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AI and Research, Step 3: Searching for Sources 19.10.2026 12:39 ↓

Explore how AI can fit into the third step of the research process: Searching for Sources.

AI and Research, Step 2: Background Knowledge and Planning 05.10.2026 14:13 ↓

Explore how AI can fit into step two of the research process: Background Knowledge and Planning.

AI and Research, Step 1: Task Definition 21.09.2026 9:51 ↓

Explore how AI can be integrated into Task Definition, the first step of the research process.

Curipod for Writing Development 09.09.2026 3:55 ↓

Use Curipod to guide students through writing practice with individualized feedback.

Enhancing the Socratic Seminar With AI 07.09.2026 12:53 ↓

Explore strategies for integrating AI effectively before, during, and after a Socratic Seminar.

Human Skills for an AI World 24.08.2026 13:13 ↓

Explore skills and structures needed to help K–12 schools support students in the age of AI.

Using AI as Your Back-to-School Planning Partner 10.08.2026 11:53 ↓

Review 11 ways that teachers can use AI to help with planning for the first week back to school.

The Cognitive Cost of AI and Convenience, an MIT Study 27.07.2026 11:23 ↓

Review a summary of MIT's research paper, Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task .

AI in Focused Note-Taking, Step 5b: Applying Learning to the Real World 13.07.2026 13:24 ↓

AI can enhance focused note-taking by facilitating the application of notes to real-world problems and contexts.

AI in Focused Note-Taking, Step 5a: Applying Learning to New Thinking 29.06.2026 8:59 ↓

AI can enhance focused note-taking by facilitating the application of notes to new thinking.

AI in Focused Note-Taking, Step 4: Summarizing and Reflecting on Learning 15.06.2026 9:22 ↓

Explore eight ways that AI can be integrated into the fourth step of AVID's focused note-taking process, which focuses on summarizing and reflecting on learning.

AI in Focused Note-Taking, Step 3: Connecting Thinking 01.06.2026 9:06 ↓

Explore seven ways that AI can be integrated into the third step of AVID's focused note-taking process, which involves connecting thinking.

AI in Focused Note-Taking, Step 2: Processing Notes 18.05.2026 8:59 ↓

Explore how AI can be integrated into the second step of AVID's focused note-taking process.

AI in Focused Note-Taking, Step 1: Taking Notes 04.05.2026 13:46 ↓

Explore how AI can be integrated into the first step of the focused note-taking process.

Tech or No Tech? That Is Not the Only Question 20.04.2026 11:15 ↓

Explore five guiding questions to determine if technology should be integrated into your lesson plan.

Checkology: Helping Students Discern Truth 06.04.2026 7:24 ↓

Explore Checkology, the News Literacy Project's free virtual classroom that teaches students about news literacy.

Brookings AI Study, Part III: The Great Unwinding—Risks 23.03.2026 12:30 ↓

Explore the potential risks of integrating AI into the classroom if overused or with no guardrails.

Brookings AI Study, Part IV: Prosper, Prepare, and Protect—A Framework for Action 23.03.2026 14:12 ↓

Explore Brookings’ Prosper, Prepare, Protect framework for AI in education, with 12 action steps to guide ethical, effective, and student-centered AI adoption.

Brookings AI Study, Part I: Bending the Arc of AI in Education—An Overview 09.03.2026 6:59 ↓

Review the Center for Universal Education at Brookings Institution's new study, A New Direction for Students in an AI World: Prosper, Prepare, Protect .

Brookings AI Study, Part II: The AI Teaching Dividend—Benefits 09.03.2026 7:39 ↓

Explore the potential benefits of using AI in a K–12 classroom.

Vibe Coding to Develop Critical Thinking Skills 23.02.2026 10:15 ↓

Learn about vibe coding, a great way to introduce computer science skills to students while helping them develop critical thinking skills at the same time.

Khan Academy's Writing Coach 23.02.2026 9:48 ↓

Help students become better writers with Writing Coach from Khan Academy.

Resources for Keeping Current With EdTech 09.02.2026 7:39 ↓

Peruse a collection of links, separated by topic, that you may want to bookmark and reference on a regular basis as a manageable way to stay on top of the latest in edtech.

EnlightenAI: Your Virtual TA 09.02.2026 7:45 ↓

Learn about EnlightenAI, a personalized AI assistant that teachers can leverage for grading, feedback, and data-driven instruction.

EduGems 26.01.2026 5:41 ↓

Explore a recent project from ed tech leader Eric Curts, who has developed a free website that shares a growing collection of premade AI Gems, which are custom prompts that have been designed and saved for educators to use as desired in Google Gemini.