Ordinary People, Extraordinary Heroes: 9/11 Digital Learning Experience

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum provides students and teachers the tools to understand what happened on 9/11 and how the attacks continue to impact our lives. The Memorial invites students and teachers from around the world to participate in the 9/11 Anniversary Digital Learning Experience, a free, interactive program for grades 3–12 commemorating the anniversary of 9/11.

STEM-based Virtual Reality Game for Neurodivergent Learners

The Educational Gaming Environments (EdGE) group at TERC is a team of educators, designers, and researchers who design and study digital games and environments to learn how to engage all learners in STEM, especially those who are “falling through the cracks.”

Funding & Mentorship for Champions of Students with Disabilities

The Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) has launched its 2025 New Champions Fund opportunity, an unrestricted subgrant and yearlong mentorship to support leaders of color, or allies of the equity in education movement, who are actively working to support students with disabilities, including students who are marginalized or come from underserved communities.

Science of Reading: Separating Fact from Fiction

Interest in the science of reading has grown rapidly in recent years. But as the term has gained traction, misunderstandings have also grown. A new series of briefs, co-authored by a Harvard Graduate School of Education professor along with a literacy specialist, sets the record straight.

Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to address some of the biggest challenges in education today. It can help educators innovate teaching and learning practices, and ultimately improve student outcomes while preparing them for the future. AI for Education provides a free Resource Hub, with tips and tools for educators, as well as training on how to bring artificial intelligence into their school or classroom.

From Reform to Equal Rights: Disability History Through Primary Sources

On March 8, 2023, Emerging America launched Reform to Equal Rights, the first ever K–12 disability history curriculum that traces across two centuries the evolving struggles of people with disabilities to acquire necessary resources for life and work, services, and political and civil rights.

Artificial Intelligence Tools to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Despite initial apprehensions, teachers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms but cite a need for better training and affordability. Teacher feedback helped shape TeacherServer, an AI platform addressing these concerns by providing free practical tools that enhance teaching and learning experiences and prioritizing data privacy.

Personalized, AI-Generated Reading Fluency Practice

Microsoft Reading Coach is an artificial intelligence (AI) teaching tool designed to help emerging and reluctant readers over the summer. With Reading Coach, learners cocreate their own stories with responsible AI. To drive continuous engagement, Reading Coach incorporates gamification into the learning process.

Next Generation of Personalized Learning, Powered by Artificial Intelligence

Ed is an AI-powered learning tool developed through a partnership with AllHere Education, offering students 24/7 access to vital information and resources. Rooted in the teaching and learning that happens in the classroom, Ed provides resources to students and helps parents understand how their children are individually progressing and how they can be supported throughout their schooling.