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AI-driven tutoring platforms are reshaping math education—but how effective are they? The PLUS initiative combines AI and human tutoring to improve math outcomes, focusing on middle school students from underserved backgrounds. Since 2022, researchers have explored innovative solutions like AI-powered chatbots and video tutoring. Dr. Danielle R. Thomas, EdD. discusses PLUS’s progress and what’s next: https://lnkd.in/dSH44Cay #EdTech #AIinEducation #LearningEngineering

What did SXSW EDU 2025 teach us about the future of education? ? Innovative funding models for research & development ? Stronger pathways from K-12 to career ? Student-centered Ed Tech to drive learning outcomes See our biggest takeaways: https://lnkd.in/dqhGB_yY #SXSWEDU #EdTech #FutureOfEducation

AI in education holds great promise—but only if it works as intended. Benchmark datasets offer a rigorous, data-driven way to evaluate AI models, ensuring they truly benefit students and educators. Perpetual Baffour from The Learning Agency shares insights into how these datasets are shaping AI transparency and accountability. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dcMung4Z #AIinEducation #EdTech #AIAccountability

Meet the 54 finalists for the 2025 Tools Competition! Selected from over 1,000 submissions, those selected as winners will receive more than $3 million total to solve some of education’s most pressing challenges in K-12 through post-secondary learning. Winners will be announced in early summer. Congrats to the teams! Learn more ?? https://lnkd.in/ekJs4xx6??

When Texas teacher Deidre Kelly started sharing math tips on TikTok, she had no idea her videos would reach beyond her classroom. Blending humor with instruction, she has built a growing audience of students and educators who appreciate her fun and engaging approach. Her work has even been incorporated into MATHstream, an interactive video platform designed to make math learning more engaging. Read more about how digital tools are transforming math education: https://lnkd.in/ehi6BhnG #EdTech #MathLearning #EducationInnovation #DigitalTeaching

Voice technology in education is evolving, but one major challenge remains: understanding children’s voices. These tools can help identify speech disorders and improve literacy, but they require high-quality data to improve. That raises an important question—how can we develop better AI-driven tools while ensuring student privacy? Vanderbilt University researcher Langdon Holmes explores this issue in The Cutting Ed. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAK8SCA9 #AIinEducation #EdTech #PrivacyInEd #StudentData

Researchers and developers: The Learning Exchange offers high-quality, open-source education datasets to advance innovation in learning. With datasets covering game-based learning, writing analytics, AI in education, and more, this hub provides resources to develop and refine data-driven educational tools and AI algorithms. Explore and access datasets here: https://lnkd.in/gJV-Vxa6 #EducationResearch #AIinEducation #DataDrivenLearning #EdTech

The evolution of EdTech—from early learning games to AI-powered platforms—has reshaped education, but the core principles of effective learning remain constant. In The Cutting Ed, developers and researchers discuss how past innovations laid the groundwork for today’s tools, influencing how students learn and engage with digital content. See how history informs the future of learning: https://lnkd.in/e358MiB7 #EdTech #EducationTechnology #AIinLearning #DigitalEducation

Join InnovateUS in collaboration with The Burnes Center for Social Change and led by The Learning Agency, today?at 4 pm ET for a free virtual workshop session led by L Burleigh, PhD! Explore how AI-powered tools that leverage Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) to guide read-aloud practice and provide personalized feedback can be used to improve reading fluency. Register below: https://lnkd.in/gBpeXE9x

Amid recent federal cuts threatening education datasets, The Learning Agency Lab has relaunched its specialized AI chatbot based entirely on the U.S. Department of Education’s Doing What Works library. Unlike generic AI chatbots, this custom AI model provides educators with clear, credible, and evidence-based recommendations rooted in authoritative studies. The chatbot is free, user-friendly, and designed specifically to help educators implement proven teaching practices. Please share widely. Try the chatbot here: https://lnkd.in/eaJEwYK5 #AIinEducation #EdResearch #EvidenceBasedTeaching #EducationInnovation