EdTech Leadership Digest

AI Professional Development

• 🔥 AI Certification for Educators: What Counts in 2026: Article addresses professional learning movement in...

Rising professional demands push practical PD pathways for AI-savvy educators and leaders:

• Educator Certifications: First major learning movement...

Critical risks for K-12 leaders and classrooms:

• Bias in AI tools
• Over-reliance on AI
• Data privacy issues
• Teacher deskilling

Schools must use AI responsibly to empower students, not automate them.

Longitudinal surveys from three institutions reveal AI's steady foothold in HE:

• Uses stable (research, writing), but students advancing AI literacy...

EdTech Situation Room Episode 371 features Dr. Jason Neifer and Dr. Wesley Fryer analyzing the past week's technology news through an educational lens. Perfect for ed leaders—1-hour YouTube podcast with show notes at edtechSR.com/links.

High-profile White House summit spotlights AI and robotics in children's education:

• Figure 03 humanoid robot accompanied Melania Trump, showcasing...

Regional leaders reflect on EdTech's path in Southeast Asia:

• Core insight: Future defined by systems, priorities, and values influencing tool use,...

EdTech Leadership Development

• 🔥 Building Critical Leadership Pipelines: Cambium Learning Group leaders discuss experiences as senior EdTech...

Emerging AI innovation in classrooms:

• Customizes education for each student via AI-driven platform
• Reshapes classrooms, costs, and schooling future
• CEO Mackenzie Price pitches on Fox Business
  Leaders: Eye evals beyond the promo.

• OECD Insights: GenAI supports learning only with pedagogical guidance and teacher oversight; without it, boosts performance sans real gains.
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Key critiques of digital overuse in math ed:

• Brain rewiring: Shortens attention spans, destroys focus, lowers grades.
• Device distractions:...

Critical stats on diversity:

• Women hold 28% of tech workforce roles, but progress stalls with declining venture funding for all-female teams and...

Melania Trump unveils “Fostering the Future Together” at the White House, uniting world leaders for AI in education, digital literacy, child safety,...

Peer-Reviewed Studies on Teacher Development and AI

• 🔥 Teacher Development Model: This study develops and evaluates a teacher development model...

Key trends in EdTech adaptation from MarketScale interviews:

• Pandemic catalyst: Compressed decade of adoption into 18 months, forcing LMS like...

Emerging push for model-integrated tech in learning analytics:

• Digital tools analyze vast learning data on student motivations/behaviors.
• AI...

Key resources for benchmarking top firms and leadership networks:

• TIME/Statista 2025 ranking evaluates 7,000+ companies on financial strength (70%...

Columbia panelists across disciplines and campuses discuss their AI course integrations and key lessons learned, offering vital insights for reimagining teaching in the AI age.

Unlock emotional intelligence in students for true leadership:

• Feelings Check: Use color-coded states (Red, Blue, Green, Orange) for quick...

Emerging trend links device bans to student wellbeing amid digital ghosting epidemic:

• 11% of adolescents show problematic social media use, checking...