opportunities and Risks
Kevin Kiley, President of Airia, who was at the show introducing Brainfreeze, an AI Platform for Education, thinks we’re at ... Read more
Takeaways from CoSN2025, Part 2: AI Integration Shifts from “If” to “How” in Education
Want to find out about some of the latest advancements with the most powerful edtech company? Google it! Also, listen ... Read more
Takeaways from CoSN2025: Human Leadership in a World of AI, Part 1
The 2025 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Annual Conference went down last week in Seattle, bringing together district technology leaders, ... Read more
What the End of DoED Means for the EdTech Industry
The Fed’s influence over school districts had implications beyond just funding and data. Eliminating The Office of Education Technology (OET) ... Read more
AI as an Admin Tool: Making School Website Accessibility Easier
First, there was the scare cycle: “AI is going to take all the teacher jobs!” Then there was the hype ... Read more
Closing the GenZ Skills Gap
Ready to Hire, part of the skills training business of Cengage Group, a global edtech company, today released its Gen Z in the ... Read more
A win for jocks both on the field and online
For student-athletes balancing elite sports training and academics, the road to college can be overwhelming. A new partnership between IMG ... Read more
CASEL Becomes New Home for Engaging Schools Resources
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) recently announced that it has become the new steward of Engaging ... Read more
Digital Learning to Support Ukrainian Students
Infosys recently announced a critical milestone in its three-year collaboration with Street Child, an international children’s charity, with the establishment of ... Read more
Real World Support
As students navigate an increasingly complex world defined by artificial intelligence, social media, and rapid technological change, the need for ... Read more
The ED is dead! Long Live the ED!
It’s not often I have trouble finding people to discuss the politics of public education. Of course, nothing is usual ... Read more
AI Support for Teachers
Collaborative Classroom, a leading nonprofit publisher of K–12 instructional materials, announces the publication of SIPPS, a systematic decoding program. Now in ... Read more
Kenston Local School District (OH)Deploys AI Gun Detection Platform
ZeroEyes, the creators of the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the full U.S. Department of Homeland ... Read more
How Competency-Based Education Can Sustain Today’s Classrooms
Sean Ryan, President of McGraw Hill School Group, breaks down the elements of Competency-Based Education (CBE) in education and how its implementation can transform teaching and learning. CBE…
Libraries Offer Free Tutoring as Schools Cut Back Services
As schools navigate budget constraints and tutoring programs are reduced, families are seeking reliable academic support for their students. With ... Read more
EY and Microsoft equip the next generation with AI skills
The EY organization and Microsoft announced this month the launch of the AI Skills Passport (AISP), which assists students aged 16 and older in ... Read more
FETC Takeaways—POV from the Industry Side
This isn’t Chris Klein’s first rodeo. As Head of Education U.S. for Avantis Education, he has watched the acronyms at ... Read more
CZI Announces Expanded Work in AI Along with New Advisory Board
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the expansion of its work in artificial intelligence to help ensure education tools ... Read more
Big Deals—School Security, Combating Teacher Turnover, and New Dyslexia Tools
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) recently updated its security with a new hi-tech addition: Weapons Detection Systems from Athena ... Read more
How to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of students who are chronically absent—defined as missing just under one month of class—has ... Read more
American teens awash in conspiracy theories, cynical about news media
The News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit, released a study last week that shows the alarming frequency with which American teenagers ... Read more
How to Empower Students to Navigate Politics and Media Bias in the 2024 Election
It’s tough enough for the average American to navigate through the torrents of mis- and disinformation flooding social media platforms. ... Read more
CompTIA Spark introduces free high-quality technology curriculum for middle grade classrooms
Responding to a critical gap in technology education, CompTIA Spark has launched free technology curriculum specifically for middle grade classrooms, grades 5-8. ... Read more
aiEDU: The AI Education Project unveils AI Readiness Framework
The AI Education Project on Wednesday released its AI Readiness Framework, a comprehensive way for students, teachers and school leaders to ... Read more
New Resources For Managing AI in Schools
CoSN and CAST last released a comprehensive report entitled “AI and Accessibility in Education.” Authored by Fernanda Pérez Perez, a recipient of The ... Read more
SchoolStatus Selects 2024-25 Customer Advisory Board
SchoolStatus, a leader in K-12 data-driven solutions that empower student success, announced today the launch of its 2024-25 Customer Advisory ... Read more
The State of Play in EdTech
SETDA, the member association representing state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders, recently published its third annual 2024 State ... Read more
Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Edtech Benefits, AI, and Top Educators
NetSupport – a classroom management solution used throughout the globe – has published the results of a survey asking educators ... Read more
Big Deals: New AI Initiatives in Phonics Instruction and College Counseling
eSpark, an online supplemental curriculum provider for math, reading, and writing, is bringing AI-powered phonics practice to foundational reading instruction ... Read more
Addressing Early Ed Issues
Any educator will tell you that when it comes to student behavior, the pandemic isn’t over yet, especially regarding early ... Read more
Best of ISTE: The Next Stage of AI and Ed
Always a pleasure to glean the insights of Paige Johnson, Vice President at Microsoft Education, as she reflects on this ... Read more
Best of ISTE 2024
This episode we look back on one of the biggest events in the edtech calendar—ISTE 2024, which took place in ... Read more
New Tools for Primary School Writing
Learning recovery is still an unfortunate byproduct of the Covid pandemic. Edtech software developers continue to try to meet the ... Read more
Best of ISTE—PowerSchool Drops Data in Its Annual Education Focus Report
PowerSchool today released findings from its 2024 Education Focus Report for the 2024-2025 school year. The report offers an in-depth ... Read more
Remote Possibilities: District leaders share best practices of online learning
In this episode of Innovations in Education, sponsored by Stride Professional Development, host Kevin Hogan delves into the complexities and ... Read more
Innovation—A New York State of Mind
The inaugural Deeper Learning New York conference (DLNY 2024) kicks off tomorrow July 16-17 at Kingston High School in the ... Read more
Best of ISTE24: AR and VR Continue to Get Real
While the acronym AI continued to take up the most oxygen in the convention hall this summer in Denver, augmented ... Read more
Best of ISTE: How to Build Student Engagement
Lego Education hosted a breakfast panel on ISTE Day #1 devoted to one of the most perplexing post-pandemic problems for ... Read more
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Latest posts by Kevin Hogan (see all)
- SMART Technologies Launches AI Assist in Lumio to Save Teachers Time - April 17, 2025
- CoSN2025 Takeaways: Meet the Winners - April 10, 2025
- CoSN 2025 Takeaways, Part 3: Navigating AI Opportunities and Risks - April 9, 2025