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EdSurge
2026 02 23 How Teachers Make Classroom Technology Work for Them
Walk into any school and you will find teachers using classroom technology in very different ways. One teacher builds interactive lessons with embedded videos and real-time polls. Down the hall, another uses technology more selectively, focusing on core features that support daily instruction. Both are effective educat…
EdSurge
2026 02 24 What Students Gain When Teachers Not AI Grade Students Work
This article is part of the collection: Teaching Tech: Navigating Learning and AI in the Industrial Revolution.
Edutopia
5 Ways to Free UP Working Memory in Math
Cognitive overload can create a bottleneck in math, but there are simple ways to clear up students’ brain space for complex problem-solving.
District Administration
What Worked and What Didn’t with a Cellphone Ban at a Louisville School
Feb 20
How do you get teenagers to put their phones away for hours at a time? That is the question many schools are trying to solve.
Edutopia
Making Use of Worked Example to Improve Learning
By explicitly modeling each step of a problem with a worked example, teachers can give students a path to mastering new content.
Edutopia
Ensuring Tech Based Lessons Work
Teacher can start ensuring that tech-based lessons work by pressure-testing them to identify potential friction points *before* class starts.
The 74
Families Brace for Tighter SNAP Work Requirements
Feb 9
Anthony Bonner is facing looming uncertainty. A single dad living in Memphis, Tennessee, he fears he may soon no longer qualify for benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—aid that can be used like cash to purchase groceries. Until now, Bonner has been able to receive SNAP aid for himself…