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The article informs about Tech & Learning's recent Northeast Regional Leadership Summit, as education leaders came together to prepare the education challenges ahead. Topics include learn about the great work going on throughout the region, including an impassioned discussion of rethinking PK-12 education; and involving hands-on experiences, and then reflect on the process, summit attendees shared the challenges of trying to provide instruction within the limits of a pandemic.

The article focuses on Chatbots, or digital AI assistants, are increasingly being used in K-12 as an equitable intervention to promote student engagement and retention. Topics include AtlasRTX provides chatbots, or digital assistants, to colleges and K-12, and Chatbots can increase access to school services in the nation's more than 13,000 school districts.

The article discusses about esports has build on-campus gaming communities and help students learn a variety of career skills. Topics include the views of Chris "Doc" Haskell, associate professor, on the same; and successful esports programs have launched from within underutilized campus spaces with minimal tech.

The article focuses on convenient and accessible ebooks are likely to be a bigger part of school reading programs going forward as they help boost equity and promote literacy. Topics include the ebook usage at schools increased dramatically, and the pandemic digital books were nice to have and seen as accessories, or digital resources with very specific utility.

The article focuses on secret to teaching ESOL students (English Speakers of Other Languages) is providing differentiated instruction, honoring the knowledge and backgrounds of those students, and using the right technology. Topics include the students from multiple cultures who speak a variety of languages, and the some educators are so worried about the challenges of working with ESOL.

The article focuses on better communication with students and more representation within edtech are just some ways we can better serve all students with technology. Topics include the simply listening to students and letting them explain the edtech tools and other support they need to succeed can go a long way, and the disability services are essential, but in many cases, something contextual may be going on.

The article presents the Juan Felipe Herrera, keynote speaker at NYC DOE's Beyond Access Forum: Moving Forward Together, shares tips for educators on pushing the boundaries of what poetry can be. Topics include the child of migrant workers, Herrera is an alum of UCLA and Stanford University, and obtained his MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, and the philosophy also applies to mediums increasingly popular with students today such as social media.

The article offers tips to educators on how to successfully implement active learning in their classrooms to bolster student engagement. Among the suggestions are prioritizing how to engage students productively towards a goal, pausing during direct teaching to allow students to think about the lesson, and integrating peer instruction into active learning. Also cited are tips from teachers like Louis Deslauriers of Harvard University.

The article presents the highlights of the Tech & Learning webinar hosted by Doctor Kecia Ray as of October 2021. Topics include how to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) lessons fun, tactile and engaging in both online and in-person learning, science-themed escape rooms, and the power of three-dimensional (3D) printing. Presenters include teachers Shelley Emslie and Daniel Thompson.

The article discusses the importance of participating in robotics competitions like the Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championships in teaching social skills and knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to students. According to Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (REC) chairperson Dan Mantz, competition participants learn soft skills like communication, problem-solving, and collaboration.

The article features 16-year-old Ian Michael Brock and the computer science and coding education program Dream Hustle Code he established to teach children, particularly kids of color, how to code. The program is sponsored by Microsoft and McDonald's. Also cited are how Brock connects the gaming and coding industries, and his use of project-based learning to stimulate the creativity of children.

The article discusses how members of the Geoscientists Without Borders are collaborating with researchers and their students around the world to save lives. Also cited are how the group helped established the Engineering Seismology and Seismic Microzonation for Seismic Site Effects Assessment program in Nepal to study seismic risks and determine good sites for building houses, and a brief history of the organization like its foundation by geoscientist Craig Beasley in 2008.

The article offers information on the educators who are still only using the basic Zoom features despite new upgrades to the video conferencing software. It discusses several tips such as Zoom launched its immersive view, which allows meeting hosts to choose a variety of immersive backgrounds to house participants; and Breakout rooms are a common function in Zoom and can be one of the best ways to keep students engaged with class material.

The article presents several tips t from the New York City high school students to teachers, share their advice for teachers looking to create more engaging and impactful classes. It discusses that creating educational spaces in which students feel supported socially and emotionally; collaborating with students to form relationships and enhance learning; and letting students drive their own education.

The article reports that remote learning may not work well for every student and there's a lot higher education can do to improve the numbers. Topics include the view of Justin Reich, director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, on the research surrounding student outcomes of remote versus in-person college tells two different stories.

The article focuses on the DreamYard, a non-profit organization launched "BX Start," a gaming center in Foxhurst designed to be an inclusive gaming space that fosters students from diverse backgrounds interested in developing gaming careers. It mentions that Rudy Blanco, director at DreamYard recommends resources provided by raisinggoodgamers.com, an organization dedicated to changing the culture of online gaming.

The article offers information on how college instructors are trying new approaches to online laboratories to provide hands-on learning opportunities. It mentions that Dr. John D. Loike, professor of biology at Touro College is seeking to integrate more real-world applications to his undergraduate laboratories.