August 28, 2025

A student freezes after a wrong answer, whispers “I’m just bad at math,” and mentally checks out. Moments like this are why growth mindset instruction belongs in every lesson plan. When learners see intelligence as elastic—strengthened by effort, strategies, and feedback—errors become footholds instead of cliffs, and perseverance starts to feel natural. The challenge is […]

Picture shutting your laptop at 4:00 p.m. because grading, leveled worksheets, and tomorrow’s slideshow finished themselves during prep. That isn’t sci-fi; carefully chosen AI tools already do it for thousands of classrooms, often for free. We’ll treat “AI” as any algorithm or generative app that automates, adapts, or enriches learning—LLMs, adaptive platforms, image generators, data