EdTech Digest

The problem with AI in education may have less to do with the technology itself-and more to do with the products, incentives, and guardrails surrounding it. GUEST COLUMN by Buzz Rubenstein Students are becoming power users of AI's most popular products -

Successful technology rollouts begin long before launch-with teachers, families, students, districts, and vendors aligned on what success should look like. GUEST COLUMN by Dr. Chad A. Stevens and Adam Creasy, Ed.D. Something is not adding up in educationa

Reimagining student participation with a screen-free student response system, Classwise from Photon Education helps teachers engage every learner while gathering real-time instructional insights. Designed for elementary and middle school classrooms, it co

AI can accelerate instruction, but teachers remain essential for creating the relationships, structure, and learning environments where students thrive. GUEST COLUMN by Chris Hull Eleven years in the classroom taught me the importance of cultivating relat

EduverseTHRIVE from Avantis Education is an immersive virtual reality (VR) solution that helps schools create learning environments where every student can reset, regulate, and thrive. Combining award-winning ClassVR headsets with educator-led immersive e

Eric "Buzz" Rubenstein argues that the next generation of AI tools shouldn't police student writing-they should illuminate the thinking behind it, giving teachers a clearer understanding of how students learn. INTERVIEW by Victor Rivero When generative AI

Edtech leader Diane Doersch on the mentors who shaped her, the resilience behind every career, and why Beneath the Water moves beyond résumés and titles to reveal the defining moments, values, and relationships behind education's most influential leaders.

As AI puts powerful tools into every student's hands, the next chapter of edtech may belong to the learners helping build it. GUEST COLUMN by Tyler Maher Long before humans built schools, humans gathered around fires. The fire was rare, expensive, and dan

The rush to adopt AI is understandable-but without governance, schools risk compliance failures, community backlash, and missed opportunities for students. GUEST COLUMN by Andrea Claver Artificial intelligence is currently a topic of conversation in many

AI can make us more capable-or less original. After a close call on a panel discussion, I developed a simple framework for deciding when AI should extend human thinking and when it risks replacing it. GUEST COLUMN by Michelle Odemwingie I was halfway thro