On a return flight from Tokyo to Detroit, I impulsively downloaded the Duolingo app. As a professor of education practice, I had just attended an educational technology conference and was inspired by ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Education today looks dramatically different from classrooms of just a decade ago. Interactive technologies and multimedia tools now replace traditional textbooks and lectures, creating more dynamic ...

More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.

NEW YORK CITY — With funding streams tightening and ed-tech offerings multiplying to meet demand for artificial intelligence, some school district leaders at the annual EdTech Week conference last ...

Parents can make learning in the tech age more enjoyable and successful helping kids approach it as play rather than work.