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When a Box Is No Longer a Castle: Restoring Wonder in a Screen-Filled World - EdSurge News
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (649+ words) Recently I placed an empty cardboard box in the center of my preschool classroom of 4-year-olds. No label. No instructions. No purpose given. A few years ago, that simple box would have instantly transformed into something magical " a castle, a…...
The First Screen My Daughter Ever Saw - EdSurge News
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (805+ words) This story is part of a two-part series on the latest guidance on screens in schools. Within the first 24 hours of my daughter's life, I put a screen in her face. I know. That's the opposite of all the research…...
Associate Educational Sales Consultant, Inside Sales for IXL Learning in San Mateo, California
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (121+ words) IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is seeking an upbeat, focused, high-energy individual to join our Inside Sales team." The ideal candidate will be goal-oriented and tenacious. You will have experience working with…...
With Teens Comfortable Confiding in AI, Should Schools Embrace It for Mental Health Care? - EdSurge News
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1276+ words) The alert came around 7 p.m. Brittani Phillips checked her phone. A middle school counselor in Putnam County, Florida, Phillips receives messages from an artificial intelligence-enabled therapy platform that students use during nonschool hours. It flags when a student may be at…...
Universal Pre-K Is a Hot Policy Idea. But What About Kindergarten? - EdSurge News
2+ week, 1+ day ago (255+ words) Even casual observers of the early childhood space likely noticed the massive push for expanding access to care and education programs over the last year, most notably with universal preschool options. But a less splashy effort has been quietly underway…...
The Math Skill Schools Should Teach — Gambling - EdSurge News
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1355+ words) Isaac Rose-Berman doesn't think that gambling is evil. After deciding not to pursue a doctorate in political science, Rose-Berman became a professional gambler for a time. But these days, in his 20s, he's finding himself writing, advising and talking to high…...
What Do We Know About the Edtech Services That Watch Students? - EdSurge News
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (975+ words) Last year, journalism students at Lawrence High School, a public school in Kansas, convinced the district to exempt them from the watchful eye it paid to keep tabs on their classmates. But "heated discussions" with the journalism students convinced the…...
Collaboration in Action: a Youth-Based Mental Health Conference - Edtech Events
3+ week, 3+ day ago (105+ words) - Gain actionable strategies designed to equip real clinicians and youth providers in real practice. - Learn from clinicians and educators working in a range of therapeutic and pedagogical disciplines. - Be in community with like-minded professionals serving young people in the New…...
Digital Girlhood: Study Explores Why Girls as Young as 5 Feel the Need to Be Online - EdSurge News
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (880+ words) For Gen Alpha, social girlhood no longer takes place only in school or on the playground. It plays out online, through social media and online trends that will be the topics of discussion with friends the next day. To better…...
Early Childhood Experts Expect to Hit ‘Tipping Point’ in 2026 - EdSurge News
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (818+ words) All of these will create a perfect storm in an already fragile system," says Shengwei Sun, associate director of research and policy at the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California, Berkeley. The anticipated…...