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At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM.

Here are the latest:

Mia Search lets you search for visuals, including videos. I typed in “funny silent video to teach English Language Learners food vocabulary” and received nearly 300 results, some that were useful.

Lingo Champion seems to have a lot of decent AI-powered language learning tools, with a generous free account.  I’m adding it to The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Learning English & Other Languages.

Music Creator AI does what its name says.

Joy Coloring Pages is another AI-powered tool for creating…coloring pages.

A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u… gift link

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:47 AM

Illustrative of the gap between the social sciences and the humanities: the letter writer assumes that the purpose of an essay is the production of writing rather than the formation of the student’s own abilities https://t.co/25g3DEbfPw

— Dan Walden (@dwaldenwrites) July 28, 2025

I think AI can be big help 2 ELLs, Sped tchrs tell me it’s very helpful,I like it 4 modifying materials & it makes creating games on Quizizz & Blooket a breeze. Just about every new AI announcement over past 12 months, including today,makes me pessimistic about its value in anything else in ed (1)

— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM

It seems that most teachers’ AI efforts apart from those uses is about reducing its harm to student learning.

— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM

 

     

Though the salary one can earn upon graduation shouldn’t be the primary goal of education (says a privilege white person who was raised in a middle-income family), it’s certainly at least one factor.

This infographic from Visual Capitalist provides an overview of which degrees can result in earning the most, and the least.

To no one’s surprise, education is near the bottom of the list (though, to be fair, our benefits tend to move us further up – at least from what I read).

     

The excellent California Newcomer Network, started by Efraín Tovar, recently reorganized their website and now offers some great curriculum for Newcomers – for free.

Check out the curriculum materials here.

And the rest of their website has lots of other excellent resources.

I’m adding this info to THE BEST RESOURCES TO HELP EDUCATORS TEACH ELL NEWCOMERS.

     

I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 25,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog.

I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post).

Here they are:

     

What Should SEL Look Like in the Classroom? is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns.

Equipped with SEL skills, students can navigate tough situations in and outside school.

Here are some excerpts: