NCCE: Northwest Council for Computer Education
@NCCE_EdTech

Empowering educators through year-round professional learning & hosting the Northwest's largest education conference! šŸ’”#EdTech leaders unite! #IamNCCE

 Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Joined January 2010
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Research projects already fill your science and reading blocks. Slide one cybersecurity habit into the same lesson. Free CYBER.ORG Keys to Cybersecurity activities for elementary classrooms: cyber.org
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šŸš¦Don't wait to talk to your students about AI expectations! A traffic light chart is a simple way to define appropriate AI use. Explore more strategies like this at ncce.org/professional-learniā€¦.
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šŸ” Ready to make an impact with your cybersecurity skills? šŸ—“ļø Submissions close November 30, 2026. Learn more at ncce.org/professional-learniā€¦.
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Teen phone use in class: 28% to 42% over one school year. Nearly half of teens said enforcement loosened. 60% of adults saw no change. Does your school check enforcement mid-year? k12dive.com/news/cellphone-bā€¦ Photos provided by Pexels pexels.com
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Want to level up student engagement? šŸŽ® Using Minecraft Education lets students build out math concepts like area and perimeter. Adding a little tech to your lessons goes a long way! How do you use tech to boost engagement in your classroom? šŸ‘‡
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Incoming... šŸ“„ Connecting educators, sharing fresh ideas, and building community is what we do best. Head to ncce.org to learn more!
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Cheshire Academy doesn't force teachers to use AI. Most use it anyway. Assignments carry traffic-light labels: green allows AI, red bans it, yellow limits tools. A Student AI Council sets norms. technologyreview.com/2026/08ā€¦

How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom

One school is using a traffic light metaphor to explain when students can use AI for their assignments.

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Online courses are only as strong as the human connection behind them. šŸ’” Intentionally shifting how you interact can transform passive viewers into active, confident learners. Save this for your next lesson plan! šŸ“Œ
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More data on AI in grading: AI marked essays up to 40 points higher than humans, inflating lower-scoring work most. Read before you trust the score: insidehighered.com/news/facuā€¦

Study: AI Tends to Mark Studentsā€™ Essays Higher Than Humans

LLMs cannot be relied on to give accurate indication of student performance, researchers find, as universities explore ways to relieve pressure on graders.

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Jen Roberts, 30-year English teacher, uses AI as a second scorer. Feedback in days, not weeks. Guardrails: Google Docs version history and writing groups. scientificamerican.com/articā€¦ #EdChat

A veteran teacher explains how to use AI in the classroom the right way

Veteran teacher Jen Roberts explains why generative tools are more than just a platform for cheatingā€”theyā€™re a way to make classrooms fairer and more human

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The future of education isnā€™t just built on tech. Itā€™s fueled by connection. From interactive demos to inspiring conversations, NCCE brings passionate educators and innovators together to share ideas, explore new tools, and transform students' learning experiences. šŸ’”šŸ’»āœØ
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Nine Sessions, One Ferry Ride and a District Leveling Up Its Google Tools ncce.org/nine-sessions-one-fā€¦

Nine Sessions, One Ferry Ride and a District Leveling Up Its Google Tools

By Mike Agostinelli On August 21, staff from San Juan Island School District #149 gathered in Friday Harbor for their annual tech day right before students returned. Three NCCE learning specialistā€¦

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More early data on AI tutoring, this time from several studies. A 50-study meta-review: intelligent tutoring can match human tutoring. AI complements teaching, not replaces it. brookings.edu/articles/what-ā€¦

What the research shows about generative AI in tutoring | Brookings

Mary Burns unpacks the evidence of generative AI in tutoring and how it should work alongside human tutors for success.

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Almost half of kids never opened their AI tutor. Weekly use: 2-5 min, below the 30-min dosage. Kids need motivation, and AI may work best coaching human tutors. the74million.org/article/eveā€¦

Even With Human Help, Kids Need Motivation to Use AI Tutors. The Question Is What

McCormick & Robinson: Our research found having human support didn't get kids engaged. New studies must figure out how to build tools they'll use.

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More early data on AI in K-12. Stanford reviewed 800+ papers: 20 with strong causal evidence, zero high-quality US student studies. Guardrailed tutors beat general chatbots. scale.stanford.edu/sites/defā€¦
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Before creating new resources, set up your Drive folders first. Giving every file an immediate home prevents digital clutter and saves you search time later. How do you organize your files? Let us know below! šŸ‘‡
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AI detectors can't control false positives and bias against non-native speakers. Vanderbilt turned its off in 2023. Penn's classroom watermarking works at 7 AI editing levels. arxiv.org/html/2507.23113v1 link.springer.com/article/10ā€¦
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We are so excited for the upcoming OASL Conference on October 9ā€“10, 2026! Make sure to catch Kiersten Kerrā€™s session on "Facility Dogs in the Classroom" to learn about the impact four-legged assistants can have on learning environments. Stay tuned as NCCE continues to support educational innovation across this year's conferences!
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Seven WA districts won grants up to $45K each to pilot AI on data systems, connecting siloed records on achievement, attendance, behavior, and well-being for sharper instructional decisions. crpe.org/seven-washington-diā€¦

Seven Washington Districts Chosen to Pilot AI-Enabled Data Solutions ā€“ Center on Reinventing Public...

The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), in partnership with Education First and StrategicEDU, has selected seven Washington districts to join a second phase of their Washington K-12...

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Students made sexualized AI deepfakes of their teachers. The scarier part: they didn't see it as harm. It's already illegal under the Take It Down Act. Districts need a response before the next one. wired.com/story/teachers-deeā€¦

They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started

The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated contentā€”and how difficult it was to find accountability.

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