Jessie Woolley-Wilson, president and CEO of education technology company DreamBox, did not originally plan on working in education. After receiving her MBA from Harvard, in 1990, she headed straight ...
Since its launch in 2011, Duolingo has become one of the most popular language teaching tools in the entire world, with over 500 million users learning to read and speak over 100 different languages.
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. For many people, math lessons might have been a bit of a snooze fest, ...
Matthew Karabinos was hesitant to try ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence tool, when it first came out in 2022. The 6th grade math teacher was concerned about what the technology would mean ...
From board games to digital apps, research shows that playful learning can significantly improve children’s math abilities, memory, and confidence. Whether it’s strategic puzzles or story-driven ...
Recent neuroscience research reveals that the brain has no dedicated math center; instead, it repurposes spatial and language circuits for mathematical thinking. This supports the 'neuronal recycling' ...
This article is part of the collection: A Decade in Review: Reflections on 10 Years in Education Technology. This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology.
Like many students around the world, Eithne, 14, in Chorley, United Kingdom, was struggling to keep up in math at school after more than a year of COVID-19 related disruptions. In June 2021, her ...
The new question-of-the-week is: What has been the best math lesson you have taught and why do you think it was so good? We’ve all taught some great lessons and we’ve also all taught some pretty bad ...
The start of a new school year brings adjustments to routines and schedules for students. Students are encouraged to learn life lessons beyond academics, such as being a friend and taking ...