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China’s kindergarten coders: The AI arms race begins at age 4

July 4, 2025 by Mitzi Perdue, Institute of World Politics & American Society for AI

If AI is the new literacy and the foundation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the future may be written by those who learned it first.

In a brightly lit preschool classroom in Shenzhen, 4-year-olds are gathered around an AI-enabled robot named Toubao. With practiced ease, they issue voice commands, identify image patterns, and…

Virtual Field Trips

7 new and engaging virtual field trips

May 9, 2025 by Laura Ascione

Virtual field trips offer an excellent alternative to in-person trips, making for an inclusive and engaging experience.

Virtual field trips have emerged as an engaging resource, offering students immersive experiences and allowing them to explore global landmarks, museums, and natural wonders without leaving their classrooms.

ELL

This ESL teacher ensures students learn the language–and feel the love

March 28, 2024 by Tonyaa Weathersbee, Chalkbeat

Teaching ESL students means more than helping them learn English and find their way--it means helping newcomer students fit in socially

Missy Testerman has been teaching at Rogersville City School for 32 years. But for the past few years, she’s been teaching more children who weren’t born in the…

Newsline

High Schools Worldwide Partner with VHS Learning for Teacher-Led Online Classes

August 4, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – Schools around the world and across the United States have launched partnerships with VHS Learning this year to ... Read more

Newsline

How to stop the global pandemic of superficial learning

November 12, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The global pandemic of superficial learning characterised by the passive acceptance of information, memorisation of isolated and unlinked facts, and ... Read more

District Management

A teacher’s 7 tips for remote learning during the coronavirus

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 by Dennis Grice

Straight from a teacher directly impacted by the coronavirus, these suggestions can help educators prepare themselves and their students for home-based learning

Imagine yourself sitting on a beautiful beach in the Philippines, enjoying a relaxing week off from school when your phone buzzes with messages. Your flight back to China…

Teaching Trends

Who are the educators driving flipped learning?

January 25, 2023September 28, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Educators searching for flipped learning inspiration can now find it in a list of 100 people who are innovating and ... Read more

News

Gale expands historical digital newspaper offerings

June 13, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has expanded its digital historical newspaper collections with the launch of several new archives. Now available are The Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000,…

21st Century Skills

First-ever Israel EdTech Summit brings a global reach

June 10, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Debut event featured ed-tech entrepreneurs, educators, and more The first-ever Istrael EdTech Summit has just wrapped, bringing together a decidedly ... Read more

IT Management

What happens when student hackers shut down a district’s internet?

March 17, 2016March 16, 2016 by Bridget McCrea

Denial of service attacks can shut down internet access and leave IT teams powerless When Jeff McCune noticed that his ... Read more

District Management

China retains supercomputer crown in latest Top500 list

November 18, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

A supercomputer built by the Chinese government has retained its place at the top of a list of the world's most powerful systems, the BBC reports.

District Management

China seeks to reduce internet users’ anonymity

November 5, 2013July 13, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

A leading Chinese internet regulator has vowed to reduce anonymity in China's portion of cyberspace, calling for new rules to require people to use their real names when…

IT Management

Two Chinese schools said to be tied to online attacks

February 19, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

According to the New York Times, a series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions…

District Management