Issue 2026-W36

Covers:2026-08-31 – 2026-09-06

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AI in education, this week

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Explore Career Options With Khan Academy’s Free Career Exploration Course

Source summaryHear from real professionals, compare different paths, and find a practical next step. Khan Academy’s free Career Exploration ... Read more The post Explore Career Options With Khan Academy’s Free Career Exploration Course appeared first on Khan Academy Blog.

  • Skills and workforce

Decreasing Digital Distraction in College Students: Associated Online Learning Strategies Identified by Unsupervised Data Mining Approaches

Source summaryThe proliferation of digital tools in education offers numerous benefits but also introduces significant challenges, notably digital distractions that hinder academic performance, especially in online learning contexts. This study employed unsupervised data mining techniques, specifically association rule mining and clustering analysis, to identify effective learning strategies associated with…

  • Higher education
  • Research
  • Teaching practice

Making Gender-Inclusive Practices Actionable: Evaluating a Research-Informed Computing Education Toolkit

Source summaryThe persistent gender imbalance in computing remains a global concern, and universities offer a key part of the pipeline to address it. Although research has identified practices that support under-represented student groups, translating this evidence into actionable guidance remains challenging. This paper first presents a novel web- based toolkit (TechMate) designed to address this gap by…

  • Higher education
  • Teaching practice
  • Tools and products

Start the year AI-ready with the Google AI Educator Series

Source summaryAn overview of upcoming training sessions from the Google AI Educator Series (GES), and how teachers are putting these tools to work.

  • Teaching practice

Two AP Math Courses, Zero Adaptation Work

Source summaryMeet Khan Academy’s new AP Precalculus course and revised AP Calculus AB course—free, CED-aligned support built for the ... Read more The post Two AP Math Courses, Zero Adaptation Work appeared first on Khan Academy Blog.

  • Higher education
  • Teaching practice

Why Translating an Assessment Isn’t the Same as Building a Bilingual Assessment

Source summaryBy Isabel Andrade, Principal Product Manager, Khan Academy Kids For publicly funded PreK programs serving dual language learners, ... Read more The post Why Translating an Assessment Isn’t the Same as Building a Bilingual Assessment appeared first on Khan Academy Blog.

  • K-12
  • Teaching practice

Designing Proactive Thought Partners for Writing

Source summaryWriting involves diverse cognitive activities, from ideation to revision, and writers' needs vary across individuals and moments. Proactive AI promises to provide the right support at the right time, yet existing proactive tools largely focus on generic textual assistance, such as autocomplete. This paper studies the design space of proactive thought partners: AI agents that proactively offer…

  • Teaching practice
  • Tools and products

Socrates went Nuclear: Comparing Interaction Strategies for AI systems in a Learning Context using Brain Sensing

Source summaryDoes unrestricted AI access bypass the cognitive effort required for learning, or does it streamline knowledge acquisition? This paper reports on a study where we compare three designs for user-AI interaction in a learning context: (1) an unrestricted conversational bot like ChatGPT, (2) a pedagogically constrained bot that guides through hints without giving final answers, which we refer to as…

  • Teaching practice
  • Research
  • Tools and products

The Edu Prompt: Teachers, Students, and Back-to-School AI

Source summaryChatGPT for Teachers expansion, interactive quizzes, Lynwood’s AI roadmap, classroom prompts, student offers, Forum replay, and new Academy courses.

  • K-12
  • Teaching practice

Build Stronger Writers with New Grade-Level Grammar Courses

Source summaryKhan Academy’s new grade-level grammar courses give teachers free, standards-aligned practice for students in grades 5–10. Strong writing ... Read more The post Build Stronger Writers with New Grade-Level Grammar Courses appeared first on Khan Academy Blog.

  • K-12
  • Teaching practice