Imagine visiting one of the world's best schools in 2035. What would you expect to see?

For schools, restricting a new technology used to be relatively straightforward. A website could be blocked, phones could be put away, or an app could be restricted. Artificial intelligence is becoming a different kind of problem.

AI Smart Glasses Are Already Reaching Schools. Are We Ready? For years, schools could usually see the technology they were trying to manage. A phone was in a hand. A laptop was on a desk. Smart glasses may change that.

Are Schools Entering a New Era Beyond Screens? For years, one direction in education seemed almost inevitable: more devices, more digital content, and more learning through screens. Now, some school systems are beginning to ask a different question.

The United Arab Emirates is expanding AI education across its school system. On September 2, 2026, its Cabinet approved implementing an AI curriculum across all public and private schools, following a pilot and evaluation in public schools. The announcement also highlighted a program to train 22,000 teachers and educators to use AI in areas such as teaching, assessment, curriculum analysis, and lesson planning. The scale is striking. But it also raises a larger question: expa

Imagine three high school students with an idea for an app that connects volunteers with local organizations. They sketch a design, choose a name, and begin picturing people using it. Then they speak with a volunteer coordinator, who tells them, “Finding people is usually the easy part. Knowing who will actually show up is harder.” Suddenly, they have a different problem to solve. The willingness to listen, rethink, and try again can begin developing years before students bui

Artificial intelligence is changing writing faster than schools can adapt. Students can now use AI to brainstorm ideas, organize arguments, improve grammar, revise drafts, and even generate complete essays in seconds. Used thoughtfully, these tools can be extremely helpful. But they also raise an important question: should students still be required to write without AI? I believe the answer is yes. Not all the time and not for every assignment, but often enough that students

Education has been here before. There was a time when “Bring Your Own Device” was seen as the future of learning. Smartphones promised immediate access to information, greater engagement, and new possibilities for education. Today, the pendulum is moving in the other direction. More education systems around the world are restricting mobile phones in schools, and countries such as Sweden have restored greater emphasis on printed textbooks, handwriting, reading, and reduced scr

The field of education is no stranger to technological innovation, and AI is no exception. From virtual tutors to adaptive learning platforms, AI is already changing how we approach education. But what are the specific applications of AI in education, and how can we make the most of this powerful technology? One of the most exciting applications of AI in education is personalized learning. Adaptive learning platforms like Knewton and DreamBox use AI algorithms to analyze stud

According to the World Economic Forum, "There is a growing disconnect between education systems and labor markets. Many of today’s children will work in new job types that do not yet exist.” One primary reason for this is the fact that the world is changing very rapidly during the fourth industrial revolution with exponential advancements in the areas of artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, genetic engineering, quantum computing, virtu

During my interactions with local, national, and international K-12 educational leaders, I regularly see that almost all school leaders are working on being technology ready for the 2020 - 2021 school year. Accordingly, today I would like to share a great opportunity with my fellow educational leaders to attend and learn to be technology ready for the next school year. This event is called K-12 Technology Leaders Virtual Summit: Preparing for Next School Year. The event will

In this post, I would like to share 10 great Augmented Reality (AR) applications to use in education. Enjoy! 1. Curiscope Curiscope is one of my favorite AR apps. It is an AR poster with the beautifully printed designs and to bring the wonders of the universe into your world. Imagine surprising your students by asking them to use their phone to look at a beautiful poster in your class and get an educational experience augmented by digital information. For more information, p

Today, I would like to introduce a fun concept for you. It is called the SitePal. It is basically talking characters to add to your website. The SitePal offers many great options including 2D or 3D models and text to speech options for your talking characters. Here is the full list of the SitePal features:: Easy to set up - no programming skills required! Fully mobile compatible. Hundreds of customizable models to choose from. Create a character from your own photo ("Photofac

Personally, I had no idea that Artificial intelligence has already written a complete book by itself until I took a course called Trends, Principles, and Practices of 21st Century Learning at Johns Hopkins University this school year. Yes, it is true that artificial intelligence wrote a complete book about Lithium-Ion Batteries using the summary of current research on this topic. The complete name of the book is Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Machine-Generated Summary of Current Re

As educators, we frequently use surveys to gather feedback from our school communities. In today's world, mostly these surveys are online surveys such as Google Form, SurveyMonkey, Survey Planet, and Qualtrics. In this post, I would like to introduce you to a few great survey options to replace traditional surveys. Let's start with chatbot surveys. When you search online, you will see many great chatbot survey options. One of them is called Survey Sparrow at www.surveysparrow

OriHeim robot might offer a possible solution for virtual learning or at least inspires us... Educational leaders around the world are looking for ways to continue education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Robots like Oriheim might offer some possible solutions. Let me write this ahead of time that this is not an inexpensive solution. OriHime costs about $9,000 annually or $200 per month for each student. However, for some students, it might just be what they need. This is espe