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The Call for Participation for #ISTELive 25 is now OPEN! Got a revolutionary idea, practice, or strategy that’s transforming education? Here’s your chance to bring it to life in San Antonio, June 29-July 2, 2025! Whether you want to lead a session, join a panel, present in a playground, or guide a tour, there’s an exciting opportunity for you to share your innovation. Don’t wait—submit your interest by September 27: https://hubs.ly/Q02NdK_h0 #EdTech #InnovateEducation

There are dozens of reasons you should submit your brilliant idea for a session at ISTELive 25 in San Antonio next summer, but here are the top six! Don’t wait! Send in your session idea by September 27: https://hubs.ly/Q02NGjlW0

Empowering digital citizens through storytelling! We're proud to partner with Capstone on a special collection of children's books that: *Promote digital citizenship awareness *Encourage positive tech use *Inspire creative problem-solving Our research-based practices + Capstone's engaging stories = powerful classroom conversations! Explore the collection: https://hubs.ly/Q02Nw0fm0

Reviewers concluded ICT360 provides diverse assessment tools and opportunities for feedback, ensuring a thorough and accessible learning experience. #ISTESeal Learn more about the ISTE Seal: https://hubs.ly/Q02MYjYR0

As districts launch into the new school year, ISTE along with other organizations, are committed to easing the burden on schools by giving back the countless hours of reviewing apps to teaching and learning. Collectively we are committed to: 1. Provide a jointly-branded #EdTech Index for educators to see validated products. 2. Promote Five EdTech Quality Indicators and available validations at our conferences. 3. Provide training webinars for our providers and sponsors on how to meet the EdTech Quality Indicators and receive validations. 4. Help EdTech developers navigate qualifying for validations. Read all about it: https://hubs.ly/Q02MMTpl0

Hey Google Educators! If you're a Google Champion we have an incredible learning opportunity just for you! Earn your ISTE Certification alongside other Google Champs. A special Google for Education cohort starts October 15th - check it out: https://hubs.ly/Q02MCh8-0

Find your community: Join Connect's Affinity Groups! Connect provides five affinity groups for educators who identify with similar backgrounds or identities to connect, share experiences in the education space, and build long-term relationships. Join an affinity group on Connect, an inclusive online community platform powered by ASCD + ISTE. Here, every educator is welcomed and valued: https://hubs.ly/Q02L_tTV0

The second edition of Kristen Mattson, Ed.D.'s Digital Citizenship in Action includes tips for creating a digital space where students can try something new, grow through mistakes, and learn what it means to be a citizen in different spaces. Get your copy to enjoy “Spotlight Stories” from teachers engaged with participatory #DigCit that demonstrate how these ideas play out in actual classrooms. Check out activities for elementary and secondary students along with even more resources than before! Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02L_vqb0

#BackToSchool season gives many of us a chance to take measured risks. During #ISTELive 24, we asked students and educators about risks they've taken that lead to great rewards. When did YOU take a risk that worked out?

Still getting over jetlag from my recent trip to Toyko and Seoul to engage AI Innovators hosted by Google for Education and to meet with the Ministry of Education, Korea and Korea National University of Education (KNUE). Some learnings: 1. Educators were using AI in support of all ages and subject matter areas, including math, literacy, second language instruction but also music, art, and makerspaces. 2. The efficiency of using AI to design and implement personalized instruction that is generated by the teacher created a tipping point for educators. They used this material to flip their classrooms allowing their students to be much more similarly prepared for shared classroom time. This completely changed how they could use that time, leading to deeper conversations in class. 3. Educators reported efficiencies of 30% to 300% on using AI after their initial investment. 4. Some educators used AI to encourage young students to create more art by offering personalized, encouraging feedback on their creations. This feedback was found to be more helpful and supportive than parental feedback. 🤔 5. Educators used AI to expand the breadth of brainstorming among students leading to more ideas to build upon, leading to more creative solutions being ultimately generated. AI became a companion to their creative output. 6. One administrator used AI to scaffold the communication of newly hired educators who were still learning how to communicate effectively with parents and peers. For example, they created an interface where new teachers could select a particular report card profile (X grade in Y subject area) and it would offer starter phrases and suggestions for how to discuss these topics with anxious parents. The Deputy Minister of Education for Korea shared that they are rolling out AI digital textbooks over the next three years with a vision to completely replace their paper textbooks with personalized, AI-powered instructional resources. Their motto is "5 million [customized] textbooks for 5 million learners." This is a massive, audacious undertaking. We discussed the need for professional learning for teachers and how digital citizenship concepts might be integrated into classrooms as part of the effort. It is clear that we are only scratching the surface of how AI can be integrated into learning experiences. While I continue to believe that the most powerful uses of AI in education will come from using it to level up our pedagogy, there is no doubt that the efficiencies it provides will be a door opener for many, many educators to make the leap to using it regularly. ISTE ASCD