# education technology (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover education technology. Page: Feed: --- ## [Keep Schools Connected: Protect E-Rate](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/keep-schools-connected--protect-e-rate) _2026-08-20 · The Leading Edge Blog_ The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking a close look at the future of the E-Rate program—and the outcome could have significant implications for school districts and libraries across the country. ## [Making Summer Count: Effective Data Use Helps Wake County Build Strong Summer Programs](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/making-summer-count-effective-data-use-helps-wake-county-build-strong-summer-programs) _2026-08-19 · Schools of Thought Blog_ How a five-week summer program moved beyond remediation to become a research-backed catalyst for closing achievement gaps and accelerating student growth. ## [Hope Has a Purpose: To Prepare Every Scholar for College, Career, and Life](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/hope-has-a-purpose-to-prepare-every-scholar-for-college-career-and-life) _2026-08-19 · Schools of Thought Blog_ Strong schools build stronger communities. See how one superintendent turns investment in education into economic and civic gains. ## [2026 Federal Budget: Key Allocations & Infrastructure Impact](https://talkfornews.com/2026-federal-budget-infrastructure-impact/) _2026-08-19 · Maria Teixeira · talkfornews.com_ Explore Federal Budget and key infrastructure investments, including major allocations, potential impacts, and priorities shaping future planning. ## [GUEST BLOG POST: Building & Sustaining Success: The GRAD Partnership Year Three Impact Results](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/guest-blog-post--building---sustaining-success--the-grad-partnership-year-three-impact-results) _2026-08-18 · The Leading Edge Blog_ This guest blog post was penned by Patricia Balana, Managing Director for GRAD Partnership. ## [ED Issues New Discipline Guidance](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/ed-issues-new-discipline-guidance) _2026-08-18 · The Leading Edge Blog_ Today, ED published a new guidance document for superintendents that lays out the Department's interpretation of the legal standards governing the consideration of race in school discipline and how districts can ensure compliance with federal law. ## [Early Application Strategies 2026: Boost U.S. College Acceptance](https://talkfornews.com/college-early-application-essay-strategies-2026/) _2026-08-18 · Lucas Bastos · talkfornews.com_ Master key Early Application Strategies for the 2026 U.S. college admissions cycle to boost your acceptance chances and navigate crucial deadlines. ## [AI: Researching the Future of Education](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/ai-researching-the-future-of-education) _2026-08-17 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ I keep reading that using AI damages students’ capacity to think and learn. ## [Building the Story Together: The Structures That Keep Superintendents and School Boards Aligned](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/building-the-story-together-structures-that-keep-superintendents-and-school-boards-aligned) _2026-08-17 · Schools of Thought Blog_ Learn how 2x2 conversations and clear structures help superintendents keep school boards aligned, prepared, and focused on students. ## [AASA/CoSN Toolkit: Communicating the Value of Education Technology](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/aasa-cosn-toolkit--communicating-the-value-of-education-technology) _2026-08-14 · The Leading Edge Blog_ This blog post is penned in coordination with Keith R. Kreuger, CEO, CoSN and is cross posted to the CoSN website. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VwJ1VKjOynCZ) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [NEW: CISA Releases New Cybersecurity Resources for K12 Schools and Districts](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/new--cisa-releases-new-cybersecurity-resources-for-k12-schools-and-districts) _2026-08-12 · The Leading Edge Blog_ Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new cybersecurity resources to help schools strengthen their defenses. ## [The Future of a Community Is Built in Its Public Schools](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/the-future-of-a-community-is-built-in-its-public-schools) _2026-08-12 · Schools of Thought Blog_ Strong schools build stronger communities. See how one superintendent turns investment in education into economic and civic gains. ## [Hope Needs an Operating System: Building the Infrastructure to Inspire Student Agency and Transformation](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/hope-needs-an-operating-system) _2026-08-12 · Schools of Thought Blog_ A superintendent shares a 3-part framework for turning declared hope into durable district infrastructure. Plus 4 questions every leader should ask. ## [Remote Learning 2026: Innovations & Best Practices for US Schools](https://talkfornews.com/remote-learning-2026-us-schools/) _2026-08-12 · Lucas Bastos · talkfornews.com_ The landscape of remote learning in US schools is rapidly evolving towards 2026, driven by technological innovations and a deeper understanding of pedagogical best practices. This transformation promises more personalized and accessible education for students nationwide. Stakeholders must adapt to new models to ensure equitable and effective learning experiences in the coming years. ## [Systems That Hold When Pressure Spikes](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/systems-that-hold-when-pressure-spikes) _2026-08-11 · Schools of Thought Blog_ Measuring what matters is not about reducing students to numbers. It is about refusing to lead on assumptions alone. ## [STEM Education: US Schools Adapting for 2026 and Beyond](https://talkfornews.com/us-stem-education-adaptation/) _2026-08-11 · Lucas Bastos · talkfornews.com_ US schools are actively adapting STEM education for 2026 and beyond, integrating cutting-edge approaches and technologies. This ensures students gain essential skills for an evolving global workforce. The focus is on practical, interdisciplinary learning and preparing for future challenges. ## [FY2027 Appropriations Update](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/fy2027-appropriations-update) _2026-08-10 · The Leading Edge Blog_ Congress has left Washington for August recess. Here's where things stand for FY27. ## [HHS Releases Proposed Rule to Rewrite Head Start Standards](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/hhs-releases-proposed-rule-to-rewrite-head-start-standards) _2026-08-07 · The Leading Edge Blog_ The Department of Health and Human Services has released a proposed rule to amend the Head Start Program Performance Standards. The rule represents the most significant changes proposed in the program’s 61-year history. ## [Senate Commerce Committee Advances Kids’ Online Safety Legislation](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/senate-commerce-committee-advances-kids--online-safety-legislation) _2026-08-05 · The Leading Edge Blog_ The Senate Commerce Committee today held a hearing and markup on a series of bills related to student data and privacy. We sent a letter, in coordination with the Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC), to the committee ahead of the hearing. ## [Unlocking Federal STEM Grants for Adult Learners: 2026 Funding Guide](https://talkfornews.com/federal-stem-grants-adult-learners/) _2026-08-05 · Lucas Bastos · talkfornews.com_ This guide explores 7 key federal STEM grant opportunities for adult learners in 2026, offering vital information on eligibility and application. Understand how to access funding for your educational and career goals. Stay informed about crucial financial aid resources. ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EF0Zd8RLiIMw) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [2026 Job Market & Education: Align Your Degree for Future Success](https://talkfornews.com/2026-job-market-education-alignment/) _2026-08-05 · Maria Teixeira · talkfornews.com_ The 2026 job market is rapidly evolving, demanding strategic alignment between education and future employment opportunities. Understanding emerging trends and in-demand skills is crucial for students and professionals. This analysis provides actionable insights for navigating the changing landscape effectively. ## [Navigating Student Loan Repayments in 2026: New Federal Programs and 5% Interest Rate Changes](https://talkfornews.com/student-loan-repayments-2026/) _2026-08-04 · Lucas Bastos · talkfornews.com_ The landscape for Navigating Student Loan Repayments in 2026 is evolving, with new federal programs and potential 5% interest rate changes on the horizon. Borrowers need to understand these critical updates to plan their financial futures effectively. This report provides essential, up-to-date information. ## [Building the Story Together: You Can't Build Board Trust in a Crisis](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/building-the-story-together-board-trust) _2026-08-03 · Schools of Thought Blog_ Practical advice for superintendents on building trust with school boards: know their priorities, find your champions, and lead with shared purpose. ## [AI and the Living Word: Education’s Homecoming](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-living-word-educations) _2026-08-01 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ “The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” — 2 Corinthians 3:6 ## [Senate HELP Committee Passes Several K-12 Bills](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/senate-help-committee-passes-several-k-12-bills) _2026-07-31 · The Leading Edge Blog_ On July 30th, the Senate HELP committee held its first significant mark-up of K-12 bills this Congress. AASA sent a letter outlining its positions on the bills and amendments under consideration, which are summarized below. ## [From Initiative to Culture: Belonging as the Heartbeat of School Leadership](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/from-initiative-to-culture-belonging-as-the-heartbeat-of-school-leadership) _2026-07-31 · Schools of Thought Blog_ When every student feels seen and valued, culture changes. Discover how superintendents move from one-time programs to lasting, inclusive school communities. ## [AASA Leads Letter to Treasury on FSTC Program Implementation](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/aasa-leads-letter-to-treasury-on-fstc-program-implementation) _2026-07-30 · The Leading Edge Blog_ As the U.S. Department of Treasury develops proposed regulations for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, AASA led a coalition of prominent public education organizations in submitting recommendations designed to strengthen implementation and expand opportunities for public school students and school districts in opt-in states. ## [Student Leaders Help Launch National Conversation on AI in Education at America’s Youth AI Festival](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/student-leaders-help-launch-national-conversation-on-ai-in-education) _2026-07-30 · Schools of Thought Blog_ Student leaders, educators, and school system leaders from across the country gathered to kick off the America’s Youth AI Festival, with a media availability highlighting the AI Student Senate. ## [Student Senators Begin Crafting AI Policy During America's Youth AI Festival](https://www.aasa.org/resources/blog/student-senators-begin-crafting-national-ai-policy) _2026-07-30 · Schools of Thought Blog_ Student leaders from across the country spent Saturday collaborating, debating, and building the framework for what will become the first student-led national AI Policy for K-12 public schools during the opening day of the America’s Youth AI Festival. ## [Shein Free Trial: How to participate](https://talkfornews.com/free-shein-products-p1-r/) _2026-07-29 · Maria Eduarda · talkfornews.com_ Analyze Specific Branches Choose an item class below to see how experienced shoppers configure their profiles for ongoing testing lists. 👗 Apparel💄 Cosmetics👜 Extras🏠 Household Open Structural Guide 🔒 Independent Review • Public Sourced Data Independent Reference Manual — This educational summary relies exclusively on open-source material regarding corporate trial panels. 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Understanding these changes is crucial for individuals aiming to optimize their healthcare savings and leverage significant tax advantages. This article provides a comprehensive overview of how to effectively utilize your HSA in the coming year, focusing on strategic planning and maximizing… ## [AI: Advice to students](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/ai-advice-to-students) _2026-07-22 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ \[Socrate insegna ai giovani la conoscenza di sè. ## [AI: Helping Students Join the Conversation](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/ai-helping-students-join-the-conversation) _2026-07-01 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ At the recent Oracy Conference here in my college at Cambridge, Hughes Hall, I found myself talking with Kate Paradine, CEO of Voice 21, about the new report, chaired by Estelle Morris, on why white working-class children are being left behind in education. ## [Can AI Save Democracy? Three Design Principles for Citizenship Education](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/can-ai-save-democracy-three-design) _2026-06-16 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ Adapted from Gustave Doré’s illustration of Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 31 (public domain). ## [Google AI Educator Series: Free AI Lessons for Teachers](https://www.litandtech.com/2026/06/google-ai-educator-series-free-ai.html) _2026-06-09 · @JenRoberts · Lit & Tech_ At this time last week I was at Google, enjoying a lovely meal on the patio of Charlie's cafe with educator colleagues from all over the country. We were there for a two day convening to learn more about the Google AI Educator Series , or GES as they call it. Full disclosure, Google paid for my travel to the event. Which is remarkable in that for the 15+ years I've been involved in Google events,… ## [AI for dialogic education: A research agenda](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/ai-for-dialogic-education-a-research) _2026-05-19 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ AI for dialogic education: A research agenda ## [Restoring Meaning: AI and Education for a Life of Inquiry](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/restoring-meaning-ai-and-education) _2026-05-10 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ The arrival of generative AI challenges the global education system so deeply that it gives us an opportunity to ask again a fundamental question: what is education for? ## [AI, Dialogue, and the Question of Meaning](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/ai-dialogue-and-the-question-of-meaning) _2026-05-02 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ As machines grow more capable, many people feel less purposeful. But the problem is not the technology. ## [What is progress, and why does it matter for AI literacy?](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/what-is-progress-and-why-does-it) _2026-04-07 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ I recently spent a day with a group of academic leaders in the arts and humanities talking about higher education after AI. ## [What is 'agency'? And why does it matter for AI literacy?](https://rupertwegerif.substack.com/p/what-is-agency-and-why-does-it-matter) _2026-04-02 · Rupert Wegerif · Expanding Dialogic Space with Rupert Wegerif_ On technology, thought, and what it means to think with machines ## [Are spammers using your SaaS product as an attack vector?](https://tedspence.com/are-spammers-using-your-saas-product-as-an-attack-vector-b6cbdb196d77?source=rss----a64ade8b16ac---4) _2025-11-22 · Ted Spence · tedspence.com - Medium_ Preventing invitee vector attacks, a type of vulnerability easily overlooked Your SaaS product is popular and thousands of people sign up for a new account or a trial every day. The daily dashboards show perpetual growth, and nearly all of these new accounts are legitimate. But what about the few that aren’t? I’d like to talk today about a threat that may be hiding underneath your radar: attackers… ## [Using Brisk Boost for Reading: Formative Assessment That Actually Helps Students Learn](https://www.litandtech.com/2025/11/using-brisk-boost-for-reading-formative.html) _2025-11-15 · @JenRoberts · Lit & Tech_ If there ever was a post that belonged perfectly on this blog, it is this one about Brisk Boost for Reading. You may know the Chrome Extension Brisk as a great way to give feedback, create materials, or inspect a text to authenticate it. (It also works with Microsoft Edge now too.) If you don't have the Brisk extension I highly recommend it for all those reasons. This post though, is about Brisk… ## [API design: The problems with PUT and PATCH](https://tedspence.com/api-design-the-problem-with-updates-86abc0f5c552?source=rss----a64ade8b16ac---4) _2025-11-02 · Ted Spence · tedspence.com - Medium_ Can we solve the usability problems of the humble update API? At its heart an API must solve five core problems, affectionately known as CRUD plus querying. Your API allows developers to create, retrieve, update, and delete information — queries being a special type of retrieve action. Compared to the complexity of queries, the main CRUD methods are often considered trivial. Are they, though? For… ## [Can professional engineers teach?](https://tedspence.com/after-thirty-years-could-i-teach-241400778122?source=rss----a64ade8b16ac---4) _2025-11-02 · Ted Spence · tedspence.com - Medium_ Learning from a successful career in engineering and helping the next generation I began lecturing at Bellevue College a few months prior to the spread of COVID-19. I had always been an autodidact myself, hacking together code in many languages as I bounced from job to job. But over time I gained a deeper appreciation for teaching , and I hoped to do it justice. I had been fortunate to get my… ## [Unit tests for DotNet database projects](https://tedspence.com/unit-tests-for-dotnet-database-projects-68181e1d66f5?source=rss----a64ade8b16ac---4) _2025-11-02 · Ted Spence · tedspence.com - Medium_ Unit Tests For DotNet Database Projects Make your program testable even if it depends on an underlying data store I recently wrote about Searchlight , a DotNet API domain specific language for REST API queries . This package is available on NuGet and it’s used in a couple of high profile APIs. Since I care deeply about the quality and stability of this query language, I always try to improve my… ## [Bias towards action](https://tedspence.com/bias-towards-action-a6a865d388a1?source=rss----a64ade8b16ac---4) _2025-11-02 · Ted Spence · tedspence.com - Medium_ You can write software as part of a team without creating roadblocks for yourself A famous proverb goes something like this: “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go with others.” As software developers, we know that it takes effort to work with other people. Even your closest friends and colleagues don’t automatically know the same things you do, and it takes time to explain… ## [Data analysis in Google Colab with MongoDB](https://tedspence.com/data-analysis-in-google-colab-with-mongodb-aa1039979397?source=rss----a64ade8b16ac---4) _2025-11-02 · Ted Spence · tedspence.com - Medium_ Let’s review common problems faced by students using the Colab platform In early 2025 I chose to update my course curriculum to use Google Colab instead of my former platform of Jupyter, Visual Studio Code, and Python . I expect students to hit problems and to learn how to overcome them; but the issues we faced with locally installed software were becoming less and less valuable every year. For a… ## [I Let AI Redesign My Canvas Pages (And You Should Too)](https://www.litandtech.com/2025/09/canvas-ai-html-makeover.html) _2025-09-20 · @JenRoberts · Lit & Tech_ My latest favorite way of using AI in my classroom is to vastly improve the look of my Canvas course pages and assignments. Update: I've built a custom tool in Magic School called HTML Improver . You can make a copy of it for yourself and use it to quickly improve the HTML of any Canvas page. It's easier than working with Claude or ChatGPT. Once you make a copy of the tool, click generate. Then… ## [Converting the text in an image to a Google Doc with a lot of help from AI](https://www.litandtech.com/2025/07/converting-text-in-image-to-google-doc.html) _2025-07-09 · @JenRoberts · Lit & Tech_ The photo, circa 2018? Years ago, in a different classroom, I had a glorious long whiteboard. It stretched for nearly the full length of one side wall of my classroom. One of my favorite things to use it for was listing sentence frames my 9th graders could use to help them craft body paragraphs of an essay. To take a picture of it I had to use the pano option on my phone, but I am so glad I took…