Over the past few years, there has been an increased call to reduce the standard summer break and switch to a year-round school model. The very idea horrifies most students while generating mixed emotions from parents. Parents often plan vacations during the summer around the school break, but many also ...
Most students and teachers use the internet every day, both in the classroom and recreationally. Some teachers take for granted how much their students know about the web, internet privacy and safety. They’re impressed at how quickly students learn how to use new software tools and games. But web usage goes ...
Artificial intelligence has taken over the internet over the past few years. From AI-generated profile pictures on social media to podcast episodes created by ChatGPT, there’s no shortage of opportunities for students to engage with AI and machine learning outside of the classroom. However, if you want your students to become ...
Students are resilient, but they also face countless challenges to their mental and emotional health. Social media has created an entire world of cyberbullying and pressure to make photoshopped beauty standards a reality. Crises like the uptick in school shootings and the COVID-19 pandemic have created trauma for entire generations of ...
Citizenship is an integral aspect of society. It’s also important in the classroom: Students who learn about citizenship early in life develop a stronger commitment to doing good in the world. So what exactly is citizenship, and why is it so important for students to learn about it? As we’ve discussed ...
There are few things teenagers love more than sleeping in. While elementary-age kids bounce around the house looking for adventure on weekends, teens and tweens do their best to sleep past noon. Despite this love of sleep, many teens have the earliest start times out of all K-12 students. It’s ...
Growing up in this decade is different from any time before. Even teachers who grew up in the internet era didn’t face as much peer pressure about social media and body image. Today’s middle and high school students follow countless influencers on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and other channels. The drive to ...
Over the past year, the use of AI-generated content has taken the web by storm. Social media users changed their profile pictures to AI-generated art (much to the chagrin of human artists) while podcasters, bloggers and other content creators are using AI generative tools like ChatGPT to create content to ...
If you ask a room of kindergarteners what they want to be when they grow up, you will hear everything from a space cowboy to a unicorn. If you ask the same question to a group of high schoolers, you might get more realistic answers, but that doesn’t mean the ...
