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Navigating screen time and finding balance for kids
Education Now explores the technology that's making a growing impact on the educational landscape
"We could take this moment of confusion and loss of certainty seriously, at least in some small pockets, and start thinking about what a different kind of school would look like. Five years from now, we might have the beginnings of some very interesting exploration."
Current student empowers girls in low and middle-income countries through digital literacy
When it comes to talking about tech with your kids, try empathy instead
Intelligence augmentation shows that human + AI is an ideal partnership — and the future of white-collar work
Experts consider new ways to help high school and college students discern their vocations and pursue fulfilling careers in an age where job prospects are evolving
Visiting Professor Seiji Isotani explores how behavioral science and technology can make a positive impact on education
The partnership between HGSE and Sesame Workshop highlighted by popular J-Term course
"While today’s technologies can undercut adolescents’ digital agency through efforts to tether them to their devices, teens are not helpless against the draw of technology."
"The takeaway [from this study] is that there is potential in using AI to help teachers. It's like having an intern to do tasks for you ... so you can focus more on learners and their struggles."
A look back at some of the most memorable education stories of the past year
Even puppets need an entourage
Sal Khan and Cynthia Breazeal show ways in which innovations in AI can enhance learning and instruction in the classroom — for all
A new study explores how large language models can aid instruction in certain learning environments
Master’s student breaks out in Hollywood as she breaks stereotypes
Can the doll and movie help young people find common ground? It’s complicated.
Senior Lecturer Joe Blatt has assembled a cross-Harvard team to develop methods for turning climate change skeptics into green energy supporters after being awarded a Salata Institute grant
"Before parents and teachers rejoice and hand over tablets to their kids for the entire day, it’s important to note that the average positive effect hides significant variation in app effectiveness. ... It’s crucial to explore the characteristics of the studies and apps that may explain these differences."
Tips for talking with teens about social media and thinking traps
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy detailed the struggle many adolescents have with social media and what can be done to help
New research shows how parents can help kids — and themselves — use e-books as a tool to improve early childhood development
Based at Project Zero, the center will offer new evidence-backed resources to support teens in a technology-filled world
Anant Agarwal discusses how and why educators need to embrace AI
"Human teachers remember what it was like to be a learner. AI has no sense of that at all."
How teachers can find learning opportunities using AI-assisted technology
Guidance for educators as generative AI changes the classroom and the world at large
"Imagine a world where we could harness the power of AI to provide teachers with automated, valuable feedback. ... The feedback could range from something simple like student-teacher talk ratio to complex teaching strategies like how often the teacher takes up student ideas. Teachers can choose how often they want this feedback to allow for immediate adjustment and continual improvement."
Ph.D. student Avriel Epps studies how bias in the digital world impacts users across diverse backgrounds
Generative AI tools can reflect our failure of imagination and that is when the real learning starts
How one HGSE faculty member adapted his teaching to provide two types of classroom experiences
Paulina Haduong, Ph.D.'23, on understanding the challenges that K–12 teachers and students face in learning computing together