Technology can make music education more accessible, engaging, and fun. It supports diverse learning styles, empowers students to embrace their creativity, and provides them with valuable, hirable skills for the music industry and beyond.
21st Century Themes/Skills
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes ubiquitous, teachers face the challenge and responsibility of preparing students for a world where they’ll be expected to use AI to deepen their thinking, expand their creativity, and solve harder problems.
“Failure” and “hardship” probably aren’t the first words that come to mind in describing the legacy of the first United States president, George Washington. While Washington is generally viewed through a lens of strength in leading the colonies through the American Revolution 250 years ago, a new film aims to deepen the nation’s understanding of his evolution as a young work in progress.
The KidWind Project is a program of Gale Force Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps teachers and students creatively explore the science, technology, and implications of a world powered by clean energy. Each year thousands of students design and test their own small-scale wind turbines and solar homes, fostering curiosity, developing STEM skills, and preparing for future careers in clean energy.
Generalist AI gives answers, removes friction, and does the thinking. That’s great for productivity—but when AI does the cognitive work, students don’t build the skill. AI Friction Labs offers a solution: Socratic dialogues, role-plays, and scenarios that resist easy resolution. Students do the thinking. The AI provides the resistance. The transcript becomes the assessment—a full record of how each student navigated difficulty.
As artificial intelligence reshapes school, work, and life, uniquely human contributions have become essential. Skills for the Future is a joint initiative between ETS and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to shift the focus in education from time-based learning to competency-based learning.
Looking for a new way to engage students in civics education? MyCivicsLife is a free educational tool from the nonprofit The Source for Learning that uses social media elements to prepare middle school students to be responsible citizens in the digital age—in a safe and engaging practice space.
At a time when civic literacy and ethical leadership are more important than ever, the Museum of Political Corruption has launched its 1st Annual “Making Corruption History” High School Essay Contest, inviting students across the United States to explore the importance of integrity, accountability, and civic responsibility.
Join the financial literacy movement! Intuit is challenging middle school and high school educators nationwide to bring one hour of financial literacy into the classroom.
Integrating Career Technical Education (CTE) and core academic instruction represents a major step toward modernizing teaching and learning at the secondary level. This integration aligns education with the evolving workforce, helping learners connect classroom concepts with real-world applications and develop transferable skills such as communication, problem-solving, and digital literacy.